Tyler Oakleaf
@tyleroakleaf.bsky.social
Software architect at a big company somewheres. Former small business owner (like an actual physical one with rent and payroll and stuff)
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The most common things engineering leaders think will make dev teams go faster actually have the opposite effect.
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The Seven Deadly Sins of “Go Faster”
Things that will make your dev team take longer to deliver worse software:1. Adding more people to the team2. Making them work longer hours3. Cutting down on work that “slows them down”…
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November 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The most common things engineering leaders think will make dev teams go faster actually have the opposite effect.
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turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT
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"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
Indivisible Launches its Largest Primary Program in Response to Senate Democrats Surrendering on the Shutdown Vote
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November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
Run for Something
Find offices you can run for
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
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Slow is smooth, smooth is fast
Reduce unplanned tech work to improve tech quality, speed, reliability...
Reduce unplanned tech work to improve tech quality, speed, reliability...
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast
Reduce unplanned tech work to improve tech quality, speed, reliability...
Reduce unplanned tech work to improve tech quality, speed, reliability...
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This might be one of the most monumentally insane things a government has done
BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This might be one of the most monumentally insane things a government has done
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Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
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I was in a meeting recently and not a single other person knew what I was talking about when I mentioned "The Mythical Man-Month" and "No Silver Bullet". I was the only non-tech person in the room! READ SOME BOOKS ABOUT WHAT YOU DO (is what I screamed in my head).
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I was in a meeting recently and not a single other person knew what I was talking about when I mentioned "The Mythical Man-Month" and "No Silver Bullet". I was the only non-tech person in the room! READ SOME BOOKS ABOUT WHAT YOU DO (is what I screamed in my head).
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Building Ikea furniture this weekend reminded me of two challenging life facts:
* If it's not aligned, more force won't help.
* If it's aligned, more force won't help.
Take that, #996.
* If it's not aligned, more force won't help.
* If it's aligned, more force won't help.
Take that, #996.
November 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Building Ikea furniture this weekend reminded me of two challenging life facts:
* If it's not aligned, more force won't help.
* If it's aligned, more force won't help.
Take that, #996.
* If it's not aligned, more force won't help.
* If it's aligned, more force won't help.
Take that, #996.
Saw a headline. Won’t link.
> “CEO of AI company says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ that people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful”
What is actually mind boggling is that most CEOs don’t have accurate definitions of what *work* or *success* are.
> “CEO of AI company says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ that people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful”
What is actually mind boggling is that most CEOs don’t have accurate definitions of what *work* or *success* are.
October 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Saw a headline. Won’t link.
> “CEO of AI company says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ that people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful”
What is actually mind boggling is that most CEOs don’t have accurate definitions of what *work* or *success* are.
> “CEO of AI company says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ that people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful”
What is actually mind boggling is that most CEOs don’t have accurate definitions of what *work* or *success* are.
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Cursing is rarely a symbol of low class. It's often a mark of high authenticity.
Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy.
A little profanity can show that you're being real and you do give a damn.
Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy.
A little profanity can show that you're being real and you do give a damn.
October 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Cursing is rarely a symbol of low class. It's often a mark of high authenticity.
Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy.
A little profanity can show that you're being real and you do give a damn.
Evidence: Swearing predicts higher rates of honesty and integrity. It signals a willingness to prize candor over courtesy.
A little profanity can show that you're being real and you do give a damn.
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Employees listening to managers talking about all the innovation that will come from hallway conversations now that they have to come into the office five days a week.
October 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Employees listening to managers talking about all the innovation that will come from hallway conversations now that they have to come into the office five days a week.
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Absolutely this!
The next @squiggleconf.com is being planned for Spring 2027.
YOU SHOULD BE THERE! IT WILL BE WONDERFUL!
It's a fantastic conf put on by amazing people who care deeply about giving devs a place to come together.
JOIN US NEXT TIME!
The next @squiggleconf.com is being planned for Spring 2027.
YOU SHOULD BE THERE! IT WILL BE WONDERFUL!
It's a fantastic conf put on by amazing people who care deeply about giving devs a place to come together.
JOIN US NEXT TIME!
SquiggleConf deserves an order of magnitude more attendees
September 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Absolutely this!
The next @squiggleconf.com is being planned for Spring 2027.
YOU SHOULD BE THERE! IT WILL BE WONDERFUL!
It's a fantastic conf put on by amazing people who care deeply about giving devs a place to come together.
JOIN US NEXT TIME!
The next @squiggleconf.com is being planned for Spring 2027.
YOU SHOULD BE THERE! IT WILL BE WONDERFUL!
It's a fantastic conf put on by amazing people who care deeply about giving devs a place to come together.
JOIN US NEXT TIME!
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In the 2010s, this country's elites were thrown onto social platforms with everyone else and could finally read what we all think about them and it caused them so much psychic damage that they decided to destroy both the internet and democracy to make sure nothing like it ever happened again.
If this is what it took for you to be pushed into fascism you were probably already there
September 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In the 2010s, this country's elites were thrown onto social platforms with everyone else and could finally read what we all think about them and it caused them so much psychic damage that they decided to destroy both the internet and democracy to make sure nothing like it ever happened again.
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
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“It’s chilling that a person we thought was a normal, unhinged campus shooter was actually a political assassin. You see a deranged guy with a rifle on the quad every day. I suppose it was a little suspicious that he wasn’t shooting droves of students.”
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus
OREM, UT—As law enforcement officials search for a person of interest in the assassination of 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, witnesses on the scene at Utah Valley University ad...
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September 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“It’s chilling that a person we thought was a normal, unhinged campus shooter was actually a political assassin. You see a deranged guy with a rifle on the quad every day. I suppose it was a little suspicious that he wasn’t shooting droves of students.”
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what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
September 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
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My entire life the pattern has been
1. Republican president ruins economy.
2. We elect Dems to fix it.
3. Republicans obstruct pace of progress and people get frustrated with Dems.
4. We elect a Republican president
5. Go back to step 1.
1. Republican president ruins economy.
2. We elect Dems to fix it.
3. Republicans obstruct pace of progress and people get frustrated with Dems.
4. We elect a Republican president
5. Go back to step 1.
September 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My entire life the pattern has been
1. Republican president ruins economy.
2. We elect Dems to fix it.
3. Republicans obstruct pace of progress and people get frustrated with Dems.
4. We elect a Republican president
5. Go back to step 1.
1. Republican president ruins economy.
2. We elect Dems to fix it.
3. Republicans obstruct pace of progress and people get frustrated with Dems.
4. We elect a Republican president
5. Go back to step 1.
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We're launching a GoFundMe to cover legal fees to #FreeJavaScript trademark from Oracle.
We need to raise $200k to make full use of the discovery phase in the trademark cancelation petition. This is a critical step in protecting the JavaScript name for the whole community.
👉 javascript.tm
We need to raise $200k to make full use of the discovery phase in the trademark cancelation petition. This is a critical step in protecting the JavaScript name for the whole community.
👉 javascript.tm
JavaScript™
We need your help to continue our fight over Oracle's claim to the JavaScript trademark. Here's where we are now and what you can do to help.
javascript.tm
August 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
We're launching a GoFundMe to cover legal fees to #FreeJavaScript trademark from Oracle.
We need to raise $200k to make full use of the discovery phase in the trademark cancelation petition. This is a critical step in protecting the JavaScript name for the whole community.
👉 javascript.tm
We need to raise $200k to make full use of the discovery phase in the trademark cancelation petition. This is a critical step in protecting the JavaScript name for the whole community.
👉 javascript.tm
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Another way of reading this is that about 1 out of every 3 months since the start of 2010 has landed in the top 10 warmest on record when it occurred. Seems like a trend.
August 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Another way of reading this is that about 1 out of every 3 months since the start of 2010 has landed in the top 10 warmest on record when it occurred. Seems like a trend.
A software engineering manager who can’t differentiate between agile, waterfall, and Taylorism is about as competent as a software engineer using FTP as “version control”
July 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
A software engineering manager who can’t differentiate between agile, waterfall, and Taylorism is about as competent as a software engineer using FTP as “version control”