Pier Fumagalli

Pier Fumagalli

@pier.fumagalli.org

Old Chap, father of Leo, and spending most of my time swearing at code...

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Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

The very first “priority” notification highlighted by the new magical Siri AI and iOS 27 was… … and out-of-office autoreply email from someone I don’t even know! Intelligence, ignorance, ineptitude, incompetence… they all start with an “I” 👍😂

Pier Fumagalli
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What was I doing 25 years ago? Working from London at Sun Microsystems, and packing my bags to fly out the next day to meet the rest of the Java Servlets team in California… Needless to say, that trip got cancelled…

Sylvain Wallez@swallez.com

Que faisais-je il y a 25 ans? Au boulot on avait trouvé un flux video qu'on regardait sur Real Player. Vous vous souvenez des vidéos de 5*5 cm sur l'écran, cathodique de 30 kg ? On a vu le 2eme impact puis l'effondrement en direct. On avait du mal à croire ce qu'on voyait…

Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

Oh, well! We got kicked out at the 96’… A bit sad, as we’re flying to Japan tomorrow, it would have been nice to watch another game or two with grandpa! 1 🇯🇵🇧🇷 2

Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

My PR to add "emit" support via the @typescriptlang.org 7 API is slowly being reviewed (thanks to @jakebailey.dev). If / when that gets merged in, we'll be able to type check, transpile, and emit transpiled files directly using the API. Can't bloody wait! github.com/microsoft/ty...

github.comAPI `emit` support to generate .d.ts / .js files from sources by pfumagalli · Pull Request #3616 · microsoft/typescript-goPull request overview Adds initial end-to-end support for invoking the compiler’s emit through the TSGO API, wiring it through the Go API server and exposing it in the native-preview TypeScript cli...
Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

“Lost luggage in Tokyo”… I’ll believe it when I see it. (Ok, the Forbes article is about Osaka, but as I passed through Narita/Haneda several times a year, for the past 20 years, I bet it is not far off) www.forbes.com/sites/alexle...

forbes.comJapan’s Kansai Airport World Record—No Luggage Lost In 30 YearsAirlines lose 7.6 pieces of luggage per every 1,000 travelers but Japan's Kansai airport has not lost anyone's bags in the last 30 years, and it's one of the busiest.
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Future holiday horror: ‘A robot lost my luggage in Tokyo’

go.theregister.comFuture holiday horror: ‘A robot lost my luggage in Tokyo’Haneda airport will start testing humanoid robots, because everything that gets a plane flying was designed for our species Your next holiday memory might involve humanoid robots losing your luggage.…
Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.

Ron Avitzur@ronavitzur.bsky.social

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.

Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

Couldn’t agree more…

Anon Opin@anonopin.bsky.social

Instead of being the House of Peers, the House of Lords should be the House of Piers. They should meet in pier end theatres around the country. It would boost the local economies in seaside towns and get legislators out of London for once.

Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

This is… wow… GENIUS 🤯

Gergely Orosz@gergely.pragmaticengineer.com

This is either brilliant or scary: Anthropic accidentally leaked the TS source code of Claude Code (which is closed source). Repos sharing the source are taken down with DMCA. BUT this repo rewrote the code using Python, and so it violates no copyright & cannot be taken down!

Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

Trying to explain Sunday’s “summertime” change to the 7 y/o: the look of complete and utter disbelief is priceless! Yes, my boy, fucking batshit crazy stuff!

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The Register
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Open source isn't a tip jar – it's time to charge for access

go.theregister.comOpen source isn't a tip jar – it's time to charge for accessA handful thrive, most scrape by as companies make billions off their code Opinion  Time and again, I see people begging for companies with deep pockets to fund open source projects. I mean, after all, they've made billions from this code. You'd think they could support the code's creators and maintainers. It would be only fair, right?…
Pier Fumagalli
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Every time I am asked to look at some "interesting" bug on our front-end code, I am always amazed by how much *crap* is running on normal people's browsers... Just found out that someone/something is polyfilling "crypto.randomUUID()" with some crap that skews our A/B testing cohorts by a smidge...

Pier Fumagalli
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This could be quite huge: if the MDM component is good enough, it could spell disaster for companies like Kandji or JAMF… For sure I’m going to be checking it out quite thoroughly next month!

MacRumors.com@macrumors.bsky.social

Apple Unveils 'Apple Business' All-in-One Platform

macrumors.comApple Unveils 'Apple Business' All-in-One PlatformApple today announced Apple Business, a new all-in-one platform that unifies device management, productivity tools, and customer outreach features. The service is designed to be a consolidated replacement for several of Apple's existing business-focused offerings, including Apple Business Essentials, Apple Business Manager, and Apple Business Connect. It provides organizations with a single interface to manage devices, employees, communications, and customer engagement across Apple's ecosystem. Apple Business incorporates built-in mobile device management (MDM), which allows companies to configure device settings, security policies, apps, and user groups from one place. Apple Business app will allow employees to install work-related apps, access colleague contact information, and request support. New "Blueprints" enable administrators to preconfigure devices with specific settings and apps, facilitating zero-touch deployment so that employees can begin using devices immediately after unboxing. Zero-touch deployment is available when devices are purchased through Apple or authorized resellers. The platform introduces Managed Apple Accounts with what Apple describes as "cryptographic separation" between personal and work data, allowing employees to use the same device for both purposes without commingling information. Account provisioning can be automated through integrations with identity providers such as Google Workspace and Microsoft Entra ID. Additional features include the ability to create user groups, assign roles, distribute apps through the App Store, and access an Admin API for large-scale deployments, covering device, user, audit, and MDM service data. Apple Business also adds integrated email, calendar, and directory services tied to custom domains. Businesses can either bring an existing domain or purchase one through the platform. These tools include features such as calendar delegation and a company directory with personalized contact cards. In addition to internal management tools, Apple Business introduces new tools for customer engagement. The platform will allow businesses to manage how their brand and locations appear across Apple services, consolidating features previously available in Apple Business Connect. These include brand profiles with logos and details, customizable place cards in Apple Maps with photos, hours, and actions such as ordering or reservations, and analytics showing how users discover and interact with locations. Branded communications will extend to the Mail app and iCloud Mail, as well as order tracking in Wallet, and that businesses using Tap to Pay on iPhone can display their branding during transactions. Apple also announced a new advertising feature tied to ‌Apple Maps‌, scheduled to launch in the United States and Canada later this summer. Businesses will be able to create ads that appear at the top of search results in Maps, as well as within a new Suggested Places experience. Apple Business will be available starting April 14 in more than 200 countries and regions as a free service for new and existing users of its prior business platforms, with certain features limited to specific regions. Optional paid services for additional ‌iCloud‌ storage and AppleCare+ will remain available within the platform. Apple Business Essentials, Apple Business Manager, and Apple Business Connect will be discontinued once Apple Business launches, with existing data such as claimed locations and account information automatically migrated to the new system. Business Essentials customers will no longer be charged monthly fees for device management after the transition.Tag: Apple Business This article, "Apple Unveils 'Apple Business' All-in-One Platform" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Pier Fumagalli
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Not that I support the FCC ban or anything… But have you heard of Ubiquiti? Patriot friendly and to be honest probably the best out there! Even their Amplifi (home) line is not bad…

Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

The HTTP QUERY method has been in the works for over five years, and “just” published yet another draft… I’ve been eagerly awaiting for it since the first draft because I’m tired of stringifying JSON in a `query` search parameter on GETs… Will this ever see the light of the day, @jasnell.me 😂?

Pier Fumagalli
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PPS. I know I can kludge something together now, but without major adoption (Cloudflare, AWS ALB are my targets) it will be hard to get stuff working “for real”…

Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

Weren't we doing this shit some 20 years ago? 😂 @tcurdt.bsky.social @swallez.com

The Register@theregister.com

Oracle unveils Project Detroit for faster Java interop with JavaScript and Python

go.theregister.comOracle unveils Project Detroit for faster Java interop with JavaScript and PythonBig Red bets on native runtimes over reimplementations to tackle edge cases JavaOne  Oracle has shipped Java 26, a short-term release, and introduced Project Detroit, which promises faster interop between Java, JavaScript, and Python.…
Pier Fumagalli
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Sooo, apparently we have a store now, in the heart of Berlin (1 minute walk to Checkpoint Charlie)! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

linkedin.comIm Herzen von Berlin-Mitte, nahe Checkpoint Charlie, eröffnen wir unseren ersten Pop-up-Store. 🚀 Unser Credo nach wie vor: Gesundes Mittagessen sollte kein Luxus sein. Mit dieser Idee ist Juit… | Jui...Im Herzen von Berlin-Mitte, nahe Checkpoint Charlie, eröffnen wir unseren ersten Pop-up-Store. 🚀 Unser Credo nach wie vor: Gesundes Mittagessen sollte kein Luxus sein. Mit dieser Idee ist Juit gestar...
Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

The luck of running a small engineering team is that features hits production only when I personally feel I understand the code well enough to be able to fix it myself, alone, at 3AM. Does it scale? Nope, but that’s why I don’t like working for larger organizations…

Andrew Johnston@billywhizz.bsky.social

"The system is optimizing correctly for what it measures. What it measures no longer captures what matters" www.rockoder.com/beyondthecod...

rockoder.comCognitive Debt: When Velocity Exceeds Comprehension | rockoderA systems analysis of how AI-assisted development creates a gap between output speed and understanding, and why organizations cannot see it happening.
Pier Fumagalli
@pier.fumagalli.org

At 51 I don't see myself as "visually impaired" but simply fucking old, and Liquid Design is, for all intended purposes, a catastrophe! So, to be honest, I'm pretty happy that Dye got the boot, and that Lemay is in charge. Can't wait for 27!

Frontend Dogma@frontenddogma.com

How “Liquid Design” Broke the iPhone and Forced Apple’s Great Reset, by @webdesignerdepot.bsky.social: https://webdesignerdepot.com/how-liquid-design-broke-the-iphone-and-forced-apples-great-reset/ #design #usability #readability #liquidglass #apple

webdesignerdepot.comHow "Liquid Design" Broke the iPhone and Forced Apple’s Great ResetApple’s "Liquid Glass" experiment has officially shattered, proving that obsession with aesthetics over usability is a billion-dollar mistake. As iOS 26 drains batteries and kills accessibility, a massive internal "Solid Design" rescue mission is underway to save the iPhone from its own ego.
Pier Fumagalli
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One of those things that drives me nuts in French is the word "plus" (more)... As in "je voudrais plus de jambon" which literally translates to "I'd like more ham". But "plus de jambon avant déjeuner" translates to "NO more ham before breakfast". Why, my dear francophone friends? WHY???

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Kelsey Hightower
@kelseyhightower.com

I'm still writing code the hard way. I'm slow. I like to think critically about every line of code and fiddle with variable names until everything looks right. I treat code as a liability and try to ship only what's necessary. It's hard to imagine writing code any other way.