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@refactorfiend
Jul 2, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
how many ways must it be shown?

is there still any question that

the system is biased

(thread)
this hits close to home, as a black man serving in the software development field for 15+ years, and father of two boys

there is systemic bias in most existing (facial recognition) systems
these systems misidentify black people, at times with dire consequences,

and are far better at correctly identifying white people

because these systems were created by white people who were ignorant of or negligent towards

the presence and the full implications of their bias
it is clear and urgent

the implicit bias, what we've been talking about for decades

the thing that takes up cognitive time, space, and energy on top of our job function

the cognitive load our non-black coworkers can't relate to, much less acknowledge or even respect
we need to improve quality and safety for the end users and all stakeholders involved,

we need more consideration, representation, participation in the refactoring and or re-creation of these systems
the system literally cant see me

cheers to @jovialjoy one who has been on the front lines ✊🏾🙏🏾

#invisibleMan #implicitBias #systemicBias #blackTech #blackTechTwitter

ted.com/talks/joy_buol…
Implicit systemic bias in facial recognition

@jovialjoy #RobinDiAngelo

nytimes.com/2020/06/24/tec…

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rasiim shabazz Profile picture
Oct 18, 2020
Domain Driven Design (DDD) made plain broke down to the bone gristle. cus i need that science to level up my code, but miss me with all the stuffy acronyms and jargon. 🧵
domain

- the actual problem
- what we're trying to solve with the code for the user
- the set of problems that the users ask the developers to solve
- the subject matter
domain driven

- problem focused
- to stay focused on the actual problem
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Oct 17, 2020
switching from management roles to individual contributor roles and still making the same if not more bread is a slept on power move
moral of the story if/when the toxicity and burnout gets to be to much - make lateral moves
with the quickness #manifesto
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Sep 30, 2020
How do y'all like to ramp up on new tech?

🧵
For me, when the need for a new language, library, framework, shiny thing, etc pops up - i find that i usually take the same general steps

and the 7-bullet list i jotted down in my notes became this thread:
1. pick a language, any language. or framework, library etc.

no tech is perfect. don't sweat it the choice too much. they all have pros and cons - but do try to pick one that has good community adoption so you can get help when you run into blockers
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Sep 30, 2020
re: adding code comments with respect to the single responsibility principle

As a #selfDocumentingCode fanatic, I do appreciate that some kinds of comments go a long way:

1/3
One comment/ blurb (1-3 lines):

- at the top of a class about the single responsibility of the class

- in the project readme/wiki about the single responsibility of the application

2/3
Some benefits:

- helps keep the class/application at the appropriate size

- helps make the class/application be easier to understand/work-with

3/3
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Sep 30, 2020
phrases never (before tonight) heard in a #PresidentialDebate

"shut up man"
"do you understand what this clown is doing"
"shush for a minute"
"lemme shut you down for a second"
"he's a fool"
"nobody cares"

I feel some more coming on
"you're the worst president evarr"
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Sep 28, 2020
"Always implement things when you actually need them,
never when you just foresee that you need them." - Ron Jeffries

i feel attacked 🙄

(over-abstraction is one of my guilty pleasures) 😅
like, sometimes i'll take that advice to "code to the interface" to the extreme, just cus i can, and i'll make everything an interface. what you can do with polymorphism and dependency injection is fun ...
but man is it an over-abstraction time suck when trying to just focus on "keeping it simple" KISS minimum viable product. gotta draw the line somewhere and make concrete classes and move forward ...
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