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Atari Scene News @philsan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sonic The Edgehog work in progress for #AtariFalcon computers youtu.be/ri0ppFoCB_Y #atari
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Sonic 1 port, for the Atari Falcon 030
Here is an unofficial port of Sonic 1 (Mega Drive), for our beloved Atari Falcon. The game runs on a stock 4 MB Falcon. An Atari STe port is also available: https://youtu.be/MbaR_7wfPik
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New client has engaged me to look for a senior software engineer. London-based, hybrid: 2 days a week on-site. They make super-useful tools for software developers. XP *essential*. Kotlin ideal, but JVM experience needed. Will consider less experience for exceptional folks. £90K-£120K
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Any language that allows you to combine twelve words into one composite word is always going to have that advantage :-)
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Incidentally, I do kind of agree with the original quote that we'll need to use the skills of technical management to use AI... We'll be teaching/coaching/supporting AI agents as they do all of the above things
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Alright, point taken. I guess I've been lucky in my career, in that my manager has always expected me to do that stuff (or, earlier on, was teaching/coaching me to do it).
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I didn't read that as micromanagement. I read it as: the stuff software engineers were already doing [in well run places].
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I'm totally with you on your point that the team, and the capability that it has to deliver software, is extremely important. But I don't know how to preserve that capability in an environment where it's hard to get hold of the money to pay for it.
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
... But once it's done, where does the funding come from to pay to keep the car on the road?
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I suspect that a lot of businesses understand this but still have trouble justifying it. Software projects get funded as projects because that's what they are: when there is a specific feature that needs to be delivered, there's funding to pay for that...
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If only Agile hadn't imposed those lengthy approval processes on us!
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
SoCraTes UK 2026 was a fantastic event as always. Sadly this year we sold fewer tickets and had fewer sponsors than we hoped, and the upshot is that we finished this year’s event with a shortfall of £2,300. :( #SoCraTesUK #SoftwareCraft
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SoCraTes UK 2026 Crowdfunder
SoCraTes UK 2026 was a fantastic event as always. Sadly this year we sold fewer tickets than we hoped, and we are short £2,300 :(
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Gutted to have missed this.
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I'd have gone with All Hail The New Flesh...
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
You're not the only one!
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I so wish I could make either of these! Refactoring *is* the most important code craft skill as far as I'm concerned.
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Another SPECIAL OFFER - book your place on my out-of-hours Refactoring workshop on June 16 or 20 and save £30 inc VAT. Ends midnight tomorrow (June 5th) www.tickettailor.com/events/codem...
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Annoyingly, I can't make either of these (they clash with SoCraTes UK). Is there any chance you'll ever do another one?
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I need something short and snappy. Shorter than "go read TDD By Example" but not as short as "I suggest you go Google TDD".
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I often encounter people online who discuss TDD from a completely false premise (e.g. "I don't like TDD because it forces you to write all your tests up front, before you are allowed to write any implementation code"). What is a good resource to point people at in cases like that?
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
What things is it that you need and are not getting?
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Want to be more effective? Join @socratesuk.bsky.social Training Day (near London, June 18) to meet @emilybache.com for her session: “Legacy Code - Characterization Testing with Approvals”. 🛠️ Learn Approval testing to get control of legacy code! 🔗 socratesuk.org/training_day... (1/4)
Photo of Emily doing a presentation
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Full agentic development. Skills for TDD, refactoring etc. I still keep it on a relatively tight leash. AI coding tools have improved a lot since a started using them, and they often do at least as good a job as I could at coding, and certainly do it a lot faster than I could.
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I suddenly regret having joined mastodon.cloud back in the day (because mastodon.social was too busy massively oversubscribed at the time, accepting people who were fleeing that other social network). My Mastodon feed also now appears to be utterly knackered :-)
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
What are you going to learn this year? Join us at @socratesuk.bsky.social Training Day (near London, June 18) to meet @claresudbery.bsky.social, with her session “Using TDD to get better results from LLMs/AI”. 🚀 Combine XP rigour with AI coding assistants to build reliable software. 🤖🧪 (1/4)
Headshot of Clare, with blue hair against a blue background.
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The 2 most common surprises when I teach TDD are: * What my tests are about (what are the "units" in my "unit tests"?) * Usage-driven design - my "backwards" workflow from outcomes to implementations Join us on Saturday to see it - and *do* it - yourself www.tickettailor.com/events/codem...
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Register – Essential Code Craft - Test-Driven Development – Zoom
Essential Code Craft - Test-Driven Development – Zoom, Multiple dates and times - Our new Essential Code Craft training workshops are aimed at software developers who are self-funding their profession...
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Seb Rose @sebrose.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
What an amazing training day lineup at this years SoCraTes UK open space conference socratesuk.org • Emily Bache • Lisi Hocke • Gemma Cameron • Clare Sudbery • Jon Jagger • Duncan McGregor & Nat Pryce • Tim Ottinger
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SoCraTes UK - Home
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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
A handful of tickets left for tomorrow's Test-Driven Development workshop aimed at self-funding learners. 18:45 - 21:00 BST. Live, instructor-led training that goes beyond the basics of red-green-refactor. (And there's another one on Saturday morning) www.tickettailor.com/events/codem...
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Register – Essential Code Craft - Test-Driven Development – Zoom
Essential Code Craft - Test-Driven Development – Zoom, Multiple dates and times - Our new Essential Code Craft training workshops are aimed at software developers who are self-funding their profession...
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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Visit socratesuk.org/training_day... or socratesuk.org/index.html to find out more.
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SoCraTes UK - Training Day
Are you new to the software industry, and want to get a head start? Have you been practicing for a while, but always thought there had to be some deeper method to it? Have you heard about test-driven…
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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Visit socratesuk.org/training_day... to find out more.
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SoCraTes UK - Training Day
Are you new to the software industry, and want to get a head start? Have you been practicing for a while, but always thought there had to be some deeper method to it? Have you heard about test-driven…
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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Jon's the co-author (with @Olve Maudal) of the Deep C/C++ slide deck (over 1,000,000 views) He's the ex ECMA Task Group 2 C# convenor. He's had some C# books published. He's the ex @ACCU Conference chairman. He loves coarse fishing and salmon fishing. He lives in Somerset, England.
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Training day: @emilybache.com - Approval Testing Lisi Hocke - Secure Development Gemma Cameron - User Stories @claresudbery.bsky.social - TDD with LLMs Jon Jagger - TDD with Cyber-dojo Duncan McGregor & Nat Pryce - Extreme Refactoring Tim Ottinger - Value Stream Mapping (@agile-otter.bsky.social)
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
What are you looking forward to this year? SoCraTes software crafting unconferences / open spaces happen in the UK and across the world, in beautiful surroundings and with lovely people. So if you’re making plans for 2026, now’s the time to give yourself something to get excited about...
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SoCraTes UK - Tickets
Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…
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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
What are you looking forward to this year? SoCraTes software crafting unconferences / open spaces happen in the UK and internationally, in beautiful surroundings and with lovely people. They are my absolute favourite software events, and that’s speaking as someone who attends 10-20 events each year!
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SoCraTes UK - Tickets
Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I'm very glad you realised that, and thank you for sharing. Speaking as someone who followed the opposite path - good in formal education, initially struggled when I joined the world of work - I was very glad to work with you and learn some of the skills that formal education didn't teach me.
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Have you heard of the SoCraTes events? These are software crafting open spaces that happen across the world, in beautiful surroundings and with lovely people. So if you’re making plans for 2026 yet, now’s the time to brighten up your February and give yourself something to look forward to...
socratesuk.org
SoCraTes UK - Tickets
Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
As a facilitator, he'll explain how we self-organise and guide us through 2+ days of creating and enjoying sessions. We meet between the 18th - 21st June in Oxfordshire (UK) at a lovely countryside venue.
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This year, we welcome Romeu @malk-zameth.bsky.social as our facilitator for the Open Space! A familiar face in software crafters' circles, he'll want to code with us all :D If you're as keen as us to experience what that'll be like: registration is currently open 🎊 . socratesuk.org/tickets.html
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Get your tickets for the training day itself on Thursday 18th June - and consider staying for the whole conference until Sunday to get maximum benefit and enjoyment! Full line-up for the training day: socratesuk.org/training_day... Registration open now: socratesuk.org/tickets.html...
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SoCraTes UK - Home
SoCraTes UK is a non-profit, international Software Crafters retreat for open-minded crafters who want to improve their craft and the software industry as a whole. Organised by a group of volunteers…
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Lisi Hocke will discuss how to make things a bit more secure than yesterday every day, in her session "How to create a secure development lifecycle" at #SoCraTesUK 's training day. A great opportunity to up your security game, whether you're starting on your journey or already a practitioner.
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Have you heard of the SoCraTes events? These are software crafting open spaces that happen across the world, in beautiful surroundings and with lovely people. So if you’re making plans for 2026 yet, now’s the time to brighten up your February and give yourself something to look forward to...
socratesuk.org
SoCraTes UK - Tickets
Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Today I learned about Google Trends... But the graph that I got out of it somehow looks different to the one that you got.
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Where does this graph come from? What does the note at the start of 2022 say? And how come TDD has been steadily trending downwards ever since???
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SoCraTes UK @socratesuk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Have you heard of the SoCraTes events? These are software crafting open spaces that happen across the world, in beautiful surroundings and with lovely people. So if you’re making plans for 2026 yet, now’s the time to brighten up your February and give yourself something to look forward to...
socratesuk.org
SoCraTes UK - Tickets
Join us for another year of SoCraTes UK happening on June 18th - 21st! The event is hosted at Milton Hill House, UK which is surrounded by 22 acres of landscaped grounds and forest, delivering…
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Can you give some examples of "vulnerable to tone of CV"? I hadn't realised this was a thing. What happens, the candidate uses a particular tone and the language model favours their CV?
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Edward Wong @arkangelofkaos.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Excited to listen to @nearestnabors.com share their pearls of wisdom on using LLMs next week at @xtclondon.bsky.social ! Join us for pizza, drinks and fun convos - sign up now! www.meetup.com/extreme-tues...
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XTC @ City Pride, Farringdon (In-Person Round Table), Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Join us for discussions about what’s happening in the world of XP, UX and software engineering in general. **What to expect:** Lively discussion amongst a diverse group o
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I never got into Empath for some reason. Must give it another listen. (At the time, I was really sad that Devin had broken up DTP, given I enjoyed Transcendence more than basically any of his albums since City and Ocean Machine. This could have caused me not to give it a chance.)
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
City is pretty much the only album this heavy that I actually like. I really wish Devin could make another one like it.
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Agreed, large numbers of agents working on the same codebase will have issues (same as large numbers of human devs). But I assume you could prompt each agent to rebase, fix any merge conflicts, and rerun the tests before merging, just like a human dev would do.
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I confess I haven't tried having multiple agents working on the same codebase myself, but surely it's like having multiple _developers_ working on the same codebase... Try not to have them work on the same area at the same time, deal with merge conflicts, try not to get in _too_ much of a mess...
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cdpjenkins.bsky.social @cdpjenkins.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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