Farm kid, Berkeley grad, software engineer, writer, and internationally-recognized speaker living in Sonora, CA.https://blacksky.community/profile/katelynsills.comhttps://blacksky.community/profile/katelynsills.com/post/3mjusdudffs2gbecause they don't get that you can create reliable systems from faulty parts [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:wlnye2inqqyh2onzpr2qo5mh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjusdudffs2ghttps://blacksky.community/profile/katelynsills.com/post/3mjsh7codvc22being a software engineer right now is like washing your clothes by hand for years, then being able to point a magic wand and say "build me a washing machine" and it's better than any you can buy. you think, huh that worked pretty well, so you say "build me a clothes dryer" and that works too18 Apr 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:wlnye2inqqyh2onzpr2qo5mh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsh7codvc22https://blacksky.community/profile/katelynsills.com/post/3mjrvuqlgt22sThis post is just for a few of you, and your mileage may vary: I updated the spinner verbs so Claude Code tells me to do a random yoga pose when it is "thinking"18 Apr 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:wlnye2inqqyh2onzpr2qo5mh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrvuqlgt22shttps://blacksky.community/profile/katelynsills.com/post/3mjpooci5j22eI can't remember what song this is - anyone know? It might be by Cut Worms or something like them. It has a lyric like "the question is the answer" or "the answer is the question" (a jeopardy reference), and it's very 1950s or 1960s retro rock sounding.17 Apr 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:wlnye2inqqyh2onzpr2qo5mh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpooci5j22e