Stephen Newman
@newman.digital
He/him. I like solving problems. Learning as much as I can. http://github.com/newmancodes http://stephennewman.co.uk 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
Not “Had a quick byte”?
September 25, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Not “Had a quick byte”?
If there is a certificate, then it helps you test if you’ve formed the correct mental model(s). Beyond that I don’t find they add much value.
July 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If there is a certificate, then it helps you test if you’ve formed the correct mental model(s). Beyond that I don’t find they add much value.
I find they serve two purposes: 1) they give you a 10,000 foot/metre view of the technology so you know what the building blocks are and roughly what is (claimed to be) possible; 2) helps you load up on the vocabulary, so when you run into issues you know the language to use when searching for help.
July 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I find they serve two purposes: 1) they give you a 10,000 foot/metre view of the technology so you know what the building blocks are and roughly what is (claimed to be) possible; 2) helps you load up on the vocabulary, so when you run into issues you know the language to use when searching for help.
I really enjoyed the Saturn V rocket. Looks amazing. Or if you prefer cars, the Lamborghini Sian is pleasing.
July 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I really enjoyed the Saturn V rocket. Looks amazing. Or if you prefer cars, the Lamborghini Sian is pleasing.
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June 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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That’s a wonderful catch
June 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
That’s a wonderful catch
This is my favourite feature from .NET 10 so far. Gets rid of so much ceremony for simple utilities. Massive fan.
June 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is my favourite feature from .NET 10 so far. Gets rid of so much ceremony for simple utilities. Massive fan.
Absolutely agree.
It helps seniors improve by mentoring juniors.
It stops us waking up in the early 2030s wondering where all the senior engineers have gone.
It helps seniors improve by mentoring juniors.
It stops us waking up in the early 2030s wondering where all the senior engineers have gone.
June 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Absolutely agree.
It helps seniors improve by mentoring juniors.
It stops us waking up in the early 2030s wondering where all the senior engineers have gone.
It helps seniors improve by mentoring juniors.
It stops us waking up in the early 2030s wondering where all the senior engineers have gone.
Blazor in Action from Manning
Learning Blazor from O’Reilly
Learning Blazor from O’Reilly
May 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Blazor in Action from Manning
Learning Blazor from O’Reilly
Learning Blazor from O’Reilly
I’m getting to that point. I’ve been “learning” MSA for 155 days and maybe a human would be better.
May 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I’m getting to that point. I’ve been “learning” MSA for 155 days and maybe a human would be better.
The experiment didn’t work. Either shrink the cars to keep the circuit, build a new circuit that these cars work in, or remove this from the calendar.
May 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The experiment didn’t work. Either shrink the cars to keep the circuit, build a new circuit that these cars work in, or remove this from the calendar.
I use it regularly in my development. I prefer to go test first and very much focus on the “if I were calling this code, how do I wish I could call it” aspect. Red Green Refactor. I don’t tend to apply TDD if I’m making a “simple” automation transaction script e.g. file manipulation.
May 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I use it regularly in my development. I prefer to go test first and very much focus on the “if I were calling this code, how do I wish I could call it” aspect. Red Green Refactor. I don’t tend to apply TDD if I’m making a “simple” automation transaction script e.g. file manipulation.
Good luck with it @greggay.bsky.social, I’d love to read how it turns out
May 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Good luck with it @greggay.bsky.social, I’d love to read how it turns out
That being said, I hope you find some good candidates for your research.
May 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
That being said, I hope you find some good candidates for your research.
I don’t think we should be using this technology to write our tests at all. I get that some people find writing tests onerous but they are the specifications that prove our software works. Asking an LLM to infer the specification from the written code assumes the code is correct and prevents TDD.
May 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I don’t think we should be using this technology to write our tests at all. I get that some people find writing tests onerous but they are the specifications that prove our software works. Asking an LLM to infer the specification from the written code assumes the code is correct and prevents TDD.
Mid -> Small -> Startup -> Enterprise -> Startup -> Enterprise -> Enterprise -> Enterprise
May 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Mid -> Small -> Startup -> Enterprise -> Startup -> Enterprise -> Enterprise -> Enterprise
I’m a technologist. Tools and techniques evolve over time. It’s about solving problems. By and large, people don’t care about how it’s done.
May 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I’m a technologist. Tools and techniques evolve over time. It’s about solving problems. By and large, people don’t care about how it’s done.
Nobody calls me Rebecca, expect my brother
a woman standing in a body of water with a ghost in the background
Alt: a child standing in a body of water with a xenomorph emerging from the water behind her
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April 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Nobody calls me Rebecca, expect my brother
That’s my workday sorted tomorrow
April 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
That’s my workday sorted tomorrow
I found the error handling pattern to be similarly disappointing. But I had recently spent time experimenting with Rust, so I felt there was a better way to avoid exceptions.
March 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I found the error handling pattern to be similarly disappointing. But I had recently spent time experimenting with Rust, so I felt there was a better way to avoid exceptions.