Trying to play around with #Copilot in #MicrosoftWord, but it failed immediately because... I don't have a default printer installed. 💀

​Turns out, #Word still relies on a printer driver to determine page layout. Because of that, Copilot claimed it couldn't access the document at all.

​Peak 2026 tech: Cutting-edge NextGen #AI defeated by a lack of 1990s hardware infrastructure. 🖨️❌
​#Microsoft365 #TechIrony #Office365 #SoftwareDesign #EnterpriseSoftware

ACCU on Sea 2026 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: Design Patterns - The Most Common Misconceptions (3 of N) by Klaus Iglberger

https://accuonsea.uk/2026/sessions/design-patterns-the-most-common-misconceptions-3-of-n/

Register now at https://accuonsea.uk/tickets/

#softwaredesign #designpatterns #cpp #programming

ACCU on Sea 2026 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: Design Patterns - The Most Common Misconceptions (3 of N) by Klaus Iglberger

https://accuonsea.uk/2026/sessions/design-patterns-the-most-common-misconceptions-3-of-n/

Register now at https://accuonsea.uk/tickets/

#softwaredesign #designpatterns #cpp #programming

We have just released a new C++Online 2026 Conference Video!

Concurrency – All the Way Down - Ofek Shilon - C++Online 2026

https://youtu.be/xU145Wcm4vk

#cpp #cplusplus #softwaredesign #programming

🏗️ Great C++ starts with great design.
Join Klaus Iglberger at ACCU on Sea 2026 for a 1-day workshop on modern C++ software design, architecture & design patterns — from type erasure to composition over inheritance.
🗓 June 15
🔗 https://accuonsea.uk/2026/sessions/cpp-software-design/

#cpp #softwaredesign #programming #coding

Struggle with how Pydantic stays so easy to use despite its depth? “The Facade That Makes Pydantic Feel Simple” breaks down the idea behind that simplicity.

👉 https://zalt.me/blog/2026/06/pydantic-facade-simplicity

#Python #Pydantic #softwaredesign #APIdesign

RE: https://mastodon.social/@bagrounds/116663337672690619

#softwareDevelopment #softwaredesign

Every system has two layers that look like one. The technology layer (language, runtime, platform) is visible. The architecture layer (data model, ownership, failure modes) is invisible.

Most rewrites change the technology and preserve the architecture. The new codebase is faster for six months because it has no features. Then the same problems return in a new language.

Netscape proved this. So did most rewrites since.

#softwarearchitecture #softwaredesign

https://simplicityfirstphilosophy.substack.com/p/the-rewrite-trap-why-rebuilding-the

We have just released a new C++Online 2026 Conference Video!

Concurrency – All the Way Down - Ofek Shilon - C++Online 2026

https://youtu.be/xU145Wcm4vk

#cpp #cplusplus #softwaredesign #programming