Ian Mechanic
@ian_mechanic
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Technical Architect in the .Net space (C#, Azure). Fighting imposter syndrome through my learning journey. Developer Skills & Soft Skills! Opinions my own.
South Africa
Joined November 2013
Does anyone else think that the modern development world has become crazy complex? Remember editing that asp or php file on the server you owned, and it just ran reliably years and years. Not saying it's all bad nowadays, but some days feel insane. .
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A very insightful, fun, entertaining podcast with @dhh & @lexfridman. For the old guys (like me), also very nostalgic. Some really good and opinionated views. Also, a bit of a love letter to Rails😉. Here is the youtube link, but it's also on podcast apps.
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RT @bpdunbar: 🚀 Just released: Modern API documentation template built with Next.js, React 19, and Tailwind!. ✅ Responsive UI with @shadcn….
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A modern, responsive API documentation template built with Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. This template provides a clean and professional way to document your APIs with a beautiful user int...
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Mind Blowing and Terrifying!.
If you work in DevOps read this post-mortem. If you don't work in DevOps, send this to your coworkers that do. Trust me, it's important they read this.
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RT @marcgravell: OSS announcement:. Dapper, protobuf-net and SE.Redis to remain free! (but tips and sponsorships are very welcome). I wish….
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In the dotnet C# space, what's the fastest way to spin up a new Web application with a database and how would you host it?
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RT @archeohistories: Russian scientists have found the furry head of an 40,000 year-old, Ice Age wolf perfectly preserved in the Siberian p….
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RT @tradingMaxiSL: Scrolling through this thread will make your day and bring back so many memories 🧵 . 1. The GE alarm clock that everyone….
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RT @CFDevelop: Why do people not care about tagging release commits? . Do people realise how much trouble they can cause if they don't know….
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Totally agree with Vic.
Writing good code isn’t what puts food on the table, delivering useful code does. Levels is a solo dev making $190K/month from shipping over 70 projects and iterating on the ones that people want to pay for. When you’re a solo dev, focus on shipping your code and getting people
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What advice would you give a young developer trying to improve their writing skills❓.My advice would be to write for yourself before you write for your audience.
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RT @kmcnam1: Incredibly heartbreaking. Just found out in the middle of a work meeting and tearing up. He was an amazing human being who wen….
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RT @thehistoryguy: The first allied boots on French territory & the first casualties on D-day were here at two bridges on the eastern edge….
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