Sometimes you end up typing gail.com (typo) instead of gmail.com and you get this nice little website. Hah!

URL: https://gail.com/

Do people do intro posts on Mastodon? I don't know.

Hi, I'm Thomas - new here and possibly moving from Threads because it's driving me nuts.

From the UK, live on a narrowboat, PhD in formal logic focussing on legal reasoning. Now a software engineer trying building a site to document arguments ( Controvis ) - argumentation is one of my main interests (both formal and not).

Economically left and socially liberal. Was a member of the Lib Dems but didn't think they took a hard enough stance against transphobia. So erm, maybe I'll join the Greens, I don't know.

#introduction
#narrowboat

RE: https://mastodon.functional.computer/@samir/116238378959139778

This was a reply, but I think it’s a good list for anyone. Follow some blogs!

The three skills with a lot less overlap than you’d expect:

1. Ability to code.
2. Ability to perform well in a coding interview.
3. Ability to validate code.

The main reasons to use a fancy dependency-injection mechanic:

1) You have not learned how constructors work.

2) You have not learned how to break circular dependencies.

3) You really like global variables.

4) You are using a framework created by someone suffering from 1, 2, or 3 above.

Here's a true fact: nobody hates meetings.

What people hate are badly run, inefficient and unnecessary meetings. They hate working under untrained, undisciplined managers.

Meetings should be short, sharp and essential, but you can go a whole career in tech without ever experiencing that.

https://mastodon.social/@jbrains/116198854560137307

RE: https://mastodon.pycon.org.au/@pyconau/116190610077077145

I'm running a free, online workshop to help you craft an awesome proposal to speak at #pyconau this year!

It's this Thursday evening (AEDT).

Details at https://2026.pycon.org.au/cfp/workshops/