Mastodawn

Think about _why_ there are so many large python codebases though :) Also, debugging any large codebase can be a pita ime, if you're not familiar with it.

I do think typing will become more important with AI tools though.

I'm personally not a fan of Java, but I don't tell Java folks to go "learn a proper language" ;)

Maybe see you at the python meetup or over beers to discuss in more detail sometime if you're in Stockholm :)

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Michael J. Nicholson Mar 11

@sigismundninja As a python person, I played with Gleam a year or so back and quite liked it.

Would I adopt it now? No way - it's far too small and not widely used enough. If it takes off, I might do. I got burned already with Elm several years back :D

Also, your decision is good for you, but "language X is crap, learn Y" is a very dull take these days. Python works for a lot of use cases, and saying python people "need to learn a proper language" is ... well ... I think you already know.

Michael J. Nicholson Mar 11

Ahahahahahaha!!!

Meta just bought Moltbook!

You thought your FB feeds were bad now ... just wait 😆

Sincerely, somebody that ditched FB at the end of 2019!

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Michael J. Nicholson Mar 9

@matejcerny I'm not sure if that's changed my mind. It may well be how things shake out, but regardless, I find it a little depressing just because the "solving problems in code" part is what I _enjoy_ .... this paints the future where I'm just an AI agent manager, which isn't anywhere near as fun.

Michael J. Nicholson Mar 9

Rik Viergever Mar 7

Read below 👇 why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

"Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

https://librespeed.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1rmalpy/news_librespeed_opensource_alternative_made_in/

#FOSS #opensource

LibreSpeed - Free and Open Source Speedtest

Free and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL.

Michael J. Nicholson Mar 4

Well, time to find some tools that are likely to continue working I guess ...

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/accenture_buys_ookla_downdetector_ziff_davis/

Accenture down to buy Downdetector as part of $1.2 billion deal

: The deal includes all Ookla assets including Speedtest, Ekahau, and RootMetrics

The Register

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Michael J. Nicholson Mar 3

@hamatti
One thing it took me a while to learn: if I'm actively wondering if I'm just being lazy about something and just need to work harder, it's almost certainly not about me being lazy (in that case :) )

Michael J. Nicholson Mar 1

excluding specific auth.urls routes in django

https://michjnich.com/blog/2026-03-01-excluding-specific-authurls-routes-in-django