Jaco Pretorius

Software Engineer. South African. I work at @Betterment and blog at

[Jaco Pretorius @JacoPretorius]

I'm a 10x engineer, where x is my original estimate

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Blogged: How to Use Variables in PostgreSQL psql Scripts (with Examples) https://t.co/8Rq0uCoB8w

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Blogged: Avoiding N+1 Queries with Rails Strict Loading https://t.co/q3Jmi8e0Zc

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This made me giggle https://t.co/ssrntIt075 - so an *actual* LOL. Not just the one where you write 'LOL'

[Ⓜ️isterD @MisterD78UK]

"Ok would you rather take a bath in mac and cheese or use mayo for creamer in your coffee?"

Interviewer: "to be clear we meant any questions about the job position?"

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Blogged: Understanding PostgreSQL LATERAL Joins with Practical Examples https://t.co/gZBtrSRAwF

[𝑴𝒐 𝑴𝒐𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒓 @MoMohler]

They say the average person will eat 8 pillowcases in their sleep throughout their lifetime.

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Blogged: rails new: Complete Guide to All Options https://t.co/ebtaTIbYnE

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I've really enjoyed 1440 as a great, unbiased, factual daily newsletter https://t.co/0snIDe6Fbm

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Blogged: Remove Nth Node From End of List https://t.co/lxVglSWxeG

[Daddy Go Fish @daddygofish]

me: did you have fun on your playdate?

my 9yo: yes, but that was the wrong Logan. Next week can I have a playdate with the Logan who's my friend?

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Blogged: Interacting with Shell Commands in Ruby https://t.co/VLnU4MYUpy

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Blogged: Fingerprinting Jekyll SASS Assets https://t.co/YqVIh9DpyS

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Welp. My automatic tweet is still not working - it's supposed to be https://t.co/xwf8mKjMdn Close tho

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Blogged: Tweeting New Jekyll Posts From Github Actions Part 2 https://t.co/pK0Umk7F2U

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Has Airdrop ever worked for anyone at any point in history? It's the most finicky technology imaginable

[Jaco Pretorius @JacoPretorius]

@JetBlue I'm very disappointed in your customer support. You sent me a flight receipt for the wrong amount and your support rep kept saying that it's not wrong, I simply need to go to your site and request a 'different' receipt. Is this how you do business?

[I Am Devloper @iamdevloper]

Me: I want to be notified when production goes down
Also me: how do I turn off all these annoying alert emails

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@samandmoore @chrislopresto I've kinda forgotten about that. We should totally bring that back.

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This is excellent https://t.co/EP1lm6IYNP

[I Am Devloper @iamdevloper]

Marie Kondo: What is this?
Me: Its called Jira
Marie: Does it Spark Joy
Me: Absolutely not
Marie: Thank it, and then discard it