Mason Egger

I am hereby declaring this the summer of side projects. The increase in productivity that I’m getting with Claude Code is wild. Ideas no longer have to sit planned out in Obsidian, we can build them together.

Claude Code is legit a game changer for me.

If you’re going to repeatedly pester me for a review of your business after I was there, to the point of call me asking for it, and you don’t just let me leave a 5-star review but require a minimum character count for text, be prepared for AI written reviews. Harassment isn’t good customer service.

Who’s going to be at AI Engineer Worlds Fair this week in San Francisco?

Privilege is a hell of a drug

I’m incredibly honored to have received a community service award at #PyConUS2025. I love all the work I do with #PyTexas, and look to many more years of contributing to the community. Also, fun fact, I received this award in the anniversary of my first day at my first ever #PyConUS

Today’s the day of the Community Organizers summit at #PyConUS! Whether you organize conferences, meetups, communities, or want to start one, this event is for you! Join us at 10:30am in Room 317 at #PyConUS2025

Oh I looked into that for like, 10 minutes and then I was told myself “Self, this credit card can solve the problem faster than you or any generative AI.” And indeed it did

Ok #PyConUS2025 who’s here? Hoping to hang out with some folks tonight!

I’ve officially reached the “adding custom hotkeys to obsidian” phase.

Spicy hot take 🌶️:

Your AI generated marketing videos fucking suck. Random AI avatar acting shocked and that something happened then going into a product spiel? That lack of effort actively makes me want to use your competitor. Quality still matters y’all.

Someone once said we should have named the conference PecanPy, and honestly, it is a Texas sized missed opportunity.

Attend the PyTexas Conference April 11 - 13 in Austin, TX or Virtually
Get your tickets today pretix.eu/pytexas/2025/

Friday nights are for conference organizing. Everyone knows that.

One of my favorite times of the year tbh

Anyone have any recommendations for resources/courses for learning AI topics? I’m looking to get exposure to the whole ecosystem. List everything you have! I’m particularly looking for content on Inferences, Model Training, Model Deployment, and Data Pipelines

Have a friend applying for college NEW GRAD roles have an interviewer ask how garbage collection works in Python

To that interviewer:
1. That is not relevant at all to a college new grad role
2. I guarantee that you probably don’t know how GC works in Python
3. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on

To the person who decided to cement the fence posts in my back yard (previous owner), you’re an idiot. One, this is the reason they rotted and broke in the wind storm. Two, they are a fucking nightmare to replace.

Me going back and forth then deciding to not post my 🌶️ hot take post because y’all aren’t ready for that conversation 🤣

After writing TypeScript for the last few hours, I take back every criticism I’ve ever had about the Python packaging ecosystem. How do people live like this? Blink twice if you’re being held against your will

One of the sneaky hard parts of organizing a conference is running the social media account. I just run out of things to say lol.

Me working on my book: “Oh ya! I like this paragraph! I wonder if I follow my own advice.”
*checks my own materials*
“Well shit”

That's definitely one of them!

I sometimes overhear people talking in public places about the best BBQ in Texas and I often have to bite my tongue. I’ll give you a hint, the best BBQ isn’t in a big city in Texas. You have to drive out to find it. Come visit and I’ll take you to my spots 😜

Tech Industry Interviews are Bullshit. Let's Make Them Better - Mason Egger We all hate them. Why are they like this?

Since it seems leet code, coding interviews, and all that bullshit is backing up the plumbing and spilling onto the floor, here’s my thoughts on coding interviews.

Christmas Baking Extravaganza update

Peanut Butter Chews - Done
Cherry Cheesecake Cupcakes - Done (cherries to be added closer to serving)
Banana bread - Done
Kolaches - in progress. Always takes all day waiting on dough to rise

Oooh.

Todays list for the Christmas Baking Extravaganza:
Banana Bread
Cherry Cheesecake cupcakes
Crispy peanut butter chews
Kolaches and Klobasniks
Cinnamon Rolls

And not baking, but I have to make and can my homemade BBQ sauce for mom because that’s what she wants for Christmas

The Christmas baking extravaganza officially commenced last night. We got the carrot cake cupcakes and Christmas cookies done last night.

Y’all, it’s December 19th. Repeat after me. “Let’s circle back next year.”

Temporal Delivers Temporal Cloud Through Google Cloud Marketplace Temporal Technologies today announced the availability of Temporal Cloud on Google Cloud Marketplace, offering developers in the Google Cloud ecosyste

🎉 We’re excited to announce that Temporal Cloud is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace! #GCP Take your development processes to the next level & see how Temporal can transform your workflows.

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