Dave Pradko
@pradko.bsky.social
18 years building government software and counting
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Write in present tense, whenever possible. Reasons:
* Brevity.
* Consistency.
* Clarity. I was taught this back when I wrote tech manuals. "When you click on GO, a dialog box will appear." WHEN will it appear? Immediately? Or sometime before the sun goes nova?" #AmEditing
* Brevity.
* Consistency.
* Clarity. I was taught this back when I wrote tech manuals. "When you click on GO, a dialog box will appear." WHEN will it appear? Immediately? Or sometime before the sun goes nova?" #AmEditing
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Write in present tense, whenever possible. Reasons:
* Brevity.
* Consistency.
* Clarity. I was taught this back when I wrote tech manuals. "When you click on GO, a dialog box will appear." WHEN will it appear? Immediately? Or sometime before the sun goes nova?" #AmEditing
* Brevity.
* Consistency.
* Clarity. I was taught this back when I wrote tech manuals. "When you click on GO, a dialog box will appear." WHEN will it appear? Immediately? Or sometime before the sun goes nova?" #AmEditing
I was not prepared for what I'd find cleaning out some stuff
(I really do miss the slide-out Qwerty keyboard
(I really do miss the slide-out Qwerty keyboard
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I was not prepared for what I'd find cleaning out some stuff
(I really do miss the slide-out Qwerty keyboard
(I really do miss the slide-out Qwerty keyboard
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Live your life so you don’t notice cloud flare outages.
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Live your life so you don’t notice cloud flare outages.
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@sickoscommittee.org not only does this need to come back, the Super Bowl needs to adopt this
From the 1950s to 1970s, the Prime Minister opened the Grey Cup with a ceremonial kickoff.
The worst kickoff was one yard by John Diefenbaker in 1959. The best was 32 yards by Pierre Trudeau in 1969. 72-year-old Governor General Roland Michener equaled that distance in 1971.
The worst kickoff was one yard by John Diefenbaker in 1959. The best was 32 yards by Pierre Trudeau in 1969. 72-year-old Governor General Roland Michener equaled that distance in 1971.
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@sickoscommittee.org not only does this need to come back, the Super Bowl needs to adopt this
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
Album cover of the year
15 years of radio observations yielded this amazing view down the throat of a black hole.
We're looking into a jet of plasma shooting out from a supermassive black hole, called PKS 1424+240. The lines depict intense magnetic fields threaded through the jet. 🧪🔭
www.mpg.de/25171297/eye...
We're looking into a jet of plasma shooting out from a supermassive black hole, called PKS 1424+240. The lines depict intense magnetic fields threaded through the jet. 🧪🔭
www.mpg.de/25171297/eye...
August 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Album cover of the year
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How do you teach techniques such as incremental refactoring and test driven development (TDD)?
Back in January I was interviewed by @sasworkshops.bsky.social for the Labview Experiment podcast, and we had a great chat about Samman Technical coaching,
Back in January I was interviewed by @sasworkshops.bsky.social for the Labview Experiment podcast, and we had a great chat about Samman Technical coaching,
Teaching the Abstract | Clare Sudbery<br/><br/><br/> — The LabVIEW Experiment Podcast
Clare Sudbery is an independent technical coach with over 20 years of software experience. She specialises in technical leadership, TDD, refactoring, continuous integration and other eXtreme…
www.thelabviewexperiment.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
How do you teach techniques such as incremental refactoring and test driven development (TDD)?
Back in January I was interviewed by @sasworkshops.bsky.social for the Labview Experiment podcast, and we had a great chat about Samman Technical coaching,
Back in January I was interviewed by @sasworkshops.bsky.social for the Labview Experiment podcast, and we had a great chat about Samman Technical coaching,
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I need Batman 66 starring Jon Hamm.
July 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I need Batman 66 starring Jon Hamm.
Stories about someone porch-snatching your Spider of the Month Club package feels like nostalgia for what Twitter was a decade ago
May 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Stories about someone porch-snatching your Spider of the Month Club package feels like nostalgia for what Twitter was a decade ago
This should probably go on my headstone
no that’s my emotional support spreadsheet
May 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This should probably go on my headstone
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Something I often encounter when working with technical leaders is the following worry: "My senior engineers know more than I do!"
People worry that they're losing touch with the pace of change in technology.
People worry that they're losing touch with the pace of change in technology.
I'm a tech lead, but my senior devs have better technical skills. Am I losing my edge?
\"I'm nowhere near as good technically as the senior devs in my team.\"
queen-of-questions.kit.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Something I often encounter when working with technical leaders is the following worry: "My senior engineers know more than I do!"
People worry that they're losing touch with the pace of change in technology.
People worry that they're losing touch with the pace of change in technology.
Looking to step up your career as a Business Analyst or Scrum Master? Starting in May, Agile1Tech IT Training School and I are partnering up to provide training courses on the latest frameworks, tools, and techniques
BA registration is already open, and Scrum Master is coming soon: agileteach.com
BA registration is already open, and Scrum Master is coming soon: agileteach.com
AgileTeach – FIND YOUR DREAM JOB WITH US
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April 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Looking to step up your career as a Business Analyst or Scrum Master? Starting in May, Agile1Tech IT Training School and I are partnering up to provide training courses on the latest frameworks, tools, and techniques
BA registration is already open, and Scrum Master is coming soon: agileteach.com
BA registration is already open, and Scrum Master is coming soon: agileteach.com
Exciting news! Starting in May, I will be working with www.agile1tech.com to deliver #businessanalysis and #scrummaster training. More details to come
If you're interested in personalized coaching or mentoring, you can also DM here or email me [email protected]
If you're interested in personalized coaching or mentoring, you can also DM here or email me [email protected]
Agile1Tech
www.agile1tech.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Exciting news! Starting in May, I will be working with www.agile1tech.com to deliver #businessanalysis and #scrummaster training. More details to come
If you're interested in personalized coaching or mentoring, you can also DM here or email me [email protected]
If you're interested in personalized coaching or mentoring, you can also DM here or email me [email protected]
This is my first time coming across the Agile Laws site. Looks like a lot of great laws and insights
agilelaws.com/kingmans-for... Kingman’s Formula : As system utilization nears 100%, queue times grow exponentially (critical for WIP limits).
#Agile #ScrumMaster #AgileLaws
#Agile #ScrumMaster #AgileLaws
Agile Laws | Kingman's Formula
agilelaws.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is my first time coming across the Agile Laws site. Looks like a lot of great laws and insights
Eating your peanut-allergic kid's Halloween candy is great because it's all peanut butter cups and Snickers.
Eating your peanut-allergic kid's Valentine's candy is a choose-your-own-adventure book where the end of all paths is you eat the candy that tastes like toothpaste*
Eating your peanut-allergic kid's Valentine's candy is a choose-your-own-adventure book where the end of all paths is you eat the candy that tastes like toothpaste*
February 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Eating your peanut-allergic kid's Halloween candy is great because it's all peanut butter cups and Snickers.
Eating your peanut-allergic kid's Valentine's candy is a choose-your-own-adventure book where the end of all paths is you eat the candy that tastes like toothpaste*
Eating your peanut-allergic kid's Valentine's candy is a choose-your-own-adventure book where the end of all paths is you eat the candy that tastes like toothpaste*