Software Architect @TEDTalks. Leadership Team @CodeForBoston. #CivicTech [email protected]

Boston, MA
Joined November 2008
Matt Zagaja retweeted
Turning taste into agent tooling is not solved outside of very basics. Building products in a dark factory or otherwise without painstaking control delivers exactly what everyone else in the world can build. These products are average and worthless.
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Matt Zagaja retweeted
Tech is expanding as normal people build apps with agents - for their team at work, friends, family. The last thing they need is Rust. They value simplicity, security, batteries-included frameworks. They can occasionally read an algorithm or calculation to double check. They should pick idiomatic Ruby, batteries-included Rails, and plain SQLite.
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Matt Zagaja retweeted
It'll take an endless transfer of enthusiasm to turn the tide on AI. The age of agents has been met with intense skepticism, and that's fine, that's fair. But now it's time for you to revisit your priors. Let me talk you through how I updated mine. youtube.com/watch?v=NYFGCESm…
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When your TED talk crosses a million views on your birthday 🥹 >>>> – at Fayetteville, NC
My TED talk crossed 500,000 views the other day after going up a little over a week ago. Best part so far, though, is people writing me talking about things they’re doing after having seen it. Check it out if you haven’t seen it go.ted.com/tiffani
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I deeply enjoyed, and will never forget, the time my family spent on the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser — I'm stunned to hear it's permanently closing so soon. My deepest thanks to everyone who worked hard to make a unique thing. (I'd give anything to read a post-mortem…)
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💻 Hybrid tonight and every other week. Register now to join us on Tuesdays at 7pm EST. 🔗 codeforboston.org #nonprofit #volunteer #civictech #bostontech @cicnow @mikeyavorsky
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Code for Boston is proud to join the Alliance for Civic Technologists as a founding member! Learn more at civictechnologists.org/ #cfasummit
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Code for San Francisco is proud to join the Alliance for Civic Technologists as a founding member! Learn more at civictechnologists.org/ #cfasummit
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Congrats to the @MapleTestimony team on their amazing presentation at the @BARIboston annual conference! Check out their work to boost engagement with #MApoli at mapletestimony.org
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Matt Zagaja retweeted
Hoping the week of June 5 comes around Swiftly! #WWDC23
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Matt Zagaja retweeted
I have been using @warpdotdev for my terminal lately, and holy shit, I'm never using anything else ever again. I was so impressed I tried to invest in the company immediately. Sadly, they aren't raising 😭
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Matt Zagaja retweeted
Bono and The Edge perform a #TinyDesk concert. Out now. #U2SOS40 @nprmusic youtube.com/watch?v=oxo-loXd…
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Apple brought its redesigned Maps experience to Boston (where I’m from!) today, and the level of detail is insane 🤯
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My TED talk crossed 500,000 views the other day after going up a little over a week ago. Best part so far, though, is people writing me talking about things they’re doing after having seen it. Check it out if you haven’t seen it go.ted.com/tiffani – at Oakland, CA
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Matt Zagaja retweeted
I understand why sympathy for Silicon Valley is at an all-time low. But this SVB situation affects businesses just trying to pay their employees from a standard bank account. Hopeful this will be resolved in a few days. Sad to see some folks with zero empathy here.
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The invaluable @Zeynep once again digs into the scientific research & explains why the report about the effectiveness of masks is being misinterpreted, in part because it's badly written. Here's a "gifted" open link to her @NYTimes column nytimes.com/2023/03/10/opini… #covid #science
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Tired: « Ruby on Rails is sooo dying in 2023 » Hired: RoR is the most in-demand skill in 2023. Source: HIRED State of Software Engineering 2023
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Millions interact w/ @cityofboston digitally each year. Our Digital Team is focused on partnering with City departments to improve service delivery. We are #ISO a front-end #engineer to help build scalable infrastructure for the City. Is that you? --> ow.ly/lNVG50N2t7k
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Matt Zagaja retweeted
gotta shoot down that damn balloon.
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