Reposted by Mike LongChris Oldwood @chrisoldwood.bsky.social · 20/08/2025It's time I found a new contract, so... If you’re looking for a backend dev (C#/C++), need a hand with build/test/deployment automation, or getting to grips with TDD/agile ways of working, etc. then I might be of use. London, Cambridgeshire, or remote. www.linkedin.com/in/chrisoldw...linkedin.comChris Oldwood - Symmetry Investments | LinkedInAn experienced developer (30+ years), who has worked on front-office, back-office, and… · Experience: Symmetry Investments · Location: Huntingdon · 298 connections on LinkedIn. View Chris Oldwood’s p... 144
Reposted by Mike LongDORA @dora.dev · 04/08/2025Thursday the DORA.community will be discussing software delivery governance with @meekrosoft.com. Join the community for meeting details and an invite to be part of the discussion. #GRC #DORA #ContinuousCompliance #GBGBdora.communityDORA Community of PracticeThe DORA Community provides opportunities to learn, discuss, and collaborate on software delivery and operational performance. Enabling a culture of continuous improvement. 032
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 04/08/2025Absolutely love how easy it is to get the apple password manager to "fill & save" a password, consigning the current password to the memory hole. 👹 000
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 17/07/2025Yes! Back for a couple of weeks to begin with? Are you guys around? 000
Reposted by Mike LongDoc Norton @docondev.bsky.social · 10/07/2025You don’t need more time between releases. You need less risk in each release. buff.ly/hhPyphD #ReleaseRidiculouslyOftenbuff.lyRelease ridiculously often — Doc Norton & AssociatesThe seventh behavior, “Release ridiculously often,” is usually met with nods from half of the crowd and raised eyebrows from the other half. The nodders want to know why it isn’t higher on the list… 032
Reposted by Mike LongKevlin Henney @kevlin.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Over the summer I'm not planning to travel much, but if you want a remote presentation or workshop for your company, please get in touch. 035
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 22/06/2025Trainspottingmedia.tenor.coma man is holding a red hose over his shoulder and smilingALT: a man is holding a red hose over his shoulder and smiling 010
Reposted by Mike LongBruce Johnston @eoinel.bsky.social · 22/06/2025If they’re not selling a cocktail shaker maker then what are they even doing? 0112
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 30/05/2025The Co-pilot Delusion: deplet.ing/the-copilot-...deplet.ingThe Copilot DelusionDisclaimer: This post was written May 2025, and the arguments apply to AI code capabilities at this time. The arguments around lack of competence are certainly likely to become less prevalent-while th... 030
Reposted by Mike LongFernando Pérez @fernandoperez.org · 12/05/2025A beautiful, crazy and amazing story of science right under our collective feet. I'd heard when the signal got originally reported but got distracted. It's a great example of what makes science simultaneously fun, important and beautiful. 141
Reposted by Mike LongCharity Majors @charity.wtf · 09/05/2025Hey folks, quick/odd request.. if you *recently* read "Observability Engineering" and are up for a quick 15 min phone chat, within the next 6 hr, drop me a DM? I am refactoring the chapter list (due @ noon Friday) and could use some fresh eyes on chapters to add/drop for 2nd edition. 🙏🥰 Thanks!request.you 2155
Reposted by Mike LongAdam Jacob @adamhjk.me · 25/04/2025I'll be the controversial one: in this case, if NATS had never been given to the CNCF, I would argue they would be *less likely* to need to pull these shenanigans. They mortgaged their ability to build a lasting business and community to get access to more potential users. 3267
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 25/04/2025Unfortunately both occupations come with a risk of severe neurodegenerative disease 010
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 20/04/2025Man Machine at the Greek Amphitheater in Berkeley- Kraftwerk were so ahead of their time 👾 040
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 19/04/2025What better start to the weekend than a long walk in the redwoods with this queen 🫅 000
Reposted by Mike LongNathen Harvey @nathenharvey.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I joined @rachelchalmers.bsky.social for episode 34 of @heavybit.com's Generation Ship podcast. We discussed how AI is influencing software engineering, the role of platform engineering, metrics for assessing performance, and more. www.heavybit.com/library/podc... #AI #DORA #GBGBheavybit.comGenerationship | Ep. #34, Together with Nathen Harvey | HeavybitIn episode 34 of Generationship, Nathen Harvey brings data, humor, and heart to a conversation about AI, DevOps, open source, and developer experience. 032
Reposted by Mike LongJason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 11/04/2025I'd be in favour of tariffs on NPM imports, though. 0254
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 05/04/2025It’d be interesting to see some example pipelines written this way. Also: have you considered dagger as an option? 100
Reposted by Mike LongPete Goodliffe @petegoodliffe.bsky.social · 02/04/2025@kevlin.bsky.social on agility and/or speed at #accuconf 0155
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 03/04/2025It is a conundrum- when I was in Oslo I’d go to cheese shop and buy lots of foreign cheese and it wouldn’t be outrageously expensive… is it a blanket tariff? 200
Reposted by Mike LongNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 29/03/2025NEW: Today in Instanbul, Turkey. A people fighting for democracy & against authoritarianism. This is how you do it! Chairman of Republican People’s Party, Özgür Özel: “Today, 2.2 million of our citizens overflowed Maltepe Square. This is just the beginning. This nation will not remain silent.” 🇹🇷 6632691196
Reposted by Mike LongJason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 14/03/2025This, I think, goes some way to explain why productivity gains reported by individual engineers using "AI" coding assistants evaporate at the level of what actually gets delivered at the team level. (See 2023/24 DORA reports). Faster cars != faster traffic. 1649
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 11/03/2025A great documentary about the UK rave scene: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0xt...youtube.com"Everybody in the Place" by Jeremy Deller | Frieze & GucciYouTube video by GUCCI 000
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 08/03/2025“We refuse to accept a fascist America” Anti fascist protest in Oakland today 051
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 07/03/2025Right! Heading back to the states after 5 weeks on the road… anything happen while I was away? 110
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 04/03/2025Didn’t even ask me to fill out mmm accomplishments from last week 000
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 04/03/2025lol. I had to sign up again to Facebook to join a group temporarily 🤮. Since I didn't send any friend requests I got flagged as a bot and suspended 🤓 130
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 01/03/2025I'm sure you could find fault in all the providers, but my experience of Azure has always been modulated with pain... mastodon.social/@azureshitmastodon.socialDaily Azure Shit (@azureshit@mastodon.social)404 Posts, 0 Following, 1.04K Followers · Daily dosis of shit experienced on Microsoft Azure. This account is obviously not affiliated with Microsoft. 000
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 01/03/2025I think you’d be surprised how sedentary life is in the west 010
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 28/02/2025Fair enough 👍 I just really wish for some api to be designed better, for the sake of my customers 000
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 28/02/2025I would counter this… many of the apis are simply not helpful. Eg it is impossible to find the SHA of the running container or artifact on app service. 100
Reposted by Mike LongAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 23/02/2025Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it understandingwar.org/backgrounder... 13066483518
Mike Long @meekrosoft.com · 21/02/2025It is quite common as a pre deployment control also. The code review is there to check “ingredients” but the pre deploy approval is there to sign the release. 110
