Weeknotes 208

I finished Station Eleven – very good indeed.

A week dominated by Brighton Ruby as you’d expect. Despite my haven’t-been-on-a-train-in-ages anxiety the journey to and from Brighton passed without incident. Brighton remains the same; once a year is plenty.

There weren’t any “bad talks” from my point of view this year, but conversely nothing surprised or interested me very much either. I’m sure that says more about me than the conference.

It was great to meetup with various folk and chat about the despise demise of our profession. I was very glad that most managed to make it.

As usual I came away with a feeling similar to that of “hangxiety” despite tea-totalling the whole thing. Did I say something inappropriate? Did I not make enough effort? The ego is powerful.

Still, there is next year.

The Three (who SMARTY use) signal around these parts seem to be worse than I’d expected. I guess I’ll just have to wait until Trump Mobile is launched in the UK.

Did contexts kill Phoenix? – This is a tricky one because Phoenix certainly contains a lot less magic than Rails, and Elixir less than Ruby. The problem is that the magic did initially pull me towards Ruby and Rails, but later pushed me away.

This seems to argue that it’s harder to get started with Phoenix than Rails which I think is broadly true, but with the advent of A.I. is getting started the difficult part any more? Will A.I. be maintaining the code or will humans?

On Phoenix’s popularity.

But we Phoenicians must admit that the framework, now in its twelfth year, never really took off like, say, Rails before it. It remains a niche technology with a small but loyal following, and it will probably stay that way.

I agree with this statement, but I also don’t think the success of Rails can be replicated. It was of it’s time, in the right place, at the right time.

A definition of ADHD burnout.

a response to chronic workplace stressors that has not been successfully managed, marked by emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and a reduced sense of accomplishment.

Exhaustion, cynicism, and a reduced sense of accomplishment eh, sounds familiar.

Amy Hupe’s talk “Systems of Harm” at Brighton Ruby reminded me of Patrick McKenzie’s “Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names”