Logan Dean

programming geek, language geek; surprisingly not a programming language geek. still occasionally hopeful. also @[email protected]

[Trans Formations Project Inc. @the_TFP]

Tw // suicide

We at leadership know that there was a very public tweet last night that went viral regarding a trans girl's attempted suicide. If you need assistance or are struggling, please, please reach out. We live in hard times. It's okay to be hurting, or afraid, or angry.

[Marisniulkis @mlescaille]

Most hesitancy of newly joined engineers (regardless of level) on pushing changes quickly is a reflection of the level of safety the team/org/company can show them. As well as the quality of onboarding.
Almost always is not tied to technical ability.

[Liz Ryan @humanworkplace]

THE TALENT SHORTAGE

If I go to TJ Maxx hoping to find a real pearl necklace for $29.95 and don’t find one, that doesn’t mean there is a pearl necklace shortage.

It just means I am out of touch with reality.

1/3

[Manish @ManishEarth]

there should be a "Why We Can't Have Nice Things" resource for each programming language that documents the challenges and tradeoffs involved in adding commonly-requested but nuanced features

[Logan Dean @lgdean]

@alexbunardzic @WoodyZuill @Atlassticdotcom I do hope the employer was paying him for that time!

But also, yeah, I would start to wonder whether he had experienced stack-ranking, either there or elsewhere. :(

[Logan Dean @lgdean]

@coralinetheblue I would, before today, have expected that group to have some understanding of how diseases spread, and that it might be desirable to defend against such things.

[ACLU of Northern CA @ACLU_NorCal]

We're not going to let the SFPD kill people with robots
(we still can't believe we have to say this).

#KillerRobots

[ACLU of Northern CA @ACLU_NorCal]

Oh no, the fight's not over. The supervisors can still reverse their vote.

Here's what to do:

1) Send a letter, personalized, if possible: https://t.co/1Bhn0nnyWl

2) On Monday at 9:30 am, show up for a rally in front of SF City Hall. Let's show our power.

3) Spread the word

[Tracy Chou 🌻 @triketora]

glad to see that mastodon has the same tiresome pattern of people popping by to tell you how YOU feel is wrong bc it’s not how THEY feel

feels just like home on the bird site 🥰

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

If you’re a politician or media figure who sets up the LGBTQ community to be hated and feared - not because any of us ever harmed you but because you find it useful - then don’t you dare act surprised when this kind of violence follows.

Don’t you dare act surprised.

[rasiim.md @refactorfiend]

many orgs still refuse to accept the fact that - kinder people putting quality and safety first, ship better software sooner for longer and have more fun doing it. been proven for yrs now. curve any of that musty bs you hear to the contrary.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

This is a common tactic/belief.

The problem? It backfires more often than succeeds.

I researched it & covered it in my book. More often:

It's not the tough ones that stick around; it's the ones who have no other options.

Let's look at some history and research:

[Logan Dean @lgdean]

@marlenac That's one way to get your daily dose of fiber...

[Dr. Cat Hicks | grimalkina.bsky.social @grimalkina]

What does it mean for an industry when the developers who most try to protect each other, most try to be diligent and kind and open up doors for others--when THOSE are the developers who hold the cumulative weight of so much broken trust? Those are the people we'll lose.

[Dr. Cat Hicks | grimalkina.bsky.social @grimalkina]

One of the things I've been thinking about more in my current research with software teams is the long-term impacts of hostile situations *across* orgs and teams. The downstream effects of this kind of experience on people's future career choices go really deep and really far.

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

GOOD NEWS: democracy won in multiple states on Tuesday. Here are some key ballot initiatives that won and will make future elections more transparent and fair 🧵