Willem Van den Ende - Writing

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Full Circle Developer and Consultant. There's got to be a better way. #Programming is a way of understanding, so one never leaves it :-). #DomainDrivenDesign, #TestDrivenDevelopment (#TDD), #ExtremeProgramming. Bath, UK. Partner in https://www.qwan.co.uk

Father of a 7 and 9yo, married to Marina De Vos. he/him. In to photography, synthesizers, and currently learning to play classical guitar from our 9yo, and how not to judge whether people are actively participating or not from our 7yo.

Willem Van den Ende - Writing1h ago
Show threadProf Christina Pagel3h ago
Imagine the lives that could have been saved had we managed to delay the next wave until after our population was vaccinated. Actually, we don’t need to imagine - countries that avoided significant waves until after their populations were vaccinated saw far fewer Covid deaths. 17/19
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Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦2h ago

"Nobody in the open source community talks about this because the survivors go quiet & the ones who don't survive aren't around to write essays.

I am tired of the silence around this. Open source culture celebrates intensity … the all-night hack session, the prolific contributor, the person who maintains 50 projects & keynotes 10 conf's a year. What it doesn't celebrate, what it actively looks away from, is what that intensity does to people who are wired differently."
https://xoxo.zone/@Ashedryden/116301427096289534

Ashe Dryden 🙆🏼‍♀️🐈🐈‍⬛ (@[email protected])

I really appreciate the vulnerability that comes with writing something like this and releasing it to the public. We need to do a better job of recognizing these traits and supporting one another. 💕 https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2026-03-18-open_source_gave_me_everything_until_i_had_nothing_left_to_give

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Willem Van den Ende - Writing22h ago
Charles Oliver Nutter2d ago
There's a ton of Open Source developers out of work right now. The same developers that maintain the libraries and runtimes you all depend upon for your apps. The same libraries and runtimes all your AI code is built upon. Hire or sponsor someone today.
Willem Van den Ende - Writing4d ago
Mar Hicks4d ago
Look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly
Willem Van den Ende - Writing6d ago
Dave AlvaradoMar 19

How (racist/sexist/whatever) harassment on Mastodon works:

1. Harasser replies to their target's post, with the reply set to "followers only", saying the most vile stuff you can imagine.

2. All the harasser's followers join in on the harassment, posting more vile stuff.

3. Nobody but the target and the harassment crew can see the vile stuff that was said.

4. Target is traumatized. Nobody else can see why.

5. Everybody says "I don't see it so it's not happening."

https://community.hachyderm.io/blog/2024/08/12/hachyderms-introduction-to-mastodon-moderation-part-1/

Hachyderm's Introduction to Mastodon Moderation: Part 1

The first post in a series about Mastodon moderation tooling. This post focuses on context for the upcoming posts.

Hachyderm Community
Willem Van den Ende - Writing6d ago
Alison ChaikenMar 20
Is anyone else interested in meeting to discuss formation of an @ACCU C/C++ meetup in Berlin? I'm not interested in online presentations, as central European timezones already have many.
Willem Van den Ende - Writing6d ago
Alison ChaikenMar 20
Interessiert sich jemand in einem C/C++ @ACCU meetup in Berlin? Enweder Englisch oder Deutsch ist bei mir OK, aber vielleicht wird Englisch populärer. Ich habe keine Lust für online Präsentationen. Es gibt noch viele.
Willem Van den Ende - WritingMar 17
Global MuseumMar 16

The oldest written #hummus recipe in the world is 776 years old...

It was written in Aleppo, Syria in 1250 CE by a historian named Ibn al-'Adeem. Not a chef. A historian. Who also happened to document one of the most extraordinary cookbooks of the medieval period.

The base of the recipe is identical to what you make today. Chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic, salt. That part has not changed in 776 years.

@histories_arch #globalmuseum #recipes

Willem Van den Ende - WritingMar 17
Stefan RoockMar 17

"I only knew how to fail with software. I didn't know how to succeed."

A new episode of the it-agile Podcast "einfach gelöst" is available.

I spoke with Henrik Kniberg about the early days of Extreme Programming and Scrum, the Agile Manifesto, what happened since then and AI.

https://www.it-agile.de/podcast

it-agile-Podcast "einfach gelöst"

Interessante Gespräche rund im neue Arbeitsformen, Agilität, Adaptive Organisationen etc.

it-agile GmbH
Willem Van den Ende - WritingMar 15
Show threadFazal MajidMar 14
@kentparkstreet1 keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed is a very effective way of decarbonizing.