Tavis Rudd @tavis.damnsimple.com

He was really into recursion

30.10.2025 19:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Looking back at my son's kindergarten notebook and laughing at his answer to

"How was your weekend?"
... "I made 16,384 triangles"

Claude figured out what he was talking about. Quadtree triangles. Divide a triangle in 4, 7 times: 4^7=16,384

30.10.2025 18:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Wicked fox

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I read that as Mother Fart

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YouTube video by Deep Marine Scenes Facts: The Lion's Mane Jellyfish

youtu.be/NRKiZnm4W7A en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27...

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Huge Lion's Mane Jellyfish we found on the beach near Port Hardy this summer

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I've had fun times getting it to reverse engineer how bits of its tool chain work

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Family photos?

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The “10x engineer:" 50 years ago and now How has parts of the classic book on software engineering, ‘The Mythical Man Month,’ aged with time, and is it still relevant half a century on – or does it belong in a museum, alongside floppy discs?

almost all the other roles in the original surgical team model can now easily be performed by agents:
- the copilot
- the language lawyer
- the toolsmith
- the program clerk
- the editor
But maybe not:
- the administrator
- the tester

blog.pragmaticengineer.com/the-10x-engi...

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YouTube video by Will Richardson Making a Compiler to Prove tmux Is Turing Complete

And I thought I was taking tmux too far youtu.be/6V3KnjiBuhU?...

18.10.2025 01:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Polyglot Vancouver Conference

Polyglot Conference was quite good today. Nice to meet people from a wide variety of backgrounds doing cool stuff in Vancouver www.polyglotsoftware.com

12.10.2025 03:43 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Polyglot Conference Vancouver 2024: Real Talk About AI, Industry Hubris, and the Art of Unconferencing The recent Polyglot Conference in Vancouver was a unique experience, focused on genuine discussions rather than traditional presentations. Attendees engaged in insightful conversations about AI's real-world implications, moving past hype to address pressing challenges and maintain professional integrity in software development. Key themes included the disconnect between AI's marketed capabilities and its practical applications, as well as the need for thoughtful integration of AI tools. Participants exchanged experiences about maintaining quality and judgment amidst AI's rise. The event underscored the importance of honest dialogue within the industry, emphasizing a commitment to creating sustainable, human-centered solutions in a rapidly changing landscape.

Polyglot Conference Vancouver 2024: Real Talk About AI, Industry Hubris, and the Art of Unconferencing

The recent Polyglot Conference in Vancouver was a unique experience, focused on genuine discussions rather than traditional presentations. Attendees engaged in insightful conversations about AI's…

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Insights from the Polyglot Conference: Navigating AI's Impact Discover insights from the Polyglot Conference in Vancouver, where real conversations about AI and software development take center stage.

Continuing on the #PolyglotConf post I made yesterday, here's a bit of a summary of - IME - seemed like the prominent conversations.

I'd be curious what your take is on the industry hubris around AI.

compositecode.blog/2025/10/13/p...

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AI Acceleration Predictions: Insights from the Polyglot Conference Discover key predictions from the Polyglot Conference on AI's impact on software development, from coding practices to industry trends.

Wrote a post yesterday about predictions in AI from a session at #PolyglotConf in Vancouver. It's 22 predictions, I'd like to know what predictions you have too - whether doom & gloom or if you've got a rosier outlook.

compositecode.blog/2025/10/12/t...

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False Creek Yacht club building from water level. In the background is the marina and Burrard Bridge. The sky reflects in the calm water.

High angle shot of the marina at the yacht club

Chad selfie above the False Creek Yacht Club as the sun goes down

Under Granville bridge and the on ramp from Howe St lit up with a purple light

The #polyglotunconf afterparty was held at the False Creek Yacht Club. The organizers did a great job at making the weather nice 😎 Had a good time connecting with some very interesting folks. This is a great conf for bringing together people from many different walks of computing life.

12.10.2025 03:45 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Just finished #polyglotunconf 🎉 300 people showed up and collaboratively created a multi track conference. I went to sessions on building an eng team post-AI, LoFi software, self-hosting, and managing context in enterprise. Met a TON of new people. Now off to the afterparty 🍻

11.10.2025 23:58 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Polyglot Vancouver Conference

2026 Polyglot early bird tickets www.polyglotsoftware.com

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There's a group of Polyglot Unconference folk wanting to gather for food and drinks tonight before the conference tomorrow. If you're interested, look in our shared doc for "pre-party" in the schedule

10.10.2025 22:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We're up to 260 now. A hundred more than the previous two years :)

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