Chris Dail

Sr. Director of Engineering at Dash Social. Lover of all things Software Development. Engineering Leader. Coder. Geek. Coffee, Tea and BBQ enthusiast

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

Been thinking about parallel computing as a way to understand the impact of AI on software engineering. Amdahl's Law explains this well.

This article I found particularly insightful https://t.co/3IG7Pj9BVk

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

I see a lot of posts equating AI's capabilities to a junior or intermediate software developer. This is a mistake. Sometimes they are like your best staff developer, digging into a challenging problem, and at other times, they make mistakes that no junior developer would make.

[Jez Humble @jezhumble]

"Using AI to write better code more slowly" https://t.co/H6x6JWIOs9

[Jez Humble @jezhumble]

As usual we are gonna re-learn old lessons with new tools. "The paradox is that when managers focus on productivity, long-term improvements are rarely made. On the other hand, when managers focus on quality, productivity improves continuously." -- John Seddon

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

Product Engineering. A new wave or a return to form?
https://t.co/kQVVdEACTk

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

Nice to see some actual concrete numbers on the impact of AI engineering https://t.co/eTrRZZU0iZ

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

Refactoring's latest on the State of Product Development is great. Key takeaway is to make sure you give teams time to experiment as I have written on previously.
https://t.co/nmuZlzdNGR

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

I created a new Ralph Wiggum implementation that limits iterations based on remaining Claude session usage https://t.co/ZKhwJLSBM3

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

The two most common strategies I see are: do the same thing we always did, but faster with AI, or cut the team because we can do the same thing with fewer people. There is a better strategy. Use AI to do something that was not possible before.
https://t.co/BJilsoGt6Q

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

Interviews Suck, especially in tech https://t.co/hkFf0EQ3j5

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

The cost of any code change has changed with AI. Even if AI is much better than a human, any change to a codebase has the possibility of side effects.
https://t.co/4bVUlWpfEZ

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

Why are some developers still not embracing AI coding tools?
https://t.co/m5Xz3Z7ohe

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

Quality Software is King in the age of AI
https://t.co/E7hVqkPJmL

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

I was chatting with someone from a startup where it was normal to work 60+ hours every week. The CEO said “I wish it wasn’t like this, but it is what we need to do right now.” There is a better way.
https://t.co/m0nyfIv3ZG

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

I have seen a flurry of bad job-searching advice on LinkedIn recently. Here are some of the top ones I have seen and what to do instead.
https://t.co/9LureKpyPd
#JobSearch #JobHunt #Hiring

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

@PublicMobile You charged my credit card, but my subscription is not active. Filed a ticket with your support, and no response since yesterday. What do you have to do to get service around here?

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

@scottastevenson Sometimes this is a symptom of too many 1-1 communication paths (star network) and not strong enough team boundaries

[rands @rands]

Bad news delivered late because you’re scared is much worse news.

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

@micah63 I’m on threads and Bluesky but they only have a fraction of accounts I follow

[Chris Dail @chrisdail]

I can’t wait for this. This gives me an excuse to final forget this platform exists and uninstall it

[Kylie Robison @kyliebytes]

🚨 SCOOP: X, formerly known as Twitter, will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet and retweet https://t.co/kvFeZTH1f5