Ian Johnson

Hi all! Just wanted to call out @warp.dev for their incredible product. It has improved my productivity and made my life easier as an engineer. Kudos! I hope to see more improvements in the future!

On the DL, I’m trying really hard to get my entire engineering team to use it because it’s fantastic.

Paul Frazee on Bluesky and the AT Protocol Podcast Episode · Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers · 01/15/2025 · 1h 8m

This was a great listen! 🎧😎
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This weekend we visited the cathedral in Koln, Germany. Breathtaking! 🤩

👋 I updated my personal site. Check it out and let me know what you think! 🙏

www.tacoda.dev

We visited Hohenlimburg Castle today. It was a hike - literally. But it was worth it! First time I’ve ever been in a dungeon. We were rewarded with a fantastic view of Hagen. 🤩

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No, it was closed when we were there last. We’ll be back there in the next few months and we’ll visit then.

Campian taking a stroll at the train station. 😁

Cassian’s first time on a Carousel. Basel was a fun time. ❤️

The best French Onion soup I’ve ever had. This is from our favorite Parisian cafe. 🇫🇷🥖

Wrapped up my week by completing the most complicated Bash script I’ve ever written. 😌

Reflecting on 7 Habits: Put first things first. What’s my first thing?

Family. ❤️

Good morning Bluesky! 🦋 Here is a picture of a gray sky, with some Germany in the background. 😁

Thwarted by carriage returns today. Just another reason why I don’t use Windows.

First key takeaway: software engineers must be experts at learning and managing complexity. 💯

I’ve always thought that software development was more art than science. I started reading Modern Software Engineering and it has challenged my thinking and encouraged me to start applying scientific rigor to my profession.

Thank you @davefarley77.bsky.social for writing this incredible book. 🙌

Yesterday, I visited the Grimmwelt with my family. It’s a museum about the Grimm brothers in Kassel, Germany. Highly recommended! 💯

I learned that in addition to their famous stories, they also started work on the most comprehensive German dictionary ever, which took over 100 years to complete. 🤯

Lots of talk on LinkedIn about what makes a senior developer "senior". (They're obsessed.)

If I could crystallise it in a metaphor, senior developers don't wait to be offered a cup of tea. They just stick the kettle on and then ask if anybody else wants one.

Or, in one word, "self-empowered".

Pictures from the park yesterday. 🌳🛝

Fixing N+1 queries always gives me dopamine hit. 😁

Heading to Germany with the fam. 😁❤️🇩🇪

We had a fun time taking the kids out in the snow this morning en France. 🇫🇷❄️