Shared today on Twitter

@TempleWebster Hey, have you guys got the wrong product photo on this item? https://t.co/qi8P8fvue8


RT @nicwinton: Our coffee machine at @Canva was suffering from queuing problems. So I upgraded it. https://t.co/za3tA3OxYM


@TempleWebster Brilliant, thanks! Then it’s definitely the thing I want to order. 🙂


RT @b0rk: “Please remove ‘junior’ from your developer titles” – https://t.co/L7dlowPbvr


The winner of @canva’s inaugural Mike Hebron Dependably Awesome Award is – predictably eno… https://t.co/kkhQ9eZCBr https://t.co/Pa9HKlsKzq


@rosepowell I bought a feather boa yesterday! There’s a party shop in the CBD near Wynyard. Apparently one in SH somewhere too?


Made it to #YOW15. Phew.


Hey, that’s me! Congrats again to @pyko, @lucykbain, @daphnechong, @charrett, and @vilacides. #YOW15 https://t.co/2txdZn9tc9


RT @bevanblackie: Very proud that @teamansarada is a sponsor of #yow15! Gonna be an awesome conference! #Sydney #developersdevelopersdevelo…


RT @glasnt: Congrats to all these ladies, plus the other amazing speakers involved: @RhianaHeath, Ayta, and Valeria! #yow15 https://t.co/j…


I’ve seen this Netflix quote before & maybe I’m not enough an abstract thinker, but it made me ROLL MY EYES. #YOW15 https://t.co/0AZDOsYamg


Yes, vision is critical. But you can’t build a boat of you don’t have people with boat-building skillz. #YOW15


@sazzajay Maybe it’s the ship-building = software development analogy that annoys me. I think if it more like architecture.


@sazzajay And yeah, yearn for skyscrapers. But the person pouring the concrete has more practical concerns.


@neil_killick Because it presupposes you’ve hired all the best ship-builders and they all know exactly what to do.


@neil_killick Which is only true for a very small group of ship-building companies.


@neil_killick I’m more interested in the practicalities of training up more shipbuilders than lofty philosophies.


@neil_killick …to strain the metaphor to the breaking point. 🙂


“You built it, you run it.” – Werner Vogels. That’s a statement I can get behind. #YOW15 https://t.co/8Isfied8BR


@MsFionaTay I know what you mean. I worry people will think it’s the only thing I do. “You just like to be offended,” someone said. #despair


@neil_killick Which is fine, and I said as much afterwards. My objection has more to do with Netflix hiring policies. 🙂


RT @jpcostales: “This amazing thing happens. When you put engineers on call, they tend to build software that doesn’t break” #yow15 https:/…


Is this where the post-technical people are? 😜 @delitescere #YOW15 https://t.co/FmCdFWY1RN


“Stuff that gets 8-10 ppl pointing in same direction is very different from stuff that gets 80-100 ppl pointing in same direction.” #YOW15


How do you distribute work to feature teams? How does that turn into $? (This is relevant to my interests.) #YOW15 https://t.co/5Fv8Sdti9I


TIL “SWAG” as a unit of measure. SWAG = Sweet Wild Ass Guess. #useful @tastapod #YOW15



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