Mike Parker

Burned the blueprint. Paid the price. Now building from the edge—writing, climbing, riding bikes, North Sea surfer. ex: @capitaplc, founder @orangebus

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

What a timely reminder to reject our innate desire for control and instead let life breathe and evolve, so that only what we need unfolds.

I'm going to view a cabin in the Highlands of Scotland today, and before I've even been there, let alone lived there, my default setting has to be to envisage what it could become rather than what my family needs it to be.

Thank you.

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

@Pranav_LCFC I was there. Had a clear view. He wasn't injured. The tackle was fair. He lay on the ground for a couple of seconds, then decided to fake an injury. It was clear for all to see (I could see his face as he made the decision). He should have received a yellow for play acting!

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

I recently mused on this. AI is brilliant for scaffolding UI, debugging, pairing on problems… until you lean on it too hard. Then the work "drifts into confusion," the code runs, but you've lost the thread. You don't know which end to pull from anymore. That's the real debt, code that works or doesn't, but you don't understand.

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

@IDWIW123 @johnredwood Thanks for the help in proving my point. A lawyer handed the CEO role of UK plc, backed by a cabinet where 2/3rds have never had a significant career outside politics. If you think that's the right team to run a country, I don't know what to say.

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

What it feels like living in the UK: You had two cows. Now you have a tax bill and a lecture.

Bravo @robprogressive

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

I'm the same—something to talk through my ideas with, a silent pair programmer who never gets tired.

It handles the scaffolding, the boilerplate. But when it comes to shaping the logic, stitching thought into code—that's mine. That's play. That's the craft.

[DHH @dhh]

This is my vibe coding.

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

Been building like this myself: AI throws up the scaffolds, I shape it. GitLab’s Field CTO nails the trend—coders turn conductors. Vibe coding for grown-ups: prompt, audit, ship. https://t.co/OCvZq31SaJ

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

From Software Engineer
→ to Product Engineer
→ to Systems Thinker.
That’s the real upgrade.

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

If you think without writing, you only think you’re thinking.”—Leslie Lamport

Programming has never been about cutting code. It’s about the thinking. And that’s the key to creating great software.

https://t.co/WbDzujRJ7z

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

Step away. Think Deeply

Rich Hickey—a modern-day programming philosopher, has shaped how I think about developing software. And like many others, it is how I found my way to Clojure.

Hammock-Driven Development is a great place to start:

https://t.co/vXTgtWiO7C

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

Dreams into code—more people building. Vibe coding cracked the door wide open. It's Beautiful to see.

I've written code for decades. This is different: code, design, product—all collapsed into one fluid motion—finally, my pair programming soulmate.

https://t.co/W9ZEa6KY0r

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

It's 5 a.m. on Saturday, and I'm up searching my history, racking my brain, and leaning on LLMs to try and uncover things I've seen in the past that are relevant to where I'm at now—no joy!

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

For anybody who needs to be reminded of how good things are now and how awful they were under Ashley. How football pundits (@PaulMerse, @themichaelowen, et al.) dismissed us as "delusional, entitled, unrealistic"—or, probably the worst, @rioferdy5 claiming on BT Sport that we should thank Mike Ashley. I present you with this table.

#NUFC

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

What if you didn’t need to bookmark at all?

I’m constantly trying to find things I’ve seen—I just can’t remember where or when. Bookmarks feel like mental baggage I drag around—stuff I swore I’d return to but never do.

I still haven’t found a system that works for me, but everyone has that itch they should scratch, right?

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

@TaylorandPayne Not mad at all. I said it last night. He's the complete midfielder and the best I've seen in Black and White.

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

Spot on.

Most people still think Robin Hood was a socialist. He wasn't. He was anti-State, not anti-success.

The masses never question why taxes are needed—only who should pay more—Never how they're spent—only who other than "me" it's fair to steal from.

[Daniel Priestley @DanielPriestley]

Robin Hood didn't steal from the rich business owners to give to the poor. He takes back the money from the greedy tax collector and gives it back to the people who are working.

To be clear, the Sherif of Nottingham is a tax collector! He represents unjust authority over the workers and business owners. Anyone campaigning for even more taxes is not Robin Hood - they are on the side of the greedy sheriff.

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

100%: Developing software has never been about cutting code. It’s about thinking deeply about a problem space—code is just the expression of those thoughts.

LLMs supercharge those with advanced reasoning skills.

And suddenly, building niche tools that used to make no sense now makes all the sense in the world.

[Alice @AliceTalksFooty]

• Won Newcastle’s first trophy in 70 years.
• Beat 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the league in cup run.
• Took Bournemouth from 23rd in League Two to the Premier League & kept them up for five seasons.
• Tactically outclassed Arteta over two legs.
• Tactically brilliant out of possession vs Liverpool today — Slot ran out of ideas.
• First English manager to win a major trophy in 8 years.
• Took Newcastle from relegation places in the league to UCL qualification in 18 months.

He saved Bournemouth from going out of the Football League and won Newcastle’s first trophy in 70 years.

Eddie Howe deserves more respect.

[Mike Parker @mikeyparker]

I'm up in Peebles and minded of a trip back in 2001 with @singletrackmag