Gitte Klitgaard
@nativewired.com
Keynote speaker, trusted advisor, curious, Keeper of the Weird, Good Omen fan, friend, offer of hugs, unicorn, learner & more :)
Want us all to be kind to each other
May skeet in bad Swedish.
Have space for new clients.
Cis, she/her
Want us all to be kind to each other
May skeet in bad Swedish.
Have space for new clients.
Cis, she/her
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Gitte Klitgaard
@nativewired.com
· Nov 16
My work goal is to bring humanity back in the workplace for the benefit of employees and companies.
My overall goal is to make the world a better and kinder place.
Some values: integrity, authenticity, kindness, fairness, responsibility, honesty, being present..
I am badass and caring 💕
My overall goal is to make the world a better and kinder place.
Some values: integrity, authenticity, kindness, fairness, responsibility, honesty, being present..
I am badass and caring 💕
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Trump is trying to send the chair of the Federal Reserve to prison for stopping inflation: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
These fascists are coming for our nerds, first at the NIH & now at the Fed. In Congress I will demand a special prosecutor to investigate this attempted locker-stuffing.
These fascists are coming for our nerds, first at the NIH & now at the Fed. In Congress I will demand a special prosecutor to investigate this attempted locker-stuffing.
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
www.federalreserve.gov
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Trump is trying to send the chair of the Federal Reserve to prison for stopping inflation: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
These fascists are coming for our nerds, first at the NIH & now at the Fed. In Congress I will demand a special prosecutor to investigate this attempted locker-stuffing.
These fascists are coming for our nerds, first at the NIH & now at the Fed. In Congress I will demand a special prosecutor to investigate this attempted locker-stuffing.
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"I yield!" the dragon cried at last.
It crawled away, leaving the way to its lair open to the knight.
"Princess!" he called out. "I've come to bring you back!"
A figure emerged from the cave, wearing an odd mix of armour parts, and carrying a pollaxe.
"Fuck you," the princess growled. "Make me!"
It crawled away, leaving the way to its lair open to the knight.
"Princess!" he called out. "I've come to bring you back!"
A figure emerged from the cave, wearing an odd mix of armour parts, and carrying a pollaxe.
"Fuck you," the princess growled. "Make me!"
January 11, 2026 at 6:42 PM
"I yield!" the dragon cried at last.
It crawled away, leaving the way to its lair open to the knight.
"Princess!" he called out. "I've come to bring you back!"
A figure emerged from the cave, wearing an odd mix of armour parts, and carrying a pollaxe.
"Fuck you," the princess growled. "Make me!"
It crawled away, leaving the way to its lair open to the knight.
"Princess!" he called out. "I've come to bring you back!"
A figure emerged from the cave, wearing an odd mix of armour parts, and carrying a pollaxe.
"Fuck you," the princess growled. "Make me!"
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Thank you to everyone who turned out in Tewksbury today!
I appreciated the thoughtful questions and the chance to share our vision for a government that works for all of us 🎊
I appreciated the thoughtful questions and the chance to share our vision for a government that works for all of us 🎊
January 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Thank you to everyone who turned out in Tewksbury today!
I appreciated the thoughtful questions and the chance to share our vision for a government that works for all of us 🎊
I appreciated the thoughtful questions and the chance to share our vision for a government that works for all of us 🎊
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When I worked as a contractor this was explicitly forbidden by my clients.
And even if it wasn’t: as a contractor my reputation and close relationship with clients was why I got the good gigs and was never without one even during the financial crisis.
And once again: ethics.
And even if it wasn’t: as a contractor my reputation and close relationship with clients was why I got the good gigs and was never without one even during the financial crisis.
And once again: ethics.
OpenAI is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information.
I’m sure that will go well:
I’m sure that will go well:
OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agent
To prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information.
www.wired.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:27 AM
When I worked as a contractor this was explicitly forbidden by my clients.
And even if it wasn’t: as a contractor my reputation and close relationship with clients was why I got the good gigs and was never without one even during the financial crisis.
And once again: ethics.
And even if it wasn’t: as a contractor my reputation and close relationship with clients was why I got the good gigs and was never without one even during the financial crisis.
And once again: ethics.
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9 CFP members, 50 community reviewers, 10,000 reviews 🤯, and great discussions within the #vdams26 CFP board 💙
You 🎸 @maritvandijk.bsky.social @iamsoham.bsky.social, @kayaweers.bsky.social, @jlengrand.bsky.social, @ko.turk.nl, Simone de Gijt, Michel Schudel, Sander Mak Wilco Burggraaf.
You 🎸 @maritvandijk.bsky.social @iamsoham.bsky.social, @kayaweers.bsky.social, @jlengrand.bsky.social, @ko.turk.nl, Simone de Gijt, Michel Schudel, Sander Mak Wilco Burggraaf.
January 10, 2026 at 8:07 AM
9 CFP members, 50 community reviewers, 10,000 reviews 🤯, and great discussions within the #vdams26 CFP board 💙
You 🎸 @maritvandijk.bsky.social @iamsoham.bsky.social, @kayaweers.bsky.social, @jlengrand.bsky.social, @ko.turk.nl, Simone de Gijt, Michel Schudel, Sander Mak Wilco Burggraaf.
You 🎸 @maritvandijk.bsky.social @iamsoham.bsky.social, @kayaweers.bsky.social, @jlengrand.bsky.social, @ko.turk.nl, Simone de Gijt, Michel Schudel, Sander Mak Wilco Burggraaf.
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Published: What is Continuous Delivery?
It takes nine principles, one heuristic, three foundations, one pattern and three practices to practice truly Continuous Delivery.
thinkinglabs.io/articles/202...
It takes nine principles, one heuristic, three foundations, one pattern and three practices to practice truly Continuous Delivery.
thinkinglabs.io/articles/202...
What is Continuous Delivery?
thinkinglabs.io
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Published: What is Continuous Delivery?
It takes nine principles, one heuristic, three foundations, one pattern and three practices to practice truly Continuous Delivery.
thinkinglabs.io/articles/202...
It takes nine principles, one heuristic, three foundations, one pattern and three practices to practice truly Continuous Delivery.
thinkinglabs.io/articles/202...
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We know her name: Renee Nicole Good.
Whatever slander and lies Kristi Noam tries to spread, the video is clear. Masked federal agents assaulted Renee Good’s car. She tried to flee their attack, and an agent murdered her for it.
I hold her wife & child in the light. We will fight for justice.
Whatever slander and lies Kristi Noam tries to spread, the video is clear. Masked federal agents assaulted Renee Good’s car. She tried to flee their attack, and an agent murdered her for it.
I hold her wife & child in the light. We will fight for justice.
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
We know her name: Renee Nicole Good.
Whatever slander and lies Kristi Noam tries to spread, the video is clear. Masked federal agents assaulted Renee Good’s car. She tried to flee their attack, and an agent murdered her for it.
I hold her wife & child in the light. We will fight for justice.
Whatever slander and lies Kristi Noam tries to spread, the video is clear. Masked federal agents assaulted Renee Good’s car. She tried to flee their attack, and an agent murdered her for it.
I hold her wife & child in the light. We will fight for justice.
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I hope you all like my proposal for fixing the language around mocks and fakes - new video youtu.be/RvKPOjlQKyM with companion blog post coding-is-like-cooking.info/2026/01/we-n...
We Need to Stop Calling Everything a Mock - Coding Is Like Cooking
The language around mocks is an absolute minefield. Let me propose a better way to talk about these things.
coding-is-like-cooking.info
January 8, 2026 at 8:34 AM
I hope you all like my proposal for fixing the language around mocks and fakes - new video youtu.be/RvKPOjlQKyM with companion blog post coding-is-like-cooking.info/2026/01/we-n...
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It is too bad the word “refactoring” never escaped computer-land.
Having a way to say “make something better without breaking it” is incredibly useful.
Having a way to say “make something better without breaking it” is incredibly useful.
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
It is too bad the word “refactoring” never escaped computer-land.
Having a way to say “make something better without breaking it” is incredibly useful.
Having a way to say “make something better without breaking it” is incredibly useful.
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My fellow techies, if nazis running the show wasn't enough to get you off of X, and the site being a CSAM and sexual abuse material generator isn't enough to get you off of X, the problem is 100% your lack of ethics and morals and you are absolutely complicit at the current state of the world.
January 7, 2026 at 12:07 PM
My fellow techies, if nazis running the show wasn't enough to get you off of X, and the site being a CSAM and sexual abuse material generator isn't enough to get you off of X, the problem is 100% your lack of ethics and morals and you are absolutely complicit at the current state of the world.
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Join me in a couple of weeks for one (or both) of my one-day sessions at NDC London @ndcconferences.com:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Computer Science
ndclondon.com/workshops/th...
Program with GUTs
ndclondon.com/workshops/pr...
See you there!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Computer Science
ndclondon.com/workshops/th...
Program with GUTs
ndclondon.com/workshops/pr...
See you there!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Computer Science | NDC London 2026
Most software developers don't have qualifications or a background in computer science or software engineering. Given the diversity of both software development and developers — and how far enthusiasm...
ndclondon.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Join me in a couple of weeks for one (or both) of my one-day sessions at NDC London @ndcconferences.com:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Computer Science
ndclondon.com/workshops/th...
Program with GUTs
ndclondon.com/workshops/pr...
See you there!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Computer Science
ndclondon.com/workshops/th...
Program with GUTs
ndclondon.com/workshops/pr...
See you there!
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This is back in stock. Just saying in case anyone wants more dinosaurs in their life…
dragonsofwales.etsy.com/listing/4381...
dragonsofwales.etsy.com/listing/4381...
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This is back in stock. Just saying in case anyone wants more dinosaurs in their life…
dragonsofwales.etsy.com/listing/4381...
dragonsofwales.etsy.com/listing/4381...
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A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
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My official statement on Trump's war crimes and Congress' inability to hold him accountable.
January 6, 2026 at 3:17 AM
My official statement on Trump's war crimes and Congress' inability to hold him accountable.
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Trump’s only plan in Venezuela appears to be Do An Imperialism.
No strategy. No end goal. Just a chance for him & his donors to get rich, with American service members & tax payers picking up the bill.
And unless Congress does its job, he is not going to stop there.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No strategy. No end goal. Just a chance for him & his donors to get rich, with American service members & tax payers picking up the bill.
And unless Congress does its job, he is not going to stop there.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Trump’s only plan in Venezuela appears to be Do An Imperialism.
No strategy. No end goal. Just a chance for him & his donors to get rich, with American service members & tax payers picking up the bill.
And unless Congress does its job, he is not going to stop there.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No strategy. No end goal. Just a chance for him & his donors to get rich, with American service members & tax payers picking up the bill.
And unless Congress does its job, he is not going to stop there.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
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New on the blog: Code Cleanliness
On the origins of 'clean code'
kevlinhenney.medium.com/code-cleanli...
On the origins of 'clean code'
kevlinhenney.medium.com/code-cleanli...
Code Cleanliness
On the origins of ‘clean code’
kevlinhenney.medium.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:39 AM
New on the blog: Code Cleanliness
On the origins of 'clean code'
kevlinhenney.medium.com/code-cleanli...
On the origins of 'clean code'
kevlinhenney.medium.com/code-cleanli...
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A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
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The hard part about running a dictatorship is that the past changes so quickly you have no idea what will happen yesterday.
January 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The hard part about running a dictatorship is that the past changes so quickly you have no idea what will happen yesterday.
:-D
It would make such a mess but it sounds fun
It would make such a mess but it sounds fun
For Christmas entertaining, I froze ice cubes with small berries in them. In a few, I concealed Mentos mints. It was excellent watching people's reactions when the ice melted enough for their Cokes to suddenly erupt for no apparent reason
January 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
:-D
It would make such a mess but it sounds fun
It would make such a mess but it sounds fun
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Here's a deal for you:
My book, Software Estimation Without Guessing - Effective Planning in an Imperfect World
40% off with code INSIGHT at checkout.
pragprog.com/titles/gdest...
My book, Software Estimation Without Guessing - Effective Planning in an Imperfect World
40% off with code INSIGHT at checkout.
pragprog.com/titles/gdest...
January 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Here's a deal for you:
My book, Software Estimation Without Guessing - Effective Planning in an Imperfect World
40% off with code INSIGHT at checkout.
pragprog.com/titles/gdest...
My book, Software Estimation Without Guessing - Effective Planning in an Imperfect World
40% off with code INSIGHT at checkout.
pragprog.com/titles/gdest...
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Oh, just get vaccinated (part 5,000)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Oh, just get vaccinated (part 5,000)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
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My hope for you is that you always feel safe and warm, and that you will someday find yourself surrounded by wild Muppets in the heart of the forest, with plenty of wine & books and without a care in the world.
October 26, 2024 at 4:37 AM
My hope for you is that you always feel safe and warm, and that you will someday find yourself surrounded by wild Muppets in the heart of the forest, with plenty of wine & books and without a care in the world.