Jacob Tomlinson
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Why taking notes still matters
AI tools have radically changed note taking. All you need to do is record/transcribe your meeting and your favourite AI tool will write your notes for you. Magic! As a result I’ve noticed a lot of people stop taking notes altogether and delegating the whole thing to tools like Copilot. After all, why write notes if the AI generated notes in Microsoft Teams are going to be more comrehensive and complete with no effort required on your part?
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GitHub streaks and work/life balance
I recently read Loving and hating the Streak by Cassidy Williams. The post was all about committing code on GitHub every single day to maintain a streak.
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Avoid indirection in tests at all costs
When writing tests the balance between avoiding indirection and DRY-ness should be much more weighted towards avoiding indirection than in the code it is testing.
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Mini demos
As software engineers we should all be able to communicate the things we have built to others, but giving a formal demo of something you’ve been working on can be daunting. Mini demos are a great way to build muscles around giving ad-hoc demos with little to no preparation.
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Narrative driven development
In July I published a blog post on using Dask on KubeFlow with the Dask Kubernetes Operator. I originally outlined that post in January before the Dask Operator even existed as part of my planning for that work.
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Why your profile picture is important
Choosing a good profile picture will make collaborating with others easier, especially if you haven’t met them yet. Here are some tips to help you pick a good one.