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Adam Zimman @azimman.bsky.social · 3m

I’ve heard this a lot. But mostly from Gen X folks. This is equivalent to the before times when an experienced person moved into a leadership role with a really awesome team. You had the experience to know what ‘good’ looked like and a team that could do more at a faster pace than you could alone.

Adam Zimman @azimman.bsky.social · 7m

I really like this distinction. Tool for a task vs. replacement for creative process.

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Heroku @heroku.com · 22h

Exciting news, developers and literally everyone else! We're launching the Heroku Vibes pilot, our game-changing collaborative agent.

Get ready to #VibeCode your projects like never before. #HerokuVibes

🔗 https://sforce.co/46HwA2n

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Adam Zimman @azimman.bsky.social · 1d

How I think of you and your magic umbrella….✨☂️ ✨

a woman in a black coat is flying through the air holding an umbrella

Alt: Mary Poppins is flying through the air holding an umbrella

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Progressive Delivery @progressivedelivery.com · 1d

Here are some of the things we learned during this project, about each other and about making a book.

Merry Meet: Monktoberfest and Book Launch

Don't let anyone tell you creative collaboration requires co-presence. Last week was the first time in at least 7 years that all four Progressive Delivery authors were in the same place at the same time. In that time, we identified a pattern happening in the world, named it, honed our understanding, and wrote a whole book about it. The Progressive Delivery book releases in just under a month (

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Adam Zimman @azimman.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a panda!

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Adam Zimman @azimman.bsky.social · 2d

Safe travels.

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Trish K @tkaz99.bsky.social · 2d

"Adulthood is like looking both ways before crossing the street and then getting hit by an airplane."
-Nitya Prakash

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IT Revolution @itrevolution.com · 2d

Your users aren't lazy, change-averse, or technologically backward. They're intelligent people managing complex workflows where stability matters. They're making rational decisions with limited change capacity.

Build delivery systems that work with them, not against them.

itrev.io/3IQlyOW

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Adam Zimman @azimman.bsky.social · 2d

Right up there with, “I can stop anytime I want.” On the same topic.

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Wiredferret! @wiredferret.bsky.social · 4d

#Monktoberfest was the first time all four authors were together since we started writing this book. Pictures were taken of this magic, but not by me.

Anyway, pre-orders are love, and you can support your local bookshop from ordering here: bookshop.org/p/books/prog...

Progressive Delivery: Build the Right Thing for the Right People at the Right Time

Build the Right Thing for the Right People at the Right Time

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Wiredferret! @wiredferret.bsky.social · 4d

This week we gave away almost 100 fully-signed #ProgressiveDelivery books while we were at #Monktoberfest, and even more than that at #ETLS25 (but fewer signatures).

We are exactly one month from release day!

And look at this pre-order sales ranking!

A screencap of the “Amazon Hot New Releases” page for Project Management. The cover for the Audible version of the Progressive Delivery book is listed at #1. It is also cheap to pre-order, only $14 or one Audible credit.

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TheSpinMD @mikemaney.bsky.social · 4d

I got ya.

A group of four adults stands closely together indoors, smiling and laughing as they pose for a photo. From left to right: the first person has bright pink hair, glasses, and wears a dark, patterned jacket over black pants, holding a camera in their right hand. The second person has dark hair pulled back and wears a denim shirt under a navy jacket with flared blue jeans and brown boots, holding a drink. The third person wears a light gray cap, reflective sunglasses on their head, a bright teal puffer jacket, khaki pants, and orange sneakers. The fourth person has long, light brown hair and glasses, wearing a tan and black zip-up jacket with black pants and sneakers. Behind them, other people mingle in a well-lit, covered space with white beams, wood paneling, and a large window showing a view of water and distant land outside. The group appears happy and casual, enjoying a social event.

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Wiredferret! @wiredferret.bsky.social · 4d

The authors of the #ProgressiveDelivery book. On a boat!

Left to right: @wiredferret.bsky.social @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @azimman.bsky.social and @monkchips.com

TheSpinMD @mikemaney.bsky.social · 4d

I got ya.

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IT Revolution @itrevolution.com · 5d

User complaints about update pace aren't resistance—they're telling you about their bandwidth for absorption.

Workarounds to avoid new features? Your timing doesn't match their readiness.

Treat this as essential input, not obstacles to overcome.

itrev.io/3IQlyOW

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 5d

As a theoretical cosmologist, I'm frequently asked "what is the benefit of the work you're doing for people's lives?" Nothing I work on makes money or cures disease.

There are a few different answers one can give, at various levels of "convincing" / "actually relevant to why the work is done."

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IT Revolution @itrevolution.com · 5d

Builder mindset: sees software as LEGO blocks, high change tolerance.

Tool mindset: sees software as a hammer, moderate tolerance.

Survival mindset: works in high-stakes environments, very low tolerance.

Your rollout fails when you misread which dominates your user base.

itrev.io/3IQlyOW

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Adam Zimman @azimman.bsky.social · 5d

“Bank-shot of brain damage. ChatGPT is not damaging my brain—but people using ChatGPT are damaging my brain.” @bcantrill.bsky.social at #monktoberfest

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Adam Zimman @azimman.bsky.social · 5d

A organization that is deep into vibe coding views a coding disaster differently, “they see it as a natural disaster, and act of god. Don’t make god angry.” @bcantrill.bsky.social talking about trust and accountability at #monktoberfest

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Richard Arugula @monkchips.com · 5d

Ok it's @bcantrill.bsky.social time. I am ready to laugh my ass off. #monktoberfest

Picture of a white dude with glasses in a black t-shirt and blue jeans

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 5d

There's a really great MinutePhysics video about the aesthetics- and physics-based reasons for the number of wind turbine blades: youtu.be/pgqkti7yePk

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Margaret Fero @maggiefero.bsky.social · 5d

Our second talk of the second #monktoberfest day will be @analog-ashley.bsky.social 's "Developing Your Neurobullshit Detector" , giving us tools to suss out the places neuroscience is creeping into daily life and the places what sounds like neuroscience is just bullshit!

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Adam Zimman @azimman.bsky.social · 5d

I love that @rstephens.me casually refers to specific episodes of Bluey like a subject matter expert referencing a specific section of the primary text, foundational to their field. #monktoberfest

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Dr. Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 5d

Omg vibe-EEGing stealing this immediately

Laura Fitton she/her @pistachio.bsky.social · 5d

as headset gear becomes cheaper, look out for people vibe-EEGing “neuroscience”

#monktoberfest

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Dr. Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 5d

First time @analog-ashley.bsky.social and I have presented at the same conference together!!!!! This was pure delight ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #monktoberfest

Ashley stands at the Monktoberfest stage with a title slide that reads Developing your neurobullshit detector and it shows a picture of a dog nose

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