Zopeff
@zopeff.me
Engineering Manager, Application Designer, Cyclist.
#agile, #tdd, #gravel
#agile, #tdd, #gravel
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
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“Are you okay, ma’am?”
“I think I swallowed my router.”
“Here, take my seat.”
“I think I swallowed my router.”
“Here, take my seat.”
May 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“Are you okay, ma’am?”
“I think I swallowed my router.”
“Here, take my seat.”
“I think I swallowed my router.”
“Here, take my seat.”
Post a picture of when your pet was little
March 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Post a picture of when your pet was little
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- work on less things
- work in smaller batches
- run the tests after each change
- integrate continuously
- 80 % refactoring 20% new features
- new code is a response to a failing tests
- work in smaller batches
- run the tests after each change
- integrate continuously
- 80 % refactoring 20% new features
- new code is a response to a failing tests
March 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
- work on less things
- work in smaller batches
- run the tests after each change
- integrate continuously
- 80 % refactoring 20% new features
- new code is a response to a failing tests
- work in smaller batches
- run the tests after each change
- integrate continuously
- 80 % refactoring 20% new features
- new code is a response to a failing tests
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January 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Can’t argue with facts 🤣
January 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Can’t argue with facts 🤣
This was a neat talk. www.adaptivecapacitylabs.com/2025/01/07/r... Something I enjoy doing is overthinking. I like it where you practice thinking about core assumptions, where I might be wrong, about systems and cause and effect, how surprising results can arise from seemingly unrelated conditions.
January 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This was a neat talk. www.adaptivecapacitylabs.com/2025/01/07/r... Something I enjoy doing is overthinking. I like it where you practice thinking about core assumptions, where I might be wrong, about systems and cause and effect, how surprising results can arise from seemingly unrelated conditions.
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I basically lose consciousness every time I see a viral post that goes, “All you people who are barely treading water right now? Here are the twenty-six additional things you need to do to prepare for the bleak future.”
January 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I basically lose consciousness every time I see a viral post that goes, “All you people who are barely treading water right now? Here are the twenty-six additional things you need to do to prepare for the bleak future.”
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Bringing it to 🦋 by request:
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
December 13, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Bringing it to 🦋 by request:
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But there's no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art.
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Recently I've find myself writing more. Nothing interesting, mostly about work. I do it to get something out of my head and see how it sounds. I cant remember where I got this from, but this was a fantastic lecture about writing with so many helpful tips www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIz...
LEADERSHIP LAB: The Craft of Writing Effectively
YouTube video by UChicago Social Sciences
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Recently I've find myself writing more. Nothing interesting, mostly about work. I do it to get something out of my head and see how it sounds. I cant remember where I got this from, but this was a fantastic lecture about writing with so many helpful tips www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIz...
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Response to www.forbes.com/sites/josipa...
I'm going to live tweet my responses & convert to a post afterwards.
I'm going to live tweet my responses & convert to a post afterwards.
The Great Tech Wake-Up Call: VCs Discover Billions Wasted On Inefficient Engineering Teams
A viral social media thread by tech industry figure Deedy Das has ignited a fierce debate about engineering productivity at some of America's largest technology compan...
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December 4, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Response to www.forbes.com/sites/josipa...
I'm going to live tweet my responses & convert to a post afterwards.
I'm going to live tweet my responses & convert to a post afterwards.
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I understand the satisfaction of "deleting" your Twitter account but I would not. Clear it if you desire. All your data there is not under your control and gets you nothing except a flag in one version of the data that says deleted. You need to deprive usage of your username and connected contexts.
December 1, 2024 at 9:49 PM
I understand the satisfaction of "deleting" your Twitter account but I would not. Clear it if you desire. All your data there is not under your control and gets you nothing except a flag in one version of the data that says deleted. You need to deprive usage of your username and connected contexts.
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I don't just like this, I love this. For ages I've been trying to tell people. You're just replacing your interpreter by a non deterministic interpreter and using a less formal language to describe what you want, thus increasing the time and explanation efforts, and increasing the risk as well.
November 23, 2024 at 1:19 PM
I don't just like this, I love this. For ages I've been trying to tell people. You're just replacing your interpreter by a non deterministic interpreter and using a less formal language to describe what you want, thus increasing the time and explanation efforts, and increasing the risk as well.
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I will always laugh at this passive-aggressive autocorrect sketch from @ellecordova.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/NtOgn...
youtube.com/shorts/NtOgn...
Autocorrect - we have a live/hate relationship
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
youtube.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:42 AM
I will always laugh at this passive-aggressive autocorrect sketch from @ellecordova.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/NtOgn...
youtube.com/shorts/NtOgn...
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A former manager once nicknamed me Cassandra, the Trojan priestess in Greek mythology cursed by the god Apollo to utter true prophecies but never to be believed.
I had a habit of pointing out signs a project was going to fail or a strategy was wrong before it became obvious.
I had a habit of pointing out signs a project was going to fail or a strategy was wrong before it became obvious.
November 19, 2024 at 1:17 PM
A former manager once nicknamed me Cassandra, the Trojan priestess in Greek mythology cursed by the god Apollo to utter true prophecies but never to be believed.
I had a habit of pointing out signs a project was going to fail or a strategy was wrong before it became obvious.
I had a habit of pointing out signs a project was going to fail or a strategy was wrong before it became obvious.
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I'm taking Friday's "TDD: Theme & Variations" talk at the Tech Excellence Conference seriously. How seriously? I'm going to have, wait for it, slides. Yes, really. I will not be taking questions at this time. (Actually I will, but it sounds cool to say that.)
www.meetup.com/techexcellen...
www.meetup.com/techexcellen...
TDD: Theme & Variations (Kent Beck), Fri, Nov 22, 2024, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Test-driven development (TDD) has become a polarizing development practice. Claims about TDD range from “absurd” to “essential” to “damaging” to “joyous.” In this talk, we’
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November 19, 2024 at 10:16 PM
I'm taking Friday's "TDD: Theme & Variations" talk at the Tech Excellence Conference seriously. How seriously? I'm going to have, wait for it, slides. Yes, really. I will not be taking questions at this time. (Actually I will, but it sounds cool to say that.)
www.meetup.com/techexcellen...
www.meetup.com/techexcellen...
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[noticing a group of people having a nice time at the park] enjoy your echo chamber
November 18, 2024 at 4:03 AM
[noticing a group of people having a nice time at the park] enjoy your echo chamber
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It's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2024, so here's a reminder that the American approach toward road safety has failed.
"Even after adjusting for distance driven, US fatality rates remain 2x the rich-world average."
www.ft.com/content/9c93...
"Even after adjusting for distance driven, US fatality rates remain 2x the rich-world average."
www.ft.com/content/9c93...
November 17, 2024 at 2:05 PM
It's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2024, so here's a reminder that the American approach toward road safety has failed.
"Even after adjusting for distance driven, US fatality rates remain 2x the rich-world average."
www.ft.com/content/9c93...
"Even after adjusting for distance driven, US fatality rates remain 2x the rich-world average."
www.ft.com/content/9c93...
Spent a great day in Cambridge and Boston remembering cyclists and pedestrians who were killed by cars.
November 17, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Spent a great day in Cambridge and Boston remembering cyclists and pedestrians who were killed by cars.
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When I take into account the negative impact on code quality, on overall team productivity, on learning, the (massive!) environmental impact, and the increasingly evident fact that this is about as good as they're gonna get, my official advice on using LLMs in software development is now:
AVOID
AVOID
November 17, 2024 at 9:08 AM
When I take into account the negative impact on code quality, on overall team productivity, on learning, the (massive!) environmental impact, and the increasingly evident fact that this is about as good as they're gonna get, my official advice on using LLMs in software development is now:
AVOID
AVOID
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From an email:
"Do you know of any teams that have had positive experiences with offshore teams - where directors and eng managers were in the US, and devs in another country? Why and how did these teams work so well together?"
My take: this (almost always) will not work. Everyone learns...
"Do you know of any teams that have had positive experiences with offshore teams - where directors and eng managers were in the US, and devs in another country? Why and how did these teams work so well together?"
My take: this (almost always) will not work. Everyone learns...
November 17, 2024 at 10:54 AM
From an email:
"Do you know of any teams that have had positive experiences with offshore teams - where directors and eng managers were in the US, and devs in another country? Why and how did these teams work so well together?"
My take: this (almost always) will not work. Everyone learns...
"Do you know of any teams that have had positive experiences with offshore teams - where directors and eng managers were in the US, and devs in another country? Why and how did these teams work so well together?"
My take: this (almost always) will not work. Everyone learns...
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Something about @efisherwx.bsky.social, @officialmarkhammil.bsky.social , and @weratedogs.bsky.social all being here now somehow makes this feel more like home...
November 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Something about @efisherwx.bsky.social, @officialmarkhammil.bsky.social , and @weratedogs.bsky.social all being here now somehow makes this feel more like home...