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Posts by Simon Foster

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Funky Si's Blog Senior .NET & Azure Engineer specialising in scalable cloud systems, DevOps, and modern architecture. 18+ years delivering production systems across development, infrastructure, and cloud.

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English is Just Another Programming Language #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Critically Analyze What You Read and Hear #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Invest Regularly in Your Knowledge Portfolio #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Random episode generator

Random episode generator

I've added a cool new feature to Episode Atlas, you can now select a random episode that you have not watched. So no more clicking through 10 randomly selected episodes you watched last week! Check it out at www.episodeatlas.com/random

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Subspace Rhapsody — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Episode Atlas Subspace Rhapsody | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Season 2, Episode 9 | First aired 03 August 2023 | Track and rewatch every Star Trek episode with Episode Atlas.

But why are we singing... www.episodeatlas.com/episode/star... Feel in need of some Subspace Rhapsody

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Make Quality a Requirements Issue #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Not quite half way but almost #charitywalk

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Remember the Big Picture #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Semantic Search

Semantic Search

This is cool I just implemented semantic search for my blog based on a talk I heard at NDC. Going to add a blog post about it soon...

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Be a Catalyst for Change #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Exploring AI tools for coding? Here's my current toolkit: ChatGPT, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot. www.funkysi1701.com/posts/2026/how-i-use-ai-... #AI #ChatGPT #Cursor #GitHubCopilot #SideProjects #DeveloperWorkflow #Blazor #Hugo #Productivity

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Don’t Live with Broken Windows #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Provide Options, Don’t Make Lame Excuses #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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I didn't think I was going to like Academy, however I loved Season 1. It is a chance to tell different types of stories than other ship based shows are telling. I hope that Season 2 continues the uniqueness of the show

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You Have Agency #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Think! About Your Work #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Care About Your Craft #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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It's Your Life #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Don't Enable Scumbags #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Left: Earthrise, Apollo 17, December 1972
Right: Earthset, Artemis II, April 2026

A strikingly similar shot.
Same Earth.
Same world?

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First, Do No Harm #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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If the vulcans want to make first contact with #Artemis crew a few years early I am fine with that 🖖

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🚨 Christina Koch has officially become the farthest any woman has ever traveled from Earth

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I am continuing to watch the #artemis footage from Nasa as four humans travel around the moon. I find it absolutely amazing that we are able to watch what is happening over 100,000 miles away. Please more of this, it is giving me so much hope for humanity

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Sign your Work #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Delight Users, Don't Just Deliver Code #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Don't use Manual Procedures #ThePragmaticProgrammer

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Pa11y Pa11y is your automated accessibility testing pal.

I've just asked copilot to add pa11y.org to my build and create issues for any accessibility problems it finds. This is going to be a great way to make my sites more accessible #a11y

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