Jamie cook

[Dave Anderson @scarletinked]

If you're a software engineer, your main job is maintaining legacy code.

Why? Because building a system doesn't take long, in comparison to how long code will last, assuming the code/business are successful.

Here are the 10 commandments of maintaining legacy code.

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[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@lizzytait Chuck a sickie and get a meat pie and 🍺?

[Pedro Camargo @pedrocamargo]

Outer Loop Consulting now has a website, which comes with a brand new post on the recent advances we made in the performance of #AequilibraE ! https://t.co/3aHGKC7YaW

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@pedrocamargo here's something interesting to look at in the vein of faster ci

[Charlie Marsh @charliermarsh]

When I first released Ruff, I wasn’t sure whether people would care about a fast Python linter!

Five months later, Ruff has been adopted by some of the most popular Python projects on GitHub, including Pandas, FastAPI, Apache Airflow, and more.

https://t.co/qyI23hAtbw

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@AlexaDelbosc Unfortunately a common thread for anyone on a bike anywhere outside the nederlands

[Max Lenormand @MaxLenormand]

On Monday 23rd I'll host a livestream with @brunosan, @giswqs & @datamongerbonny to run the same analysis using Microsoft's Planetary Computer, Google Earth Engine & QGIS respectively

Monday 23rd Jan at 8:30pm UTC - 21:30 CET - 3:30pm EST on @MindsBehindMaps YT channel

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@AlexaDelbosc Don't think it needs a Dutch exchange program to see that interaction for what it is

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@mlk0981 @dajobe I read it after seeing this tweet, can confirm its a good read https://t.co/tLM7sdLia0

[Pedro Camargo @pedrocamargo]

On this date 8 years ago AequilibraE was released as a QGIS plugin.
It has been a long but forgiving road, and certainly my favorite project. Development was a bit slow in 2021 and in the beginning of 2022, but the pace of progress was absolutely phenomen…https://t.co/pPLQBx9i5y

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@dev_the_dad @mattywackass @JoshuaPHilll Don't worry @dev_the_dad I love a pedant! Keep on fighting the good fight

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@PMatweew @elahieh No way, the biggest sin was refusing to allow council any through traffic busses on the sweet bridge that council built for them

[Tanay Jaipuria @tanayj]

the distribution of marathon finishing times is fascinating

(via https://t.co/CGyA0LWMI9)

[Kieran Drew @ItsKieranDrew]

Do you sit at a computer for longer than 6 hours a day?

You’re destroying your body if so.

Here’s the setup you need to protect yourself from posture problems and crippling long-term injuries:

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[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@StuartBDonovan Isn’t that what the drawbridge is for?

[mr fabio @fffabs]

Dutch bike brand Van Moof were losing thousands of pounds a week as careless couriers were damaging their precious deliveries.

Their solution? Change the packaging to resemble a TV!

Since the design change the company has seen an 80% drop in damages on their deliveries.

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@StuartBDonovan Subscribing to this thread for updates

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@TimboCarlton @qgisau I'm guessing Aus public service, I know that DTMR in Qld have some deployments. What objections are you running into?

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@cbdbug Ridden that area many times... Just now realising that section is Logan road and not old Cleveland

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@margal @ddclaxton @jtrebach Oh dear god

[Jamie cook @Jamieallencook]

@margal @ddclaxton @jtrebach I don't even know what to Google... Hit is up with a link cos I'm still confused