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We have a new post up on the BRIC newsletter about how we're using tools like Docker Desktop to solve some problems specific to science: sharing your work with other researchers to replicate, and navigating getting the software running in the first place when each institution is different.

bric.digital/newsletter/contai

The BRIC Newsletter · Containerized ScienceAn introduction to how BRIC is using software containerization in the service of science.

Why are developers obsessed with putting ticket IDs in the subject line (first line) of a commit message?

Things like:
"[FCK-123] Make some change"

Or like:
"Make another change (#123)"

In what use cases is this superior to keeping them at the very bottom of the commit message? And once they are there, why not have a full link to the issue tracker?

Like:

"Make some change

Explain more...

xttps://github.com/team/project/issues/123
"

The Register: LLMs can’t stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything. “As we noted in March and September last year, security and academic researchers have found that AI code assistants invent package names. In a recent study, researchers found that about 5.2 percent of package suggestions from commercial models didn’t exist, compared to 21.7 percent from open source or […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/the-register-llms-cant-stop-making-up-software-dependencies-and-sabotaging-everything/

We have terms in software engineering that hold a lot of meaning, yet we have a habit of eroding their meaning, confusing everyone in the process.

The Value Of Being Pedantic In Software Development | by Attila Vágó | Apr, 2025 | Level Up Coding levelup.gitconnected.com/the-v

Level Up Coding · The Value Of Being Pedantic In Software DevelopmentBy Attila Vágó

I've coded as a hobby for a long time - mostly scripts and simple text-based games.

Over the last couple years I've been working to formalize my software development expertise.

One reason I did this was for the potential of changing careers.

Seeing AI and Vibe Coding, I'm starting to think this is a dead-end for me.

I love Systems, Analytics, Automation, Optimization, etc.

Are there other potential careers for a late career re-direction?

#AI#LLM#Programming