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Jacqui Read<p>Tickets for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DDDSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DDDSW</span></a> are now available. I'm looking forward to talking about managing <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/complexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>complexity</span></a> in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> design and meeting lots of new people in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> in just a few weeks' time!</p><p>See you at Developer Developer Developer South West!<br><a href="https://dddsouthwest.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dddsouthwest.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareArchitecture</span></a></p>
WetHat💦<p>Over-engineering takeaways:<br>➡️ Misjudging future requirements can lead to inappropriate abstractions.<br>➡️ Avoiding over-engineering can be as impactful as achieving technical brilliance.<br>➡️Simplicity is key to maintainability.<br>➡️Avoid predicting needs that aren't certain.<br>➡️Create abstractions that align with current and reasonable future requirements.</p><p><a href="https://www.16elt.com/2024/09/07/future-proof-code/?_bhlid=684eaf1d61f0ce4a2732e0b8746f17c6e77724f4&amp;utm_source=newsletter.csharpdigest.net&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=on-over-engineering" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">16elt.com/2024/09/07/future-pr</span><span class="invisible">oof-code/?_bhlid=684eaf1d61f0ce4a2732e0b8746f17c6e77724f4&amp;utm_source=newsletter.csharpdigest.net&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=on-over-engineering</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SoftwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BestPractices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BestPractices</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OverEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OverEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Refactoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Refactoring</span></a></p>
Ian Badcoe<p>New intro now I am retired...</p><p>Looking to get into some <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indie</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> now I have time. Want to write the games I wanted to write all along: <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Roguelike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roguelike</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Roguelite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roguelite</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/ProceduralContent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProceduralContent</span></a>...</p><p>Also available to help other people with projects/personal development... Commercial or unpaid, drop me a message, the worst can happen is I don't know or am too busy.</p><p>Skills: <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/SoftwareEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/SoftwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDesign</span></a><br> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a>++ <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Teamwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teamwork</span></a>, <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a>++, <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Online" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Online</span></a></p>
Jacqui Read<p>Diagrams aren't just for documenting what is intended or already exists. They help you to think, collaborate, and create a shared mental model.<br>Join me online to discover when and how to use diagrams-as-code, models, and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> in your designs and diagrams 🤔 🤖 </p><p>Create diagrams-as-code as well as understand the diagrams-as-code that an LLM might generate for you.</p><p>Find out more here: <a href="https://ddd.academy/diagrams-as-code-with-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ddd.academy/diagrams-as-code-w</span><span class="invisible">ith-ai/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareArchitecture</span></a></p>
h-1^[solo]<p>I like this sentence very much: „comments belong to the code, not to the commits” <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/softwaredesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwaredesign</span></a></p>
WetHat💦<p>A beginner-friendly guide to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/REST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>REST</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SOAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOAP</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GraphQL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GraphQL</span></a>, and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gRPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gRPC</span></a>:<br>➡️ Introduces the distinct advantages of each API type and architecture.<br>➡️Has examples, such as REST’s use in e-commerce, GraphQL in social apps, and gRPC in microservices.<br>➡️Highlights emerging API trends like decentralized systems and AI-driven capabilities.</p><p><a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-api-fundamentals-and-architecture/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">freecodecamp.org/news/learn-ap</span><span class="invisible">i-fundamentals-and-architecture/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/APIs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APIs</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WebDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SoftwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SoftwareArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Microservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microservices</span></a></p>
Paolo Amoroso<p>Carl Svensson on why desktop user interfaces haven't evolved much:</p><p>"To me, trying to reinvent the desktop experience feels a bit like complaining about steering wheels in cars."</p><p><a href="https://www.datagubbe.se/futui" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">datagubbe.se/futui</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gui</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/UserInterface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UserInterface</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SoftwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDesign</span></a></p>
Jacqui Read<p>🌱 UML + 🧜‍♀️ + 🏗️ Structurizr + 🤖 AI <br>Join me online to discover when &amp; how to use diagrams-as-code, models, &amp; AI in your designs &amp; diagrams 🙌 </p><p>Explore the more popular diagrams-as-code notations so that you can create diagrams-as-code as well as understand the diagrams-as-code that an LLM might generate for you.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PlantUML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantUML</span></a> , <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mermaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mermaid</span></a>.js , &amp; <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Structurizr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Structurizr</span></a> , with LLMs<br>Find out more here: <a href="https://ddd.academy/diagrams-as-code-with-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ddd.academy/diagrams-as-code-w</span><span class="invisible">ith-ai/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareArchitecture</span></a></p>
Urs Enzler 🐉<p>Only repeated refactoring combined with a growing understanding of the problem and its potential solutions will lead to simple code, design, and architectures. </p><p>So "Make it simple, stupid" (MISS)</p><p><a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Architecture</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/SoftwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/Code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Code</span></a></p><p>(2/2)</p>
Frontend Dogma<p>Great Software Design Looks Underwhelming, by @sjgoedecke@x.com:</p><p><a href="https://www.seangoedecke.com/great-software-design/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">seangoedecke.com/great-softwar</span><span class="invisible">e-design/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/softwaredesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwaredesign</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/simplicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplicity</span></a></p>
LisPiThe fact DoS-ing a server is even effective as a method of silencing anyone/anything is an indicator of the wrong design being used.<br><br>Server-centric design is almost always the wrong architecture to use for anything that is not strictly and invariably hierarchical (and even then, a *lot* of cases can do with message-centric and/or content-addressed distributed protocols).<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/softwaredesign" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoftwareDesign</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/software" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Software</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/servers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Servers</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/protocols" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Protocols</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/architecture" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Architecture</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://udongein.xyz/tag/doingitwrong" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DoingItWrong</a>
Steve Bogart 🎵<p>Once again, GMail is helpfully shepherding me to overcommit myself by *only* providing 'Yes' suggestions when someone asks me to do a thing.</p><p>But, here's a secret: I already know many good ways to say 'Yes' to things! Those words already flow out of my fingers very easily.</p><p>I would find it far, *far* more helpful and labor-saving if Google would provide a variety of starting points to kindly/politely say 'No' to a request.</p><p><a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/SoftwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDesign</span></a></p>
Steve Read<p>Welcome to DDD London's March update! Featuring <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@diana" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>diana</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@vladikk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vladikk</span></a></span>, Avraham, Cat and Sonya</p><p><a href="https://community.ministryofsoftwaredesign.com/preview/1076733/emails/148160758117565463" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.ministryofsoftwarede</span><span class="invisible">sign.com/preview/1076733/emails/148160758117565463</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/domaindrivendesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>domaindrivendesign</span></a></p>
ACCUConf<p>ACCU 2025 SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: Awesome API Design by Anders Sundman</p><p><a href="https://accuconference.org/2025/session/awesome-api-design" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">accuconference.org/2025/sessio</span><span class="invisible">n/awesome-api-design</span></a></p><p>Register now at <a href="https://accuconference.org/booking/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">accuconference.org/booking/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>API</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwaredesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwaredesign</span></a></p>
Kerrick Long (code)<p>There is No Automatic Reset for Engineering</p><p><a href="https://agileotter.blogspot.com/2025/03/there-is-no-automatic-reset-in.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">agileotter.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/there-is-no-automatic-reset-in.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/WebDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebDev</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/Code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Code</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/SoftwareEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/TechDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechDebt</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/CodeQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodeQuality</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/EngineeringLeadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EngineeringLeadership</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/Scalability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scalability</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/ProductDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProductDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/SoftwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/SustainableEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/TechStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechStrategy</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/CodeIsForever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodeIsForever</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/BuildBetter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildBetter</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/LongTermThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongTermThinking</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/TechnicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechnicalDebt</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/DevLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DevLife</span></a> <a href="https://dotnet.social/tags/EngineeringExcellence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EngineeringExcellence</span></a></p>
Jacqui Read<p>Thank you so much to Sonya Natanzon and Vlad Khononov for their talk on Complexity and Modularity. An insightful talk linking the technical and the social. There were lots of 💡 ah-ha moments!</p><p>Get the slides here: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7302701447433863170" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:l</span><span class="invisible">i:activity:7302701447433863170</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ddd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ddd</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/domainDrivenDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>domainDrivenDesign</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/socioTechnical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socioTechnical</span></a></p>
Jacqui Read<p>I'm excited to be teaching my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DiagramsAsCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiagramsAsCode</span></a> with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> workshop live and in-person at <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GOTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOTO</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Copenhagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copenhagen</span></a>! 🙌 </p><p>Join me to:<br>💡 Gain a grounding in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PlantUML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantUML</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MermaidJS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MermaidJS</span></a>, and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Structurizr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Structurizr</span></a><br>💡 Understand the tradeoffs of diagrams-as-code and models vs. standard diagrams<br>💡 Recognise the limitations and useful use cases of using diagrams-as-code with LLMs</p><p><a href="https://gotocph.com/2025/masterclasses/545/diagrams-as-code-with-ai?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=professional&amp;id=CY1fU-wKcG" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gotocph.com/2025/masterclasses</span><span class="invisible">/545/diagrams-as-code-with-ai?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=professional&amp;id=CY1fU-wKcG</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a></p>
Jacqui Read<p>I'm looking forward to speaking again at Devoxx UK in May. There will be lots of useful sessions, including my talk, Every Event Everywhere, All at Once, for a bit of event disambiguation. Come and be undiscombobulated*!</p><p>*no, this isn't a real word 😛 </p><p><a href="https://www.devoxx.co.uk/?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=professional&amp;id=PsIoDr0mOW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">devoxx.co.uk/?utm_source=Masto</span><span class="invisible">don&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=professional&amp;id=PsIoDr0mOW</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conference</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a></p>
Jacqui Read<p>🚨 Last call for the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DDD</span></a> London online event for February 2025, later today! *Don't forget to fill in the short registration form in advance to get your event link*</p><p>I will be hosting Sonya Natanzon &amp; Vlad Khononov for Complexity &amp; Modularity: the Yin and Yang of Socio-Technical Design.</p><p>Join us online at 6pm UTC+0 on Tue 25th Feb.</p><p><a href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/29cb5e3d-2357-4307-af72-71da59b4567b@bef11496-612b-40ab-b8a6-58b373205d56" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">events.teams.microsoft.com/eve</span><span class="invisible">nt/29cb5e3d-2357-4307-af72-71da59b4567b@bef11496-612b-40ab-b8a6-58b373205d56</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/softwareArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwareArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DDD</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/domainDrivenDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>domainDrivenDesign</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🧙‍♂️✨ Ah, the age-old battle between "Clean Code" and "A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> of Software Design." 🤔 Apparently, scribbling README files on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GitHub</span></a> counts as a philosophical debate now. 💼💻 Who would've thought that toggling navigation menus and playing with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copilot</span></a> could lead to such profound enlightenment? 🙄🔍<br><a href="https://github.com/johnousterhout/aposd-vs-clean-code/blob/main/README.md" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/johnousterhout/apos</span><span class="invisible">d-vs-clean-code/blob/main/README.md</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CleanCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoftwareDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>