Duncan Mackenzie

Software Engineering manager. Used to write books, articles, and work on too many other things {he/him}

@duncanmackenzie on bluesky

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

For folks who are interested in such things, I just looked up my level progression over the years at Microsoft. (Image is the same data as a chart)

Hire at L60
L61 -- Dec 1999
L62 -- Feb 2001
L63 -- Dec 2005
L64 -- Mar 2008
L65 -- Sept 2011
L66 -- Sept 2015
L67 -- Sept 2018

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

Someone asked me what level I started at Microsoft, my progression through levels, etc... so I had to go look it up. Started as a L60 back in May of 1999! So 23 years as of yesterday

[Matias Woloski @woloski]

Vittorio has left this world today 😢

He was a unique individual. Full of passion, curiosity, knowledge, wisdom and sense of humor. “Buongiorno Eveybody!” he would start every conference talk.

I am only grateful to him. Auth0 is the result of his influence and passion for identity 🙏

I am very sad but also relieved that I was able to tell him how much I loved and admired him the last few months while he was sick.

Thank you Vitto, you will be missed but your legacy will be always remembered ✨

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

Swinging back on here for a moment to say I have some Blue sky invite codes. DM me if you need one and I will see what I can do

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

Go to https://t.co/mLJsDJctWJ to try it out yourself 🙂

[Ian McCrystal @ianmst]

One of my favorite features shipped in @stripe docs recently: you can now hover over api parameters in code snippets to get in-context definitions i.e. no more having to navigate away and break flow to get this information 😍

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

We updated the search UX on https://t.co/yyVtMQQIl9, it's not a huge change, but there's a new feature we haven't added any advertisement about yet...

Hint: try typing API: in the prompt 🙂

[Devin Duke @sirDukeDevin]

I repost this every single time I see Andrew Tate trending. Best burn ever.

[Jeremy Danyow @dany0w]

@docsmsft Friday post ship, post ship beers, post ship bug fix ship again 🚢 🐜 🚢 🔥

[Henri Helvetica 🇭🇹 👨🏾‍🚀 🚀 @HenriHelvetica]

🚨 Just a reminder: I'm hosting some great folks from Google who have even greater insights on Core Web Vitals, their evolution and some of the most significant changes in recent times. Join us. Link below.
A @towebperf event ⚡️ Powered by @Catchpoint!

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Because of the pay gap, women have lost out on more than $60 trillion in wages since 1967.

Yes, trillion.

Today women still earn roughly 82 cents for every dollar earned by men, despite playing an outsized role in our economy.

We must ensure fair wages for all.

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

This is a reckless comment from a lawyer who knows better. No one is jailing anyone at will. A grand jury has found probable cause of crimes. Trump gets due process, like everyone else. He gets jailed only if a jury finds guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and a judge imposes jail.

[David Singleton @dps]

As a company of developers, building for developers, we care *a lot* about developer tools.

So we built Workbench—a first-of-its-kind dev tool that lets you look under the hood to understand, debug, and grow your Stripe integration.

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

I missed it when it was live, but happy to find video of demand of Connor playing at a @wizards_magic event in Dallas: https://t.co/4ap1puJq0C

[Jonnie Hallman @destroytoday]

Then with @micaelaballew, I got the chance to build https://t.co/QyrhJnRZG8. I desperately wanted to make this animation extra special, so I quietly snuck in an easter egg to make the buttons clickable.

1337 still redirects you to the /jobs page 😏

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

@ClaireMax My daughter talks about the Miata all the time just for that feature

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

@jeffwilcox @holz_bau @DonaldShoup Yep, from Redmond, for a week trip or less, it's cheaper to park than do Uber. Did an 9 day recently and it was probably a bad choice, but went with it for the convenience of walking right to my car after arriving

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

I don't even understand the reference 😞

[Dr G @drguthals]

What’s the first GIF that comes up when you type your name?

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

@TashasEv I'm just around, no Build needed 🙂

[Morgan Mitchell @livelovegeek]

@Duncanma @zeekspizza @blackravenbrew

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

@livelovegeek @zeekspizza @blackravenbrew I could probably arrange for this guy to be there

[Duncan Mackenzie @Duncanma]

If you live near Redmond and like pizza and beer... Tuesday is the day for you 🙂

[Nic Fillingham 🇦🇺🇺🇸 @nicfill]

I had an awesome time interviewing @dwizzzleMSFT. Dave is super smart and a champion for security researchers and the hacker community. I'm now also convinced he's cloned himself and/or created a pocket universe in order to undertake all of his extra-curricular hobbies. 😁 Enjoy!