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Stefan Hodges-Kluck

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Dad, cyclist, software engineer, recovering academic.

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Adding extra work on package maintainers' plates doesn't seem like a good way to encourage OSS devs to produce & maintain the great parts of the Flutter ecosystem.

11.03.2026 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I too am in software from Latin! โ™ฅ๏ธ

09.03.2026 00:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lifelong NHL fan here, getting more into the watching @thepwhl.com because

1. Several live games are watchable on YouTube
2. I get to see badass American athletes who totally owned the Olympics AND are not Trump bros

27.02.2026 02:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love how at the Olympics we can enjoy seeing American athletes win without thinking about the absolute fuckwits who have taken control of the countr--ah, nuts.

23.02.2026 01:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know some of this may sound a little exaggerated. But it also reflects a lot of how AI has contributed to my own burnout the past year.

Thanks for listening. 14/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The only real advantage you can see to your new employee is that they're cheap. And you can't help but feel a little frustrated that you're now shouldered with all these expectations, all so those above you can save a few bucks. 13/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But you can't. You are forced to take classes on how to train your employee better, and that takes up even more of your time. 12/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But it's hard. It's hard constantly feeling like you need to both do your own job and handhold this employee through doing their job. You often wish you could just do your job the way you used to. 11/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You start to question yourself. Maybe I am just a stick-in-the-mud Luddite, you wonder. Maybe I just need to commit myself fully to working with this new colleague. 10/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, your boss doubles down that this employee is the future. They expect 10 times the output from you, and if they don't get it, the blame lies entirely on your back. 9/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The employee, meanwhile, has no redeeming qualities that a human junior colleague might have. There's no satisfaction through interacting with them on pair calls/work sessions. No friendships made, no interpersonal connection whatsoever. 8/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Where before your job involved periods of discovery and creativity, now all you do is handhold your new employee and police their work. You don't get to do the things about your job that inspired you, and it drains you out. 7/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And on top of this, you can still never really trust this employee. You have to carefully review every single thing they output with a fine-tooth comb to ensure they don't go back to their old ways of confidently lying about things that are blatantly false. 6/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You can store some commonly used information in a database so that the employee can re-access it in the future, and some tasks, the employee does alright, but you still spend the bulk of your time handholding, especially when something new comes along. 5/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What's more, the employee needs step-by-step handholding through EVERY step of what they do: you need to provide every single document, link, and instruction. So now you're spending all of your time spending this employee how to do something you could finish in 5 minutes. 4/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, you tell your boss that the new employee isn't working very well. Your boss tells you that it's your fault the employee is lying, and you need to specifically tell them to be truthful. 3/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This employee completes tasks phenomenally quickly, but does so by making frequent errors, fabrications, and omissions, all the while passing them off as fact. 2/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Imagine you come in to work and your boss introduces a new employee, telling you that this employee will make your job 10 times easier. 1/14

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What it's like to work with AI: a ๐Ÿงต

09.02.2026 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

It's going to be below my normal threshold, and possibly snowing (but hopefully not...we don't need more snow). But I'm planning on bundling up and getting out for this.

30.01.2026 02:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So I didn't need another reason to hate Sam Altman, but here's one all the same.

29.01.2026 02:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha well I'm still terrified of the compiler ๐Ÿ˜‚ but I will say that unlike in some languages, Rust's compiler error messages are actually quite helpful.

The path isn't always simple, but there at least usually tends to be a good map.

28.01.2026 03:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lessons Learned from Building a Server In Rust What working on my Rust project has taught me about being a programmer.

@thisweekinrust.bsky.social , I just wrote a blog post detailing my impressions after working through Luca Palmieri's Zero to Production in Rust.

www.stefanhodgeskluck.com/blogs/lesson...

27.01.2026 21:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This kid is just about Ian's age.

I don't have the words to say how vile these monsters are.

22.01.2026 01:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Blog Feature: Email Newsletter! Iโ€™m excited to say that you can now get my blog posts delivered directly to your inbox!

You can now sign up for email updates on my new blog posts!

(lmk if you enter your email and it doesn't work for some reason)

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19.01.2026 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, normally when you win the turnover margin by +4 the game isn't that close, but...at least the @denver-broncos.bsky.social wonN

18.01.2026 01:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Know Your Rights: If You Encounter ICE - National Immigrant Justice Center All individuals in the United States have rights, regardless of immigration status.ย  The following information can help you protect yourself and your

200 ICE agents arrived in Richmond to celebrate our Democrat Gov's inauguration.

They were going door to door in Church Hill yesterday. Familiarize yourself now with the DOs and DONTs

immigrantjustice.org/for-immigran...

17.01.2026 11:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I still can't believe Sarah is gone. She was such an amazing professor, organizer, mother, and friend. This is a great cause if you have a little bit to give in her honor.

10.01.2026 01:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not sure I've ever experienced anything less in all the calls this past year. Glad there's a Dem running against him this fall.

08.01.2026 01:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think that on a societal level, we need to care more about deep research and inquiry and less about churning more shit out faster.

Unfortunately, that's something that will take years to rebuild. Trying to find baby steps we can do now.

03.01.2026 17:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0