Matt Cobley

Technical Lead (Decisioning) at @moneyhubapp @moneyhubenterpr. Views expressed are my own. (he/him)

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

Just noticed a new #chromecast icon in the #OneDrive app and all I can think about is this...

#peepshow

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

@davidfowl It's wild.. Just wait until you install a module from an egg (or wheel, I forget which) and have a name clash with module names in your own code because they aren't properly namespaced when imported....

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

@onedrive your new android app is terrible! Slow, but more importantly I've found that files are not showing latest uploaded pictures in camera roll despite them being visible on desktop. Clearing cache and data doesn't help.

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

@NotMyAgile Obviously didn't spend enough time estimating to get the numbers perfect.....

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

@tdhatcher86 @allenholub I've always seen sub tasks as how the dev team can divide up the work required to deliver the story, but if the value of the story can be divided up then it can be a separate story altogether. Story = indivisible value that can be delivered to the customer.

[Danny Lingman @Lingman]

@Grady_Booch I'm old enough to also remember "The last one", which as I recall, came on 8" floppies.

[Dr Ian Jackson 😷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🗿 @dr_ianjackson]

Just sayin.

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

I've always thought of software engineers as really being managers of complexity. The aim is to reduce is wherever possible, not do something "clever" in the name of looking smart.

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

As @neal4d says: "Programmers are drawn to complexity like moths to a flame, often with the same results."

[Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @woofknight]

I cannot stress enough how important it is to do silly, frivolous things that serve no other purpose than making you happy.

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

@t3dotgg The best one is anything labelled "disposable"....

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

@chrissowtonelt @EducationBATH @lizzimilligan Congratulations Chris!!

[Matt Popovich @mpopv]

PARENTS: Be sure to check your kids' candy bars for Next.js 14 server actions. My four-year-old nearly got write access to the production db

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

+1
Clarity over brevity every time. Having it in the code makes it much more likely to be updated as meaning changes than comments, too.

[Cory House @housecor]

I just read this variable name in a code review:

startLoadTabIsActiveAndHasNoErrorsButEndLoadTabHasErrors

It's long, but I like it. I prefer descriptive names over code comments.

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

@BladeDinno @anon_opin I prefer the movie, but the book is more coherent in what it's saying. As with most movie adaptations, I found reading the book made the movie seem like it lacked depth in comparison.

[Scott Hanselman 🌮 @shanselman]

And y’all picked on WebForms. Shameless.

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

@peer_rich Real developers run their database in the browser

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Most modern video games are too long. Hardcore gamers have perpetuated the myth that anything with less than 40 hours of content is a waste of money which has spoiled it for everyone with a life

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

A typical British conversation:

Brit 1: Excuse me, sorry, can I just... 
Brit 2: Yes, of course, sorry 
Brit 1: Sorry, thanks

<both Brits somehow know what's happening>

[Kelly Vaughn @kvlly]

The best senior engineers I've worked with don't attempt to do everything themselves - they lean on the strengths of others and ask for help when needed to keep up the momentum

[Work Chronicles @_workchronicles]

Verifying Estimates

[Matt Cobley @MatthewCobley]

@gigsandtours Hi! I didn't get a link to the Keane presale yesterday despite signing up at the start of the week. My wife was in touch with you about yesterday it but we've still not received a link from you. Any help would be appreciated!