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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The more I think about it the clearer it becomes: AI is the solution for people who hate the work/process itself. If you hate writing, you can AI-generate it. Similarly, if you hate exercise, you can take a pill to lose weight. But what kind of world it'll create? A sad one, if you ask me.

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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Whether it’s a morning walk through the trees, a weekend hike, or simply taking a moment to slow down and appreciate the outdoors, nature has a way of grounding us and helping us reconnect with what matters most.

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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Okay fine we're doing a little origin story thread: how did I become a horse game consultant and what does that even mean? 🧵

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Udi Dahan @udidahan.com · 14/12/2025

"Obvious" if you've been around a while, but still needs broader awareness: > New tech typically has more known unknowns, and many more unknown unknowns > software that’s been around longer tends to need less care and feeding than software that just came out #UseWhatWorks boringtechnology.club

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

It's sad that a company that easily can afford to pay artists handsomely is doing things like that... Coincidentally, I'm right now in the middle of a community initiative to get us hand-made Christmas lights done by an Artist (big A!). And you know what? People love & generously support it!

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

One point caught my attention - the effect of AI being the amplifier. I think it's a similar thing with debt in finance. Debt in itself is neither good nor bad in moral terms, it's just a tool. What is good or not is the terms and risk compared to the expected outcome and probability of success.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

That article really resonated. After working for almost 15 years, mostly on legacy projects, it's obvious that code quality has little relevance to the overall "business success". Of course, there's a limit, but we focus too much on red herrings. deadsimpletech.com/blog/failed_...

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Failed software projects are strategic failures | deadSimpleTech

The thing is, projects don't usually fail like that: I'd be hard-pressed to think of any projects where the strategic underpinnings of the project are sound, the supporting logistics and suchlike behi...

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Funny but not funny... 1st world problems. My family got so good at cooking that finding a good enough restaurant food is hard. A lot of "great" places recommended by others are either disappointing or cause stomach aches - too salty, oily or just not tasty at all. Same for coffee. The best at home.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

#entshittification is probably most visible in marketplaces. Yesterday I had a tea with neighbours and we spent a large chunk of it talking about how our Polish equivalent amazon makes their lives miserable as small business owners... Makes me angry to see how bad software can get.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I often realize it when I find it strange that something just works and does the thing it should be doing. You had one job and you did it well. How amazing and rare ;) That shows you how low our expectations are.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I'm just going over this with a friend that has a great idea for a medical software app :D I think we should get better at explaining people how expensive and difficult custom software is. It should always be the last resort, after exhausting all other options IMO. Unless... you're a dev yourself :P

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

It's easy to find problems in many software products, but every time I make a withdrawal in Deel (like today), it feels so good it's almost surreal. Looks so obvious, just "as things should be", yet for years I had so many challenges with various systems

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

"Things that cannot happen... happen. All the time" Today is one of those days when that reality hits really hard ;) In my experience, this is one of the major reasons why working with legacy systems is so challenging and interesting at the same time.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

That conversation didn't dissappoint, especially on points where there was some disagreement between the panelists :) My key takeaways: Zitron - many "useful AI" examples are not really LLMs, or where there before the current wave of hype, they're the "old school, different kind of AI" rebranded.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Trade-off - a decision between two GOOD options. I read it a while ago, and it keeps coming to my mind very often. I realized that saying yes was often easy, but many important decisions were about what I was ready to say no to. So true in life, so true in software.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

As a Kanban/Lean fan I think that the concept of "muda" is something painfully missing from Scrum and other Agile approaches in software. It's always more, faster, better until it becomes overwhelming and exhausting. But sometimes you can gain so much more by reducing waste and tiny improvments.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Question: Have you ever experienced a full-blown domain crisis in your project? Some misalignment in a core part, very, very deep or fundamental, so big that it was easier/faster to set things aside and rewrite a significant chunk of the system (even whole?) rather than try to gradually improve it?

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

One thing I wish somebody had told me 10+ years ago is that what you learn about software in training, books, and conferences has as much resemblance to reality as Instagram houses to your life. Yes, there are some useful skills to learn, worthy aspirations to have, etc.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

One more reason to keep all my house appliances as dumb as possible. Annoyingly, it's increasingly hard to get "not-smart" versions of everything. Why would I want my treadmill or washing machine to fail without an internet connection? It's more than enough trouble that they need electricity.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Building a house is an endless supply of software inspirations. It never occurred to us to check if windows had a consistent size across walls, though it seems obvious in retrospect. Turns out it matters a lot in windows with glazing bars (local style). If only our architect were Steve Job's fan...

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I agree, but for some businesses it's ok to treat devs as just "coders". The understanding is covered by other people or processes. It's like McDonald's vs gourmet restaurant. It's not the question of which is better, they're different businesses. But do you even know which one you are? :)

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I love this place. I feel so lucky to have a fully #remotework and can go for a walk to visit the castle and other amazing places nearby. No $$$ can make up for this. Photo by Roman Szymański, our local photographer.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

One of the more impactful features I implemented a while ago was matching the order of printed documents with address labels. Programming effort + QA and deployment - 2-3 hrs. The manual effort saved - a few person-hours per week, or over half a month of a full-time salaried position per year.

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weralabaj.bsky.social @weralabaj.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I'm similar, it's very satisfying when you see how things improve and in the most messy codebases usually you have a lot of quick wins that immediately make a difference. But... that always makes me think of this lady www.instagram.com/reel/C84pfeX...

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simoncropp.bsky.social @simoncropp.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I think my data-binding library for creating Excel spreadsheets is almost ready for a 1.0 github.com/SimonCropp/E... Already using it in anger at work. Spreadsheet code that would have taken a few hours to build now takes a few minutes.

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GitHub - SimonCropp/Excelsior: Excelsior is a Excel spreadsheet generation library with a distinctive data-driven approach.

Excelsior is a Excel spreadsheet generation library with a distinctive data-driven approach. - SimonCropp/Excelsior

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