If software was human… What personality does the software you develop or use have?

Taking software user experience one step further - what's the personality of your software?
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Thanks, Matt - I've reworded that paragraph to hopefully better reflect the reality.

I absolutely get the challenge of tone vs content - it was an article I always found really helpful in framing how we can help others to help us, tone notwithstanding!

Revisiting an oldie but a goodie - a tribute to @mattgemmell.bsky.social 's "What Have You Tried?", on asking for help as a software developer.

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Theatre for Every Child - UK Theatre Every child has the right to experience and enjoy our country’s culture and world-leading theatre, so we will be asking political parties to commit to providing funding and support for […]

Theatre broadens children’s horizons, shaping their sense of the world & their place within it.

Yet children's access to cultural education is reducing significantly.

We support #TheatreForEveryChild and its aims to secure the funds to change this.

Feeling inspired to write recently - another article from me, this time on "thinking in database".

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Helpful!

New article from me, on how we can make database development safer and more efficient using TDD and more...

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It seems to be accepted wisdom amongst the software community that putting business logic in your database is bad. I take a different view...

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Just when you think the world of WordPress couldn't get crazier...

Busy evening planning the next few months of PWay work #heritagerail #volunteering

FINALLY got Certbot and OpenTofu working together the way I want!! Now to make it reusable!!

There's something deeply satisfying about #devops. Yes, I'm a software person first and foremost - but process engineering how my code gets into users' hands quicker and more effectively feels really motivating.

Green sycamore being turned into a rough blank on a wood lathe

Busy evening at the workshop, cutting a sycamore log and turning green blanks #woodwork

Love this!

Perceived performance - arguably as, or perhaps more, important than actual performance

Just a quick heads up:
@museumsassociation.bsky.social are currently offering 25% discount on all membership packages.
MA membership is available for all people involved within the museum sector, including freelancers and volunteers, & monthly payment options are available too 🙂

Ah, black Friday. That joyous day when all the stores I've inadvertently signed up to mailing lists for, line up in my inbox to be unsubscribed.

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Exterior of The Dukes Playhouse, a stone building with a vertical sign

Fisheye lens of the auditorium of Blackpool Grand viewed from the stage with blue seats and cream and gold decorative plasterwork.

Happy #LancashireDay to all the theatres and theatre folk in this county, which is home to many wonderful theatres

In particular a shout out to @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social and @thedukeslancaster.bsky.social

🎭 Any other Lancashire theatres here? Give us a wave

Wood handled shovel and ballast fork with new handles leaning against a table saw

Nice to get these finished off last night - railway shovel and ballast fork re-handled, with handles turned to fit on the lathe and riveted in place.

Tony Blair

International Criminal Court has just opened a session into Tony Blair’s bookcases

A poster showing a square of red on which is written.. Finance - Disaster! Operations - Disaster! Health and Safety - Disaster! Learning - stickers or wristbands for group 3 Maintenance - we've got 5 tins already out back. Curatorial - we would go a shade darker and prefer Farrow and Ball despite the cost. Below the red box containing this text it reads PANTONE® 18-1660 TCX Tomato And the MOfP logo

What does the colour red on the risk register mean to your team within the museum?

#MuseumManagement

So wet and cold after a 5 mile trackwalk! Weather says "wintry mix" which it very definitely was!!

I clearly need to find better headphones storage in my office, cos I'm just about freezing my ears off right now.

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If, like us, you're feeling a little lost having just arrived, here's a great place to start...

Pleasant evening in the workshop today troubleshooting a couple of Duff Norton Simplex jacks - a common sight on rail pway gangs! #heritagerail

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