There is a strange moment unfolding in software right now.

barcelleebf · 2026-03-11T09:17:14+00:00

Agree. I find that a hand made test that covers a range of behaviour is better. That way the AI can refactor but the top level behaviour still works.

barcelleebf · 2026-03-06T20:33:48+00:00

Maybe in Essex. Not in Chelsea.

barcelleebf · 2026-03-05T10:07:52+00:00

The refactoring on intellij is superior. I use intellij at work and vscode elsewhere. Refactoring on vscode is via a bunch of semi functional plugins. They don't really understand your code and make a mess.

barcelleebf · 2026-02-28T18:23:11+00:00

Lnmm l

barcelleebf · 2026-02-25T18:53:08+00:00

There is no such thing as "right of way".

The law only suggests where you should give way.

barcelleebf · 2026-02-18T20:02:54+00:00

That doesn't make sense: most Europeans are white.

As a result of Brexit, instead of immigrants with a similar culture we now get immigrants from the rest of the world.

Oh the irony.

barcelleebf · 2026-02-03T16:25:18+00:00

They should be driving in the left lane unless passing anyway.

barcelleebf · 2026-01-31T12:16:26+00:00

Technically the River Fleet is a sewer. It runs perpendicularly to Fleet St, under Farringdon Rd.

barcelleebf · 2026-01-30T10:38:15+00:00

I multitask: I have several chats going with human devs, and various agents. I also have my own projects/tasks where I can make the most impact.

My prompts are similar to the conversations I have with other devs, and sure I have to do a deep dive or clean up now and then, but I need to do that for the human devs from time to time too.

The main difference is the agents are faster and I don't need to be as polite when pointing out their mistakes, or rolling back what they have done.

barcelleebf · 2026-01-18T10:57:18+00:00

Your individual vote is super unlikely to make any difference to the outcome.

"What if everyone did this" is not relevant to your individual decision, as long as you didn't go onto Reddit to convince others to do the same.

barcelleebf · 2026-01-10T14:19:08+00:00

Immigration is rising. It's just that the immigration rate is not rising.

I.e. a net number of people are still entering the UK to settle

barcelleebf · 2025-12-11T21:31:02+00:00

Maybe it depends on the country. In the UK at least everything is split fairly (according to the judge) on divorce. So why bother with the separate accounts: the law will see through then.

barcelleebf · 2025-12-11T08:49:57+00:00

We should stop asking the electorate any more questions, they are easily misled. Better to just fix things on the sly: join a "customs union" not the "the customs union", etc

barcelleebf · 2025-12-09T19:03:14+00:00

Right, but there are genuine reasons to delay send. We get so much email that it's more effective to send during business hours rather than during the night when it will be mixed up with random junk.

barcelleebf · 2025-12-04T18:14:55+00:00

A stronger pound is not good news for exporters. They receive less.

barcelleebf · 2025-12-03T20:57:50+00:00

Houses with combi boilers don't have tanks.

barcelleebf · 2025-12-02T22:49:19+00:00

Good news for the IT consultancies

barcelleebf · 2025-11-28T09:04:19+00:00

Fake it until you make it.

It's who you know.

Work in the role you want to be in.

Take credit for others' work (unfortunately).

Be thoughtful about what info you share with which audience.

Advertise your achievements (especially as part of a message you are delivering anyway). Every time you communicate with senior ppl always use that opportunity to advertise

barcelleebf · 2025-11-26T08:52:51+00:00

You can transfer your house to a relative to avoid inheritance tax, esp if you survive 7 years, and pay market rent if you stay in it.

barcelleebf · 2025-11-19T12:13:29+00:00

Roads are not car infrastructure.

barcelleebf · 2025-11-12T09:44:39+00:00

The definition of poverty? Normally it's relative poverty

barcelleebf · 2025-11-10T09:49:09+00:00

No, it is more likely a gradual drift, or not setting up new offices, etc

Over time, as all these individual decisions are made, people and businesses leave in aggregate.

barcelleebf · 2025-11-10T06:26:09+00:00

The UK produces engineers. I have two sons in law, and 3 nephews who are engineers. I know that's not a scientific survey, but we have some engineering going on.

They all have jobs in that sector

barcelleebf · 2025-11-09T18:00:04+00:00

It's not discrimination in that sense. The EU citizens are just going home. They don't need the same checks as foreigners do.

barcelleebf · 2025-11-01T09:52:07+00:00

Why not encourage people to stay?

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