@tygern

Lead developer and cofounder @initialcapacity

 Boulder, CO
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Joined November 2007
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InfoQ@InfoQ6 May 2024
You Don’t Need a CSS Framework bit.ly/4b2iTdT authored by @tygern, reviewed by Bruno Couriol

You Don’t Need a CSS Framework

Developers use CSS frameworks to reduce boilerplate, increase quality, and drive consistency. However, these gains are hard to maintain as an application’s codebase matures. Developers must configure...

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Alex Volkov
@altryne25 Apr 2024
And then had a demo from @tygern that used @Cloudflare ai workers (not python yet haha) to inject and preprocess data before a RAG pipeline github.com/initialcapacity/n…
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Ian Cairns
@cairns30 May 2023
Excited to finally share what we’ve been up to 🔥 For a few months now, we’ve been quietly building @freeplay_ai: tools to help product teams integrate LLMs into their existing products. I’ll share a bit more about what led us here and what’s next. xitter.cf/freeplay_ai/status/166…
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InfoQ@InfoQ10 Apr 2023
A Simpler Testing Pyramid: Getting the Most Out of Your Tests bit.ly/3KOnYMt authored by @tygern, reviewed by @BeardedCoder

A Simpler Testing Pyramid: Getting the Most out of Your Tests

Overcomplicating your test structure can lead to slow, brittle tests. A focus on test speed as the primary labeling mechanism maximizes your test investment.

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Check out my new article about unit test isolation on @InfoQ infoq.com/articles/unit-test…

The Unit in Unit Testing

In this article, we will focus on how developers should consider using fake objects instead of mock objects, as fake objects offer similar isolation benefits while driving high confidence, clear...

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OH “all hope is lost when you call your stories a ticket”
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just a friendly reminder for those stalled out on pull requests - ship, show and ask martinfowler.com/articles/sh…
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Good luck to both sides in today's match! #worldcup #englandusa
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It’s difficult for developers to communicate clearly, especially on distributed teams. We’ve found that working software is the most effective means of communication between developers. content.initialcapacity.io/s…

Software as a communication medium

Source code may be one of the most direct means of communication between developers and tends to be the principal way of conveying…

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How do you determine whether your next project will be successful? The first, most important step, is ensuring that you are building the product that your customers actually want. Here are the UX research methods IC has experienced to be tried and true: content.initialcapacity.io/a…

A modern approach to UX methods

A great user experience is all about understanding and aligning your audience, the problem you are solving for them, and your business…

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Interested in working with IC? Check out our pre-engagement checklist to learn how to get started. content.initialcapacity.io/i…

Initial Engagement

Initial Capacity improves the way software is written while also improving the lives of those who create it

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see you again soon! @GravityHaus @ThisIsArtium @EnfuseIo
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cloud native weekend, breckenridge day-2
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Barinek (IC)@barinek22 May 2021
still wondering what a secure software supply chain looks like in practice? here's a reference architecture from scratch freshcloud.com/

Fresh Cloud

Fresh Cloud by Initial Capacity describes how to build a modern application platform using kubernetes. This website and codebase will make you a better platform engineer.

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An illustrated technical overview of #cloudfoundry by @vChrisR and #platformaccelerationlab graduate @RuurdKeizer. @pivotal @cloudfoundry
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Barinek (IC)@barinek28 Jan 2018
know anyone in boulder interested in a part-time, 4-8 week project? needs kotlin/ elm experience
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This is why you shouldn't rely on code comments.
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Congratulations to the graduates of @pivotal's #platformaccelerationlab in Singapore 🇸🇬
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Thanks to @pivotallabs Singapore for welcoming the #platformaccelerationlab 🇸🇬
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Just arrived in Singapore for the next @pivotal #platformaccelerationlab 🇸🇬
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