DEV Community: John Mitchell

When I volunteered at the Python booth at our local tech conference, the #1 question was "how do I get better at programming?"

I adore programming books... for a specific use case.

I always use a timestamp as a postfix.

Tests are in a higher level language, much simpler than app code.

It's a thinking challenge, not an AI challenge.

I adore RSS!

I have two types of journals for work: a small-ish disc-bound one for time-based task planning, and a second for notes and research.

https://martinfowler.com/articles/exploring-gen-ai/i-still-care-about-the-code.html I'm a fan of AI.

(In response to "What's your biggest challenge in proving your automated tests are truly covering everything important?"

My reviewers pointed out the "Bootstrapping an Infrastructure in 2025" article could use some clarification.

... use it constantly.

Notes on "Bootstrapping an Infrastructure" My job is Cloud Ops at a large media company.