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Posts by Simon Foster
English is Just Another Programming Language #ThePragmaticProgrammer
Critically Analyze What You Read and Hear #ThePragmaticProgrammer
Invest Regularly in Your Knowledge Portfolio #ThePragmaticProgrammer
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
But why are we singing... www.episodeatlas.com/episode/star... Feel in need of some Subspace Rhapsody
Make Quality a Requirements Issue #ThePragmaticProgrammer
Not quite half way but almost #charitywalk
Remember the Big Picture #ThePragmaticProgrammer
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...
Be a Catalyst for Change #ThePragmaticProgrammer
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
Don’t Live with Broken Windows #ThePragmaticProgrammer
Provide Options, Don’t Make Lame Excuses #ThePragmaticProgrammer
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
You Have Agency #ThePragmaticProgrammer
Think! About Your Work #ThePragmaticProgrammer
Care About Your Craft #ThePragmaticProgrammer
It's Your Life #ThePragmaticProgrammer
Don't Enable Scumbags #ThePragmaticProgrammer
Left: Earthrise, Apollo 17, December 1972
Right: Earthset, Artemis II, April 2026
A strikingly similar shot.
Same Earth.
Same world?
First, Do No Harm #ThePragmaticProgrammer
If the vulcans want to make first contact with #Artemis crew a few years early I am fine with that 🖖
🚨 Christina Koch has officially become the farthest any woman has ever traveled from Earth
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
Sign your Work #ThePragmaticProgrammer
Delight Users, Don't Just Deliver Code #ThePragmaticProgrammer
Don't use Manual Procedures #ThePragmaticProgrammer
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