<![CDATA[If all you do in your tech career is:]]>If all you do in your tech career is:

1. When something is slow, you look carefully at the output of a profiler or a query plan & make measured suggestions about what to improve;

2. When something breaks badly, you gently but insistently ask what & why until you truly know, then the next time similar work is needed you bring up how to avoid doing what broke last time; and

3. When someone lacks info, you make them feel good for learning instead of bad for not knowing;

You will do good work.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/4398f836-ab1a-4974-a44b-524533435f7c/if-all-you-do-in-your-tech-career-isRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 10:35:25 GMTSun, 12 Apr 2026 04:28:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:44:55 GMT]]>@gnomon hehehehh. Oh it’s resolving itself alright. Right into the ground. But that’s okay, I figure I have a year or so of runway before I need to bounce, company is in a niche that’s hard to lose once you’re in it, but that won’t save it forever. Already looking for new things. 😉

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/b4ux1t3/statuses/116408784998054593https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/b4ux1t3/statuses/116408784998054593Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:44:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:40:14 GMT]]>@b4ux1t3 *three reply drafts aggressively redacted on the stern advice of my lawyer*

I hope that the eventuality of this problem solving itself happens quickly and does not negatively affect you in the process

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116408766562074324https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116408766562074324Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:40:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:36:48 GMT]]>@gnomon see, I keep trying to do that and the CEO keeps foaming at the mouth and screaming “AI” like a pterodactyl.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/b4ux1t3/statuses/116408753074902987https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/b4ux1t3/statuses/116408753074902987Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:36:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:11:05 GMT]]>@gnomon - You ask a high standard. I will do my best.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmax/statuses/116398507005291287https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmax/statuses/116398507005291287Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:11:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:34:44 GMT]]>@stenpett that's fantastic. Well worth some pride.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116398364038862910https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116398364038862910Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:34:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:30:10 GMT]]>@gnomon I'm happy to say, all three are commonplace where I work. Especially number three

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.games/users/stenpett/statuses/116398110208726204https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.games/users/stenpett/statuses/116398110208726204Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:30:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:18:17 GMT]]>@gnomon strong agree ❤️. so, do you know of any companies that are prioritizing hiring and retaining people who are good at this?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hci.social/users/chrisamaphone/statuses/116398063442542792https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hci.social/users/chrisamaphone/statuses/116398063442542792Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:18:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:26:08 GMT]]>@hoagie that is a damn fine accomplishment.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116397858365772831https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116397858365772831Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:26:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:25:13 GMT]]>@scherzog ❤️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116397854765269873https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116397854765269873Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:25:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:05:06 GMT]]>@gnomon #3 is something that I have been praised for in multiple annual reviews by many levels at the company

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jawns.club/users/hoagie/statuses/116397775685301214https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jawns.club/users/hoagie/statuses/116397775685301214Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:05:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:25:08 GMT]]>@gnomon This is the kind of post that makes me wish I could star it more than once -.-

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/scherzog/statuses/116397618544015260https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/scherzog/statuses/116397618544015260Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:25:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:54:59 GMT]]>@gnomon
Excellent lessons to take to heart in or out of tech.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/GlennMG/statuses/116394668792763802https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/GlennMG/statuses/116394668792763802Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:54:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:16:50 GMT]]>@gnomon also, sometimes finding the answer to “how did this ever work?”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/aimaz/statuses/116391451700638421https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/aimaz/statuses/116391451700638421Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:16:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:09:54 GMT]]>@gnomon sadly all 3 are avtively discouraged in so many cases...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116391424470234390https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116391424470234390Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:09:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If all you do in your tech career is: on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:31:57 GMT]]>Of course you can aim higher. It doesn't feel like the glory days of early computerization where a week in the server closet can change the world, but there are still a million ways we can make things work better in the large and in the small.

But you can do a lot of good by doing the basics really well. People will thank you for it, sincerely, because it's more than many folks contribute. You can set a good example, you can hold out a helping hand; you can prove it's not a zero-sum game.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116389859685067007https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116389859685067007Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:31:57 GMT