Glen Ford

Developer, Architect, Manager, CTO

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@wfaler Left one

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@wfaler Yes

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@wfaler Can’t remember which model I have but it’s been in heavy use for 9 years and still feels like new, saved my back.

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@jimwebber I bought some nest last spring as they appeared to be the best option then discovered my wife couldn’t use them because of the G-Suite bullshit, she was so happy at having to create another account just so she could adjust the temp from her phone.

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@jimwebber Ridiculous isn’t it, they are simply the worst at consumer experience

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@wfaler https://t.co/OBkFg43Wzo

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@wfaler Been using python solidly for a couple of years now, agree, finding it to very productive

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

So I now get Ads with zero indication that they are an ad. Not even the tiny ‘ad’… sensing the end is close

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@debasishg I think that deeper causes are 1) not understanding the problem domain you are working in (and the context you are working within e.g org) and 2) not understanding the implications and trade offs of a particular style. The delusion that no upfront thought is needed abounds.

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@jasongorman That would be ‘out of band’ is all too common

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@Mark_Kellett The old … You wanted the banana and got the gorilla holding a banana instead

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@amitgupta1202 @codemanship @jasongorman In many organizations it’s the only way to earn more money

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@jasongorman Once upon a time, someone put ‘able to support 1 million concurrent users’ in a contract and then forward progress stopped for a year whilst the previous 5K peak shuffled away from a seemingly stagnant service.

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

Very sad to hear

[Martin Fowler @martinfowler]

We are saddened today to learn of the passing of Stefan Tilkov (@stilkov) and offer our condolencies to his family, friends, and colleagues at INNOQ.

https://t.co/WCw2UwCPA3

[Jason Hise @JasonHise64]

Way more epic than it has any right to be.

https://t.co/lDC9bwLca6

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@jimwebber @luannem @peteaven @tareq_abedrabbo Looking forward to this

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@jasongorman Black Adder goes Forth spring to mind… exactly or the 14 times before that, but I am sure this time we shall prevail, isn’t that right Darling

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@jimwebber You can’t toast here, the sugar content is too high it burns before it even starts to get warm

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

@johncutlefish Press Release driven development was always my favorite

[Glen Ford @glen_ford]

Did you test the maintenance/failover page? Sure boss…