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Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 20h

Act Locally #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 1d

Finish What You Start #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 2d

Watching Kirk wrestle with giving the M5 Computer control of the Enterprise feels oddly topical in this AI Computer operated world #StarTrek Ultimate Computer

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Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 2d

Use Assertions to Prevent the Impossible #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 3d

I've added github commenting to my blog www.funkysi1701.com using giscus.app, take a look and add a comment to your favourite (or least fav) blog post

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Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 3d

Crash Early #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 4d

Design with Contracts #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 5d

Yeah, some of these do work better than others as audio, but I have taken learnings away from all of these

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 5d

You Can't Write Perfect Software #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 5d

In 2025 I got back into books with the help of Audible, what should I read next?

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Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 6d

Learn a Text Manipulation Language #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 7d

Don't Assume It - Prove it #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 8d

"select" Isn't Broken #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 9d

Read the Damn Error Message #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 10d

Failing Test Before Fixing Code #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 11d

Chess Edition:
5) Troi beats Data TNG Condundrum
4) Irritating game of chess TOS Where no man has gone before
3) Melted Chess TOS Charlie X
2) Spock vs Computer TOS Court Martial
1) Queen to Queens level 3 TOS Whom God's destroy

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 11d

Don’t Panic #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 12d

Fix the Problem, Not the Blame #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 13d

Always Use Version Control #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 15d

Achieve Editor Fluency #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 16d

Use the Power of Command Shells #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 17d

Keep Knowledge in Plain Text #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 18d

Iterate the Schedule with the Code #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 19d

Estimate to Avoid Surprises #ThePragmaticProgrammer

Simon Foster @funkysi1701.com · 20d