Davy Stevenson

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Sad to be missing RubyConf but these two are getting all my attention these days.
Current shower thought: Social Media is designed to give us the information we want, not the information we need.
Kicking us off at #RockyMtnRuby is @davy with a framework for making scary choices... and delightful AI generated slides

I've decided to wipe the dust off the proverbial writers notebook and start writing down my thoughts on engineering management and leadership. Here's one of my first posts:

5 Bad Habits of Engineering Directors

https://www.davystevenson.com/articles/5-bad-habits-of-engineering-directors

5 Bad Habits of Engineering Directors - Davy Stevenson

In my career from Engineering Manager to VP of Engineering I’ve seen five bad habits that Directors tend to develop that prevent them from excelling in their roles.

My daughter, who has had a degree in computer science for 25 years, posted this observation about ChatGPT on Facebook. It's the best description I've seen:
Update on the project - feature development continues at a remarkable pace.

When I joined Mastodon, everyone was saying “just pick a server (instance) it doesn’t really matter which one.” I saw Universeodon and thought “hey, that sounds cool!” Turns out it’s literally for people who love planets and space! 😂 Oops!!

I stand by my choice 🌏💫💀🖤

Linus Torvalds thinks Ruby people are strange and now the NSA endorsed Ruby as a memory safe language (technically true). Things are looking up for Ruby! (in a weird way)
After living through the rise and popularity of Ruby, the years of “Ruby is dying” and now to a place where Ruby is comfortably doing its own thing without as much attention, I have to say I like this stage a lot. Feels more like the old days when Ruby meant just hanging out with your friends, but now without all the pressure.
For my first toot I’ll share my most recent project