Osvaldas Grigas

I hope I didn't brain my damage.

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

Global Day of Coderetreat is coming back to Vilnius! Nov 13 is the day for passionate developers looking to advance their craft, for free, and without getting paid.

A face-to-face on-site event in true community spirit, taking necessary COVID precautions.
https://t.co/Yg4PILrD9F

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

It's the first time in 10 years that I won't be facilitating a Global Day of Coderetreat in Vilnius (due to COVID risk). But I do encourage you to join one of the virtual Coderetreat events in whatever timezone suits you:
https://t.co/dsl7h83oCA

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

Sadly, this year Vilnius was the only Baltic states city to take part in #gdcr19

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

If you're passionate about coding and you've never been to a Coderetreat, you owe it to yourself to come to the Global Day on Nov 16. We've got 112 cities around the world joining so far, and Vilnius is one of them: https://t.co/gPa5XGQ5Cq

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

Just like LISP, Vilnius Clojure meetup is never quite dead. Resurrecting on May 30: https://t.co/42L19X660L

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

@ramunas_m @jcchavezs @DavidOstrovsky That is high praise, given all the great speakers this year. My vote goes to @adamralph's talk on modeling service boundaries, for clearly presenting a vital skill that needs way more attention in the industry.

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

Good news - Vilnius is once again joining the Global Day of Coderetreat initiative. If you like the idea of spending the whole day just writing the best code you can alongside other like-minded passionate developers, this day is for you: https://t.co/iwv66W151j

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

@liucijus Nobody has expressed their will to facilitate Vilnius Coderetreat yet. C'mon people, it's not that hard! I'll do a 1h Google Hangout training for volunteers.

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

Would anyone in Vilnius be willing to replace me as the facilitator of Global Day of CodeRetreat this year (Nov 17)? Having done it for 7 years straight, I think I'm now ready to take the challenge as a regular attendee.

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

Had a great time at #RigaDevDays. Thanks for inviting me and for all the medieval food :) https://t.co/if1rmOXlC0

[RigaDevDays @RigaDevDays]

Naming things in CS is hard, but @ogrigas tries to give some tips at #RigaDevDays

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

@liucijus @hesher Agreed. Libraries are there to help solve specific problems. One should normally test whether the end-goal is achieved, not how it integrates to some library, which is an implementation detail that can change.

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

This paper reveals the detrimental effects of problem structuring when done by analysts or managers. Problem structuring is really part of exploring the design/solution space and thus should be left to developers: https://t.co/wHaDzvhAt6

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

"Teams that track “velocity” and “story points” treat development as if it’s linear labor. Software development is not like moving a pile of stones." - By @rjs https://t.co/A2bBDFULXO

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

@TankiaiTaskuota Priklauso nuo susireikšminimo lygio. Nuo šiandien prašau mane vadinti Programų Sistemų Inžinieriumi.

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

To get things done, be ready to sacrifice non essential features that generate design complexity.

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

"Highly configurable" software usually ends up misconfigured and broken. This applies to infrastructure too.

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

How to get rid of clickbait with one easy trick: https://t.co/tiKIaDScfR

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

@WixEng My pleasure. Thanks for inviting me!

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

Strive to give more positive feedback to your co-workers. Costs nothing. Works miracles. Good job!

[Osvaldas Grigas @ogrigas]

I've witnessed developers grow wings in Coderetreat events. Global Day is November 18 this year. Vilnius joins here: https://t.co/GgfYcZZ987