Bahman Movaqar

@bahmanm
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Talk is cheap. Show me the code.
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@mononcqc I'd very much appreciate any feedback/thoughts.

Do you genuinely love log statements, or harbour some bizarre obsession with them!?

NO? Then, you may enjoy reading about the Log Quad: a semantic framework to evaluate your telemetry, and fine-tune your infrastructure bill.

https://www.bahmanm.com/2026/03/log-quad-domesticate-logging-bill.html

#BrainWork_BrainToil #SoftwareEngineering #SRE #O11y #DistributedSystems

Where exactly, beyond the hype of "vibe-coding" and "instant solution" potions, AI can deliver sustainable value?

I recently took the machine to the depths of a 100k+ LoC system for a sizeable refactoring and what I realised was that:
The most profound gains come from adapting to the new division of labour; Brain-Work (human wisdom) and Brain-Toil (repetitive mechanical reasoning).

https://www.bahmanm.com/2025/10/brain-work-brain-toil-mentoring-ai-agents.html

#SoftwareEngineering #DevX #AI #LLM

Brain-Work, Brain-Toil and Mentoring AI Agents

How human wisdom & AI labour redefine code refactoring. A case study separating brain-work from brain-toil for profound, sustainable software value.

I sincerely hope the Americans are able to break this.

But if not, and if past history is any indication, they should brace for an "elite" office to take over ICE in in a couple of years.

I've read history books and I've seen the pattern, first hand, as it happened in Iran after the 1979 revolution.

I wanted to use AI agents; badly! But I kept struggling. I just couldn't understand how they can be anything special.

Happily, over time I got to know The Machine beyond the hype and developed a mindset that helped me speak its language.

#SoftwareEngineering #LLM #AI #Philosophy

https://www.bahmanm.com/2025/10/ai-agents-mental-model-knowledge-wisdom.html

AI Agents: Rich Oases of Knowledge, Barren Deserts of Wisdom

The engineer's paradox: where systems meet art. A blog with pragmatic tutorials, deep dives, and opinionated essays on the craft of software.

"... social media platforms are censoring abortion-related content, even when no law requires them to do so."

CORRECTION: ... when no **written** law ...

What is the difference between 2025 and the bronze age?
Palaces = Billionaires
Peasants = The other 7 billion people

#Meta #Facebook #Censorship #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Dystopia

https://www.eff.org/pages/our-stop-censoring-abortion-campaign-uncovers-social-media-censorship-crisis?utm_source=effector

Our Stop Censoring Abortion Campaign Uncovers a Social Media Censorship Crisis

For months, EFF has been investigating stories from users whose abortion-related content has been taken down or otherwise suppressed by major social media platforms. In collaboration with our allies—including Plan C, Women on Web, Reproaction, and Women First Digital—we launched the #StopCensoringAbortion campaign to collect and amplify these stories.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Announcing Flow v1.0!

The open-source C# library to help you say goodbye to gnarly procedural code and hello to business logic that's a pleasure to read, a breeze to test, and extensible out of the box.

https://www.bahmanm.com/2025/09/flow-clean-composable-csharp.html

#CSharp #DotNet #DevX #GenAI #LLM

Flow: A Pragmatic Approach to Composable Business Logic in C#

Introducing Flow, a new C# library for clean, composable business logic. Tame complexity and make your code human-readable & AI-friendly.

We're looking for #FSF40 sponsors! https://u.fsf.org/46p