bmac

Likes: The Open Web, JavaScript, handbalancing, emacs, skiing, banana chips. he/him

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

Every time I begin a tedious `git bisect` I think:

"Starting this project is a powerful spell that means someone else will identify the commit faster."

But that never happens. Instead, it becomes a powerful curse were I must complete a tedious git bisect.

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

@yminsky @natefoster You've been killing it with the signals and treads content recently. This episode was especially great. I already knew my early 2010s era college networking coursework was hopeless out of date but it was kinda fun to learn about the specific ways things have changed.

[Ellie Huxtable @ellie_huxtable]

oh wow that's crazy

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

I love Substack. Always have. Their team is great.

But a silent change could force me off the platform if it stays.

They broke email.

My paid subscribers cannot read today's paid newsletter on mobile without downloading the Substack app.

@substack: roll this back. Now.

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

@patio11 Do you happen to have a favorite book on the topic of Operations Research?

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

My take from Remix Jam → https://t.co/CFCpWsO0mo

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

After React Conf and Remix Jam, it’s clear the differences aren’t just technical, they’re about values.

React accepts complexity as capability.
Remix chooses simplicity as liberation.

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

The final StaffPlus NYC is done. Here's what stuck with me: understanding VP constraints, recognizing useful crises, questioning conventional wisdom, and why I now have a mentorship problem. #StaffPlus #LeadDevNYC

https://t.co/P3C4dgsZBK

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

@kwuchu Congrats! 🎉🎊

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

@tomdale @floydophone I had to retire my old "build me a Promise class that satisfies these 4 tests" interview question mostly because JavaScript programmers don't know how to use classes anymore and got tripped up on that part instead of the promise implementation. :(

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

@markdalgleish Me too!

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

@jayphelps Congrats!

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

https://t.co/pai3dmauCE

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

Here’s my proposal for a Staff+ canon:
• The Staff Engineer’s Path by Tanya Reilly
• Release It! by Michael Nygard
• Kill It With Fire by Marianne Bellotti
• Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
• Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt

What would you add?

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

Record grain harvests in Trump's America, comrades!!

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

Check out why I don't like `vi.mock`:

https://t.co/pf006Snu1y

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

Most of the time you’re using vi.mock, you probably shouldn’t be.

It's too global, too brittle, and too easy to misuse.
vi.spyOn is almost always the better choice.

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

@choir241 @babymetal @Bloodywood2 Nice. I saw them tonight in Boston. They put on a great show!

[Waleed @waldeedle]

@BezoMaxo is sleuthing through Cloud Infrastructure mysteries live, such a unique and engaging presentation format! 🔎🤔 #InfoQDevSummit

[bmac @BezoMaxo]

Slides from my InfoQ Dev Summit talk on Thinking Like a Detective: Solving Cloud Infrastructure Mysteries

https://t.co/FBed0ZPnkU

[Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste]

Marco Rubio has revoked valid visas , green cards and other documentation to arrest foreigners and put them in immigration detention. These have been major news stories.