Raf G
fiqus.bsky.social
Raf G
@fiqus.bsky.social
An Agilist Dadgineer, teacher, journalist, consultant, hacker, vegan, KiwiBrit & creative. Microblogs represent my own views. http://mastodon.social/@fiqus (bridged: @fiqus.mastodon.social.app.brid.gy)
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Great Scott! ⚡️ The AI apocalypse is here, and it brought unit tests.

At #Devnexus, @jbaru.ch shows how tests, prompts, and specs can outsmart the machines (and save your roadmap).

devnexus.com/events/back-...

Wild demos. Good tests. Terrible puns.

Don’t miss it!

🎟️ Get tickets at devnexus.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Solid talk at #churconf by @jbaruch on using SBE and BDD to reduce garbage out from monkey/AI generated code. He calls it #intentintegritychain Humans in the loop with accountability and verification, using SBE
November 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reasons for you to move on from iTerm. iterm2.com/downloads/st... Check the remote /tmp if using ssh integration
iterm2.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
More predictions for 2025 with an ounce of healthy pessimism. Although space tech is looking good. rodneybrooks.com/predictions-...
Predictions Scorecard, 2025 January 01 – Rodney Brooks
rodneybrooks.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
"database engineers are some of the best programmers in the world." Some Andy Pavlo to kick off 2024. Learnings on everything from rap music to redis alternatives, DuckDB integrations, Larry Elison's personal life and a spectrum of databases to look out for in 2025.
www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/...
Databases in 2024: A Year in Review
Andy rises from the ashes of his dead startup and discusses what happened in 2024 in the database game.
www.cs.cmu.edu
January 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Chapters 7 and 8 of the Staff Engineer's Path should be read by all leaders, whether technical or not. Good formalisation of vision and strategy, and taking everyone on the journey.
November 24, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Most exciting. An easy catalogue for those 'how do I visualise this?' moments. datavizcatalogue.com/search.html
Search for Charts by Data Visualization Functions
The Data Visualisation Catalogue, helping you find the right data visualization method for your data
datavizcatalogue.com
October 5, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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A beautiful video about a man who fell in love with #Astrophotography and has been sharing his journey. He has helped and encouraged so many of us! Thank you Dylan @dylanodonnell.bsky.social You’ve been doing this nearlyas long as me, but I do answer to the name Granddad

youtu.be/ZQ2JgrUU8mg?...
I Took Photos of Space for 10 YEARS
YouTube video by Dylan O'Donnell
youtu.be
September 17, 2024 at 11:38 AM
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A bit end of the world, but also some good reminders on transparency, moving fast and leading in a context where you need to remaim competitive. https://peterszasz.com/how-to-lead-your-team-when-the-house-is-on-fire/
September 16, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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NinjaLab found the side channel when putting the Yubikey 5 through its paces. Yubico has confirmed the vulnerability and stopped using the vulnerable crypto library Infineon sells. As of Friday-72 hours after a coordinated dislosure-Infineon has yet to say a word publicly about the vulnerability.
September 6, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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Infineon hasn't even obtained a CVE for this vulnerability. The company says the initial email I sent seeking comment got caught in a spam filter. The PR person seemed completely unaware of the my Ars Technica post (arstechnica.com/security/202... ) when we finally connected on Friday.
YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel
Sophisticated attack breaks security assurances of the most popular FIDO key.
arstechnica.com
September 6, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Whenever opening this app, I think about Lt. Cmdr. Data singing Blue Skies in Nemisis. Wonder if it's just me; Bkue skies do I see.
September 5, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Cool. One can bridge between fedi and bs.
Testing https://lifehacker.com/tech/bridgy-fed-connect-mastodon-and-bluesky And tagging @[email protected] on fedi, and @fiqus.mastodon.social.app.brid.gy on Bluesky.
August 31, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Microblogging platforms are like streaming platforms these days. So many. Someone keeps nicking my once unique, decades old, handle, so here I am. Although more aligned with fedi.
August 31, 2024 at 10:53 PM
I received a physical copy of Lizard Optimization from Gojko. Tips on hidden retention and growth opportunities which are hidden in plain sight within the quirky use cases of customers misusing your software. Recommended! Also on lean pub. Check out my infoq coverage: www.infoq.com/news/2024/07...
Gojko’s Lizard Optimization for Product Growth and Retention
Gojko Adzic’s new book, Lizard Optimization, shows how addressing product misuse and marginal use cases enhances customer retention and drives growth. He discusses the book with Dave Farley for GOTO's...
www.infoq.com
August 31, 2024 at 10:47 PM