Baz

Rubyist (since 1.8.6), #NFFC, hair, dogs and Kim/Charli/Poppy.

2025-06-24

…although Claude can drive a browser to do Capybara style full-stack testing

2025-06-24

... I will have to do a full write-up of this, because it does a *lot* of the boring shite: from clarification on the initial customer request through to verifying basic security tests are in place.

I still have to test the UI by hand (don't trust it with UI/UX design)…

2025-06-24

TIL Claude Code has a commands folder. Put common prompts in there and they become slash commands available in the terminal.

So I wrote one to do a Code Review for me, reading the issue description from Linear, comparing the PR to my Style Guide and more …

loom.com/share/9296fd255af0451

2025-06-24

@Kowfm sorry it didn’t work out for you and good luck with the search.

2025-06-19

When I used to go to conferences regularly, I’d invariably post “95% white male, 4% non-white, 1% female”

First impressions at #BrightonRuby 10% female, 15% non-white

2025-06-18

It’s here!

Our interview with the actual Son of God - Forest legend and top-scorer Nigel Clough. Talking about working for the great man, how good that side was and being cheated out of European football.

Have a listen here podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ or wherever you get your podcasts

#NFFC

2025-06-16

@stroughtonsmith and then we’re back to drawers and palettes like the (very) olden days

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2025-06-16
6 panel photographic "cartoon".

Panel 1: the Borg Queen and the Swedish Chef.
BQ: I assimilated you, but I still don't understand you.
SC: Florpty hoondee floon.

Panel 2: BQ holding onto a pole with both hands.
BQ: What have you done? Now I can't understand the others.

Panel 3: Borg drones in their docking/recharging cubbies all in a line.
SC (off-panel): Shmer da shmorpy gloondy bloot.

Panel 4: BQ holding onto the pole again, closer up.
BQ: A strange ship is approaching! But I can't herdy da poondee shmood.

Panel 5: SC looking happy, holding his spoon and carving fork.
SC: Uffda! Too bad.

Panel 6: the Borg Cube from exterior view
text: You will be assimagerded. Resistoonce is floompty. Ve ish da Bork Bork Bork.
2025-06-14

@collin Another British cultural difference.

Food at football is terrible and they put no effort in - because no one spends any time in the stadium.

Pub before, arrive at the ground ten minutes before kick off, grab a pint during the 15 minutes at half time, then leave (inevitably disappointed) after the final whistle.

(Also it’s a chip cob where I come from)

2025-06-14

@Sh41@androiddev.socialyeah, that’s what I tell myself - then my stupid brain takes over, six hours have passed and I’ve created a monster 😇

2025-06-14

Recently listened to a podcast (maybe @robbyrussell ?) with Evan Phoenix - where he said programming is a trade, like plumbing.

Because you learn by doing.

Therefore we should have apprentices.

I’ve often thought we should have apprentices but never realised why. Evan explains it perfectly.

2025-06-14

A guy I hired, after about 6 months of working with me, said “oh, I get it now - this way of doing things is really useful”

When he left to get a (better-paid corporate) job he said “I’d never have got this without you” which is one of the things I’m most proud of, work-wise. mastodon.cloud/@jasongorman/11

2025-06-14

@Sh41 @jasongorman that’s how I like it. I have to put boundaries on what I’m doing in advance otherwise I get overexcited and overengineer as I’m writing the implementation

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2025-06-14

I love this sign Indivisible made for the protest tomorrow.

A black and white sign in a slightly distressed, narrow sans serif font reading, in all caps, I HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE.
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CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow:catsalad@infosec.exchange
2025-06-14

Aaaaaaa⁠‼️

Photo of someone in an inflatable T-Rex costume in the middle of a wet forest road with their head lifted up.

[ screaming intensifies ]
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2025-06-14

Me: It doesn't have a tail, so I'm pretty sure it's a hamster.

Tech support: “sigh”

Fine. Right click on your hamster...

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2025-06-13

Who wants a cassette of the noises of different mail servers?

I'm creating a mxtape.

2025-06-13

When I watched Civil War a few months back I was wondering why he chose California and Texas
mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil/

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Karl Oscar WeberKowfm@ruby.social
2025-06-12

Hi Friends.

The fabled time has arrived, I am once again looking for work. This time is different. I've downed my last Capsule and I'm looking for a full-time position. I'm good with Ruby, Rails, Javascript, React, VueJS, Stimulus, HTML, CSS. I've been in the game for 14 years, and loving it.

2025-06-12

@wj me too. But the screenshots (and the stuff Apple chose to show) don’t reflect what it’s actually like - so I’m hoping the same will be true for the Mac

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