ilker deligoz

Software Engineer, ex-Google. Fantasy and Sci-Fi fan. Tweets about tech and books in English and Turkish. (see LinkedIn for work details)

[ilker deligoz @StartupDream]

We know so little about human body, and our depressions might be more than just-work-related-stress as people often like to dismiss. Be kind https://t.co/KThUgS5JE5

[ilker deligoz @StartupDream]

Hi @PhilzCoffee can you make ordering just milk a normal thing? Maybe add it to menu as “virgin coffee latte” 😆
When I order coffee for adults & a cup of milk for the kid, I get weird barista reactions.
They say “we don’t have milk”, or give a 3oz cup w/ no lid.
Let me pay, TY

[Work Chronicles @_workchronicles]

Employee Satisfaction

[ilker deligoz @StartupDream]

Hey @Uber and @Uber_Support, can we set certain filters when requesting a ride? This is the 2nd time in SF Bay Area a driver did not have FastTrak when the route was 15+ miles over 101 so we could both use the express lane. I always offer to pay for the toll but needs the tag

[Elle Cordova @ellerhymes]

Inventions hanging out

[Deidre J Owen @deidrejowen]

That's... but that's... *exasperated sounds*

[ilker deligoz @StartupDream]

@groby @Carnage4Life And Bluey…

[Scott Hanselman 🌮 @shanselman]

Apple trying to break the Open Web by removing PWA functionality from iphone https://t.co/qCzlvpKIQf

[Mark Rober @MarkRober]

I also hate this. We will need to agree as a society that stuff like this isn’t cool. In the same way, we all sort of collectively agreed it’s never cool to dox even someone you really don’t like. Please help shame these guys and any that follow.

[Ozgur Demir @ozgurcd]

@dayioglu Boyle yorumlari gorunce Turkiye'yi terketmekle ne kadar isabetli bir karar verdigimi bir kez daha anliyorum.

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

As those working in tech, we owe it to educate people around us on the massive fraud potential for AI.

You should absolutely be distrustful of:
- Video calls
- Phone calls
- Emails
- DMs on social media

Assume it could be a deepfake, even if it looks real.

[Burny - Effective Curiosity @burny_tech]

What was jokingly called impossible just a few years ago, is now completely possible and available at the tips of our fingers now

[Work Chronicles @_workchronicles]

Learn to say No

[Phil Trubey @PTrubey]

@GergelyOrosz Very smart people in one field often fall into the trap of assuming that they can be smart in unrelated fields. But Board power dynamics isn’t an academic field, it is something that usually takes years of experience to learn. It’s why Board are usually composed of old farts.

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

I never thought "one day I'll be a manager." I was in a situation, twice, where there was a need for a manager. In one case, I just did it. In the other, we tried to hire for 6 months, but couldn't. So I took it on. It was situational.

Required reading: https://t.co/XSWAg6zFjt

[Charity Majors @mipsytipsy]

Hard disagree. Everyone should have an engineering manager who actually wants to be a manager, and finds the role personally challenging and fulfilling.

The layers of arrogance and contempt for the craft of management in this Jobs quote are...I don't even know where to start.

[BlackTowerNews 🗡️ @BlackTowerNews1]

#TwitterOfTime fam, the Moment is here. I cried of pure joy and happiness while watching the Season 2 Finale of @TheWheelOfTime it was like a Gourmetfest for all High Fantasy Lovers. And we ate good!

[Santiago @svpino]

Daily meetings are a micromanaging shitshow.

Most people know these 15-minute stand-ups are useless. But they do them anyway because "that's how it should be."

One day, the corporate world decided that Scrum answered every problem. Daily meetings became popular. Everyone. Every day. No exceptions.

When did we become numb to how inefficient this is? How much time do companies waste every year in this charade?

The funny part is that Scrum sells these by telling us they are a way to avoid other meetings. You gotta be kidding me!

Unfortunately, I've participated in daily stand-ups for decades. If I were to compress these years into a single story, it would read like this:

• We are still waiting for some. Where is he? We can't start unless we are all here. We are late already.

• There's a manager in the meeting. We know she shouldn't be here. Who is going to tell her?

• We take turns reading from a JIRA board shared on the big screen. Everyone can read, but we still do it out loud. She wants to hear us say it.

• Yesterday wasn't a great day, but I won't admit it. Instead, let me tell her, "I'm making great progress" and "I'm getting closer than ever."

• We are all talking to her. She said this is a "safe space." We trust her, of course. Now, she is questioning anyone who isn't moving fast enough.

• 15 minutes in, and we are still here. Same as yesterday.

The first time I led a team, I stopped daily stand-ups. One of the first principles of getting shit done is "maximizing uninterrupted time." Daily meetings are in direct conflict with that.

Why should I force everyone to be at the same time and place while stopping everything else?

I asked everyone to write instead. Some people wrote every day. Some people, whenever they had something to say.

10x improvement overnight. For the project and the team.

I've talked to many people about this. Many tell me developers will never communicate unless you force them into a room daily. They say I shouldn't trust them to put in writing what they need to tell everyone else.

They may be right. They need a better team.

[Work Chronicles @_workchronicles]

Clean and optimized code

[ilker deligoz @StartupDream]

@GreaterOrEqual0 @rickasaurus @d_feldman Looks like he won’t even reach the cashier, just get eggs until no more eggs, and then … or maybe until the closure time.

[Rick @rickasaurus]

@d_feldman A programmer tells his wife he’s going to the store. She says while you’re at the store get eggs. He never returns.