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Software mentorship for the quietly subversive. I help burned-out, neurodivergent, and quietly ambitious developers rebuild confidence in their tools and themselves. fromscratchcode.com | fromscratchpress.substack.com

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I find myself still reaching for an OO hierarchy too, but totally agree about enums!

05.08.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

that's awesome! I also appreciate you mentioning balancing mindfulness/wellness and software engineering, I'm on a journey to do the same!

05.08.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

great list of topics this week!!

05.08.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

looks great! how do you tend to find your clients?

05.08.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you for your honesty!

05.08.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Actually should I add an asyncio REPL to #Memphis???? We'll put that in the backlog.

03.08.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Python asyncio REPL.

Python asyncio REPL.

Just learned about the asyncio REPL, available in #Python 3.8+.

You can run "await" directly rather than "asyncio.run()".

I'm knee deep in async-land in #Memphis and it's been incredibly helpful.

03.08.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Ilkley Moor

Ilkley Moor

Ilkley Moor

Ilkley Moor

The Ilkley Moor was unbelievable this moor-ning.

#Yorkshire

03.08.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

that resentment is real! hope you are feeling okay now.

31.07.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you πŸ₯Ί

31.07.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

haha yeah, that sounds about right! I still struggle with getting my state to play nicely with the borrow checker too. how has it been using your tool so far?

31.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

that’s awesome! what was the hardest part?

31.07.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If this is you, you can learn more here: mentorcruise.com/sessions/sof...

I'd love to help you get unstuck.

#burnout #neurodivergent #techcareers #devlife

31.07.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, this! My time in #Leeds conducting The Half Pint Pilgrimage is looking at exactly this.

31.07.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Half Pint Pilgrimage One pub. Twenty-one evenings. A quiet experiment in public life and belonging.

I'm 10 days into The Half Pint Pilgrimage, my 21-day experiment where I return to the same pub in #Leeds each night to see what public belonging might arise.

On Night 9, something shifted. Read about it here: fromscratchpress.substack.com/i/168073879/...

#thirdplaces #neurodivergent #belonging

31.07.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Starting your own online business is like going on a one-person offsite 5-6 days per week and writing What Value Do We Offer the World? on the top of a whiteboard each morning.

#buildinpublic

31.07.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

nice! what do they have you building in Python?

also, how many romance languages do you know? πŸ˜‚

30.07.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

exiting many times is how I operate socially and sounds perfectly acceptable in Python-land

30.07.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LGTM. πŸ‘

30.07.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

congrats! that's a great number, especially if you're still enjoying it!

30.07.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

haha I'd love to hear them! From Scratch Code is really just my way of helping devs feel in control of their skills, time, and career

28.07.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

appreciate it! let me know if anything resonates

28.07.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn’t know this existed 🫒🫒🫒

mine is fromscratchcode.com

clearly I’m still working on my SEO πŸ˜‚

28.07.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

awesome! I haven't used LangGraph, but I hope you learn a lot!

28.07.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven’t used that one personally, but I’ve worked with people who recommended poetry! if you want state of the art though, I think most people would point you towards uv.

what are you building?

28.07.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

welcome to #python πŸ˜‚ I still use virtualenv but a lot of people these days like uv!

28.07.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Two years ago, I sat at my cubicle unable to focus or even move for 7 hours.

I loved writing code, yet I kept failing to find a team or job that fit.

That's why I started From Scratch.

If you're a dev who hasn't found a good fit, you're not alone.

#burnout #neurodivergent #techcareers #devlife

28.07.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I still barely know what services I offer πŸ˜‚ but I'll absolutely keep it in mind!

27.07.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I looked at your app! solid idea!

27.07.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

usually my personal site? and I have a few sites linked together so people can (hopefully) move across them. but your point is very real, I have to think about it each time

27.07.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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