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I celebrate 😂 😂
It was so fun to do this with @wsvincent@fosstodon.org and @carlton@chaos.social
Give it a watch and enjoy!
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😀 😀 you know, life comes at you fast
Happy Reading Thursday 🍨
TSBT #69: Coding Less, Thinking More!
This week's issue explores career growth, AI-assisted development, and the shift from coding to architectural thinking.
You'll also find practical resources, including a free system design interview book.
Grab your beverage of choice and enjoy ☕
Link:
https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt69-coding-less-thinking-more
#SoftwareEngineering #AI #SystemDesign #EngineeringLeadership #WebDev
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@erinrachel/116850833734954751
Thank you, Erin.
I love Unsplash images because they promote the work of different photographers, too.
Happy Reading Thursday ☕
New week, new issue: TSBT #68: New Month, New Rules
This week's issue includes many articles, ranging from designing systems that evolve without risky rewrites to building API ecosystems at scale, engineering for performance across every layer, and the growing value of proof of real-world impact over polished résumés.
Grab your beverage of choice and enjoy ☕
Link: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt68-new-month-new-rules
#SoftwareEngineering #AI #SystemDesign #OpenSource #TechLeadership
Happy New Year Folks 🎉🎊🎉
To kick it up to a great start have a read of my latest issue of the Storyteller's Byte Tales issue 55! The first 2026 issue 😃.
Its short, its sweet and its full of possibilities!
https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt55-happy-new-year2026
TSBT #61, “Beyond the Black Box,” is live 🚀
We are shipping faster than ever, but what are we actually building?
A short read on AI, responsibility, and the shift in how we think about code.
Read the full issue here:
https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt61-beyond-the-black-box
Surviving the end-of-year fatigue, with a side of Django 6.0. 🦄
The latest issue of The Storyteller's Byte is short, sweet, and packed with updates:
✅ Django 6.0 release & template partials.
✅ Git 3.0 default branch changes.
✅ The importance of governance in Open Source.
✅ DjangoCon Europe 2026 CFP is OPEN!
Before you "circle back next year," take a moment to read and recharge.
Full issue here: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt54-happy-restful-holidays
Happy Reading Thursday ☕
New issue: TSBT #65: Code, Culture and Complexity.
This week explores AI coding agents, team topologies, sustainable startups, GitHub reliability, and the tension between speed and long-term software quality.
As software engineering changes, thoughtful systems still depend on people, judgment, and communication.
Grab your beverage of choice and enjoy ☕
Link:
https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt65-code-culture-and-complexity
Happy Reading Thursday! TSBT #60, "Exploration" is live!
This issue features:
✅ The Law of Collective Amnesia
✅ CPython Internals:
✅ Reliable Intelligence
✅ Microservices & Databases
Read the issue here:
TSBT #59, "A Thousand Times Over," is live!
This week’s issue is an AI special!
The issue features:
✅ Resources and experiments on how people are currently using AI,
✅ Insights from a surgeon’s book that inspired an engineer on how to fix AI disasters as they happen.
✅ Changing with the times, getting ahead of the curve.
Art makes life worthwhile, and we would be doing ourselves a disservice not to enjoy it.
Read the full issue here: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt59-a-thousand-times-over
Happy Reading Thursday ☕
New week, new issue: TSBT #64: Synthesis And Survival
AI is moving developers from writing code to reviewing it. We are trading the "10x developer" myth for team pragmatism, shifting our focus toward judgment, leadership, and clarity.
The job is not disappearing, but the definition of "seniority" is definitely changing.
Grab your beverage of choice and enjoy ☕️
Link: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt64-synthesis-and-survival
Excited to be organizing sprints at this year's @PyConUK@fosstodon.org with @afimaame@mastodon.social! 🎉
Which open source Python projects would you love to contribute to?
If you're a maintainer of a Python OSS project attending or need sprint help, let us know!
Happy Reading Thursday! 🥳 This week's issue is up! 📰
The software bottleneck is shifting from implementation to judgment. We explore the gap between the hype and the ground truth:
✅ AI vs. Reality: Why infrastructure is stalling the "inevitable."
✅ The Comfort Trap: How easy jobs can hurt your market value.
✅ True Leadership: Making the move from Technician to Leader.
The industry is splitting. Make sure you're moving.
☕ Enjoy: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt62-code-chaos-and-cold-hard-cash
I am leading a hands-on workshop on the Model Context Protocol (MCP)—the open standard turning LLMs into powerful, agentic tools in Python. (Bring your laptop!)
🗓️ Tuesday, November 19th
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍Ramen Club/Space
Happy Reading Thursday! 📚 New TSBT issue dropped. 📨
To live.
To build.
To miss the bus and learn something anyway. 🚌
Inside this week's issue:
✅ The Optimisation Trap: Why we are obsessed with shaving milliseconds off code but losing hours to aimless hurry.
✅ Architectural Silence
✅ Why the best solutions often arrive when you finally stop chasing them.
✅ Shifting from a "sprint" mindset to a "sustainable" architecture.
And many more interesting nuggets.
Read: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt58-catch-the-bus
To live, to love, to thrive, and to build better software.
The latest issue of The Storyteller's Byte is out, and it's short, sweet, and packed with architectural goodness:
✅ Marshalling & Serializers in Django
✅ Replacing Redis with PostgreSQL
✅ GitHub Copilot SDK agents
✅ The power of Dev Logging
Read it here: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt57-marshalling
Happy Reading Thursday! 📬
New TSBT issue:
Architecture isn't what you think it is. Adding more won't save you.
AI fixed something I didn't know was broken. Not about code speed.
MCP authorization when it matters.
Also inside:
The complexity trap
Why AI bubble talk is different now
API-first done right
What we're losing by going digital
8 minutes that might change how you build.
Happy Reading Thursday! 📚📙
This week's newsletter is packed: chatter about Sherlock, art, and essential technical resources on Python f-strings & data engineering architecture.
Something for everyone!
Enjoy the read:
I have been reflecting on how creative work evolves. This week’s Storyteller’s Byte Tales was inspired by American Fiction and its Red vs Blue Label metaphor.
Creativity has seasons. Growth isn’t linear.
Plus: Advent of Code, Git UI, layoffs & more.
Happy Reading Thursday! ☕️
Ever been staring at a bug at 4 PM on a Thursday and just wished you had Sherlock Holmes' brain for 10 minutes? Yeah, me too.
That feeling is precisely why the new issue, “TSBT 52 – 221B Baker Street,” is out!
We are applying the subtle art of deduction to our daily tech challenges.
Read the full story and resources here: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt52-221b-baker-street
Happy Reading Thursday! 📚
New issue up: Oxford wandering, Blackwell's bookshop, PSF standing firm on principles, PyPI growth, security insights, and dev resources that actually help.
Read here: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt51-oxford-and-blackwells
Happy Reading Thursday ☕
New week, new issue: TSBT #63 What’s In It For Me (WIIFM) Factor
If generation gets easier, judgment has to get better.
It’s never been easier to generate code. But it’s also never been easier to ship something fragile, overcomplicated, or simply wrong.
We are not just “writing code” anymore. We are deciding what should exist, how it fits together, and whether it will actually hold up.
Grab your beverage of choice and enjoy:
https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt63-whats-in-it-for-me-wiifm-factor
Happy Reading Thursday ☕
TSBT #67: Poems, Ice-Cream, and AI
This week's articles explore AI's impact on software engineering, writing as a tool for thinking, the hidden complexity of everyday systems, and the human side of technological change.
From shopping carts and Tailwind CSS to AI job grief and the future of engineering work, the common thread is that judgment, communication, and understanding remain essential.
Grab your beverage of choice and enjoy ☕
Link: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt67-poems-ice-cream-and-ai
Happy Reading Thursday ☕
New week, new issue: TSBT #66: The Human Side of Engineering
This week explores AI-generated code trust, comprehension debt, bad software design, technical writing in the AI age, sustainable engineering leadership, and the importance of clear communication.
Grab your beverage of choice and enjoy ☕
Link: https://veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt66-the-human-side-of-engineering
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@CodenameTim@fosstodon.org I know that feeling all too well. The emotions are just a lot at the end