One thing I've seen demonstrated over and over in 30+ years of maintenance programming is that most organizations have no fucking clue on how their code works. This leads to an irrational fear of change, and illogical decisions on implementing changes.
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I have now encountered several cases of unintelligible documentation - functional requirements, security measures, technical how-tos - where I had to ask the author for clarification, and getting as a reply "oh I don't know; I just asked #ChatGPT".
Now I can bash #ai tools, but people who produce documentation that they themselves don't understand have always been a blight on #IT. It's irresponsible, unprofessional, and makes work harder for everyone.
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Hear, hear.
And of all the projects that users (well, okay, me, but I'm guessing I'm not alone) really really want the devs to have some objective data regarding the user experience, so they can make their amazing engine even easier to use, I think #freeCAD is probably top of the list.
In software engineering, we are often encouraged to think about our contribution...
What did " I " do yesterday...? What am " I " doing today...?
The language we use, both inwardly and outwardly, sets the tone for how we work and interact with others…
Software engineering is a team game; our language should reflect that…
The obvious: What did "the team" do yesterday?
#developers #coding #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering #wellbeing #mindset #mentalhealth
The #LispyGopherClimate #weekly #tech #podcast for 2025-04-03
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This week we will talk about the Unix Philosophy and how it compares and contrasts with whatever one might call the “Emacs Philosophy.”
The impetus for the discussion is a series of blog posts by @ramin_hal9001 called “Emacs fulfills the UNIX Philosophy”:
…as well as a fascinating discussion that took place over this past week on ActivityPub on the topic of the Unix philosophy and history of Lisp on Unix in which some very knowledgeable people have contributed anecdotes and facts.
#technology #programming #SoftwareEngineering #RetroComputing #lisp #r7rs #SchemeLang #UnixPhilosophy
This weeks #ClimateCrisis #haiku by @kentpitmanwithin each of us
our loved ones, in tiny form,
caring's innate yield
company at a distance
legacy in case of loss
New intro now I am retired...
Looking to get into some #Indie #GameDev now I have time. Want to write the games I wanted to write all along: #Roguelike #Roguelite #ProceduralContent...
Also available to help other people with projects/personal development... Commercial or unpaid, drop me a message, the worst can happen is I don't know or am too busy.
Skills: #SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareDesign
#C++ #Teamwork, #C++, #Online
Explainable software engineering, slidedeck by Arie van Deursen, Delft University of Technology. About software engineering, AI, digitalization of government.
https://speakerdeck.com/avandeursen/explainable-software-engineering-in-the-public-sector
#AI #XAI #softwareengineering #TUDelft #AdrievanDeursen #AcICT #ICT #IT
Speaker DeckExplainable Software Engineering in the Public Sector
One of my favorite memories from working in AAA video games:
I was at work late one night, like 11PM, during crunch. The lights were out at the office. I was sitting in my cubicle, with my headphones on, watching a Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail DVD on the TV hooked up to my Xbox devkit.
Suddenly, I hear a voice behind me. I turn to find my boss's boss's boss, a key producer on the project, behind me.
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ACCU 2025 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: An Introduction To Go by Dom Davis
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accuconference.orgACCU 2025 : An introduction to reinforcement learning: Snake your way out of a paper bag - Frances BuontempoWhen people talk about AI they tend to mean LLMs, so this talk will to remind us of other approaches to AI. Reinforcement learning (RL) is a type of machine learning, so part of AI. An 'agent' takes actions in a dynamic environment. Better outcomes are rewarded and worse outcomes are penalised
How To Read Scientific DSP Publications and Turn Them Into Code – Matthijs Hollemans – ADC 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdFQDnwav0Y
#coding #dsp #programming #SoftwareEngineering
ACCU 2025 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: /* Error Handling Omitted */ by Roger Orr
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accuconference.orgACCU 2025 : An introduction to reinforcement learning: Snake your way out of a paper bag - Frances BuontempoWhen people talk about AI they tend to mean LLMs, so this talk will to remind us of other approaches to AI. Reinforcement learning (RL) is a type of machine learning, so part of AI. An 'agent' takes actions in a dynamic environment. Better outcomes are rewarded and worse outcomes are penalised
The Problem with trying to define Wellbeing is that there is no one size fits all definition...
We all have the power to decide what wellbeing means for us…
Wellbeing can mean completely different things to different people…
If you find yourself feeling lethargic all the time, improving your wellbeing might mean looking at your diet and physical activity.
ACCU 2025 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: Optimising Data Building In Game Development by @dominikg
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accuconference.orgACCU 2025 : An introduction to reinforcement learning: Snake your way out of a paper bag - Frances BuontempoWhen people talk about AI they tend to mean LLMs, so this talk will to remind us of other approaches to AI. Reinforcement learning (RL) is a type of machine learning, so part of AI. An 'agent' takes actions in a dynamic environment. Better outcomes are rewarded and worse outcomes are penalised
My team at Polytechnic Institute of Paris/Télécom #Paris school of engineering is looking for a research engineer to conduct development and empirical experiments in various fields, most notable #software #security and #SoftwareEngineering.
Programming skills in #Rust are particularly welcome, even though we are quite polyglots and would also welcome C/Java/OCaml developers 
3-year contract, on site in the south of Paris.
Full job description at: https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/l/en/o/ingenieure-ou-ingenieur-de-recherche-en-informatique
Institut Mines-TélécomInstitut Mines-Télécom - Computer science research engineer - 36 months contractWho we are ?Télécom Paris, part of the IMT (Institut Mines-Télécom) and a founding member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, is one of France's top 5 general engineering schools.The mainspring of
Looking forward to visit @JavaLandConf next week. As a start to the program @edburns blogposts are always a joy: https://mastodon.social/@edburns/114071720537653708
Happy to meet #Community,eg @kiview @martinfrancois @sippsack @sparsick @ascheman @McPringle @patbaumgartner @rdmueller @MBoegie @womanintech &more
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Going to @JavaLandConf@ijug.social ? Here's my traditional "session picks" blog post! I'm giving a full day workshop with bonus career consulting and $50 Azure credit. Check it out!
https://www.ridingthecrest.com/blog/2025/02/25/javaland-2025-picks.html
https://dev.to/edburns00/eds-javaland-2025-session-picks-3p2i
@ahus1@fosstodon.org @aalmiray @brianverm @emilyjiang @sippsack@ijug.social @martinfrancois@fosstodon.org @hannotify@foojay.social @ivar_grimstad @kiview@ruhr.social @ratbricks @srose7 @vkazulkin@techhub.social
“Unless you have actually written code and have worked as a #SoftwareEngineer, you don’t get to have an opinion about #Al taking over #SoftwareEngineering.”
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ACCU 2025 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: The Past, Present and Future of Programming Languages by @kevlin
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accuconference.orgACCU 2025 : An introduction to reinforcement learning: Snake your way out of a paper bag - Frances BuontempoWhen people talk about AI they tend to mean LLMs, so this talk will to remind us of other approaches to AI. Reinforcement learning (RL) is a type of machine learning, so part of AI. An 'agent' takes actions in a dynamic environment. Better outcomes are rewarded and worse outcomes are penalised
Unlock your full potential with proper sleep!
Getting adequate sleep helps turn short-term memory into long-term memory…
This frees up capacity in your short-term memory store for more learning…
Invest in quality sleep for better performance. 
Question: Do you follow a bedtime routine to improve? 
ACCU 2025 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: Optimizing for value: fight failure demand with bottlenecks by @mostalive
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accuconference.orgACCU 2025 : An introduction to reinforcement learning: Snake your way out of a paper bag - Frances BuontempoWhen people talk about AI they tend to mean LLMs, so this talk will to remind us of other approaches to AI. Reinforcement learning (RL) is a type of machine learning, so part of AI. An 'agent' takes actions in a dynamic environment. Better outcomes are rewarded and worse outcomes are penalised
From Brussels to Locarno – and now to Karakun! 
Cristina Bonanni, PhD in Law & European Studies, spent 20+ years advising EU institutions. Now, she joins #Karakun as Senior Business Development Manager, driving growth in Ticino, Italy & the EU.
Beyond work, Cristina is a passionate marathon runner, tennis player & film enthusiast.
Her mission: Connecting Swiss IT excellence with the right people.
Welcome, Cristina!
