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Ed Burns

@edburns.bsky.social

Beneficiary of white privilege, Ed Burns is a software stylist, speaker, and author, currently working in the server side Java space. (he/him) http://purl.oclc.org/NET/edburns/

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Ed Burns@edburns.bsky.social · last wk.

I prepended the string "Builder;" to my LinkedIn profile. Apparently it's cool to be a builder. I've been a builder for decades before it was cool to be a builder.

Ed Burns@edburns.bsky.social · 8mo ago

GitHub Copilot App modernization is not just for Java any more! Check out this public preview feature that lets you modernize your @nodejs.org app using GitHub Copilot. developer.microsoft.com/blog/jsts-mo...

Announcing the JavaScript/TypeScript Modernizer for VS Code - Microsoft for Developers

Keeping JavaScript/TypeScript projects up-to-date can be a challenge, especially when it’s time to upgrade a bunch of npm packages or adopt the latest frameworks. We’ve heard from many JS/TS developer...

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Ed Burns@edburns.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Kristi Noem's actions call attention to what a joke the Hatch Act is. Violations with only civil penalties mean nothing to people so well aligned with getting and keeping power.

Ed Burns@edburns.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I was today years old when I learned I could press `command` + `return` on a selected file in macOS Spotlignt to open Finder on the file, rather than opening the file.

Ed Burns@edburns.bsky.social · last yr.

The Microsoft 2025 Work Trend Index report is out: blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/04... "every worker will need to think like the CEO of an agent-powered startup. In fact, leaders expect their teams will be training (41%) and managing (36%) agents in 5 years." This tracks with my lived experience.

The 2025 Annual Work Trend Index: The Frontier Firm is born - The Official Microsoft Blog

We are entering a new reality — one in which AI can reason and solve problems in remarkable ways. This intelligence on tap will rewrite the rules of business and transform knowledge work as we know it...

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