Steve Francia
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Creator of Hugo, Cobra & Viper Former Go lead @ Google • MD @ Two Sigma • VP @ MongoDB & Docker • Drupal Board O'Reilly Author • Father of 4 • Always learning 🤔 Writing at spf13.com
Gemini 3.6 Flash has completely changed how I work. It’s not at frontier-level for coding, but for computer use? Very capable and very fast. Multiple times I thought it glitched because the response was instant, only to realize it had already finished the task. Game changer. ⚡️
Go was uniquely designed for readers over writers That turns out to matter even more when the reader is an LLM running build-test-fix loops all day. Go's big advantages in 2026 look a lot like its old advantages: short compile times, boring tooling, readable simple code. spf13.com/p/go-the-age...
Why TypeScript 7.0 Was Rewritten in Go — And What It Means for Your Dev Stack | spf13
Go was designed for systems at scale, not AI. But in 2026, it's the optimal language for agentic development. Here's why, and what it means for your team.
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When Rob Pike says "no" to AI contributions, the Go project keeps functioning. It has funded reviewers. When I say "no" to AI reviewing a PR on spf13/Afero, it just sits there. Those are very different kinds of "no." spf13.com/p/the-mainta...
The Maintainer's Dilemma | spf13
Open source maintenance is breaking at scale. Can AI code review can help maintainers without breaking trust, judgment, or community.
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Stop debating language features. Start measuring economic impact. 9 factors that reveal what your programming language actually costs across its full lifecycle, from authoring to hiring to security to AI. #EngineeringLeadership #DevOps spf13.com/p/the-9-fact...
The 9 Cost Factors | spf13
A comprehensive framework for evaluating the total, long-term economic impact of programming language choices across nine critical cost dimensions.
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Why do tech leaders burn millions on language choice? They think it's a tech debate. It's an identity crisis. In my new post, I explore the "invisible conversation" (ego vs. logic) and how to reframe it as an economic decision. #Leadership #Engineering #Tech spf13.com/p/the-hidden...
Why Engineers Can't Be Rational About Programming Languages | spf13
The neuroscience of why we make million dollar decisions based on identity, not data.
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Hello Gophers! You might have seen it :gopher: You might see just it now :ac_amazed: Our CFP for FOSDEM 2026 is now OPEN https://github.com/go-devroom/cfp Want to help us out? Send in a talk :masto_wink: Want to help us out even more? :boost_requested:
GitHub - go-devroom/cfp: Go Devroom CfP — FOSDEM 2026
Go Devroom CfP — FOSDEM 2026. Contribute to go-devroom/cfp development by creating an account on GitHub.
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It was hype hanging out with my creator friends @mewtru.com @misodope.bsky.social @anthonysistilli.bsky.social @ritacodes.bsky.social @shaundai.com @itsthatladydev.bsky.social Thank you all for making this “old guy” part of your crew.
Deeply inspired by conversations with @simonwillison.net @s.ly @johnlindquist.com @jason.energy @knowtheory.net and @pfrazee.com The best part of #GitHubUniverse is bringing together people from across the different ecosystems
Heading home inspired by #GitHubUniverse. I feel like the entire vibe can be summed up in this one slide by @martin.social The best developers never stop experimenting. Stay curious.
Did you go to GitHub Universe and get a sweet new badge to hack on? I created a Claude Code plugin you can download with bundled skills, commands, etc to streamline the dev process based on what I learned building some quick apps. Enjoy! github.com/johnlindqui...
GitHub - johnlindquist/badger-2350-plugin: Complete Claude Code plugin for Universe 2025 (Tufty) Badge development with MonaOS app creation, deployment, and API reference
Complete Claude Code plugin for Universe 2025 (Tufty) Badge development with MonaOS app creation, deployment, and API reference - johnlindquist/badger-2350-plugin
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Had an amazing time with friends new and old at #GitHubUniverse @ashley.dev @mewtru.com @t3.gg @shaundai.com @pfrazee.com @chicagoeverywhere.bsky.social @misodope.bsky.social
What do NYC skyscrapers have to do with open source security? That's what I've been reflecting on since participating in the first-ever GitHub Secure Open Source Fund with Cobra & Viper. Last week I shared the news; this week I'm sharing the story. spf13.com/p/cobra-vipe...
Cobra & Viper Fortify Security as Part of GitHub Secure Open Source Fund | spf13
When foundational open source projects like Cobra and Viper level up their security game, the entire ecosystem wins. Here's what we learned together.
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Been playing a lot with Photoshop generative AI after watching very impressive videos. I'm not seeing anything close to the videos. It's occasionally magical, but very rarely. Usually it produces unusable results, at times laughably bad. What are others experiencing?
🤖 AI is amazing at accomplish tasks that are automatable. For the 1st time this includes tasks requiring extensive training like medical🩺, legal⚖️ & professional📊 which will be massively disruptive. True creativity cannot be automated and thus will always remain a necessity in our world.
I think it says a lot that people from privileged social groups are saying the invite system is elitist while people from marginalized groups are celebrating not being constantly harassed on social media for once
Product management is about empathy for the people you serve. The better you understand their needs, the better you can create something they'll love.
If you're reading this post, that means you can start playing around with our API. No other access needed! 🚀 Check out our API here: https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/tree/main/packages/api Read our docs here: https://atproto.com/
Super stoked for Guardians 3, but also a bit worried about the emotional rollercoaster it's likely to be 😢. How can we best prepare (emotionally) for seeing it and saying goodbye to these guardians we love.. any ideas @jamesgunn.bsky.social
If you're looking for talk proposal ideas I've been open sourcing all of my CFPs for the past 4 years Feel free to check out my good and bad ideas here https://github.com/rothgar/rothgar/tree/master/cfp
Carmen Huidobro@hola-soy-milk.online · 3y agoHey friends, wanna practise your tech talk, or brainstorm a talk outline, or write a conference proposal? Wanna do it live on stream and get constructive, kind feedback? Let either @blackgirlbytes.bsky.social or myself know! We'd love to have you on our show! 💜
Look at that, I have an entire hour free. I can really get something done, I have plenty of time.. check email 📧 read bsky.social 😄 find the right music to get in the right mood 🎶 ... Ready to start... wait, what!?! what do you mean there's only 5 minutes left 😧
Profile portability is the key promise, but is it here? This long read by the Firefox CTO is worth digging into if you’re as curious as I am. Next up is a deeper look at Zot protocol to contrast
First impressions of Bluesky's AT Protocol
More trees than forest
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We're hiring a Go dev! If you have experience with large-scale systems and are excited to make decentralized social go fast and scale up, we want to talk! https://blueskyweb.xyz/join/go-developer
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Bluesky seems to be like another Twitter clone but AT Protocol isn’t. Here are some of the facts for what AT Protocol mean 🧵
