iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Beth Andres-Beck @beth4ma.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Vote for me on September 1st, and together, we'll reboot Democracy!

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I picked up almost as much from the library as I did from school—real history, not that polished nonsense we were fed!

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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The risk of doing great work in software development is that it can look like the team isn't trying as hard as the teams heroically fighting fires (that they started)

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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 02/03/2026

On one end, the Anthropic team is a massive user of AI to write code (80%+ of all code deployed is written by Claude Code). They ship amazingly fast. On the other hand, seeing these beyond terrible reliability numbers suggests there might be a downside to all this speed:

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Amitai Schleier @schmonz.com · 13/09/2025

If you love #ExtremeProgramming and you see a rare opportunity to be hired specifically for that, you might jump at the chance. I do. I did. Maybe in your case it’ll be what it sounds like. I hope so. But beware.

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Amitai Schleier @schmonz.com · 10/09/2025

If you repeatedly fail to perceive or appreciate what reputable #ExtremeProgramming coaches are accomplishing in your org, maybe you’re a great leader who doesn’t know yet what specifically to look for. If you do this while claiming to be an #XP expert, that’s clownshoes.

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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 07/09/2025

More than 320 GitHub users had their accounts hacked and used to push a malicious GitHub action onto their projects that stole secrets from CI/CD pipelines. GitGuardian says the attackers compromised over 810 GitHub repos and stole more than 3,300 secrets. blog.gitguardian.com/ghostaction-...

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

I see several folks from the XP and Crafting communities leading the way in using GenAI effectively as augmented coding. It seems like the path to amplifying our skill set.

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YOW! Conferences @yowconf.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

We’re proud to announce our 2nd #YOW25 keynote speaker: @kentbeck.com! His keynote “Sustainable Augmented Development” explores how we can keep development velocity high without sacrificing long-term sustainability. 🎟️ MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

YOW! 2025 keynote speaker Kent Beck
Sustainable Augmented Development

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Nick Tune @nick-tune.me · 01/09/2025

Was a nun eaten in Nuneaton?

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Beth Andres-Beck @beth4ma.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Tonight I am mourning the children who died, those who were injured, everyone who has been affected by the shooting in Minneapolis, and all of the school shooting survivors in America. Guns are tools, built to hurt and kill. They should be regulated.

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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

* sticks hand up * Oh, oh, I know this one! There are no vibe-coding teams.

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Charles Desneuf @selrahcd.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Every optional, every nullable, every if statement, every try/catch you don’t need make your software harder to maintain. Find ways to not write that code. Use a null value, map things you don’t need to the point you are not mapping anymore, let your queue system handle retry…

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Mathias Verraes @mathiasverraes.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

If you use genAI to write your thoughts, your comedy punchlines, your hiphop rhymes, your video game art, your PhD, who are you cheating really? Creating and honing your craft, that's the fun bit. Teaching and convincing others by the quality your of thinking and writing is a live well lived.

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Allen Holub @allenholub.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I'm not a fan of Scrum Retrospective meetings. My two main issues are that they don't happen often enough, and they often follow some ridiculous formula. Addressing the first issue, I'd rather follow Kaizen principles. Improve every minute of every hour of every day. 1/6

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Kevlin Henney @kevlin.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

If you're interested in having me speak, run some training, consult, etc., please get in touch. There is a small chance I may be able to fit you in this year, but things are pretty booked up. Better to get in touch now for something early to middle of next year than leave it until the last minute.

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Kevlin Henney @kevlin.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Looking ahead to next month, you can find me in Kongsberg running a full-day workshop on unit testing (Program with GUTs) and giving the locknote at @ndcconferences.com TechTown (The Past, Present and Future of Programming Languages): ndctechtown.com Workshop tickets available, but selling well!

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NDC TechTown 2025 | Software Conference for Embedded and Systems Programming

NDC TechTown 22-25 September 2025. Software Conference for Embedded and Systems Programming. NDC TechTown 2025 is a 4 day event in Kongsberg, Norway.

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Kevlin Henney @kevlin.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Bridging September and October, I'm at GOTO Copenhagen running a full-day masterclass on simplicity (Keeping It Simple), giving a talk (Ye Cannae Change the Laws of Physics) and, with @boicy.bovon.org, a keynote (The Way the Future Was): gotocph.com/2025 Tickets still available, but selling well!

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Aleix Morgadas @aleixmorgadas.dev · 12/08/2025

Are we forgetting build in IDE functions for refactoring or what?

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Kent Beck @kentbeck.com · 09/08/2025

If your most effective management skill is insisting people work 80 hours a week, you might want to consider learning some new management skills.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

In times of uncertainty, the virtue of craftsmanship holds even greater significance.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

It is ironic when someone steps into a new cultural or organizational context and uses models derived from studying a completely different group to classify and manage the people they now lead.

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Matthew Skelton @matthewskelton.com · 02/05/2025

"Generative AI is porn for execs and growth investment — threat actors are very aware that now is the time to launch attacks...." Recent UK ransomware attacks doublepulsar.com/dragonforce-...

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DragonForce Ransomware Cartel attacks on UK high street retailers: walking in the front door

The individuals operating under the DragonForce banner and attacking UK high street retailers are using social engineering for entry.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet a team of eight incredibly humble developers. They're handling petabytes of data flowing in at a non-trivial rate, managing their entire infrastructure, including self-hosted Cassandra and Kafka clusters, alongside 70 microservices.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

This has been on my mind lately - The volume and speed at which a generative AI produces code make it hard for me, as a human, to keep up with the review. If I intentionally slow it down to match my pace, do the productivity gains justify the investment, or does that make me the bottleneck?

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

To understand what a test does, start by trying to rename it in a way that clearly conveys its intent. Follow that by refactoring small sections to reveal what each part is doing. The very act of renaming helps shift your mindset into the right state to truly grasp the test’s purpose.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Over the past few weeks, I've been chatting with a bunch of mechanical keyboard enthusiasts. Some are so deep into it that they’re sourcing individual components from different vendors just to build their dream setups.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Automation should first be implemented on development machines and then gradually extended to build and deployment pipelines.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Physical Wallets, cards and cash are a thing of past in India.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I’m disappointed. It tried an overly simplified version of the request and still got it wrong. I’m done with the hype until 2026.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Claude code is reorganization code in my mono-repo while I an out for a drive. Can’t wait to see wait it does after my return.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Gave Ruby and Rails a serious try at building a new product. Disabled Active Record from the start since most of my aggregates will be event-sourced. Contrary to my previous belief, I’m really enjoying how easy it is to get started. Love the simplicity of embedded Ruby templates for front-end!

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

The ecosystem we live and work in is evolving rapidly due to technological advancements, geopolitical shifts & macroeconomic factors. It is wise to reassess your strongest beliefs continuously in such times. The solutions to today's challenges often contradict what was once considered the absolute.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Imagine how boring life would be without those pesky phone spammers.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Catching happiness is like catching a shadow. To catch, one needs to stop running and look within. #vedanta #philosophy

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

In our pursuit of comfort, we often end up increasing stress and anxiety. Are we approaching it the wrong way? Instead of focusing on how much we need to earn, shouldn't we prioritize building our tolerance for discomfort while gradually working to minimize it? #life #philosophy #stoic

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Nick Tune @nick-tune.me · 21/03/2025

3 hours of vibe coding can save 10 minutes of Google searches and thinking for yourself

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Jason Gorman @jasongorman.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A team of 10 will almost always get more work done than a team of 50 or 100. This is like wearing a hat and taking the handbrake off and then claiming the hat made your car go faster.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Banks that block pasting in text fields are undermining both security and user experience.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

People in other professions are likely solving more complex problems than those in software, yet they don’t seem to make as much noise with conferences and meetups as software professionals do.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

It’s such a relief to not have to rely on air conditioning every moment.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Most viable career paths right now: -Police goon -Tech fraudster -Health care crank -Regime propagandist -Dentist (unrelated to the others, it just pays well)

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Henry Legg @henrylegg.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Microsoft Quantum has just admitted several mistakes in their topological gap protocol — most importantly, that their self-declared ‘main result’ in PRB 107, 245423 (2023) — that they passed arXiv:2103.12217 — is not true. I expect them to promptly inform @apsphysics.bsky.social of their retraction.

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Pankaj Sharma @pankajsharma.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Decision-makers often overlook that transferring code ownership between teams without also transferring the underlying philosophy and mindset makes it harder to achieve success.

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