Byron Jenkins

Senior Software Engineer | CST Temple ‘19 🍒 | Opinions are my own #BlackTechTwitter #TempleMade

[Byron Jenkins @codeherk]

Thank you @Codecademy for featuring me in your Learner Stories Series!

I first started learning how to code 10 years ago! This confirmed my interests & I took a leap of faith to pursue my bachelor’s in Computer Science.

Read the full story here!

https://t.co/0wBp2bTmiH

[Byron Jenkins @codeherk]

@moonshot This must be a data leak. Why is there login attempts on the emails? There should be more communication on this.

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@SaintLamont_ @_KazXO 🤣🤣

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I want them ASICS x Lapstone & Hammer that dropped today 😅

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@SaintLamont_ I think this applies to the sneaker culture in general bro. All the brands banked on the effects of scarcity.

EQL is the result of it, but I don’t think it helps at all because they charge fees ("Run Fair® Fee”), which brands happen to pass to consumers.

Shit sucks in general.

[Byron Jenkins @codeherk]

@MeekMill Here’s one of the Temple lectures I created for AI Prompting.

https://t.co/JDIZfhJMD5

You can definitely gather the skills necessary to use AI efficiently & effectively through the generous offers here on X.

Let’s reinvest the efforts back into Philly. The city needs it.

[Byron Jenkins @codeherk]

@engineering_bae Damn you went all in 😂🔥

I purchased a Breville Barista Express 5 years ago and it was the best decision ever. The lattes hit different now.

Cheers! ☕️

[Byron Jenkins @codeherk]

@0xmitsurii Well my hobby is my career 🤷🏾‍♂️

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@alexxubyte Class act! 👏🏾

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@KanikaTolver @TempleUniv Thank you Kanika!!

[Byron Jenkins @codeherk]

Sometimes I have to remind myself that I belong in those rooms.
3rd Year as an Adjunct Instructor at @TempleUniv 🦉

GOD IS GREAT!

#softwareengineer #STEM #educator #github #copilot

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@_fearlessmadman @TempleUniv Thank you Travell!

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It really sucks to hear Block eliminate 40% of the workforce & reading this stings.

Something gotta give. I haven’t been impacted by a mass layoff yet, but I can’t imagine how terrible it feels.

[jack @jack]

we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company.

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today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are being asked to leave or entering into consultation. i'll be straight about what's happening, why, and what it means for everyone.

first off, if you're one of the people affected, you'll receive your salary for 20 weeks + 1 week per year of tenure, equity vested through the end of may, 6 months of health care, your corporate devices, and $5,000 to put toward whatever you need to help you in this transition (if you’re outside the U.S. you’ll receive similar support but exact details are going to vary based on local requirements). i want you to know that before anything else. everyone will be notified today, whether you're being asked to leave, entering consultation, or asked to stay.

we're not making this decision because we're in trouble. our business is strong. gross profit continues to grow, we continue to serve more and more customers, and profitability is improving. but something has changed. we're already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. and that's accelerating rapidly.

i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now. i chose the latter. repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus, and to the trust that customers and shareholders place in our ability to lead. i'd rather take a hard, clear action now and build from a position we believe in than manage a slow reduction of people toward the same outcome. a smaller company also gives us the space to grow our business the right way, on our own terms, instead of constantly reacting to market pressures.

a decision at this scale carries risk. but so does standing still. we've done a full review to determine the roles and people we require to reliably grow the business from here, and we've pressure-tested those decisions from multiple angles. i accept that we may have gotten some of them wrong, and we've built in flexibility to account for that, and do the right thing for our customers.

we're not going to just disappear people from slack and email and pretend they were never here. communication channels will stay open through thursday evening (pacific) so everyone can say goodbye properly, and share whatever you wish. i'll also be hosting a live video session to thank everyone at 3:35pm pacific. i know doing it this way might feel awkward. i'd rather it feel awkward and human than efficient and cold.

to those of you leaving…i’m grateful for you, and i’m sorry to put you through this. you built what this company is today. that's a fact that i'll honor forever. this decision is not a reflection of what you contributed. you will be a great contributor to any organization going forward.

to those staying…i made this decision, and i'll own it. what i'm asking of you is to build with me. we're going to build this company with intelligence at the core of everything we do. how we work, how we create, how we serve our customers. our customers will feel this shift too, and we're going to help them navigate it: towards a future where they can build their own features directly, composed of our capabilities and served through our interfaces. that's what i'm focused on now. expect a note from me tomorrow.

jack

[Byron Jenkins @codeherk]

HellNo

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HellStar x Adidas new color way 👀

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@5SuitTheory 😂😂😂 definitely turned the music down

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I just hit the craziest pothole in West Philly smfh

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@TheHackersNews we still use Notepad++?

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Android users having a field day with this one 😂

[Kalshi @Kalshi]

JUST IN: Apple to use Google’s Gemini for Siri

[Byron Jenkins @codeherk]

The Eagles’ team chemistry sucks.

[Kendall Beck @KBeckEagles]

That Kevin Patullo firing tonight is gonna hit like crack.

Good riddance, bum.