Steve Song

Staff Software Developer @hootsuite
Opinions are my own

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

Perfectly ripe and ready. 🍐 Sometimes the simple things are the sweetest. #fruit #freshpicks #monday

[Adam Warski @adamwarski]

We're delighted to welcome @hootsuite as a #tapir adopter! #Scala

https://t.co/YwSBN0qeOM

[Jean-Michel Lemieux @jmwind]

Another common question I’m answering working with scaling tech companies is…

Q. How much of your r&d spend should be focused on platform work?

A. 50%, and most teams are way off what it should be. Let me explain…🧵 (1/21)

[@norootcause.surfingcomplexity.com on Bluesky @norootcause]

As a software developer, you may be called upon to perform some of these tasks in your career.

How well a CS degree prepares you for these tasks (and whether it even should prepare you for these) is left as an exercise to the reader.

🧵
1/

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

@MorningBrew Move strings around the internet

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

@webtwozero @wirecutter Whoa that's awesome

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

@build1point0

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

@mat4nier Thanks for sharing this with me. I'm gonna drink this tomorrow!

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

Wait, wouldn't this cause internal DDoS if upstream service is down?

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

TIL request hedging is a thing to tackle long tail latency. Makes sense I guess?

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

I got a sticker today

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

@mat4nier You are the ONLY person I know who bought this. Good luck!

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

@ryan_donovan When we lived near false creek, we could hear the sailors go ARRRRR sometimes 🏴‍☠️💯

[Ryan R. Donovan @ryan_donovan]

Ottawa Network - @hootsuite is expanding into the National Capital Region in addition to Vancouver & Toronto. Roles available in all disciplines! We already have 10 peeps on-board and 3 more signed this week in Ottawa! Come join us! https://t.co/Eqw74zuzLr #hootsuitelife

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

@Kushpatel35 I'll trade you 9 soy sauce packets for 1 sriracha

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

@mat4nier I've been playing with it past couple of days and it's got really nice features

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

OMG where have you been in my life WireMock

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

@mat4nier Yessss, I _love_ that book.

[Steve Song @ssongvan]

@eddsteel Yikes :(