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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 3d

Please join us as we welcome @andrea-goulet.bsky.social to the Seattle Code Crafter's meetup on October 23rd at 10:00am Pacific

We are excited to host her talk on "Empathy as Infrastructure: The Hidden System That Enables Organizational Change"

All are welcome!
www.meetup.com/seattle-soft...

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Jon Reid @qualitycoding.org · 3d

There's a free Global Coding Dojo this Wednesday, 11:00am Pacific, 15:00 UTC for anyone wanting to learn or practice TDD. Perfect for any skill level - beginners warmly welcomed! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-coding-dojo-tickets-1114576240539

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 9d

So refreshing to stop talking about ways of working and just do the work.
The team did such a great job. Super-awesome to see motivated people solve real problems for people.

There are still a LOT of ways teams can improve.

We're not done learning.

Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · 9d

"This achievement was historic. Never before had a hackathon organized by the Agile Alliance, which has been running such events for several years, reached this level of delivery."

Ask me why this worked so well.
#FAST #self-selection #dynamic-reteaming

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Agility Meets AI: Inside the Hack for Good at Agile2025 | Agile Alliance

How an Agile2025 hackathon team used agentic AI, markdown-first specs, and rapid feedback loops to replace a manual Excel workflow with a mobile counter app that boosted clinician accuracy and deliver...

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 15d

If you don’t know the phrase Iowa Touchdown, it was coined after Iowa won a game this way in 2022. This happened on the same day Jordan and Commish met in person for the first time at the ULM at Texas game.

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 16d

Perfect!

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 17d

#TechDebt

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 19d

Great insights here about how to be effective in tech by going beyond the tech.

4 Lessons From a Software Engineer for Leveling up in Tech - Business Insider share.google/67rXKHjk6PNl...

A senior software engineer says the 'most important survival skill' in a tech job isn't just coding — it's communication

Namaswi Chandarana, a senior engineer at GameChanger, said "the most important survival skill" in a tech job is communication.

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 20d

It's too bad the Emmys are done already.

If they were next week I wish they gave every nominee in this category an Emmy just for using their 1st Amendment rights.

I believe in free speech for all, even if I don't like what you are saying.

Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 20d

I was unable to cancel my Disney+ subscription this morning.
I'm sure the website glitch was random.

Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 20d

I've met a lot of wonderful H-1B folks in my career.

People who have been taken advantage by agencies pocketing more of their hourly billing rate than they receive.

People who've moved their families here and need to uproot overnight.

Wishing you all the best during this turbulence.

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 21d

25 years ago today I became a father.

It's hard to articulate how much this has changed my life for the better.

Most of my personal and professional investments, and growth, stem from the investments I wanted to make into my family.

It hasn't been easy, but it's been worth it.

Happy 25th, Chloe❤️

Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 21d

Smart.
There's a lot of solid fundamentals which can easily get skipped.
Small problems can get big fast.
I'm sure you could tell stories

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 22d

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 22d

yeah. It was just the modem mounted, which shouldn't matter.

We lost internet when a tech was outside on Friday.
New tech said that wasn't the cause.

I've worked in IT too long to know better.
Whatever, it's working again.

Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 22d

I think about this story a lot.
I've some wonderful friends who take longer to find work than their skills should determine.
#KeepBelievingInYourself

tybennett.com/do-you-know-...

Do You Know Your Value? – Ty Bennett

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 24d

I bet that's great when you are working from your tree house!

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 24d

Internet tech arrived to address an outage after another tech was working on the box in our backyard.

He first came into the house and said my modem was mounted too high.

I have never heard that fiberoptic cables have a height restriction.

Am I taking crazy pills?

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 25d

The only thing worst than on-hold music is frequent interruptions announcing "all agents are busy...".

Why can't they just include that message as lyrics on the on-hold music?

Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 25d

I found my new favorite nighttime youtube channel.
"Boring History for Sleep"
www.youtube.com/@HistorianSl...
I feel like a baby listening to a long, calm, semi-interesting story as I drift off.

Historian Sleepy

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · 25d

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Doc Norton @docondev.bsky.social · Sep 8

Big bets fail big. Small steps build momentum. #SimpleSteps buff.ly/5fW6dlH

Create simple things in small steps — Doc Norton & Associates

Simple Things When I say simple, I don’t necessarily mean easy. And I certainly do not mean crude in form or incomplete. Simple indicates something that does not have superfluous parts or multiple…

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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · Aug 28

"Professionals are hired to act like Professionals"
@dustinson.bsky.social talking about #TechnicalDebt and the culture of taking shortcuts to "produce" at #SeattleCodeCrafters

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Paige Watson @softwareascraft.com · Aug 22

Join us next Thursday, August 28th at 10:00am Pacific
@dustinson.bsky.social will talk on "Techniques to Tackle Tech-debt Today"
All people are always welcome!

Dusting Thostenson will talk on August 28th at 10:00am pacific on "Techniques to Tackle Tech-debt Today" at the Seattle Software Crafters meetup.

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · Aug 21

CIJUG Hybrid meetup Thursday 8/21 @ 5:30CT: @sourceallies.bsky.social and #virtual
Please join us as I talk about "Techniques To Tackle Tech-debt Today". We'll cover hard and soft skills for improving a huge problem most teams face.

www.meetup.com/central-iowa...

Techniques to Tackle Tech Debt, Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup

Join us for the August CIJUG meetup on Thursday August 21st, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM, hosted at Source Allies (or online). Dustin Thostenson will present "Techniques to Tackle

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Dustin Thostenson @dustinson.bsky.social · Aug 20

Josh Johnson is a national treasure.