Calum Shaw-Mackay

Sometime Software Developer (Java, Go, Cloud), Oftentime guitarist

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

@nixcraft The Dunning-Kruger effect often plays out in real time especially as engineers move up through junior to senior and principals

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[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

Yeah... Sounds about right

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

@Setapp If we're using the term "future" in a specific sense, sure. For example, "At some point in the future when it costs significantly less than $3500".

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

Isn't it the way of things that you should have the Vision before the #VisionPro ? Otherwise it's the pro 'Vision' of nothing? #WWDC23

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

@migueldeicaza And Sony being the market leader for well over 10 years and still having a deal with Activision no less, that includes a clause that CoD would never appear on MS' games subscription service is clearly not a monopoly move. "Oh you! It's just Sony!"

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

@ProductHunt It's the cover for a remaster of Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing"

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

Me: So tell me you despise humanity and all it stands for without telling me you despise humanity and all it stands for.
Them: I'm a Tory and will stand by them at the next election
Me:

[translated cats @TranslatedCats]

Arguably the most beautiful jump in cat history

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

My reaction when I see people praising #javascript for really anything....

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

@abeacock @darthmoonmonkey Of course you have no recollection, that would mean you'd remember working alongside someone, and thus you might have to share credit.... 😉

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

@TechPickleJoel

[Joe Bonamassa (Official) @JBONAMASSA]

Yep.. Iron Mike speaks the truth. 😎👍

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

@nixcraft As a professional developer I've managed to get the cool idea down to 5 minutes, the other 10 minutes... well yeah that goes to the other one

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WATCH THIS MOMENT FROM THE ONE SHOW

[Adam Karpiak @Adam_Karpiak]

Companies- Why can’t we find anyone to hire?

Their hiring process-

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

@NespressoUK hi placed an order on 28th for your machine/pods offer, got order confirmation, but no delivery updaye or tracking since then. Also, the free 2 months of subscription offer, I'm an existing coffee subscriber, do the two months get added to my current sub?

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

@simonpaix Problem visualisation

[James Long @jlongster]

I regret writing Actual’s backend in node

[Calum Shaw-Mackay @shawmackay]

Remember that tech, software engineering in particular, is overflowing with the unrequited hopes and dreams of all the people who failed to find the Silver Bullet.