systemshttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.iohttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3mt23ol4nrk2tA good life is a constant process of rediscovering oneself.14 Aug 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt23ol4nrk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3mgmj3yboks22Writing can happen from the position of expertise, but much of what is written has started from a decision to write, with research, gathering knowledge and building experience following.09 Mar 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmj3yboks22https://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3mgce4poo5c2nSolving hard problems is very often about breaking them down into even smaller pieces, rather than about jumping multiple steps ahead.05 Mar 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgce4poo5c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lu34vol3sc2rThere’re drawbacks to staying on top of things. Namely you don’t go deep.16 Jul 2025 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu34vol3sc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lrqddzsr6k2j> Prove X. Me: To prove X we need to demonstrate A and B. A is trivially true. B is true by construction. Hence we’ve proven X.16 Jun 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqddzsr6k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lrfn5xcgbs2tAccording to the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey[1], C is still more widely used than Go and Rust, despite being less appreciated. The lead of C for learning to program is even more significant, which is encouraging. 1. https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology12 Jun 2025 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrfn5xcgbs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lrfmfenqvc2qIt's surprisingly convenient to be able to lookup the standard library function and header documentation via man pages. Now I want it for other languages.12 Jun 2025 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrfmfenqvc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lrflx7hyas2nReading The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Ritchie from 1988, it's fascinating that all code examples still work in 2025 - 37 years later - with just -ansi compiler flag (-std=c90).12 Jun 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrflx7hyas2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lqsf6t5ki22wAnother treasure trove of a talk by Bryan Cantrill on various aspects of software engineering from debugging data corruption to building successful engineering organizations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ0y7Oqr4Zo04 Jun 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqsf6t5ki22whttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lqsexacvds22https://tilvids.com/w/4MTECvQsBhzJUd3qoYvzua A short but sweet overview of the research of @grimalkina.bsky.social focusing on the environment conducive to (developer) success, but also highlighting important distinctions between performance and growth, and drawbacks of performance culture.04 Jun 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqsexacvds22https://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lqp7veqfqs22“Cloud” could have been instead called “server rental”. It’s common to see independent ideas such as SaaS and managed software to be conflated with the cloud.03 Jun 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp7veqfqs22https://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lqm5jvwzsk2iI don’t want AGI. I want us to solve hunger, poverty, and cancer. I want renewable energy, fusion power, sustainable zero carbon economy which distributes value fairly, and supersonic travel. Thinking we can cheat and delegate these things to an AGI without putting in the effort is an illusion.02 Jun 2025 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqm5jvwzsk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lqklke2dfs2gThe Bear blogging platform looks really neat. I'm still too stubborn to give up a Git based workflow (Bear has no API for now). bearblog.dev https://bearblog.dev/01 Jun 2025 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqklke2dfs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lqkiuhpucc2gMy recommendation for those at the start of their careers is to throw oneself in at the deep end. Ideally get into rocket science if you can. Alternatively, consider the options in the thread below. Dip your toes into all of them and pick a couple to go deep into.01 Jun 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkiuhpucc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lqkhtee7ac2gI wonder if there's a way to side-step the design/accessibility trade-off on the web by allowing the user to opt in into certain accessibility features. A browser would then enrich/change/override how page elements are presented, at cost of some design inconsistency.01 Jun 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkhtee7ac2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lpropejdhc2eNew arrivals for the home library 📚22 May 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpropejdhc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lojuit6ykk2fIt’s such a joy to flip through the pages of a printed magazine.06 May 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojuit6ykk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lo6gpcrzcc2cAll share their successes, the better share their learnings, the best share their failures. And the pathetic share their shower thoughts passed off as high wisdom.02 May 2025 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo6gpcrzcc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lnlalq3xtc23Working with Python on occasion always felt like a fight with the tooling. uv on the other hand just works as it's supposed to, and when it doesn't, it's usually my fault for not reading the docs more carefully.24 Apr 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlalq3xtc23https://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lnimp4b4us2bFocusing solely on a career is like trying to squeeze as much juice as possible out of a lemon you have. Focusing on learning is like growing a lemon tree.23 Apr 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnimp4b4us2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lmpwiwg5222iThe Dark Side Of Usability https://usabilitypost.com/2011/01/10/dark-side-of-usability/ Some food for thought. The post is almost a decade and a half old but more relevant than ever.13 Apr 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmpwiwg5222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lmdbuvqbek2iAfter spending some time tweaking, I finally feel quite happy with macOS window management. btw, if you switch Caps Lock with Control, everything becomes instantly better in life, including the shortcuts below in the thread.08 Apr 2025 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdbuvqbek2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3lmd67nfqm22iGood article with personal observations on the long term effects of using AI tools for programming. Some quotes in the thread. https://lucianonooijen.com/blog/why-i-stopped-using-ai-code-editors/08 Apr 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmd67nfqm22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/raindev.io/post/3llz6sgpz7s2vHumans of the Data Sphere by Jack Vanlightly (@vanlightly.bsky.social) is an excellent way to stay up to date with the field of distributed data systems and discover interesting people to follow. www.hotds.dev https://www.hotds.dev04 Apr 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:ofcph4apjcdhq22ehg3envb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llz6sgpz7s2v