Code Gardener. Wrangler of the Unusual. Roller Derby referee. AWS Hero. PyPI Maintainer. Shakshuka lover. he/him
https://miketheman.dev
Mike Fiedler
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I'm starting to really think that the main benefit of the new waves of AI is exposing every business process weakness.
Case and point: if you have terrible dev docs, test/validation steps, generative agents will produce about the same quality as an unguided junior dev
The PSF's Strategic Plan full draft is available and we want your feedback.
After sharing high-level goals in May, we're opening a 3-week community feedback window. Read the full draft and tell us: Are these the right goals? Is anything missing? #Python #PyPI
pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/06/psf-...
The problem is when you then work somewhere as a team-of-one, like #PyPI #Security. It's astonishing how many folks think there's a whole team here, when it's just me for the past 3 years.
I will endeavor to update my verbiage accordingly to prevent further misperceptions
One behavioral modification of doing career switches between individual contributor and manager (and back!) is that manager-speak trains you to use "we" when referring to the work your team has accomplished, since it's not "you" per se - giving credit where credit is due
Let's go Liberty!
If you participated in PyCon US, please fill out the survey. It helps a lot. Remind your friends.
Finally home.
Seven speaking spots across seven days, three conferences in two states, many miles apart.
Now some rest.
#PyConUS #OSSummit #OpenSSFCommunity
