Laurie
@laurieontech.dev
Developing software one mistake at a time. LEGO obsessed.
One person getting AI to write quality code when they know how to build what they’re building is doable. Consistently getting AI to do that at scale for a whole bunch of people who don’t know how to build what they want? Totally different problem.
The bar for changing your app icon, even temporarily, needs to be higher. Unless you’re a game! Seasonal launch, etc But for everyone else? Stop it!
3 days in a row of poorly designed experiences for sites that are gating behaviors until a specific point in time (enrollment, sales, etc). THERE ARE SOLUTIONS TO THIS! Use them!
OUT: tech bros inventing the bus IN: tech bros inventing employees
shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social · 3mo agoi’ve worked in tech more than 20 years. it has never been more ridiculous.
New post on operational debt and how you identify and tackle it! leaddev.com/technical-di...
The operational debt your expertise is hiding
A practical guide for staff engineers and tech leads on identifying, confronting, and paying down operational debt.
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New post on operational debt and how you identify and tackle it! leaddev.com/technical-di...
The operational debt your expertise is hiding
A practical guide for staff engineers and tech leads on identifying, confronting, and paying down operational debt.
leaddev.com
Anytime you worry that the public policy space has no experts to meet this moment in technology do not fret! It’s worse than that. They have Palantir!
Did I miss something? When did LinkedIn become a common place for ICs to pontificate.
I think one of the things about bluesky is that for a lot of its users, it represents a kind of retirement from social media. Like I’m tired and I want to get out of the game
Can’t believe I’m celebrating 5 years at Netflix 🤯 Working here has truly grown me as an engineer in ways I never anticipated. Technical challenge coupled with endless opportunity to identify and solve problems. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been a wild ride, but a rewarding one.
Love burning multiple hours trying to tune an alert just realize it can’t be done with the data available 😭
New article! I know AI content is everywhere, but this is fully informed by my recent ramp up into a new team. leaddev.com/hiring/does-...
Using AI to improve developer onboarding
AI's strengths extend to smoother onboarding processes – but to what end?
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Such a shitty start to the holiday break thanks to @playstation.com support. Charge me for the game? Yup! Give me the game? Nope! Support response? That’ll be one to two business days for us to review your refund. Wtf?!
I know people put a ton of work into this, but I’m sorry, I hate the glass iOS UI/UX so much 😭 I don’t care if my phone looks like it was made in the future. I care that it’s easy to focus my eyes!
Klaus truly is one of the best holiday movies ever made. Makes me smile every year.
It’s a tough job market, but given that I recently transitioned roles after more than 4 years it was on my mind. New post for the lead dev is live! leaddev.com/career-devel...
The questions you need to ask before quitting your job
Once you know that you’re ready to move on from your job, how do you actually take the first step?
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