Reposted by MarcusJon Skeet @jonskeet.uk · 28/09/2026When I was on Xitter, it felt like most of the value was in keeping up-to-date. On BlueSky, I feel most of the value is being reminded frequently that even though there is a lot wrong with the world, there are still many fabulous people, and always more to meet. Thank you, fabulous people. 2435
Reposted by MarcusClemens Vasters @clemens.vasters.com · 28/09/2026„Was machen Sie denn mit Computern?“ „Ich habe den ‚Grund dafür‘ Algorithmus entworfen, der bei der Bahn den Verspätungen plausible Ausreden zuordnet.“ Und schon ist man der Fokus jeder Party. 2293
Reposted by Marcuseuropean.cloud @european.cloud · 23/09/2026I just added an experimental feature where you can compare european cloud providers next to each other: european.cloud/compare/ Beware it's fresh out of the agent - it may be glitchy here and there. Happy for feedback.european.cloudCompare European Cloud ProvidersPick two European cloud providers and compare their products, sovereignty scores, data centres and certifications side by side. 121
Reposted by MarcusIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 18/09/2026You know what’s an actual existential threat to humanity? Climate change. Weirdly, I don’t see the same people worrying about that. Odd. Wonder why that might be 635859
Reposted by MarcusMark Seemann @ploeh.dk · 16/09/2026New article: On learning programming in an age of LLMs. blog.ploeh.dk/2026/09/16/o...blog.ploeh.dkOn learning programming in an age of LLMsOpen answers to a reader's letter. 032
Reposted by MarcusChristin Gorman @christingorman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026AI companies in the US and China are losing $ billions per quarter with no clear path to profitability. Europe isn't losing anywhere near as much! 😱 Embarrassing! Europe must get with the program, and start throwing more of our money on the AI dumpster fire as well! We can't be out spent by the US! 032
Reposted by MarcusAlfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"People don't resist change. People resist being changed." -Peter Scholtes (author, "The Leader's Handbook") 062
Reposted by Marcus.NET @dot.net · 25/08/2026Hey .NET Fans! It’s that time of year again! .NET Conf is back November 10-12, 2026. Spend three days learning from the people who build and use .NET, catching up with the community, and launching .NET 11. Learn more and save the date: msft.it/63328aPzWC #dotNETConf 092
Reposted by MarcusMark Seemann @ploeh.dk · 26/08/2026Among many other things, I'm also interested in helping improve legacy code bases (C#, F#, or Haskell; possibly Python), as this is typically a really difficult problem. So get in touch if you think I can help. 045
Reposted by MarcusRob Francis @robertfrancis.co.uk · 01/08/2026I see they've named a bus stop after Gianni Infantino... 02711
Reposted by MarcusOh My Posh @ohmyposh.dev · 30/07/2026Inspired by the pancake party at @github.com, we are dropping the brand-new Studio for Oh My Posh. Studio lowers the barrier to entry for terminal theme creation so anyone can customize their setup. Explore the docs: ohmyposh.dev/docs/studioohmyposh.devStudio | Oh My PoshEdit the config below and the prompt above updates as you type. A WebAssembly build of 094
Reposted by Marcuseuropean.cloud @european.cloud · 31/07/2026EU rolls out a call for tenders to build up to seven AI gigafactories—Europe’s answer to the chip race, but for algorithms. The race to scale AI hardware is now officially open for bids. #AI #EU #TechPolicy #Innovationeuropean.cloudEU Launches Call for Tenders to Establish Up to Seven AI Gigafactories - EUROPEAN CLOUDThe European Union has launched a call for tenders to establish up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe. 001
Marcus @codewirt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Hey @visualstudio.com this is how devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/ looks to me. The featured post is from last year. 🧐 000
Reposted by MarcusUSER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Might I recommend putting your phone down and going outside instead of yelling at strangers on the internet? It might make you happier 14359156
Reposted by MarcusJacqui Read @tekiegirl.bsky.social · 16/07/2026We like to say that it's always a people problem, but it's not. It's a communication between people problem. 212
Reposted by MarcusThe Register @theregister.com · 14/07/2026HTTP gets a QUERY method so complex searches can stop pretending to be POSTtheregister.comHTTP gets a QUERY method so complex searches can stop pretending to be POSTNew verb carries request content while remaining safe, idempotent, and cacheable 0154
Marcus @codewirt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I'm reviewing my first pull request from a colleague who wrote the code AI agent assisted. Feeling burdened reviewing code that someone else generated with the help of someone else. Is this the new enterprise Ring-a-Ring o' Roses with tagging? 200
Reposted by MarcusEnno Park @ennopark.de · 24/06/2026Dieses Social-Media-Verbot für Jugendliche erinnert mich an eine Chemiefabrik, der nicht verboten wird, ihre Abwasser in den See zu leiten, sondern stattdessen den Jugendlichen verboten wird, im See zu schwimmen. 702293659
Reposted by MarcusBarry Dorrans @blowdart.me · 24/06/2026Ohindependent.co.ukClimate change event on extreme heat is cancelled – due to extreme heat 1121
Marcus @codewirt.bsky.social · 24/06/2026There are steep learning curves. And there is the #kubernetes / #CNCF learning curve. 😶🌫️ 030
Reposted by MarcusZlatko Čajić @zlat.co · 11/06/2026Brooks's Law of AI: "Adding more Al to a late software project makes it later." - Some Guy, 2026 #dddeu @dddeu.bsky.social 033
Reposted by MarcusNick Bicko @nember.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Ich habe es mir gerade als Desktop-Hintergrund eingestellt. (Das Video dazu: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykb4...)youtube.comWorld Cup Viking Shoot 🇳🇴YouTube video by FOTBALLANDSLAGET 2284
Reposted by MarcusNick Bicko @nember.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Das offizielle Teamfoto der norwegischen Nationalmannschaft. Fantastisch. 28731117
Reposted by MarcusJeff Fritz @csharpfritz.com · 01/06/2026I'm going to figure out how to sneak the words "Ferto" or "Bangaranga" into my #MSBuild talk IYKYK 131
Reposted by MarcusEinar W. Høst @einarwh.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Which is why we should be very careful that we don't poison wells, and why "move fast and poison wells" is bad advice. 141
Reposted by MarcusPhillip Carter @phillipcarter.dev · 27/05/2026Because of challenges with budget and headcount, we figured we could get this out faster by offshoring the work to a team halfway around the world 081
Reposted by MarcusMark Seemann @ploeh.dk · 28/05/2026Recently, I've been feeding LLMs photos of hand-drawn diagrams, asking them to turn them into TikZ drawings. This seems to be at the frontier of what LLMs can do. It's not an entire fiasco, but on the other hand not going particularly well, either. 111
Marcus @codewirt.bsky.social · 28/05/2026You know what makes me suspicous: GitHub #Copilot has never suggested to me to restart my PC, so far. 000
Marcus @codewirt.bsky.social · 27/05/2026- Wie faul doch alle sind. - "Allgemein sei die Lebensarbeitszeit heute mit 33,8 Jahren mehr als anderthalb Jahre länger als Anfang der Neunzigerjahre. Im Jahr 1991 betrug sie zum Beispiel 32,1 Jahre." www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/m...spiegel.deMenschen mit hoher Bildung haben längste LebensarbeitszeitBislang schien es gesicherte Erkenntnis, dass Berufstätige mit akademischem Abschluss eine geringere Lebensarbeitszeit erbringen als ihre weniger gebildeten Kollegen. Eine Studie liefert jetzt den Geg... 000
Reposted by MarcusLiudmila Molkova @neskazu.bsky.social · 05/05/2026sometimes the job is convincing big egos to do the obvious thing, without hurting their feelings. peak excitement 021
Reposted by MarcusXan López @xanlopez.net · 08/05/2026The European Commission (@ec.europa.eu) has updated the top follow buttons on its web page. Mastodon and Bluesky are in, X is out. commission.europa.eu/index_en 114269758
Reposted by Marcus.NET @dot.net · 04/05/2026Ubuntu 26.04 ships with .NET 10 out of the box: new -resolute container images, Linux 7.0 readiness, post‑quantum crypto, and clean cgroup v2 support. Native AOT is fast: tiny binaries + ~3ms startup. .NET 8/9 available via backports PPA. 📘 Blog: ift.tt/PfDItyM 063
Reposted by MarcusClemens Vasters @clemens.vasters.com · 05/05/2026Mehr zu den NIUS Bots - 5.5.2026, 13:20 - 1/4 517384
Reposted by MarcusClemens Vasters @clemens.vasters.com · 05/05/2026Ich horte die Bluesky Firehose rollend für 7 Tage. Nützlich zum Beispiel, um rauszufinden, wann denn die Accounts, die dem neuen NIUS Account folgen erstellt worden sind. 402 von 471 sind jünger als 1 Tag. 39756275
Reposted by MarcusSignal @signal.org · 27/04/2026A response to recent reporting in Germany, in service of clarity and accountability: First, it’s important to be precise when it comes to critical infrastructure like Signal. Signal was not “hacked” — in that our encryption, infrastructure, & the integrity of the app’s code was not compromised. 1/ 191317530
Reposted by MarcusCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Our car-dependent status quo is the result of political choices that have steered decades of financial-, spatial- and design decisions. It is time to repoliticize these decisions and reshape our public spaces. 10143581016
Reposted by MarcusBarry Dorrans @blowdart.me · 21/04/2026Oh good grief, the embedded card generating endpoint on bluesky is called "cardyb"? 1233
Marcus @codewirt.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Was akzeptiert wird: Vollzeit arbeiten und immer mal fehlen aufgrund von Krankheit. Was nicht akzeptiert wird: Teilzeit arbeiten und nie krank sein. 000
Reposted by Marcus.NET @dot.net · 10/04/2026C# 15 adds union types: closed sets of case types, exhaustive pattern matching, implicit conversions, and even support for custom non‑boxing unions. It’s a big quality‑of‑life boost for APIs that return “one of several shapes.” Full post: devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/cshar... 075
Reposted by MarcusWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Everytime I learn more about software I am more surprised that the entire world is not on fire, all the time. 19756109
Reposted by MarcusBarry Dorrans @blowdart.me · 28/03/2026Interesting utility for converting various files to Markdown for use with LLMs and related text analysis pipelines, with a focus on preserving important document structure and content as Markdown (including: headings, lists, tables, links, etc.) github.com/microsoft/ma...github.comGitHub - microsoft/markitdown: Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown. - microsoft/markitdown 34510
Reposted by MarcusVaughn Vernon @vaughnvernon.bsky.social · 18/03/2026We habitually use CRUD and collection terms in our code. It's a knee-jerk decision because libraries are full of them and "go fast!" Our brains become wired to that "language." Pro Tip: Challenge your team to reject CRUD- and collection-think and seek more fitting words directly from the business. 021
Reposted by MarcusChad Fowler @chadfowler.com · 15/03/2026💡 🧠 👀 fsharpforfunandprofit.com/posts/proper...fsharpforfunandprofit.comThe Enterprise Developer from HellOutwitting malicious compliance with property-based testing 032
Reposted by MarcusNotNite @notnite.com · 09/03/2026a single tear shed from my eye as C# finally has unions github.com/dotnet/rosly...github.comMerge 'Unions' into main by AlekseyTs · Pull Request #82640 · dotnet/roslynChampioned proposal: dotnet/csharplang#9662 Speclet: https://github.com/dotnet/csharplang/blob/main/proposals/unions.md Test plan: #81074 The last commit packs enum values [jcouv notes:] This shoul... 8509
Reposted by MarcusKayla Cinnamon ☕️ @kaylacinnamon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Finally decided to start a YouTube channel! Would greatly appreciate if you went and checked it out 🫶 First video: how to fully customize Windows Terminal with Oh My Posh (and more!) Also let me know if you want to see any specific videos from me! 💖 youtu.be/VFnr0lwwGuQ?...youtu.beHow to fully customize Windows Terminal with Oh My Posh (themes, fonts, icons, & more)YouTube video by Kayla Cinnamon 66210
Reposted by MarcusAllen Holub @allenholub.bsky.social · 05/02/2026“Too many GPUs make you lazy.” One way to address AI energy usage is to improve (and specialize) the models. Mistral is a good example of that: t.ly/6dTxd 172