🚀 Brian Okken
@brianokken.bsky.social
Lead Software Engineer, Author
pythontest.com
pytest courses: courses.pythontest.com
Podcast: pythonbytes.fm
#Python #pytest
pythontest.com
pytest courses: courses.pythontest.com
Podcast: pythonbytes.fm
#Python #pytest
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Lean TDD, 1st draft, complete
courses.pythontest.com/lean-tdd/
courses.pythontest.com/lean-tdd/
I thought I loved Star Trek before, but this new series is amazing.
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
I thought I loved Star Trek before, but this new series is amazing.
I got to be a guest on @djangochat.bsky.social
Ep 194 Inverting the Testing Pyramid
djangochat.com/episodes/inv...
Super fun conversation with Will Vincent and @carltongibson.bsky.social
Ep 194 Inverting the Testing Pyramid
djangochat.com/episodes/inv...
Super fun conversation with Will Vincent and @carltongibson.bsky.social
Inverting the Testing Pyramid - Brian Okken | Django Chat
Brian is a software engineer, podcaster, and author. We discuss recent tooling changes in Python, using AI effectively, inverting the traditional testing pyramid, and more.
djangochat.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I got to be a guest on @djangochat.bsky.social
Ep 194 Inverting the Testing Pyramid
djangochat.com/episodes/inv...
Super fun conversation with Will Vincent and @carltongibson.bsky.social
Ep 194 Inverting the Testing Pyramid
djangochat.com/episodes/inv...
Super fun conversation with Will Vincent and @carltongibson.bsky.social
Reposted by 🚀 Brian Okken
🎙️ Python Bytes 467: Toads in my AI
with @mkennedy.codes and @brianokken.bsky.social
pythonbytes.fm/467
#Python #GreyNoise #tprof #TOAD #FastAPI #Digg
with @mkennedy.codes and @brianokken.bsky.social
pythonbytes.fm/467
#Python #GreyNoise #tprof #TOAD #FastAPI #Digg
Toads in my AI
News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Jan 26th, 2026
pythonbytes.fm
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
🎙️ Python Bytes 467: Toads in my AI
with @mkennedy.codes and @brianokken.bsky.social
pythonbytes.fm/467
#Python #GreyNoise #tprof #TOAD #FastAPI #Digg
with @mkennedy.codes and @brianokken.bsky.social
pythonbytes.fm/467
#Python #GreyNoise #tprof #TOAD #FastAPI #Digg
Is it time to bring back the Python People Podcast?
I may just be really happy with the orzo I cooked tonight, but in case it’s something else, please reply with someone you’ll like me to interview. (Could be yourself)
I may just be really happy with the orzo I cooked tonight, but in case it’s something else, please reply with someone you’ll like me to interview. (Could be yourself)
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Is it time to bring back the Python People Podcast?
I may just be really happy with the orzo I cooked tonight, but in case it’s something else, please reply with someone you’ll like me to interview. (Could be yourself)
I may just be really happy with the orzo I cooked tonight, but in case it’s something else, please reply with someone you’ll like me to interview. (Could be yourself)
Nice way to end a Friday before a 3 day weekend.
Last commit of the day was a 2 character typo fix in the docs.
And that’s the one that fixed the pipeline. 🤷
Last commit of the day was a 2 character typo fix in the docs.
And that’s the one that fixed the pipeline. 🤷
January 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Nice way to end a Friday before a 3 day weekend.
Last commit of the day was a 2 character typo fix in the docs.
And that’s the one that fixed the pipeline. 🤷
Last commit of the day was a 2 character typo fix in the docs.
And that’s the one that fixed the pipeline. 🤷
I’m tired of getting emails for services with essentially “we laid off a bunch of engineers to better serve you and that’s why we’re raising our prices. To serve you. We promise it’s for you. And not just because our CEO needs a bigger bonus. Enjoy the same service, now with ads, at a higher price.”
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m tired of getting emails for services with essentially “we laid off a bunch of engineers to better serve you and that’s why we’re raising our prices. To serve you. We promise it’s for you. And not just because our CEO needs a bigger bonus. Enjoy the same service, now with ads, at a higher price.”
Lean TDD, 1st draft, complete
courses.pythontest.com/lean-tdd/
courses.pythontest.com/lean-tdd/
January 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Lean TDD, 1st draft, complete
courses.pythontest.com/lean-tdd/
courses.pythontest.com/lean-tdd/
Reposted by 🚀 Brian Okken
🎙️ Python Bytes 465: Stack Overflow is Cooked
with @mkennedy.codes and @brianokken.bsky.social
pythonbytes.fm/episodes/sho...
#Python news and headlines, directly to your earbuds
with @mkennedy.codes and @brianokken.bsky.social
pythonbytes.fm/episodes/sho...
#Python news and headlines, directly to your earbuds
Stack Overflow is Cooked
News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Jan 12th, 2026
pythonbytes.fm
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 AM
🎙️ Python Bytes 465: Stack Overflow is Cooked
with @mkennedy.codes and @brianokken.bsky.social
pythonbytes.fm/episodes/sho...
#Python news and headlines, directly to your earbuds
with @mkennedy.codes and @brianokken.bsky.social
pythonbytes.fm/episodes/sho...
#Python news and headlines, directly to your earbuds
Reposted by 🚀 Brian Okken
January 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Niel Young on America now
m.neilyoungarchives.com/news/6/Edito...
m.neilyoungarchives.com/news/6/Edito...
Neil Young Archives
NYA contains the complete archives of Neil Young. The site is designed for a chronological exploration of artist output including music, books, films, & videos. Music is streamed in high-res with Xstr...
m.neilyoungarchives.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Niel Young on America now
m.neilyoungarchives.com/news/6/Edito...
m.neilyoungarchives.com/news/6/Edito...
Non-zensical: projects still using mkdocs
January 8, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Non-zensical: projects still using mkdocs
Confirmed: Today is Monday
$ gut pull
bash: gut: command not found
$ git upll
git: ‘upll’ is not a git command
$ gut pull
bash: gut: command not found
$ git pull
… finally …
$ gut pull
bash: gut: command not found
$ git upll
git: ‘upll’ is not a git command
$ gut pull
bash: gut: command not found
$ git pull
… finally …
January 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Confirmed: Today is Monday
$ gut pull
bash: gut: command not found
$ git upll
git: ‘upll’ is not a git command
$ gut pull
bash: gut: command not found
$ git pull
… finally …
$ gut pull
bash: gut: command not found
$ git upll
git: ‘upll’ is not a git command
$ gut pull
bash: gut: command not found
$ git pull
… finally …
Just got a SteamDeck for XMas. One day left of the game sale (ends Jan 5).
What’s a game I should check out?
What’s a game I should check out?
January 5, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Just got a SteamDeck for XMas. One day left of the game sale (ends Jan 5).
What’s a game I should check out?
What’s a game I should check out?
Reposted by 🚀 Brian Okken
News flash: MIT rediscovers coupling and cohesion and the idea of a well-structured distribution of responsibilities.
This sounds like it meshes very closely with an idea I had about "atomic development", which I keep meaning to write up, as well as possibly this one - news.mit.edu/2025/mit-res...
MIT researchers propose a new model for legible, modular software
A new MIT CSAIL approach breaks software systems into “concepts,” or individual pieces designed to do one job, and “synchronizations,” or explicit rules that describe how those pieces fit together. Th...
news.mit.edu
December 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
News flash: MIT rediscovers coupling and cohesion and the idea of a well-structured distribution of responsibilities.
Reposted by 🚀 Brian Okken
I just migrated the docs for Asyncer from Material for MkDocs to @zensical.org ✨
I was expecting a challenge, I was disappointed, it was too easy. 😂
Install and run, that's it. All the configs unchanged, even the CLI preserves the exact same commands. ☕️
asyncer.tiangolo.com
I was expecting a challenge, I was disappointed, it was too easy. 😂
Install and run, that's it. All the configs unchanged, even the CLI preserves the exact same commands. ☕️
asyncer.tiangolo.com
Index - Asyncer
Asyncer, async and await, focused on developer experience.
asyncer.tiangolo.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I just migrated the docs for Asyncer from Material for MkDocs to @zensical.org ✨
I was expecting a challenge, I was disappointed, it was too easy. 😂
Install and run, that's it. All the configs unchanged, even the CLI preserves the exact same commands. ☕️
asyncer.tiangolo.com
I was expecting a challenge, I was disappointed, it was too easy. 😂
Install and run, that's it. All the configs unchanged, even the CLI preserves the exact same commands. ☕️
asyncer.tiangolo.com
Reposted by 🚀 Brian Okken
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
Reposted by 🚀 Brian Okken
🎙️ Python Bytes 463: 2025 is @wrapped
pythonbytes.fm/463
with @brianokken.bsky.social and @mkennedy.codes
pythonbytes.fm/463
with @brianokken.bsky.social and @mkennedy.codes
2025 is @wrapped
News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Dec 22nd, 2025
pythonbytes.fm
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
🎙️ Python Bytes 463: 2025 is @wrapped
pythonbytes.fm/463
with @brianokken.bsky.social and @mkennedy.codes
pythonbytes.fm/463
with @brianokken.bsky.social and @mkennedy.codes
As we near a traditional 2 week PTO period, if you are planning on working, remember to
- assigning lots of issues
- cc lots of people
- change lots of common code
- comment on lots of code reviews
Essentially, let everyone know they were missed by filling up their inbox for when they return 😈
- assigning lots of issues
- cc lots of people
- change lots of common code
- comment on lots of code reviews
Essentially, let everyone know they were missed by filling up their inbox for when they return 😈
December 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
As we near a traditional 2 week PTO period, if you are planning on working, remember to
- assigning lots of issues
- cc lots of people
- change lots of common code
- comment on lots of code reviews
Essentially, let everyone know they were missed by filling up their inbox for when they return 😈
- assigning lots of issues
- cc lots of people
- change lots of common code
- comment on lots of code reviews
Essentially, let everyone know they were missed by filling up their inbox for when they return 😈
I’ll take simple API + complex implementation over the opposite any day, but it doesn’t make me happy when I have to deliver such.
December 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I’ll take simple API + complex implementation over the opposite any day, but it doesn’t make me happy when I have to deliver such.
Awesome loves sleeping in this wreath
December 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Awesome loves sleeping in this wreath
Reposted by 🚀 Brian Okken
GitHub Actions charging per build minute for *self-hosted-runners*? Shit's about to hit the fan lol
December 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
GitHub Actions charging per build minute for *self-hosted-runners*? Shit's about to hit the fan lol
Reposted by 🚀 Brian Okken
🎙️ Python Bytes 461: This episdoe has a typo
pythonbytes.fm/episodes/sho...
with @brianokken.bsky.social and @mkennedy.codes
#Python topics: comprehensions, pandas, typos, and testing
pythonbytes.fm/episodes/sho...
with @brianokken.bsky.social and @mkennedy.codes
#Python topics: comprehensions, pandas, typos, and testing
This episdoe has a typo
News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Dec 9th, 2025
pythonbytes.fm
December 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🎙️ Python Bytes 461: This episdoe has a typo
pythonbytes.fm/episodes/sho...
with @brianokken.bsky.social and @mkennedy.codes
#Python topics: comprehensions, pandas, typos, and testing
pythonbytes.fm/episodes/sho...
with @brianokken.bsky.social and @mkennedy.codes
#Python topics: comprehensions, pandas, typos, and testing
Several minutes of 100% complete.
Windows update, I don’t believe you.
Windows update, I don’t believe you.
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Several minutes of 100% complete.
Windows update, I don’t believe you.
Windows update, I don’t believe you.