DamianM

This is your chance to pick Artie’s brain on code quality, cognitive load & a “coding-first, AI-second” approach - and get your copy of Code Health Guardian autographed. 📚 Get the book: www.amazon.com/Code-Health-...

It's coming together!! Can't wait for December

Simon talking about systems theory changed how I approach problems at work, and it’s been so helpful. Highly recommend getting along to hear him if you can!

ParadeDB is building a cloud! And you can even sign up for the waitlist; isn't life wonderful? www.paradedb.com/cloud

This sums up my feelings on the term "content creator" so well.

I've used Nimbus on a few projects and it's always a pleasure.

My most recent update to Nimbus, I'm supporting RabbitMQ and @lavinmq.com now. damianm.com/posts/2026/r...

After 4+ years spent tinkering, Bravest Coconut is available on Steam. It's a Point & Click Adventure with no pointing and clicking, taking the quirky puzzles from games like Monkey Island and mixing with the exploration and action of retro Zeldas: s.team/a/2913190 #Godot #PixelArt #IndieGame

This was one of my favourite talks from last years @yowconf.bsky.social

We love a good LOTR reference! Thrilled to have Prakriti join #YOWTLS26 in Melbourne to share Culture Amp’s lessons when rebuilding their 2nd largest product - Performance

Justin Mclean now joins #YOWTLS26 in Melbourne to share real lessons from open source projects that have scaled without collapsing under their own weight.

Brisbane - Our YOW! Tech Leaders Summit opens tomorrow! Last chance to grab your ticket: yowcon.com/tech-leaders... #YOWTLS26

#YOWTLS26 in Melbourne kicks off this morning with our Technical Director @damianm.com! Photo by @micheleplayfair.bsky.social

New Marten capability: www.linkedin.com/pulse/semant...

I finally gave in to my Mac nagging. All my corners are now round

I just found this in my notes from August 2020. 2020 - A Haiku Can you hear me now? Can everybody see my screen? Sorry Dave, you’re on mute

I built something fun today. damianm.com/posts/2026/n...

Fun with benchmarking different message brokers. @synadia.bsky.social NATS is really fast! damianm.com/posts/2026/f...

Introducing the Critter Stack AI Skills jeremydmiller.com/2026/05/20/i... #dotnet

We're super excited to have @stringyland.bsky.social joining #YOWTLS26! If your team has started the accessibility journey but struggles to sustain its implementation in the long term, her talk is for you. 🎟️ Melbourne 16 Jun yowcon.com/tech-leaders... 🎟️ Brisbane 17 Jun yowcon.com/tech-leaders...

Nostalgic today listening to the release of an album from one of Jackie Orszaczky's gigs at the Rose in 2001. Anybody who witnessed a Tuesday night at the Rose in that era will remember them as nothing short of magic. Listening to this puts me right back in the bar tidal.com/album/521333...

I’ve just been doing some relatively unscientific benchmarks. And holy crap NATS is quick. NATS core is not much slower than just in memory message handling, and even with JetStream persistence turned on it’s much faster than Redis.

We’re launching our 1st #YOW26 Masterclass with @allenholub.bsky.social: Practical Software Architecture for AI (And Everything Else) 🎟️ Save $180 with promo code 'earlybirdclass' ⏳ Limited tickets until 30 Jun 📍 MEL 2 Dec yowcon.com/melbourne-20... 📍 BNE 9 Dec yowcon.com/brisbane-202...

New post. I just released a new backend transport for Nimbus. You can now use it to build .NET apps with @synadia.bsky.social damianm.com/posts/2026/n...

I'm going to be at YOW Tech Leaders Summit, helping you with accessibility - if you join us! Lots of great talks that I'm excited for too, just an all-round good time I reckon #YOWTLS26

I bought this based on @anildash.com's review. Just arrived. This is my weekend reading sorted.

We're blacksmiths. Some of what we know transfers to this new world. Some of it doesn't. Figuring out which is which is our next greatest challenge. 🎧 Still Burning ep. 1 —

Apple Music wants to make me feel old. I mean, Shake Your Money Maker is a great (classic even) rock album, but it was the 90s FFS! It's not Abbey Road.

I've been talking about this topic at meetups and conferences for ages now, I finally put it into words. damianm.com/posts/2026/h...

This could turn into an incredibly fun project. @fernandogros.com have you seen this yet?

Good view of the #LunarEclipse here. iPhone pressed up against the eyepiece of a telescope.

I've started trialling @plausible.io as a Google Analytics replacement and it looks great. It's simple, no evil tracking, and just shows me what I want. It's a super nice onboarding experience too. Impressed so far.

The CFP for this just closed and there are some fantastic talks in there. Obviously I am biased, but the program will be excellent! If you’re a new leader, or looking to scale your org. This will be a great event.

The great thing about the Brisbane to Gold Coast train is that while you’re on it you’re not in either place.

A bootleg recording of my favorite talk I've ever given, "Tool-making, for good and evil," is now on youtube! (link below) Huge thanks to @larene.dev for recording, @damianm.com for convincing me to do it, and the awesome folks hosting (and in the audience) at @dddbrisbane.bsky.social, back in Dec.

What the proponents of AI get wrong about life and work.

Blogged: Code Cleanliness "My first encounter with cleanliness in code: […] Kernighan and Plauger’s 1978 book, The Elements of Programming Style (2nd edition). […] The idea of clean code has been around in one form or another for at least half a century." kevlinhenney.medium.com/code-cleanli...

I've been waiting for this album to be released for ages. I knew they were working on it. The original Joe Cocker album is an all time fave, I grew up listening to my dads records and this got played a lot. tidal.com/album/466022...

Make more time to do the things that light you up.

In the late 90s a synthesis engine was built - so powerful, it was separated from its language & set free. Today, running in an AudioWorklet it survives as a soldier of sound. If you have a web page... if you need real-time synthesis... maybe you can call SuperSonic. sonic-pi.net/supersonic/d...

I am absolutely right!

Using a search engine, we found 67 unsecured admin panels for Flock Safety cameras. The majority of them use AI to zoom in and follow people. I had both live and 31 days of archived footage from retail parking lots, forest trails, playgrounds, etc. @404media.co youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?...

SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars. www.404media.co/flock-expose...

Here's an idea for creatives to explore in 2026. Build a scene. Take the time you spend promoting your work and devote 80% of that to creating a scene. Connect with other creatives. Create a buzz around your location. Your unique culture, vibe, and history. Don't be an atom. Be a universe.