Chris Dail
@chrisdail.com
Sr. Director of Engineering at Dash Social focused on Product Engineering.
Interested in Engineering Leadership, Platform Engineering, Data Engineering and AI.
Interested in Engineering Leadership, Platform Engineering, Data Engineering and AI.
Netflix trying to become HBO before HBO becomes Netflix. Scratch all that. One just need to be big enough to buy the other
December 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Netflix trying to become HBO before HBO becomes Netflix. Scratch all that. One just need to be big enough to buy the other
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Communication Requires Understanding
Have you ever heard something like “How did they not know about X? I communicated it last week.”
I often see leaders say they have communicated something with a team, but what they really mean is that...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Is this the new "Sent from my iPhone"?
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December 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Is this the new "Sent from my iPhone"?
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Your intellectual fly is open
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Your intellectual fly is open | The Observation Deck
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December 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Your intellectual fly is open
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If you’re a member of the Halifax tech community don’t miss out on your chance to contribute to our annual report! 👀
It only takes a few minutes to fill out, and is completely anonymous: www.halihax.com/r/survey-202...
It only takes a few minutes to fill out, and is completely anonymous: www.halihax.com/r/survey-202...
Halihax
Halihax, a wordplay on Halifax and Hacking, is a community of tech-minded individuals in Halifax, NS. Join our Slack community to chat about careers, programming, startups, design and more.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you’re a member of the Halifax tech community don’t miss out on your chance to contribute to our annual report! 👀
It only takes a few minutes to fill out, and is completely anonymous: www.halihax.com/r/survey-202...
It only takes a few minutes to fill out, and is completely anonymous: www.halihax.com/r/survey-202...
Is it wise to start a Computer Science degree in 2026? #ai chrisdail.com/posts/choose...
Computer Science Degree in 2026
Is it wise to start a Computer Science degree in 2026? Is AI going to take all of the software development jobs? These are especially relevant questions for me as my son graduates from high school thi...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The Irreplaceable Value of Senior Developers in an AI World chrisdail.com/posts/value-...
The Irreplaceable Value of Senior Developers in an AI World
Will AI replace senior developers? This is a common question people are asking today as AI coding tools become increasingly sophisticated. Instead, the aspects that make a senior developer a great dev...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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MCP should support password managers like Apple does in iOS with their credential provider extension system chrisdail.com/posts/mcp-cr...
MCP Credential Security
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) represents a significant advancement in AI assistant capabilities, enabling seamless integration with external tools and services. However, as MCP adoption grows, so d...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Saying Yes instead of No chrisdail.com/posts/impact...
Impact of Yes vs No Because
When you are asked to take on a task that you do not feel is possible, your instinct might be to say “no” and explain why. A more effective approach is instead to shift from “No Because…” to “Yes and ...
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July 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Saying Yes instead of No chrisdail.com/posts/impact...
I recently wrote about a pending wave of resignations and people "Slow Leaving" chrisdail.com/posts/slow-l...
Slow Leaving
I predict that in the next few years, we will see a huge wave of resignations in software companies. We are in a period where the opportunity cost of leaving a role is high. There are few postings in ...
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June 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I recently wrote about a pending wave of resignations and people "Slow Leaving" chrisdail.com/posts/slow-l...
Microsoft's missed opportunity to become the de facto AI Code Editor chrisdail.com/posts/micros...
Microsoft Missed the Boat - AI Code Editor
My formative years in tech were in the era of Slashdot and Linux becoming mainstream. Being a Microsoft hater (aka Micro$oft) was very popular at the time. Bill Gates was on the way out, handing the r...
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May 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Microsoft's missed opportunity to become the de facto AI Code Editor chrisdail.com/posts/micros...
I really loved this talk on Crafting Quality. I think quality is going to be a big differentiator in the age of AI everything. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCil...
Config 2025: Crafting quality that endures (Karri Saarinen, Co-founder & CEO, Linear) | Figma
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May 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I really loved this talk on Crafting Quality. I think quality is going to be a big differentiator in the age of AI everything. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCil...
Startups are under a lot of pressure to deliver fast. This often necessitates the accumulation of technical debt. I wrote about how to prioritize tech debt
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Balancing the Tech Debt Scales
Startups are under a lot of pressure to deliver fast. This often necessitates the accumulation of technical debt. Many articles have been written on why it is essential to pay off technical debt. Fewe...
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April 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Startups are under a lot of pressure to deliver fast. This often necessitates the accumulation of technical debt. I wrote about how to prioritize tech debt
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chrisdail.com/posts/balanc...
I have noticed a trend that many brilliant people struggle to advocate for their ideas effectively. Here are the top 4 things you can do to take your pros and cons lists to the next level.
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The Art of Advocacy
I have noticed a trend that many brilliant people struggle to advocate for their ideas effectively. Often as engineering or product leaders, you need to propose a technical or product solution, recomm...
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March 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I have noticed a trend that many brilliant people struggle to advocate for their ideas effectively. Here are the top 4 things you can do to take your pros and cons lists to the next level.
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I was chatting with someone from a startup where it was normal to work 60+ hours every week. The CEO said “I wish it wasn’t like this, but it is what we need to do right now.” There is a better way.
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Burnout
I was chatting with someone from a startup last year, where it is normal for team members to put in extra long hours (60+ hour weeks). The founder and CEO said, “I wish it wasn’t like this, but it is ...
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February 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I was chatting with someone from a startup where it was normal to work 60+ hours every week. The CEO said “I wish it wasn’t like this, but it is what we need to do right now.” There is a better way.
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Got a new work laptop this week. First time I've used Migration Assistant. It is amazing and a reason to buy a mac, especially for work environments.
February 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Got a new work laptop this week. First time I've used Migration Assistant. It is amazing and a reason to buy a mac, especially for work environments.
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How AI-assisted coding will change software engineering: hard truths. About how these AI tools really work and how they could be the start of the return of software, as a craft.
Based on a guest post by @addyosmani.bsky.social. Read it here: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-ai-wil...
Based on a guest post by @addyosmani.bsky.social. Read it here: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-ai-wil...
January 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
How AI-assisted coding will change software engineering: hard truths. About how these AI tools really work and how they could be the start of the return of software, as a craft.
Based on a guest post by @addyosmani.bsky.social. Read it here: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-ai-wil...
Based on a guest post by @addyosmani.bsky.social. Read it here: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-ai-wil...
I have seen a flurry of bad job-searching advice on LinkedIn recently. Here are some of the top ones I have seen and what to do instead.
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#JobSearch #JobHunt #Hiring
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#JobSearch #JobHunt #Hiring
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January 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I have seen a flurry of bad job-searching advice on LinkedIn recently. Here are some of the top ones I have seen and what to do instead.
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#JobSearch #JobHunt #Hiring
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#JobSearch #JobHunt #Hiring
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This is so cool - a full network #atproto relay, $150/month. Are the costs on top then from the traffic? Something else I missed?
The article is fresh from 9d ago, yet I wonder, how is it holding up with the growth during the past days?
The article is fresh from 9d ago, yet I wonder, how is it holding up with the growth during the past days?
Notes on Running a Full-Network atproto Relay (July 2024) | bryan newbold | WhiteWind blog
These are some informal notes on setting up a full-network atproto Relay, using the bigsky relay software developed by Bluesky. This is the same software we run ourselves at https://bsky.network. The focus here is on the compute resources necessary to replicate the type of full-network, full-feature...
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November 17, 2024 at 3:35 AM
This is so cool - a full network #atproto relay, $150/month. Are the costs on top then from the traffic? Something else I missed?
The article is fresh from 9d ago, yet I wonder, how is it holding up with the growth during the past days?
The article is fresh from 9d ago, yet I wonder, how is it holding up with the growth during the past days?