Kevlin Henney
@kevlin.bsky.social
consultant · father · he/him · human (very) · husband · itinerant · programmer · keynote speaker · technologist · trainer · writer
#Writers! Have you entered Clevedon Litfest's #FlashFiction or #Poetry award yet? You have until 22Aug! I'm #flash judge with @kevlin.bsky.social. Here's a prompt for you. If you'd never seen a pier before, how would you make sense of it? More #writingprompts: www.clevedonlitfest.org.uk/news-dev.php
Took a day trip to the New Jersey shore town that was my summer stomping ground in the 80s and found a #KevlinHenney in the arcade where I spent a king’s ransom as a kid. @kevlin.bsky.social
I'm speaking at @kandddinsky.bsky.social 2026 in Berlin this October. 14-15 October, Park Inn at Alexanderplatz. Early-bird tickets are 800 EUR until this Friday, 31 July. After that they go up to 950 EUR. kandddinsky.com #KanDDDinsky #DDD #DomainDrivenDesign
My latest #FlashFiction is up on @365tomorrows.bsky.social: Rules and Guidance for Astronaut Welfare on Small Moons 365tomorrows.com/2026/07/28/r...
Rules and Guidance for Astronaut Welfare on Small Moons - 365tomorrows
Author: Kevlin Henney Alcohol is not permitted onboard any landing vehicles or habitats. “Damn, Natalya!” Don chokes. “You sure this is vodka not fuel?” “It’s good, right?” Natalya takes back the cyli...
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The full KanDDDinsky 2026 program is live. 38 sessions, 47 speakers, 14-15 October in Berlin. Early-bird tickets (800 EUR) close this Friday, 31 July. After that, 950. kandddinsky.com
My latest #FlashFiction is up on @365tomorrows.bsky.social: Rules and Guidance for Astronaut Welfare on Small Moons 365tomorrows.com/2026/07/28/r...
Rules and Guidance for Astronaut Welfare on Small Moons - 365tomorrows
Author: Kevlin Henney Alcohol is not permitted onboard any landing vehicles or habitats. “Damn, Natalya!” Don chokes. “You sure this is vodka not fuel?” “It’s good, right?” Natalya takes back the cyli...
365tomorrows.com
Writers! Clevedon Litfest's Flash Fiction & Poetry Awards need your words. I'm #Flash judge with @kevlin.bsky.social. Here's a #writingprompt: Near Clevedon’s Poets’ Walk, all seems calm. What happens if you add a storm & high tide? More ideas & entry info: www.clevedonlitfest.org.uk/news-dev.php
Author: Kevlin Henney Alcohol is not permitted onboard any landing vehicles or habitats. "Damn, Natalya!" Don chokes. "You sure this is vodka not fuel?" "It's good, right?" Natalya takes back the cylindrical metal flask. "And you distilled this on the way out?" "The... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-Vhw
not quite @kevlin.bsky.social territory, just an intraday oops reboot and recovery sequence. didn’t catch the trigger:-/
Tech titans claim the science fiction genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future. An Essay by @alirizataskale.bsky.social
Silicon Valley has a science fiction problem | Aeon Essays
Tech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future
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Planning to enter Clevedon Litfest Flash Fiction Award (co-judged by @kevlin.bsky.social & me)? Here's a prompt. On a riverbank I spotted countless pupa quietly becoming ladybirds. What if mammals reached adulthood in a similar way? 🐞 More #writingprompts: www.clevedonlitfest.org.uk/news-dev.php
Made it through to 2nd round of NYC Midnight 500-word challenge \o/
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Seeking #creativeideas for Clevedon Litfest Flash Fiction (co-judged by @kevlin.bsky.social & me) or Poetry Award? Here's one. The UK abounds with blue plaques signifying places of note. What details could this plaque expose instead? More #writingprompts: www.clevedonlitfest.org.uk/news-dev.php
I'm in Southampton for a dev meetup to listen to @kevlin.bsky.social talk about the difference between null, zero, empty, etc. The talk is called "Much Ado About Nothing" which my wife saw in our calendar, mixed up with a separate conversation, and assumed we were going to the theatre tonight. oops
Much Ado About Nothing & A Taste of DSPy, Thu, Jul 9, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
Ever since zero became something for nothing, you'd think we'd solved nothing. Whether we're talking NaN, string.Empty, nullables or database nulls, it turns out that nothi
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Where you can find me speaking this month (in fact, next week): Developer South Coast, Thursday 9th July, Southampton www.meetup.com/developersou... re:connect, Friday 10th July, Bournemouth reconnectconference.co.uk
Much Ado About Nothing - Kevlin Henney, Thu, Jul 9, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
Ever since zero became something for nothing, you'd think we'd solved nothing. Whether we're talking NaN, string.Empty, nullables or database nulls, it turns out that nothi
meetup.com
Where you can find me speaking this month (in fact, next week): Developer South Coast, Thursday 9th July, Southampton www.meetup.com/developersou... re:connect, Friday 10th July, Bournemouth reconnectconference.co.uk
Much Ado About Nothing - Kevlin Henney, Thu, Jul 9, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
Ever since zero became something for nothing, you'd think we'd solved nothing. Whether we're talking NaN, string.Empty, nullables or database nulls, it turns out that nothi
meetup.com
From my foreword to @fbuontempo.bsky.social's Introducing C++: "C++ is a big language, but it is not well served by a big book. This is especially true for an introduction to the language. An introduction is a beginning, not an everything." kevlinhenney.medium.com/hello-c-4f90...
Hello, C++!
Foreword to Introducing C++ by Frances Buontempo
kevlinhenney.medium.com
From my foreword to @fbuontempo.bsky.social's Introducing C++: "C++ is a big language, but it is not well served by a big book. This is especially true for an introduction to the language. An introduction is a beginning, not an everything." kevlinhenney.medium.com/hello-c-4f90...
Hello, C++!
Foreword to Introducing C++ by Frances Buontempo
kevlinhenney.medium.com
This, as requested by @mhplives.bsky.social, is the @newscientist.com cartoon that Alan Moore describes (rather well) in a recent episode of the Team Human podcast www.teamhuman.fm/episodes/371...
Really enjoyed reading at The BookCellar's first open mic event last night (Stokes Croft, Bristol). I read four flash fictions: 'Once the Storm Had Passed' (lnkd.in/e9imVW_6), 'Neil Armstrong Jones' (lnkd.in/e4fkkWPh), 'Spring Flight' (lnkd.in/eMcmsbHc) and 'No Carbonara'.
My foreword to @fbuontempo.bsky.social's Introducing C++ is now up on my blog kevlinhenney.medium.com/hello-c-4f90...
Hello, C++!
Foreword to Introducing C++ by Frances Buontempo
kevlinhenney.medium.com
Really enjoyed reading at The BookCellar's first open mic event last night (Stokes Croft, Bristol). I read four flash fictions: 'Once the Storm Had Passed' (lnkd.in/e9imVW_6), 'Neil Armstrong Jones' (lnkd.in/e4fkkWPh), 'Spring Flight' (lnkd.in/eMcmsbHc) and 'No Carbonara'.
My foreword to @fbuontempo.bsky.social's Introducing C++ is now up on my blog kevlinhenney.medium.com/hello-c-4f90...
Hello, C++!
Foreword to Introducing C++ by Frances Buontempo
kevlinhenney.medium.com
I'm reading at an open mic at The BookCellar on Stokes Croft on Sunday 18:00 bookcellar.uk
Independent Bookshop & Wine Bar in Bristol | the BookCellar
the BookCellar is an independent bookshop, wine bar and reading room at 100 Stokes Croft, Bristol. Curated books, paired wines, book clubs and events.
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