🚀 Brian Okken
@brianokken.bsky.social
Lead Software Engineer, Author
testandcode.org
leantdd.com
pytest courses: courses.pythontest.com
#Python #pytest
testandcode.org
leantdd.com
pytest courses: courses.pythontest.com
#Python #pytest
Python 3.15 is out. Let the dancing in the streets commence. 🎉🥳
Happy Python 3.15 final day!
May you all go forth and profile and lazy import and use frame pointers everywhere!*
*please read the What's New, release too stacked 🏎️
docs.python.org/3.15/whatsne...
May you all go forth and profile and lazy import and use frame pointers everywhere!*
*please read the What's New, release too stacked 🏎️
docs.python.org/3.15/whatsne...
What’s new in Python 3.15
Editor, Hugo van Kemenade,. This article explains the new features in Python 3.15, compared to 3.14. Python 3.15 was released on 9 October 2026. For full details, see the changelog. Summary – Relea...
docs.python.org
October 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Python 3.15 is out. Let the dancing in the streets commence. 🎉🥳
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Winnie the Pooh didn't rock crop tops our whole childhood to watch us become unconfident about our bodies
October 5, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Winnie the Pooh didn't rock crop tops our whole childhood to watch us become unconfident about our bodies
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Talk: Is TDD even relevant anymore? Yes, but don’t be dumb about it.
My @pybay.bsky.social talk slides are up
pythontest.com/tdd-pybay-20...
My @pybay.bsky.social talk slides are up
pythontest.com/tdd-pybay-20...
October 4, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Talk: Is TDD even relevant anymore? Yes, but don’t be dumb about it.
My @pybay.bsky.social talk slides are up
pythontest.com/tdd-pybay-20...
My @pybay.bsky.social talk slides are up
pythontest.com/tdd-pybay-20...
I really thought he was gonna go with “American Intelligence”.
September 30, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I really thought he was gonna go with “American Intelligence”.
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Why don't you trust me?
September 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Why don't you trust me?
Living life on the edge
September 26, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Living life on the edge
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I will keep reviewing and adjusting any AI generated code until the models can consistently one-shot produce something I would consider acceptable.
I haven't been able to just "trust the model".
But anyway, trust is earned, applies to humans, companies, products, AI.
I haven't been able to just "trust the model".
But anyway, trust is earned, applies to humans, companies, products, AI.
September 24, 2026 at 11:27 AM
I will keep reviewing and adjusting any AI generated code until the models can consistently one-shot produce something I would consider acceptable.
I haven't been able to just "trust the model".
But anyway, trust is earned, applies to humans, companies, products, AI.
I haven't been able to just "trust the model".
But anyway, trust is earned, applies to humans, companies, products, AI.
Reposted by 🚀 Brian Okken
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems:
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
September 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems:
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
“Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
I referred to my daughter as my favorite tax deduction.
Kid: Like favorite as in more than my sister?
Me: She aged out. No longer a deduction.
Kid: Like favorite as in more than my sister?
Me: She aged out. No longer a deduction.
September 22, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I referred to my daughter as my favorite tax deduction.
Kid: Like favorite as in more than my sister?
Me: She aged out. No longer a deduction.
Kid: Like favorite as in more than my sister?
Me: She aged out. No longer a deduction.
This! Every time!
September 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM
This! Every time!
Bijou wants to help in the office
September 16, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Bijou wants to help in the office
I finally booked my flight to SF for PyBay @pybay.bsky.social today. And then checked out who else is talking this year, and now I'm even more excited.
pybay.org/speaking/spe...
Pamela Fox @pamelafox.bsky.social , Bernát Gábor @gjbernat.bsky.social Anthony Sottile, and so many more great people
pybay.org/speaking/spe...
Pamela Fox @pamelafox.bsky.social , Bernát Gábor @gjbernat.bsky.social Anthony Sottile, and so many more great people
PyBay 2026 - 11th Annual Bay Area Python Dev Conference
11th Annual Python developer conference - longest running on the US West Coast. Join us in San Francisco!
pybay.org
September 12, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I finally booked my flight to SF for PyBay @pybay.bsky.social today. And then checked out who else is talking this year, and now I'm even more excited.
pybay.org/speaking/spe...
Pamela Fox @pamelafox.bsky.social , Bernát Gábor @gjbernat.bsky.social Anthony Sottile, and so many more great people
pybay.org/speaking/spe...
Pamela Fox @pamelafox.bsky.social , Bernát Gábor @gjbernat.bsky.social Anthony Sottile, and so many more great people
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“AI horseradish” is a fun term
September 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
“AI horseradish” is a fun term
3 day weekend and on the 3rd day I kinda miss work.
Does that make me a workaholic, or just someone who enjoys their career?
Does that make me a workaholic, or just someone who enjoys their career?
September 7, 2026 at 12:19 PM
3 day weekend and on the 3rd day I kinda miss work.
Does that make me a workaholic, or just someone who enjoys their career?
Does that make me a workaholic, or just someone who enjoys their career?
Great discussion about AI. Also hats off to the host for a great use of the word fugazi. And here I thought it was just a band name. overcast.fm/+ABR_Wqlg6JI
The Man Who Calls BS On AI: AI Is The World’s Greatest SCAM, And They All Know It! | Ed Zitron — The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Tech critic Ed Zitron exposes the AI bubble, why OpenAI and Anthropic are burning billions, the fake AI boom, and why the crash could wipe out the ENTIRE economy! Ed Zitron is a British AI critic and ...
overcast.fm
September 7, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Great discussion about AI. Also hats off to the host for a great use of the word fugazi. And here I thought it was just a band name. overcast.fm/+ABR_Wqlg6JI
“AI is awesome” - people who don’t have to maintain their own code
“AI can be helpful” - those who maintain their own code
“I F*ing hate AI” - those who have to maintain code from group 1
“AI can be helpful” - those who maintain their own code
“I F*ing hate AI” - those who have to maintain code from group 1
September 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
“AI is awesome” - people who don’t have to maintain their own code
“AI can be helpful” - those who maintain their own code
“I F*ing hate AI” - those who have to maintain code from group 1
“AI can be helpful” - those who maintain their own code
“I F*ing hate AI” - those who have to maintain code from group 1
That’s wisdom, right there
September 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
That’s wisdom, right there
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may everyones hobbies become affordable again :(
August 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
may everyones hobbies become affordable again :(
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Deleted Google Maps and Maps.Me, giving CoMaps a whirl. It’s open-source and not spammy at all.
It drove me to Bike Park Wales for a day of bashing around on the MTB, and then off to Cheltenham ready for more tree maintenance, absolutely no troubles.
www.comaps.app
It drove me to Bike Park Wales for a day of bashing around on the MTB, and then off to Cheltenham ready for more tree maintenance, absolutely no troubles.
www.comaps.app
Hike, Bike, Drive Offline – Navigate with Privacy
Discover more of your journey - Powered by the community
www.comaps.app
August 31, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Deleted Google Maps and Maps.Me, giving CoMaps a whirl. It’s open-source and not spammy at all.
It drove me to Bike Park Wales for a day of bashing around on the MTB, and then off to Cheltenham ready for more tree maintenance, absolutely no troubles.
www.comaps.app
It drove me to Bike Park Wales for a day of bashing around on the MTB, and then off to Cheltenham ready for more tree maintenance, absolutely no troubles.
www.comaps.app
Bread matcha.With iced banana?
I think we’ve gone too far into the weird.
I think we’ve gone too far into the weird.
August 26, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Bread matcha.With iced banana?
I think we’ve gone too far into the weird.
I think we’ve gone too far into the weird.
The hard part wasn’t coming up with 100 pages of content on TDD.
The hard part was editing down to ~100.
The hard part was editing down to ~100.
August 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The hard part wasn’t coming up with 100 pages of content on TDD.
The hard part was editing down to ~100.
The hard part was editing down to ~100.
Slug bug rules when I was a kid: smack a friend when you see a VW Beetle.
My kids rules: smacking can happen with
- VW Beetle
- yellow car
- license plate from a state not yours or any adjacent state
My kids rules: smacking can happen with
- VW Beetle
- yellow car
- license plate from a state not yours or any adjacent state
August 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Slug bug rules when I was a kid: smack a friend when you see a VW Beetle.
My kids rules: smacking can happen with
- VW Beetle
- yellow car
- license plate from a state not yours or any adjacent state
My kids rules: smacking can happen with
- VW Beetle
- yellow car
- license plate from a state not yours or any adjacent state