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Software guy since the early ‘80s. 25 years of Extreme Programming! Aviation Geek/Pilot. Proud Canadian on the banks of the mighty Carp River in Ottawa! 🍁🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp
Recently while implementing a new feature I was reminding of a blog post I published years ago about how I applied Lean thinking to mowing the lawn. After acquiring a riding mower I published another post about how that new "tool" changed my lawn mowing process. open.substack.com/pub/daveroon...
Rethinking "Small"
Systems Thinking in the age of AI
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Proud of the Canadian Men's team, playing so well and getting further into the World Cup than any team before! #Canada
When I first learned about XP in 2000, the values of Communication, Feedback and Simplicity were easy to grasp. The 4th value of Courage, though, wasn’t as clear. My recent experiences using LLMs to work with legacy code have helped me understand what Courage actually means! tiny.cc/m025101
Courage
It only took 25 years to figure it out!
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Inspired by a talk I gave recently at Agile Ottawa about my experience using LLMs with legacy code, I decided to write about my somewhat different workflow with them. I'm very interested to hear your thoughts about it! daverooneyca.substack.com/p/my-llm-wor...
My LLM Workflow
It's not what you think!
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And there are still a few places left on our final TDD workshop for self-funders on Tuesday evening. Last time at just £99 + VAT. You can register at www.tickettailor.com/events/codem...
Register – Essential Code Craft - Test-Driven Development – Zoom
Essential Code Craft - Test-Driven Development – Zoom, Multiple dates and times - Our new Essential Code Craft training workshops are aimed at software developers who are self-funding their profession...
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A last reminder for folks who have the link that Early Access to registration for the Refactoring workshops on June 16 & 20 ends at midnight tonight. Tickets go up to £129 +VAT tomorrow when they go on general sale.
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live: The Stones The Who David Bowie Lou Reed David Wilcox Tom Cochrane Doug and the Slugs Blue Rodeo B-52s Bryan Adams
David, Host of The Cold War@coldwarhost.bsky.social · 3mo agoIntroduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live David Bowie Paul Simon Guns n Roses Mumford and Sons Bryan Adams Iggy Pop Blue Rodeo New Order Aerosmith Bob Dylan
Every Canadian! Please take a few minutes from your day and read today’s atricle by Max Fawcett. The distribution of the personal information of nearly 3 million adults living in Albertaputs our entire country in jeopardy! mailchi.mp/nationalobse...
Alberta’s separatists are putting the province at risk
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The best ceasefire in Ukraine is the one where Russia fucks off back to Russia.
This is a really interesting analysis of the "public grocery store" concept: thewalrus.ca/grocery-pric...
There’s a Way to Bring Down Food Prices. Ottawa Will Hate It | The Walrus
Public grocery stores could work—but only at a scale that would terrify every politician who proposed it
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It was a 3.7 tremor, centred near Shawville, QC, according to Natural Resources Canada: www.seismescanada.rncan.gc.ca/recent/2026/... Now people will actually have an answer when someone asks, "What's shakin' in Shawville?" 😀 (If you've ever been to Shawville, you'll get the humour of that!)
Earthquake Details (2026-04-14)
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Dave Rooney 🇨🇦 supports 🇺🇦@daverooney.dev · 4mo agoWell that was fun! We just had a small earth tremor here in Ottawa. Maybe 3.5 to 4.0.
Well that was fun! We just had a small earth tremor here in Ottawa. Maybe 3.5 to 4.0.
Here's one small trick to save a nation: Invest in the welfare state. Countries exist to serve their people. Canada should remember that. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/one-small-...
One Small Trick To Save A Nation
If you want to build a country to stand the test of time, invest in the welfare state.
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More live coding #Java and #EventSourcing: I dealt with "external" and "parameter" validation (I didn't implement the third type: "internal" validation) of scheduling conflicts for Concerts. I also pondered minimal consistency boundaries. Notes are at: ted.dev/articles/20...
Live Coding Journal - Mar 24, 2026 | Ted M. Young
Reflections, Learnings, and Mistakes from live coding my JitterTicket Event Sourcing application
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This is how I earned Progressive Victory's endorsement. A bunch of candidates are trying to look progressive right now. I actually am. I've never been afraid to say so. I am progressive because I want a better world. And I know the only way that happens is when we build it together.
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Beth Andres-Beck@beth4ma.bsky.social · 9mo agoYesterday at the Salem Democratic Town Committee meeting, we were asked where we fall on a scale of Schumer to AOC. I was the only candidate for the Massachusetts 6th willing to give a straight answer: I am proudly progressive. I won’t hide behind platitudes. You will always know where I stand.
“Canada would be wise to break with U.S. foreign policy. Jean Chrétien did that with the war in Iraq, and we were commended for it. Canada is known for diplomacy, and we take pride in having invented peacekeeping. We neither negotiate with nor support terrorists, even if they live next door.”
The terrorist next door doesn't deserve Canada’s support
Mark Carney would be wise to assert a new Canadian sovereignty on the world stage by breaking with the U.S. on foreign policy.
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Are you, or is anybody you know, potentially interested in learning WHY Iran has a nuclear program in the first place? Are you curious as to how the developed it and if they had help in doing so? Have i got the video for you... youtu.be/ZrNNeS31lNg
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
David, Host of The Cold War@coldwarhost.bsky.social · 5mo ago"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
ICYMI, there are still spots available in this great course!
Dave Rooney 🇨🇦 supports 🇺🇦@daverooney.dev · 6mo agoMy good friend Mike Hill isn't on Bluesky (he's on Mastodon at mastodon.social/@GeePawHill), so I'm posting this here to amplify. The link for more information is: www.geepawhill.org/courses/lead...
Sigh. McDavid did that “one on three” twice and Binnington saved his arse on the first one. Oh well, great game otherwise. On to 2030!
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
My good friend Mike Hill isn't on Bluesky (he's on Mastodon at mastodon.social/@GeePawHill), so I'm posting this here to amplify. The link for more information is: www.geepawhill.org/courses/lead...
I was reminded that yesterday was the 4th anniversary of the now-dubbed "Battle of Billings Bridge" when over a thousand of us in Ottawa blockaded convoyers from coming into our city. With the growing far-right, it's a good reminder of how we can still fight back - and win.
Age verification? I had to fill out a paper slip at the LCBO to buy booze.
David, Host of The Cold War@coldwarhost.bsky.social · 6mo agoAge verification? I could board a plane without having to take my shoes off.
