@HughPumphrey@Cambridge_Uni@JesusCollegeCam We had "oxmas" which was a christmas celebration (usually Christmas Dinner with crackers, presents etc) held on the 25th of November
@HughPumphrey@simoncast@FryRsquared You were quite ineffective at getting me to come off the computer, you liked computers, we had a lot of computers, I was taught computing at school, and crucially I was a baby queer who failed to have any friends at a critical moment. The 1000 cuts I dodged through sheer luck
Some friends @hearmyqueer@SunStarFlower and I were helping each other out and realised our advice might benefit others - these tips are aimed at anyone who finds themself learning to code, especially for work, study or research without dedicated training https://t.co/iwbSCyQlT0
@oluoluoxenfree Even if you're working in kotlin mostly, it'll help you take into account the java underneath, and understand some of the pitfalls kotlin protects you from.
@oluoluoxenfree Effective Java is (or was? Think the 3rd ed. covers modern java) a really good guide to writing "good" java code - mainly conventions to follow and why. It was the only coding book I read for about 5 years when I started working in software.
@MakeYeFretPod Being masc, I want expecting to relate to [spoiler character?] as much as I did, but the experience of going home from the big city with a gender your home culture doesn't have is RELATABLE
@theguyliner@guardian I always interpreted it as "I see you are making an effort at masculinity" in an patronising fashion - I was surprised when I learned people say it to cis guys too
@daniel_m_lavery This is so great, it resonated so much with me and a bunch of people I shared with. One of those pieces that like it should have been so obvious, yet I'd never seen it before