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Today is my last day at @fromgovalo. I'm SO SO proud of what @rhiankatie and I started and what the entire team has continued to create since we came up with this idea back in May 2021. From co-founder to Govalo's biggest fan - I can't wait to watch Govalo soar. 💜🚀

Kelly Vaughn (@kvlly)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 20:57 +0000

https://twitter.com/kvlly/status/1515071923423789062

And if you missed the context...

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Some life news: March was the most difficult month of my professional life and I have been struggling with my mental health since the beginning of the year. Being in a leadership role at 2 startups finally caught up with me, and I had to make some difficult decisions.

Kelly Vaughn (@kvlly)Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:57 +0000

Kelly Vaughn (@kvlly)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 20:59 +0000

When you experience your first production outage

Molly Struve 🦄 (@molly_struve)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:00 +0000

Riddle me this, Batman Why did she tell me she's not ready for a relationship and then get a bf the next day?

The Kino Corner (@thekinocorner)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:16 +0000

Sometimes my software dev career feels like knowing a bunch of weird arcane rituals and being able to point out to someone that they’re accidentally going to summon the wrong gods and they need to change one thing if they want rain not fire.

holden karau (@holdenkarau)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:03 +0000

an extremely undervalued skill for early career developers is learning how to navigate a large codebase. it will be the life or death of you once you start getting urgent bug tickets

milf twink (@SamAllenX)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:30 +0000

I feel comfortable using legal jargon in everyday life.

Joyce Lin (@PetuniaGray)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 02:00 +0000

Contract testing allows quality-checking API producer code and API consumer code in isolation. The contract is the authority. This is faster and cheaper than testing a complete producer-consumer integration. Test results offer concrete discussion points when evolving APIs.

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https://twitter.com/kevinswiber/status/1508847909197942785

How would you define contract testing?

Kin Lane (he/him/it) (@kinlane)Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:44 +0000

Kevin Swiber (@kevinswiber)Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:02 +0000

If you ask me, most interview take-home assessments don't account for you being in multiple interview processes (ignoring personal commitments). And I'm pretty sure this is seen as a feature, not a bug.

Laurie (@laurieontech)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:12 +0000

https://twitter.com/SailorsBen/status/1514985196696834054

I imagine this is an issue for people whose work isn't public. But yes, especially for new engineers, that's often a great place to see their work.

Laurie (@laurieontech)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:14 +0000

nothing but flowers in my head #aiartwork ⁦@images_ai⁩

KiRsTeNs🎨ArT (@SlowVibesPics)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:36 +0000

Episode 145 | The Union That Bezos Couldn't Bust

The Pocket Report (@ThePocketReport)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:59 +0000

this is funnier to me than it should be

ꪶꪮ᥅ꪖ ✨ (@electrifying)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:28 +0000

coagulating carbon @midjourney #midjourney @images_ai #DigitalArt #aiartist #AIart #surrealism #machinelearning #aiartcommunity #generativeart #fantasyart

New Age Hardcore (@NewAgeHardcore)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:45 +0000

may i present to you, ✨her✨

cassie (@cassiedakota_)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:56 +0000

https://twitter.com/fluffy/status/1514678013698453507

Also IndieWeb doesn't necessarily mean "a blog" or the like, and it doesn't mean having to go down the rabbit hole of supporting the various push protocols. At its core, it just means: 1. Have your own web address 2. Publish something, *anything*, to it

@fluffy@plush.city (@fluffy)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:53 +0000

https://twitter.com/fluffy/status/1514677592376295432

This is your regular reminder that IndieWeb principles and practices aren't just for nerds. Having your own website that you maintain (and ideally pay for yourself) gives you so much more on the web than relying on the currently-popular social media silos.

@fluffy@plush.city (@fluffy)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:52 +0000

when a therapist goes to therapy

ely kreimendahl (@ElyKreimendahl)Wed, 22 Sept 2021 17:52 +0000

Jack Rhysider (@JackRhysider)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:03 +0000

it occurs to me that a lot of the problem lately is a surplus of fucking around and a deficit of finding out

shauna (@goldengateblond)Sat, 09 Apr 2022 22:29 +0000

@vercel new swag, who dis? 😍

rizwana akmal khan 🧣 (@rizbizkits)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:40 +0000

Elon Musk (@elonmusk)Sat, 04 Dec 2021 01:29 GMT

If I had a database that was handling 90% reads and 10% writes, I'd optimise it for reads. On a totally unrelated note, software developers spend 10x as much time reading code as they do writing it.

Jason Gorman (@jasongorman)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:34 +0000

The new “working interview,” where potential employers have candidates do tasks and assignments, for free, is an unethical scam that I hope the workforce soon refuses to partake in. The amount of hours people are putting in to do free work for jobs they don’t get is infuriating.

Brittany Bronson (@BrittanyBronso1)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:52 +0000

So what cracked your egg? Mine was realising that stealing your step-mom’s birth control pills and taking them for a week wasn’t really a thing all cis boys do.

Lucy Davinhart 🍓 (@LucyDavinhart)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:34 +0000

IPCC report says we’re too late to avoid most of the climate crisis but if we act immediately the worst effects could be avoided Headlines: “Woah Will Smith Slapped a guy!” 1,000 scientists protest and risk arrest. Headlines: “Oooo what’s that rapscallion Elon Musk up to now.”

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Shouldn't over 1,000 scientists risking arrest to save the planet be a bigger news story than Elon Musk trying to buy Twitter?

Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 23:31 +0000

Wandering Woodsman 🔥🌍🇺🇦 (@philsturgeon)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:38 +0000

It's super common for a lot of careers to have people work part time on even stuff like 30 hours Idk why tech is so against it, you are either a contractor or you work 40 hours and there is no in between

Sara Vieira (@NikkitaFTW)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:43 +0000

I theoretically work 26 hours a week, and it's really good for me, but it was super hard to find an employer willing to come to the table to negotiate. twitter.com/nikkitaftw/sta…

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It's super common for a lot of careers to have people work part time on even stuff like 30 hours Idk why tech is so against it, you are either a contractor or you work 40 hours and there is no in between

Sara Vieira (@NikkitaFTW)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:43 +0000

Emelia 👸🏻 • 💙💛 (@ThisIsMissEm)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:42 +0000

https://twitter.com/qikipedia/status/1514936587288600581

Prince Andrew was completely unaffected and was free to roam the land visiting various branches of pizza express

Chris Wright (@chris__wright)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:05 +0000

it's not quiet anymore.

✨mel™✨홍멜현 (@ChaosIsMel)Wed, 13 Apr 2022 23:00 +0000

I just learned that *THIS* is the sudo logo and I'm going back to logging in as root for everything.

Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:47 +0000

https://twitter.com/PowerGames8/status/1514606894274383886

This has been solved. Register yourself a domain.

Kevin Marks (@kevinmarks)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 23:52 +0000

This is the most dangerous man in America 😂

Afo ❼ (@ifyouwereafo)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:02 +0000

Men will literally offer to buy Twitter instead of taking care of their son named R2D2.

Dary.JaMorantStan (@DaryRezvani)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:31 +0000

i was on tumblr when yahoo had to sell it for $3 million after buying it for $1.1 billion. we were all a little bit responsible for losing yahoo a billion dollars. and with that type of collective effort, i believe we here on twitter can lose elon musk even more

lesbian mothman (@verysmallriver)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:04 +0000

Yeah, I think I’ll stop calling them “billionaires.” That word seems to celebrate their wealth as an accomplishment. “Oligarch” sounds good to me, since it calls attention to their power.

Emily 🌦 (@emilyst)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:33 +0000

https://twitter.com/jessitron/status/1471351023033720834

An API needs designing. It needs a conscious language and consistent conventions. Standard auth. Paging. Careful error codes and messages. Versioning.

Jessica Joy Kerr (@jessitron)Thu, 16 Dec 2021 05:26 GMT

If billionaires were going to save us, we would be saved.

Anand Giridharadas @ The.Ink (@AnandWrites)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:06 +0000

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WATCH THIS MOMENT FROM THE ONE SHOW

Scott Bryan (@scottygb)Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:40 +0000

https://twitter.com/RickLeeJames4/status/1514455334882009091

You mean here? Also you forgot the alt text in your screenshot of the tweet

twitter.com/ejfoody/status…

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I want to see a comic about the CIA trying to murder Clark Kent and making it look like an accident. Not because they know he's Superman but because he's a really good journalist. Make it a comedy because the CIA assassins can't figure out why their attempts keep failing.

E.J.Foody (@EJFoody)Sun, 30 Aug 2020 16:38 +0000

Anna Nicholson (@transponderings)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:32 +0000

https://twitter.com/RickLeeJames4/status/1514455334882009091

here is the link to the original tweet

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I want to see a comic about the CIA trying to murder Clark Kent and making it look like an accident. Not because they know he's Superman but because he's a really good journalist. Make it a comedy because the CIA assassins can't figure out why their attempts keep failing.

E.J.Foody (@EJFoody)Sun, 30 Aug 2020 16:38 +0000

raisubrush threepwood 🏴‍☠️ (@lais)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:29 +0000

https://twitter.com/JeffLowell/status/1514763841720135698

twitter.com/ejfoody/status…

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I want to see a comic about the CIA trying to murder Clark Kent and making it look like an accident. Not because they know he's Superman but because he's a really good journalist. Make it a comedy because the CIA assassins can't figure out why their attempts keep failing.

E.J.Foody (@EJFoody)Sun, 30 Aug 2020 16:38 +0000

JeffLowell (@JeffLowell)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:37 +0000

https://twitter.com/RickLeeJames4/status/1514455334882009091

You specifically saw it here, and you should credit people when you nab their content: twitter.com/ejfoody/status…

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I want to see a comic about the CIA trying to murder Clark Kent and making it look like an accident. Not because they know he's Superman but because he's a really good journalist. Make it a comedy because the CIA assassins can't figure out why their attempts keep failing.

E.J.Foody (@EJFoody)Sun, 30 Aug 2020 16:38 +0000

Frank San Filippo 🇺🇦 (@fsfmusic)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 06:32 +0000

https://twitter.com/RickLeeJames4/status/1514455334882009091

You saw it here:

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I want to see a comic about the CIA trying to murder Clark Kent and making it look like an accident. Not because they know he's Superman but because he's a really good journalist. Make it a comedy because the CIA assassins can't figure out why their attempts keep failing.

E.J.Foody (@EJFoody)Sun, 30 Aug 2020 16:38 +0000

Pebble, Examinate Didelphid (@cloaca_dentata)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:35 +0000

https://twitter.com/RickLeeJames4/status/1514455334882009091

Kind of a d-bag move stealing it from an account with 34 followers, cutting off their name and not linking it.

JeffLowell (@JeffLowell)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:33 +0000

https://twitter.com/RickLeeJames4/status/1514455334882009091

Why didn't you credit @EJFoody?

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I want to see a comic about the CIA trying to murder Clark Kent and making it look like an accident. Not because they know he's Superman but because he's a really good journalist. Make it a comedy because the CIA assassins can't figure out why their attempts keep failing.

E.J.Foody (@EJFoody)Sun, 30 Aug 2020 16:38 +0000

Austin Harper (@AustinPHarper)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:20 +0000

I want to see a comic about the CIA trying to murder Clark Kent and making it look like an accident. Not because they know he's Superman but because he's a really good journalist. Make it a comedy because the CIA assassins can't figure out why their attempts keep failing.

E.J.Foody (@EJFoody)Sun, 30 Aug 2020 16:38 +0000

Saw this online and now it’s the only Superman movie I really want to see made.

Superman Always (@RickLeeJames4)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 04:07 +0000

if a nonbinary person stands in a gendered bathroom long enough they Capture it and it becomes gender neutral

BLUEBIRD LAKE 🎏🏁 (@bIuebirdIake)Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:47 +0000

Nice URIs don’t change.

Treating UUIDs at 16-byte arrays instead of strings.

One of my greatest joys in life is when Jeff calls the vet to make an appointment and they ask for his name, and he says, Jeff. Then, they ask for our cat's name, and I watch him gather his strength before he tells them, Baby Jeff.

Brittany Means (@BrittanyMeansIt)Wed, 13 Apr 2022 23:16 +0000

Product manager: "Why does adding a button take 2 weeks?" Also product manager: "This tech debt does not bring business value, so we have to deprioritize it."

Robert Balazsi (@robertbalazsi)Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:27 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694615194087431

Bonus: Persevering when it's not looking good. Most devs know a brute force approach to a problem works when all else fails. But many don't take that attitude toward career problems. They become easily demoralized or disengaged. So much success in life comes down to grit.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694616213299201

There are plenty of successful engineers and there are some that are brilliant jerks. But there are no brilliant jerk engineers that are also successful. If you think someone will get value from this, consider retweeting the first tweet. Thanks for reading.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694614246121472

10. A focus on others' needs. Everyone is focused on what they want: Your colleague wants a promotion. Your Boss wants to grow the team. When was the last time you recommended your colleague be promoted? When was the last time you told your bosses-boss what your boss needs?

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694601034117129

5. How humble they are. Ego destroys long-term success. Software engineers make good money; some happen to be really smart. But there is no reason for an ego. There will always be smarter and richer engineers too. Many engineers need to humble themselves a little bit.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694613281480707

9. Collaboration with other humans. Tech is cool. We're engineers because we love tech. But if we don't care about ppl, it won't matter how good we are at tech. People run the world, if we don't treat some well, it'll come back to us. They'll preside over our career success.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694599935148034

4. An engineer's self-awareness. Understanding: - how one comes off. - the impact of one's actions. - the way they treat others and make others feel. Those who are self-aware can bounce back from mistakes and succeed long term.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694601994604545

6. A love for lifelong learning. Our industry & the world keeps evolving. If developers don't love learning, they'll struggle. Not learning leads enginers to be stuck in roles or places they hate.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694611263967233

7. Knowing what's worth learning. Learning is important in our industry, but not everything is worth learning. Some patterns, technologies, or techniques will have a disproportionate impact on engineering careers. Knowing what's worth learning is just as important as learning.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694612396515336

8. The risks engineers are willing to take Engineers have to make the right tradeoffs, especially on things like tech debt. But tech debt is risky; it could cripple you and your teams. But those same risks, if they go right, could have a massive upside for you and your teams.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694598957965324

3. How engineers communicate, especially with non-technical people. Being understood across domains & up the chain means knowing when to use: - plain & simple language - less or more technical detail Invest in this. It is a solid predictor of success for technical people.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694596965638147

1. How an engineer handles grunt work. Engineers love the latest & greatest tech. But the majority of software development is: - gluing together APIs - refactoring shitty code - fixing other people's bugs They'll struggle to get to the exciting stuff if they hate the boring.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

The top 10 predictors of successful engineering careers. I've helped hire 100s of engineers in my 12+ year career. I've managed and steered the careers of multiple engineering teams. Some of these may surprise you, but I am confident they predict career success in our industry.

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1514694598031024128

2. How an engineer treats those more junior than them. If an engineer mistreats juniors early on, won't help or guide them, they likely won't treat them better later in their career. In turn, they'll struggle to grow. Our field is complex; much growth comes from teaching others

Louie Bacaj (@LBacaj)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:58 +0000

https://twitter.com/No_Es_Paco/status/1514610836945313793

Stanley walked through the left door

🌌Lizzy Blair🌌 - Whole (@LizMiaou)Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:40 +0000

https://twitter.com/s4m31p4n/status/1514504394682744832

When Stanley came to a set of two open doors he entered the door on his left

regulad (@regulad01)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:36 +0000

https://twitter.com/s4m31p4n/status/1514504394682744832

No soy Paco™ (@No_Es_Paco)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:25 +0000

Too much body positivity on my feed. Humans are disgusting. Skin is gross. We have so many holes. There’s a skeleton inside. Uncomfortable just seeing one of us in public.

emma barrie (@emmabarrie)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:41 +0000

spent way too long making this

Alex Strook ⚡🐭 (@AlexStrook)Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:12 +0000

https://twitter.com/javagrifter/status/1514649578619998214

Thanks JavaGrifter! Always standing for the poor prosecuted tech bros!

Yechiel (@yechielk)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:02 +0000

https://twitter.com/yechielk/status/1514650216800174084

Thanks bro! Maybe Elon will finally notice us. Hi elon!

JavaGrifter.eth (@javagrifter)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:06 +0000

https://twitter.com/ryanisnan/status/1514648717718003716

I'm agreeing with you. Kate is v scary. I hope Elon is OK 😢😢😢

JavaGrifter.eth (@javagrifter)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:59 +0000

https://twitter.com/ryanisnan/status/1514627593235927040

I think it’s in bad taste to screenshot and re-post private tweets publicly.

null (@thetechtokham)Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:50 +0000