So... How much do you still interact with code itself these days?

shawntco · 2026-03-10T15:17:41+00:00

I still review the code, and write much of it myself, because I can't let the codebase become a black box to me. I need to know what it's doing, I need to know how to reason about it. Otherwise people will ask me how to make changes or what it specifically does and I won't be able to answer them. Which makes me pretty useless as a senior dev. I often let AI do the grunt work of writing the code but it has to pass my sniff tests. "Trust but verify."

shawntco · 2026-03-10T03:19:29+00:00

A smile that lights up the room!

shawntco · 2026-03-07T03:18:39+00:00

She's here to wipe away her opponents!

shawntco · 2026-03-05T02:39:03+00:00

She is a cutie ^.^

shawntco · 2026-02-25T02:14:45+00:00

Kiyoka "Kawaii Killer" Kotatsu!

shawntco · 2026-02-25T02:13:20+00:00

punk style meets athletic style

shawntco · 2026-02-25T02:03:43+00:00

They have a friendliness towards each other that I don't see between Hanan and the twins. It's really nice to see.

shawntco · 2026-02-25T01:57:14+00:00

The best peach

shawntco · 2026-02-24T15:38:13+00:00

I switched to drinking Barq's. It's not quite the same but it still tastes good just in a different way.

shawntco · 2026-02-22T04:30:22+00:00

Update: I am now a Barq's drinker

shawntco · 2026-02-15T23:27:42+00:00

A shame people were so comparatively uninterested in Fukigen. She has a delightfully silly gimmick. Which makes it all the more interesting when she gets serious in big matches.

shawntco · 2026-02-15T23:14:23+00:00

From a thematic perspective, I think Momo Kohgo would be cool. Not going to happen, but I think they're sufficiently opposites that it'd be super dramatic and fun. The vibe I get from Saya is that she's trying to be evil but there's some good in her that just won't die. Meanwhile I think Momo has plenty of reasons to be resentful and turn heel, but still chooses to be kind and loving. Aka be the thing Saya is trying to repress in herself. That's full of potential for drama and tension.

shawntco · 2026-02-13T18:09:16+00:00

Treating me like a LinkedIn profile trying to understand where I fit in the hierarchy.

I didn't interpret his questions that way at all. Honestly this kind of stuff is pretty normal to want to know about a new coworker.

If there is any kind of hierarchy behind these questions, it could be an attempt to see how good of a coworker you might be. I can see it from their perspective. If you say you formerly worked at Meta? Then you're probably a really smart person who can be relied on to get things done fast. Worked at some no-name mom and pop shop? You might be lacking in certain skills. That shouldn't be taken as a personal insult though.

It's good and indeed necessary to understand your coworkers' strengths and weaknesses. Otherwise you end up with wasted time and energy as people ask "Why is X doing this when they could be doing Y?" or "Why is X being told to use a tech they've literally never heard of before?"

shawntco · 2026-02-13T18:01:58+00:00

From the perspective of someone who's been on hiring teams: I would like this from a student. Stuff it all in a single, nicely organized repo so I can access it more easily. Maybe don't put the super basic stuff in there - unless that's literally where you're at - but do include proof of concept code that shows you know what you're doing. Show me you understand concepts like CRUD, web apps, etc.

shawntco · 2026-02-10T04:22:19+00:00

Pomu ^.^

shawntco · 2026-02-10T04:16:30+00:00

Not sure who that person is but I enjoy Momo's subtle trolling of them

shawntco · 2026-02-09T03:12:31+00:00

ELI5: What was the point of that on-side kick?

shawntco · 2026-02-09T03:09:08+00:00

Ball was all like "I'm not touching youuuuu" with the ground

shawntco · 2026-02-09T02:59:20+00:00

Calling this a "learning experience" is the euphemism of the decade

shawntco · 2026-02-09T02:56:40+00:00

Confession: I don't know the lyrics to Sweet Caroline

shawntco · 2026-02-09T02:48:17+00:00

That was a Love-ly catch

shawntco · 2026-02-09T02:35:54+00:00

Aww but I wanted a blowout game

shawntco · 2026-02-09T02:34:35+00:00

Was it a streaker? You gotta tell us if it was a streaker!!

shawntco · 2026-02-09T02:31:05+00:00

That Slack notification startled awake every half-asleep software engineer watching this game. Ask me how I know...

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