Tavis Rudd
@tavis.damnsimple.com
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Geek in Vancouver. Sometimes CTO / software architect. Obsessive reader. Always curious! (was @tavisrudd elsewhere)
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adron.bsky.social
Continuing on the #PolyglotConf post I made yesterday, here's a bit of a summary of - IME - seemed like the prominent conversations.

I'd be curious what your take is on the industry hubris around AI.

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Insights from the Polyglot Conference: Navigating AI's Impact
Discover insights from the Polyglot Conference in Vancouver, where real conversations about AI and software development take center stage.
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adron.bsky.social
Wrote a post yesterday about predictions in AI from a session at #PolyglotConf in Vancouver. It's 22 predictions, I'd like to know what predictions you have too - whether doom & gloom or if you've got a rosier outlook.

compositecode.blog/2025/10/12/t...
AI Acceleration Predictions: Insights from the Polyglot Conference
Discover key predictions from the Polyglot Conference on AI's impact on software development, from coding practices to industry trends.
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The #polyglotunconf afterparty was held at the False Creek Yacht Club. The organizers did a great job at making the weather nice 😎 Had a good time connecting with some very interesting folks. This is a great conf for bringing together people from many different walks of computing life.
False Creek Yacht club building from water level. In the background is the marina and Burrard Bridge. The sky reflects in the calm water. High angle shot of the marina at the yacht club Chad selfie above the False Creek Yacht Club as the sun goes down Under Granville bridge and the on ramp from Howe St lit up with a purple light
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Just finished #polyglotunconf 🎉 300 people showed up and collaboratively created a multi track conference. I went to sessions on building an eng team post-AI, LoFi software, self-hosting, and managing context in enterprise. Met a TON of new people. Now off to the afterparty 🍻
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There's a group of Polyglot Unconference folk wanting to gather for food and drinks tonight before the conference tomorrow. If you're interested, look in our shared doc for "pre-party" in the schedule
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We're up to 260 now. A hundred more than the previous two years :)
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Humpback popped up by surprise right in front of our boat. Same day as bsky.app/profile/tavi...
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"Scale laws" aka "something I can't unsee"
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Same day, maybe same eagle
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My son was showing me a bunch of dragon characters in a game and asking me to rank them to find the one I like the least. None of his. These. Zoom in
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it's time for coffee when I start typing 'rm x y' when I intended 'rg x y'
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M is worth it. I only kept this one around for a single VMware fusion vm I was too lazy to port
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Scary ripping them off the strong double sided tape on their backside when they're that fat
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Hence their sadness. My last Intel Mac