Dan Palmer

There’s a disconnect between the experiences different people are having with LLMs.

There’s a disconnect between the experiences different people are having with LLMs.

It’s uncontroversial to say that the code we write should be simple.

It’s uncontroversial to say that the code we write should be simple.

Two new “AI” devices have just launched, the Humane AI Pin, and the Rabbit R1.

Two new “AI” devices have just launched, the Humane AI Pin, and the Rabbit R1.

There’s a lie at the core of the SaaS ecosystem.

There’s a lie at the core of the SaaS ecosystem.

A classic part of the NoSQL sales pitch is that SQL JOINs are too expensive and don’t scale, and a classic response is to point to big websites running smoothly on SQL databases.

A classic part of the NoSQL sales pitch is that SQL JOINs are too expensive and don’t scale, and a classic response is to point to big websites running smoothly on SQL databases.

Code Ownership is the practice of assigning explicit owners to areas of codebases.

Code Ownership is the practice of assigning explicit owners to areas of codebases.

At Thread we went through several iterations of Search, evolving the technology as we evolved the business and our understanding of what our customers wanted.

At Thread we went through several iterations of Search, evolving the technology as we evolved the business and our understanding of what our customers wanted.

In an attempt to self-host a low-cost fediverse node, I started with GoToSocial, but later decided to switch to Mastodon for better compatibility.

In an attempt to self-host a low-cost fediverse node, I started with GoToSocial, but later decided to switch to Mastodon for better compatibility.

I’ve just started using Raycast, an application launcher for macOS.

I’ve just started using Raycast, an application launcher for macOS.

This is not a tutorial on how to write your own task queue, but rather an attempt to convince you that you should write your own.

This is not a tutorial on how to write your own task queue, but rather an attempt to convince you that you should write your own.

At Thread I’m involved in hiring engineers for frontend, backend and iOS roles.

At Thread I’m involved in hiring engineers for frontend, backend and iOS roles.

A mental framework for library design For those with plenty of experience managing complexity in large complex codebases, this post will likely be nothing new.

A mental framework for library design For those with plenty of experience managing complexity in large complex codebases, this post will likely be nothing new.

There’s a common theme in software engineering communities of software that’s too complex.

There’s a common theme in software engineering communities of software that’s too complex.

Information Exposure Vulnerability with Django and Memcached On Wednesday April 29th, Thread started experiencing a partial outage of our main backend service.

Information Exposure Vulnerability with Django and Memcached On Wednesday April 29th, Thread started experiencing a partial outage of our main backend service.

Last year I bought a copy of Scythe from publisher Stonemaier Games, based in large part on the art.

Last year I bought a copy of Scythe from publisher Stonemaier Games, based in large part on the art.

During GitHub’s annual product announcement on Wednesday, new features to edit code online were demoed.

During GitHub’s annual product announcement on Wednesday, new features to edit code online were demoed.

I’m an armchair space enthusiast – I like to watch new launches but I know very little about rockets.

I’m an armchair space enthusiast – I like to watch new launches but I know very little about rockets.

I’ve been reading this extensive breakdown by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind of Enron’s collapse after a colleague’s recommendation (based on my enjoyment reading Bad Blood).

I’ve been reading this extensive breakdown by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind of Enron’s collapse after a colleague’s recommendation (based on my enjoyment reading Bad Blood).

Not long after a recent one to one with my manager, discussing how we could improve our incident response process in engineering at Thread, I returned to my desk to find a copy of The Checklist Manifesto that he had kindly got for me.

Not long after a recent one to one with my manager, discussing how we could improve our incident response process in engineering at Thread, I returned to my desk to find a copy of The Checklist Manifesto that he had kindly got for me.

Last month at their annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), most interesting announcements was Sign in with Apple.

Last month at their annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), most interesting announcements was Sign in with Apple.

GraphQL’s type system allows us to make many invalid states impossible to represent, which improves the usability and reliability of our APIs.

GraphQL’s type system allows us to make many invalid states impossible to represent, which improves the usability and reliability of our APIs.

Four of us from the Thread engineering team went to PyCon UK again in September for the third year running, and I was lucky enough to have my talk selected.

Four of us from the Thread engineering team went to PyCon UK again in September for the third year running, and I was lucky enough to have my talk selected.

At Thread one of our core beliefs is that technology allows for great change.

At Thread one of our core beliefs is that technology allows for great change.

Following on from my previous post about Haskell web frameworks, I wanted to dive into actually making something with my favourite of the lot.

Following on from my previous post about Haskell web frameworks, I wanted to dive into actually making something with my favourite of the lot.

I’ve been learning Haskell for a while now and am excited by the improvements it can bring to how we work as software engineers.

I’ve been learning Haskell for a while now and am excited by the improvements it can bring to how we work as software engineers.