justin
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I'm a Ruby on Rails / Ember.js developer in Halifax. I work in Healthcare - helping sick patients get better in their homes.
Halifax NS Canada
Joined June 2009
people wildly underestimate how much an AGENTS .md file improves the output quality of AI generated code my best tips for writing an effective one (with examples) in reply:
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This Google engineer just released a 424-page free book on Agentic Design Patterns. Covers advanced prompt engineering, multi-agent frameworks, RAG, agent tool use and MCP. 100% free with practical code examples.
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a senior engineer at google just dropped a 400-page free book on docs for review: agentic design patterns. the table of contents looks like everything you need to know about agents + code: > advanced prompt techniques > multi-agent patterns > tool use and MCP > you name it
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"TDD Is An Essential" https://t.co/hfUQVsJ9wX “@martinfowler talks to @davefarley77 about TDD, whether he thinks it is essential for large orgs in software & the term that he thinks sums up his preference more accurately.” @CdContent
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Recommend trying out Kiro. The spec-driven development is very interesting!
Introducing Kiro, an all-new agentic IDE that has a chance to transform how developers build software. Let me highlight three key innovations that make Kiro special: 1 - Kiro introduces spec-driven development, helping developers express their intent clearly through natural
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Celebrating Agile Web Development with Rails 8 by Sam Ruby, now in print from The Pragmatic Programmers! 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/U0gGMtuACU 📘 ebook: https://t.co/hS27YKHNZn
#ruby #rails #agile #webdevelopment #programming #pragprog #books
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"We'll all become quite rusty... and very dependent on these tools." A warning from Annie Vella on Tech Lead Journal #223 about the risk of over-relying on AI. Full clip: https://t.co/u5HbmtkTlx
#AI #Developer #TechSkills
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A lot of what I consider the biggest achievements in my career now look quite trivial if we only had LLMs… I wonder what that means.
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“This is the book I wish I had 30 years ago.” That’s what readers are saying about The Software Developer’s Guidebook. It’s practical, focused, and grounded in engineering discipline. Grab your copy here 👉 https://t.co/BNVGdU9xxm
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Now available for ACM Members: "Looks Good to Me: Constructive Code Reviews," by @AdrienneTacke. Coverage of every part of the code review process, from choosing a system to keeping reviews manageable for everyone involved. Foreword by @shanselman. https://t.co/FQjK8dfMg1
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NEW POST To work effectively with agentic coding assistants, Birgitta Böckeler found she needs to intervene, correct and steer all the time. She describes examples of these interventions indicating the skills we need to correct the tools' missteps https://t.co/CfF4YHAcnx
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Notes from my Thoughtworks colleagues on AI-assisted software delivery
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The IEEE republished a lightly edited version of my recent essay, "In Praise of 'Normal' Engineers". 🙌 https://t.co/zvLUXAOEwn The greatest engineering orgs in the world are not the most pedigreed, but the ones where normal engineers can move the business forward every day.
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Software engineer Charity Majors challenges the "10x engineer" myth, arguing that true productivity lies in team performance, not individual brilliance. She encourages building workplaces where...
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Nicola Twilley reports on the latest attempts to mimic blood: the magical fluid that regulates, heals, and protects every human alive. https://t.co/pua03LdcYv
newyorker.com
One of the most valuable substances in the world has never been replicated. Are we close?
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Can any product made by one of the biggest manufacturers in the world, no matter how few it creates, really be that exclusive? Tim McKeough unpacks the rise of “fauxclusivity” and how major labels cultivate indie mystique by playing hard to get: https://t.co/gM7eX0Rt3m
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Major labels are cultivating indie mystique by playing hard to get
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Great teams aren’t a product of great workplaces. Great workplaces are a product of great teams.
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The most-engaged employees work together in ways companies don’t even realize.
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Companies run by their originators often have deep experience, earned legitimacy, and forgiving stakeholders. https://t.co/Y2o9cVK05E
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From riveting narrative features by Patrick Radden Keefe and Rachel Aviv to a story about a woman who lived in a cave for 500 days, here are the stories our readers spent the most time with this year.
newyorker.com
Readers spent the most time this year on articles involving fraudulent identities, Kanye West, the turbulent U.S. election and its aftermath, and other memorable topics.
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My book is now available in all formats on Amazon!! Readers are singing its praises like “Best book about AI I’ve ever read.“ Check it out yourself now at https://t.co/qffKsRslwi
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