Ian Sanders

web software engineer. working on the future of pull requests @GitHub

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@ibuildthecloud Thanks, sharing this with the team. How do you like the new experience overall?

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@przmslw @depoll I think you're going to like the new experience! You'll be able to submit reviews from a header button on any page, and theres a dropdown menu to switch tabs in the top left of the new sticky header.

[Camilla Moraes @moraes_c_]

The new opt-in PR Overview page surfaces merge readiness, summarizes review activity, and filters unresolved threads.

A first step towards a broader PR redesign. Let us know what you think

https://t.co/ojDpVaP8fy

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@EthanAlley @depoll yep, we did that ⚡

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@CantelopePeel

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@wmataGM I'd love to know more about the planning and design process, and your opinions on how we might be able to make it more efficient.

[Dr. Levi Cowan @TropicalTidbits]

Some random thoughts on the new era:

As AI steadily creeps into our work in the fields of meteorology and programming, there is an inevitable uneasiness associated with "losing control" and "becoming obsolete" as human developers and scientists. It's a fear I've occasionally felt, anyway, and I know I'm not alone. I used quotes because, while these are valid feelings, I don't think they must be reality.

The process of performing work is evolving as agents do more of it, but the impetus for that work is unchanged. We are the driving force of inspiration and curiosity that births our work in the first place. Taking ownership is the way to preserve autonomy and hard skills, and we're entering an era where that must be a personal, conscious choice.

If you're a student, you must pursue knowledge and stay hungry, lest silicon crutches leave you with passing grades but no ability. Harness AI to enhance your learning process, but never yield your understanding to it. Only you can ensure that.

If you're a programmer, AI is a dramatic accelerant - use it! It is the future of software. But insist on retaining ownership of your projects. Be a nosy manager, a steering influence on design decisions, and an intentional critic. The dopamine hit of pressing <Enter> will eventually wrest authorship from you otherwise.

If you're a scientist, AI is either expert-level in your field or will be someday. But science is still advanced by PIs, not AIs. Curiosity about the universe is a defining human trait - keep your curious hands on the rudder. Find the cutting edge and ride it; chances are you will advance the boundary with AI assistance far more than AI will alone.

Much about this new era is intimidating, but also exciting. I say grab it all by the horns and harness these capabilities for doing good in the world and your own life. Just choose continuously to protect your own sovereignty and humanity. Life is ours to live.

#NotWrittenByABot

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

Choices.... 🤔

[YIMBY St. Pete @yimbystpete]

City Council just unanimously voted to pass the SunRunner TOD zoning overlay!

Incredibly, they also unanimously voted to eliminate all parking minimums in the overlay AND within a quarter mile of SunRunner stops. We’ve come a long way!

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@AnthonyClose PSTA should have a program for event organizers to fund increased frequency during events. Maybe run some local event SunRunners that just cover downtown? Would be much more effective to use existing infrastructure, plus great PR for PSTA.

[Chris 🦝 (READ BIO!!) @TrashPanda08x]

For $200bn you could fund all these rail projects btw.

But instead we choose to bomb children

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@GADeptofTrans Here, I fixed that for you:

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@wmata Metro means freedom to me! The freedom of being able to get around the city without a car, without having to sit in traffic or look for parking.

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@capitalweather From that map it really just looks like we thankfully skirted danger. Could've easily been a lot worse if that line jogged a tad to the right.

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@RVA_DOT Nice work, thank you! Won't be too long until people start calling this "Richmonding"

[Andrew DeFrank @andrewdefrank]

The problem with bike lanes is that we're so close to unlocking SO MANY MORE benefits. Only when you have a truly protected network will people who would otherwise never bike give it a try.

There's nothing "responsible" about getting cold feet on the one yard line.

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@AnthonyClose Wow. Went from cozy historic cottage to cold new subdivision.

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@helenhousandi There is honestly something rewarding about reviewing a low quality human-authored PR as long as it came from a good place. Especially in OSS - it's a chance to mentor someone new and help them improve.

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@DDOTDC Really? Kenyon isn't looking so passable to me.

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@PoPville

[Ian Sanders @iansan5653]

@PoPville DDOT and I have very different definitions of "passable"