Rob Conery @robconery Twitter profile

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Rob Conery

@robconery

1 year

Hey @shanselman your wikipedia page is ready...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Hi I've been using JavaScript for 18 years and for the last 9 years every day, all the time. I can build just about anything in Nuxt and Vue and Node and today I spent 90 minutes trying to debug a scoping problem... I still fall for "this"....

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Rob Conery

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2 years

It's finally done - The Little SQL Book! Weighing in at 70 pages, you'll assemble a fantasy football cheatsheet using actual 2019 NFL data... oh yeah and learn some SQL too. Have a look - it's *free*

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Rob Conery

@robconery

3 years

@shanselman I think you're overreacting - but I did enjoy our lunch. You're too kind.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

So who’s the one person that you would leave Twitter for? They leave, you’re gone? I think it would be @shanselman for me but don’t tell him I said that.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

3 years

If you need a distraction - I made a fun CLI "wrapper" for the Azure CLI hoping to create a more "Heroku-y" experience:

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Rob Conery

@robconery

1 year

My therapist suggested I share this story so here goes... I got super high on accident at my mom's house last weekend and it changed my life:

I Accidentally Got Ridiculously High Visiting My Mom, and it Changed My Life

I remember clearly filling the dropper and popping two squirts of the stuff into my tumbler of soda water. I thought it was bitters, some…

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I just had a really good idea RE learning SQL. It involves turning 2020 NFL stats into Fantasy Football cheat sheets using SQLite. Seems like more fun than DVD rentals and YES I KNOW not everyone likes football I'm thinking a 50 page PDF (free of course)... thoughts?

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

@migueldeicaza Having some fun making avatars with Microsoft Designer and couldn't resist one for you!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

8 months

@jasoncwarner Sending thoughts and prayers

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

@DyslecixDev You could shorten that to if(x || y || z) too which is easier to read than both things :)

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I helped @troyhunt turn parts of his blog into a kickass book that I'm extremely proud of. Here's the story:

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Rob Conery

@robconery

7 months

It's been a while... but we're back with Season 5 and yes, we're going to keep going with this. This show features @anjuan and @TheAprilEdwards . Our thanks to them both!

5.0.1 Voice

What do you do when your voice gains an audience? Do you rattle cages or open doors? That's what we talk about in this episode.

thisdeveloperslife.com

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I think this might be ready to go! SQL in Orbit - 2 hours of SQL and data science using the data from Cassini. Always wanted to learn SQL? Maybe PostgreSQL too? These videos might be for you:

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Ohhhh I'm so excited... using some time off to put the polish on my next video release - a set of videos to complement my book "A Curious Moon". It's all about Postgres and basic data science stuff. If you'd like to test for me, let me know!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

3 years

I'd pay $5/mo to stop seeing ads on Twitter... you?

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

Can we agree that it’s just “Satya” now like Ronaldo and Ronaldinho and Neymar and Messi?

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Rob Conery

@robconery

10 months

@jbogard And this is when AutoMocker is born!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

@shanselman @YuryKorzun @ceeoreo_ Yep -

CompSci Basics

Hours and hours of video walkthroughs based on the concepts in both seasons of The Imposter's Handbook

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

My 94yo mom took a spill last night (she’s ok) and her watch called 911, then texted me her location! 3 times!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I think Snapchat and serverless should have a baby: snapserver. Deploy every 24 hours or your app disappears and maybe it should

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Oooohhhhh this looks like fun! Wish I had the time for @CitusCon : If under-represented and you're new to speaking and interested in submitting for this - I'd be happy to help you with your abstract and talk prep. Ping me at rob at bigmachine dot io.

CFP | Citus Con: An Event for Postgres 2022

Call for Proposals (CFP) for Citus Con: An Event for Postgres, with important dates, types of talks we're looking for, and the process for CFP submission on Sessionize. CFP closes Feb 06, 2022....

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Rob Conery

@robconery

1 year

@neiltyson We are from future, we must write in ORBITRON

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Thinking out loud but what if we all just moved to Australia? Yeah nature wants to end you but at least it’s honest about it?

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Instead of Mastodon or a bird clone, what if we just logged back into WoW? Just a thought.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

@livelovegeek This will be a fun story in your long, wonderful career. Deep breath - you have friends who are always willing to help when you need. And you never know what tomorrow will bring :). If there's any way I can help just ask.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

In honor of my wonderful standing in the .NET community as a bully and mean person, I would like to remind you that there's a free book on SQL in which I'm not mean at all. Learn SQL this weekend with real data!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

3 years

Same same... every... day...

Paul Ingraham

@PaulIngraham

3 years

“Don't have a computer science degree and feel like you should?” EVERY. DAMN. DAY. Great pitch from @robconery , and I love the design work here. Seems like required reading for me.

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Rob Conery

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2 years

A friend suggested I write "The Imposter's Guide to Data Science" and I kind of did!

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2 years

Developers, At what age did you start programming?

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Rob Conery

@robconery

3 years

This camera on my phone is nuts. Night shot with full moon rising behind me just 5 nights ago…

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I feel like today is a historic inflection point. The thing that spawns The Next Thing. Someone out there will have bios written, starting with “it started on Blue Friday when a lot of people lost their jobs…”

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Rob Conery

@robconery

1 year

The only reason I pop back on to Twitter is to wish @shanselman a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Wooohooo!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

3 years

OKRs are Waterfall 2.0… I was told that hot takes increase engagement.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

8 months

My big hope for next iPhone is getting rid of the speaker because f*** you people.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

This means Math.min() > Math.max() which proves JavaScript is sentient.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Well... @craigkerstiens just solved my problem... check this out... Postgres in the damn browser, auto-loading my CSV dumps:

Postgres Playground | Crunchy Data

Your safe place to test out Postgres in the browser

www.crunchydata.com

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Rob Conery

@robconery

7 months

If you're presenting on a Mac, one thing that's great to master is zooming in what you're trying to show people, as well as making sure your fonts are sized up. You can zoom your screen based on your settings - be sure to turn them on and practice.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Don't know who needs to hear this but of all the discussions of "personal care" etc, I've found that cooking for myself is the most therapeutic thing I've ever done. Subbed to 5 or so "pro home cooks" on YouTube and have been so so so happy for lunch/dinner. It really helps.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Super excited to work on HyperMap, a hypermedia api for automapper using GraphQL bindings with the blockchain. @jbogard your a genus for coming up with this!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

1 year

Having some fun with schedule data and Postgres today so I made a video. Unreal what Postgres can do with constraints - erasing hundreds of lines of code!

Using PostgreSQL to Handle Calendar Data Like a Freak

Think about the lines of code you would have to write in order to manage a scheduling system. Duration checks, start and end time requirements as well as che...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

3 years

Ted Lasso is a show about positivity, introspection, overcoming adversity and generally being kind. Of course Roy Kent is the favorite character…

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Rob Conery

@robconery

5 months

Hey friends who are alone for the holidays… I see you. It can be super tough, especially if you‘re finding yourself again after a long relationship/marriage. Lean into it and make yourself a kickass dinner. Or take yourself out!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

3 weeks using Go and love the speed but Typescript has generics thx

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

In JavaScript Math.max() will return the largest number given to it. If you don't give it any numbers, it returns -Infinity because that's the biggest number you didn't give it.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I think I might move to Amsterdam next year. Love their visa for solo people like me.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Let’s measure your impact

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2 years

Make a devrel cry with 4 words

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

Functional programming changed the way I think about writing code. Does it interest you?

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I dropped some stuff on the floor and said, out loud, "well done mate, a bit fucked now aren't we?" I never realized it until that moment. My inner critic self-talk bully is Australian. WTAF.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

5 months

For my 56th birthday next month I think I'm gonna finally get a sleeve. Right arm. Never too late to do the thing you've wanted to do forever.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

@shanselman @YuryKorzun @ceeoreo_ You can also find all of the same videos (and more) at

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Rob Conery

@robconery

7 months

So I managed to turn @Ghost into an online course system (aka "LMS") by hacking my theme with Vue and plugging in @supabase . It's working pretty well and was surprisingly simple to do. Anyone interested in knowing more? /cc @JohnONolan @ErisDS

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Why is pointing and making weird faces a thing for YouTube covers? Where did y'all read this? It's the weirdest shit I've ever seen...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

7 months

If you're interviewing for a tech job and aren't sure what's about to happen... I made you a video!

10 Tech Interview Tricks and Tips

If you're interviewing for a tech job, you're probably stressed out. I don't blame you! It's hard to get organized and know what you need to know for the pro...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I think it’s called a coding “birdie” and yeah I throw my arms up and hi five whomever is close by

@[email protected]

@etagwerker

2 years

As a senior programmer I find it weird when my code works well on my first attempt and I didn't break anything.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

9 months

Kids aren’t clay. They have their own agenda and yours is likely last on their list. Even if, in fact especially if, it makes no sense at all. Your kids aren’t you and an ego check is a good thing.

Nick Huber

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9 months

If I raise them right my kids won’t work normal jobs. I’ll teach them to buy and manage assets and they’ll do whatever they want with their time.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

3 years

Whoever did this I love you...

If SQUID GAME was made for Software Engineers - Ep 1: Hello World!

📖 Recommended Courses (Full List 👉 https://www.piratekingdom.com/courses/coding)- Python for Everybody Specialization by U of Michigan: https://imp.i384100...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

8 months

So I started another TDL outline. I like it. I want to do it. I need a push.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

8 months

@KevinNaughtonJr You know... the funny thing is my coding skills atrophied dramatically in the mid-2000s as I was using snippets and code libraries for everything. I was recording a video with @ayende and couldn't even write an inner join expression... I had completely forgotten!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I know a lot in the world is happening but I just wanted to drop a simple thing: some olive oil, salt and pepper on a sourdough slice with meat of choice and pickled onions/peppers (home made of course) is HEAVEN

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Rob Conery

@robconery

10 months

Being single again after … a long time… holy shit. I think I’d rather monetize an OSS project. How to date? Please send codes.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

A friend asked me if I was starting Tekpub all over again. Guess I am 🥰

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Rob Conery

@robconery

8 months

Great question and interesting replies. I think there's a lot of confusion about hashing vs. encryption... which is great as it inspired me to make another video! This one's for you @KevinNaughtonJr ...

Hashes for 5-Year Old Programmers

In this video I answer a question posed on Twitter: "some please explain how hashing algorithms like SHA-256 are irreversible like I'm 5..." Not a simple thi...

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Kevin Naughton Jr.

@KevinNaughtonJr

8 months

someone pls explain how hashing algorithms like SHA-256 are irreversible like i'm 5 years old

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Rob Conery

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2 years

The first “big” travel I’ve done in 3 years and I’m ok. I’m really ok. I think it’s ok. Being careful, thoughtful, but poking my head out. The world is still there and it’s wonderful. I’m inflating a little… it’s ok…

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

Next TDL interview is queued up and happening in next 2 days… my mom. Yep. My mom.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

8 months

So this is … weird. My sister Candy who passed in 2005 did hairstyles for Hollywood films and TV. Her first break was Mork and Mindy and my mom reminded me last week that “Mork came to dinner at our house” back in 1970-something. That would be Robin Williams.

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Rob Conery

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7 months

Been working with and EF for the first time in a long time. I keep fighting the urge to drop into SQL (it's Postgres) but I take a deep breath and read up on EF... And then... "Oh right... Copilot". It's unbelievable how right on the money this thing is.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

3 years

Wow 6.1 earthquake just hit south of Big Island... rocking and rolling over here...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Jeez... another 2500+ words today in this little SQL Football book. I'm stoked it's coming together so well!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I'm wondering how my DDD Cowboy Architect friends are gonna weather the daylight savings change... I mean... a time zone is a value object right? Immutable? Seriously would be fun to see how your systems react to this... especially if it's nbd /cc Head Astronaut @jbogard

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Rob Conery

@robconery

8 months

Today I… Woke up at 9 because my kids are off at college and I’m divorced. Went for a walk in the sun when it wasn’t being eclipsed by the needy moon Did final edit on my next YouTube video not generated by AI What’s your excuse?

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Fingers cramping... 2800 words so far... this little SQL book is going to be fun :)

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

You ever wonder what the difference is between Vue 2 and Vue 3? My weekend video could be helpful...

What's the Difference Between Vue2 and Vue3?

I've been happily using Vue 2 for years. The ecosystem is thriving and it's simple to use - so why upgrade? This weekend, I decided to find out and make a vi...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

5 months

Both interviews edited for TDL 5.0.2… @shanselman makes this way too easy. Banger show on tap.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Like everyone, I have an "inner critic" that I struggle with. Sometimes a bully, other times condescendingly surprised when something I do goes well. Today I realized that inner voice has an Australian accent. I'm 💯 serious. I realized it when I was making myself lunch...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

9 months

Ha ha ha this is funny… @samsaffron and I talking about MicroORMs on @shanselman ’s podcast ( @Hanselminutes )

The Rise of the Micro-ORM with Sam Saffron and Rob Conery

Scott's at Mix this week and he sits down with Sam Saffron and Rob Conery to talk about their Micro-ORMs. What have they done in less than 400 lines of code, that the rest of the planet needs a dozen...

hanselminutes.com

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

I get asked about Tool and why I love them and when I get “I guess I don’t get angry music“ responses I say “listen to this song when you have a few minutes”. Only failed once.

My First Time Hearing Tool - Right in Two (Reaction!!)

🎯 Road to 300,000 Subscribers Support the Channel Here ⤵️🎬 NEW PATREON | https://www.patreon.com/poloreacts / poloreacts ➡️ BUY ME COFFEE https://www.b...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

4 months

Fantastic time at @david_whitney ’s cocktail loft in Covent Garden. If you’re in London, find Dovetail (call ahead).

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Rob Conery

@robconery

8 months

The first drop of SubSonic happened in 2006… I think? @jongalloway noticed and… here we are 18 years later. Too good. Thanks Darrin you made my day.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

1 year

The README for every .NET open source project I've been working on today...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Can confirm

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I made a video on YouTube about hashing algorithms because I like abuse... please abuse me...

What's the Best Hashing Algorithm for Storing Passwords?

If you’ve had to store sensitive user information in a database, you’ve probably heeded the advice to “just use bcrypt”. But do you know why? What other choi...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

"What's that noise...?" "It's the sound of headcount springing from nowhere and hundreds of interview loops being assembled at once over the holidays..."

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Perhaps the biggest contribution to home cooking has been the discovery of home-made pickled red onions. If you know, you know. 1 cup white vinegar, 1 cup water. 1 tbsp of salt and sugar. Boil, add two red onions in a mason jar and MY GOD

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Speaking of Postgres… if you wanna speak about Postgres hit me up! Here’s your shot!

Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Oooohhhhh this looks like fun! Wish I had the time for @CitusCon : If under-represented and you're new to speaking and interested in submitting for this - I'd be happy to help you with your abstract and talk prep. Ping me at rob at bigmachine dot io.

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Rob Conery

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5 months

Hey .Net friends, what’s better: an EF query writing 10k records using 10k parameters in a big sql string or 10k threads writing one query? Assume transaction is not required and eventually consistent will work ok. Is there a third option here?

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Rob Conery

@robconery

3 months

Got the SB Mission at a pretty good light tonight.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

1 year

Been a while since the last #ndcoslo but so happy to be here again!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

Hey .NET friends I was goofing around with "config stuff" the other day and whipped this up for fun. Does it look useful? I was inspired by Viper in Go land...

Viper.NET 1.0.2

This project is inspired by The Viper project from Go land, but it's a bit lighter in terms of what it does and, hopefully, allows you to work with environment variables in a more straightforward way.

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

My dotnetconf session is about to go live! Yes, I said dotnetconf session...

Make a template for your template; profit! | .NET Conf 2023

Ever wish you could create your own File | New template for your company or side projects? Complete with your favorite tools and settings ready to go? In thi...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Not sure I could capture the current state of tech any better, and yes the phone is legit their phone…

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Goofing around with my old Take Off With Elixir course, seeing if I can update my failing demos on my lunch hour. Made it through 10 of 25 or so... this is fun :).

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

Hey want to do something fun over the weekend? Maybe write a linked list from scratch 🤣? You'd be surprised how many people can't, no matter how experienced they are!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

7 months

I totally understand flaming someone for spamming you with unsolicited marketing crap; but lighting someone on fire (me) for trying to offer Good Content that you don’t want … I mean just unsub and be on your way ya know?

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Rob Conery

@robconery

11 months

Fun times watching my millennial friends become parents and realize.

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Rob Conery

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9 months

First time in Stockholm and wow. Staying in Gamla Stan (before NDC) and it’s so beautiful. Don’t know what took me so long!

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Rob Conery

@robconery

10 months

BG3, Armored Core, Starfield, Elden Ring DLC… my calendar is full of Friday “vacations”. Didn’t we all do this when Taylor dropped an album per week last fall?

Dan 🐾

@realDan203

10 months

I'm 45 and I've literally done this several times in the last few years. 😳

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Rob Conery

@robconery

6 months

Curious about functional programming? This video is for you then!

Functional Programming Primer using Elixir and JavaScript

This is a video I put together a few years back for The Imposter's Handbook video series - one of the many video courses you can see on my blog and also on m...

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Rob Conery

@robconery

2 years

I *think* this means @digitalocean is out globally, but up everywhere else?

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Rob Conery

@robconery

7 months

It will all happen. Good and bad. Wonderful and utterly horrible in ways you can’t imagine. Today is just today, not forever.

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