Omar Busto Santos

TorontoJS — thanks for having me give a talk on React TypeScript Patterns at yesterday's JavaScript Tech Talk event! Huge shout-out to Snowflake for providing the venue, Alex Okrushko for hosting, and all the organizers from TorontoJS. Such a great event — already looking forward to the next tech talk! #reactjs #typescript #javascript

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🚀 Why Gradle Might Be Your Secret Weapon for Spring Boot Development! 🚀 As a developer diving into Spring Boot, have you ever felt the weight of heavy configurations pulling you down? 🤔 Let’s talk about why *choosing Gradle* could be a game-changer. Here’s the scoop: 1️⃣ Performance Boost: Gradle’s incremental builds and build cache can shave seconds off your build times. Say goodbye to those pesky wait times! ⏱️ 2️⃣ Flexible Configuration: With Groovy or Kotlin DSL, your build files are not just readable, they’re also customizable! Define your dependencies without the XML burden. 📜✨ 3️⃣ Parallel Execution: Why wait for one task to finish? Gradle allows tasks to run in parallel, maximizing your build speed effortlessly. 🚀💨 4️⃣ Plugins Galore: The plugin ecosystem is thriving! Whether it’s Docker, Kotlin, or any other tool, integrating them becomes a breeze. 🛠️🌐 5️⃣ Dependency Management: Gradle handles complex projects with ease. Transitive dependencies are no longer a headache! 🎉 If you’re still using Maven, now might be the perfect time to give Gradle a spin. 🌟 What’s been your experience? 💬👇 #SpringBoot #Gradle #DeveloperLife #TechTalk

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Please tag or send to anyone whom you think could benefit! US and Canada applications are open now through Friday June 7, 2024 at 9pm ET 😊. Applications for additional international markets will be announced later this year~ "This year, a more diverse and expanded group of content producers—including small businesses, independent publishers and boutique creator agencies—will be eligible to apply to the Pinterest Inclusion Fund. In collaboration with Shopify, the leading global commerce company, the program will upskill content producers from underrepresented communities with the necessary resources to optimize organic content and growth on the platform. The program launches in the US and Canada today, later this year in five new markets, Australia, Indonesia, India, Argentina and Mexico, and returns to six previous markets, US, Canada, Brazil, France, Germany, and the UK. "The program will support small businesses, independent publishers and boutique creator agencies that are owned and operated by those from historically marginalized communities. In the US and Canada, this specifically means those within the BIPOC, Disability, LGBTQIA+ and plus-size community are eligible to apply now! "Shopify is dedicated to supporting the success of entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities through Shopify Build Black and Build Native. By collaborating with the Pinterest Inclusion Fund, merchants can amplify their success by reaching an engaged audience on a platform optimized for shoppers.” https://lnkd.in/eKwSMy8F

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Measuring engineering work by just counting issues, PRs or story points is like measuring how much it rained by counting the puddles. 🌧️ Sure, it gives a rough idea, but you're probably way off. Learn more about how Jellyfish has advanced this representation of engineering with their Work Allocation model.

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Tired of repetitive tasks across multiple repositories? In this article, I share my experience developing a custom CLI tool to automate bulk refactoring and streamline the developer experience. Learn how I built this solution and how AI can assist in generating configurations, making the entire process more efficient. If you’re looking to enhance your workflow and reduce manual work, this could be the insight you need!

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New Tutorial: Setting Up Templ Using Nix Flakes. I'm on a little side-quest to see if Go (and/or Rust) are a viable alternative to a NodeJS or PHP heavy stack for small-scope/heavy-traffic websites. While setting up Templ I figured this was a good topic for a Tutorial. P.S. Also peep the new cherry blossom theme! https://lnkd.in/gG8R2QuA

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Game planning better offerings through Brock Software. A: 👨‍💻 Development On Demand - pay $7k/month for ~20 sprint points of effort. B: 📅 Rapid App Builds - Mobile, web, or both in 2 months. $29k for one platform, $49k for both. C: 🏗️ (still brainstorming) App Builds On Demand - pay monthly to get an app built (cheaper to get going, maybe around 2-4k per month over a year or so). Any of these sound desirable? Obvious flaws?

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When you understand #ColdFusion custom tag mechanics, this makes sense; but, it might not be obvious and is worth calling out: custom tags can have their own privately-scoped Functions. This is perfect since Dependency Injection (DI) / Inversion of Control (IoC) isn't really a "thing" in custom tags. https://lnkd.in/e6_sdgUu

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If you haven't seen the new oxc-transformer release, you should check it out: https://lnkd.in/e_2KYHWq This morning I released a new version of hohoro (a minimal JS/TS build tool for libraries supporting incremental builds) with a new experimental export and binary that uses oxc under the hood! This means you no longer need to install or configure swc and also tsc for library builds! Check out hohoro here: https://hohoro.vercel.app/ and give it a try in your next project! The coolest part of this - is that all you need for: - Building your library (.ts/.tsx/.jsx/etc ➡️ ESNext JS) - Generating types (.d.ts files) - Incremental builds (only building changed files) Is to: - Install `[email protected]` - Add the script: "build": "hohoro-experimental" And that's it!

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Excited about Excalibur.js ECS? Matt Jennings has written an excellent new post about System-less Components. Lots of goodies: like how to build one-way platforms, and platforms that can carry players with components! https://lnkd.in/eG6h-NAG #excaliburjs #gamedev #typescript #javascript

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🌟 Mastering Mentorship: Empowering Engineers and Junior Talent 🌟 With Shopify recently announcing plans to hire 1,000 interns, many engineers are about to embark on their first mentorship experience. Mentoring junior developers is a rare and special opportunity these days, and it's a chance to make a lasting impact on someone's career. In my latest blog post, I explore: • 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 for engineers—it's not just about coding but about sharing knowledge and helping others grow. • 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿-𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, starting with setting clear goals for both parties. • 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴, which allows engineers to practice mentoring and learning in real-time. • And most importantly, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 that fosters growth and builds trust. Whether you’re new to mentoring or looking to sharpen your skills, I hope these insights help you approach mentorship with confidence and purpose. Check out the full post and let me know what you think! #mentorship #engineers #shopify #internships #growth #engineeringleadership #feedback

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💡 [TIP] How do you handle unexpected news as an Engineering Manager? In day-to-day work, you and your teams sometimes receive unexpected news that can shake the team's motivation. As Engineering Manager, how are you handling this? Here is how I’m approaching these situations in case it helps you reinforce your own mindset: 1️⃣ Understand this reality: companies evolve. One day, your best teammate might leave. Another day, you might decide to move on. And on another day, the company might make changes. That’s just how it works. 2️⃣ So, I ask myself this question: What opportunities can my teams and I find in this situation? 3️⃣ If you're following step number 3️⃣ , I can ensure you that you'll find at least 1 opportunity to grow. 4️⃣ Communicate this to your teams and remain open to deeply listening to their thoughts and proposals. 5️⃣ Create your own plan to seize the opportunity. The ideal world doesn’t exist. And perhaps it doesn’t because “ideal” means something different to everyone. 🙂 This may sound obvious, but when we receive unexpected news, we tend to ask ourselves why and try to understand it, investing energy in something that probably isn’t up to us. This leads to frustration and exhaustion when it’s unnecessary. I choose to keep fighting to protect my #energy and #motivation. What about you? More content related to engineering management at https://lnkd.in/dNePvQJV #team #growth #engineeringmanager #manager #productivity

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Thanks to feedback from Danielle Zarcaro, who flagged a problem with my Snow Fall plugin in regards to the reduced motion preference to me, the Snow Fall accessibility bug is now resolved. Please update to version 1.0.1! https://lnkd.in/e7ikHfg9

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Learn both these top testing tools through hands-on exercises in my course https://lnkd.in/eGhubPH3 Great for beginners

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💎 What's better than a spring day? A spring day where you learn how to avoid using JavaScript in Ruby on Rails apps. If you're in Montreal, I'll be giving a talk tomorrow at 6pm on Ruby Hotwire: Drive, Frames, and Streams tomorrow at Potloc. https://lnkd.in/emc9KrM8 #RubyOnRails #Hotwire #NoJavaScript #WebDevelopment #TechTalk #MontrealTech #RailsDevelopers #RubyHotwire #SoftwareDevelopment #CodingTips

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Good news for Scala 2 - maintenance will be "continued indefinitely". https://lnkd.in/dDWMA8Hr This means no pressure on teams to retool and to migrate their Scala 2.13 apps. (I expect most teams to be on 2.13 as that is required to support recent Java JDKs, and I expect most teams to be deploying on recent JDK versions for security reasons.)

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THESE will make you a high quality candidate for software engineering... Coachability. Soft Skills. In my conversation with John Vandivier, he highlights that these two traits of software engineers really help you stand out. John has found the research on post-secondary and alternative credentials highlights a skill gap in soft skills. That is, between traditionally educated and alternatively educated individuals in the eyes of employers, one of the biggest skill gaps observed is not technical... but soft skills! What are your thoughts on this? 👇Check the comments for the full video!👇 ---- 🎬 Check out Dev Leader on YouTube for multiple full-length videos weekly! 🗣️ Share with your network! #SoftwareEngineer #SoftwareEngineers #SoftwareEngineering

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This is a final reminder for the October 2024 Montreal.rb Ruby Meetup, "Tame Complex Queries with Database Views", taking place tonight at 7pm at Anticafe, Montreal: https://lnkd.in/dXhQ6k2G Please remember to follow these instructions when you arrive at Anticafe by 7pm (294 Saint-Catherine St W, 3rd floor, Montreal, Quebec):  - Upon entry, please check in on Anticafe's computer in the 2nd floor (free coffee and snacks are available in the 2nd floor).  - After checking in, please head to the 3rd floor to attend the Montreal.rb event  - When the talk ends (around 8pm), please leave immediately to the Networking Event location next door: NYKS Bar (1250 Rue de Bleury, Montréal, QC) - Upon leaving, please mention that you are with Andy to have your fee covered by Montreal.rb. The event is maxed out already, so if you haven't RSVP'd, you can RSVP for the next month's event instead, before the topic is chosen (if you are a Software Developer with 6 years of experience, you are welcome to present; just submit a title, description, and bio to get your talk booked): https://lnkd.in/d7RrRnQW See you all tonight! #ruby #montreal #meetup #talk #rails #db #sql #database #databaseviews

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