Andrew Vogel (@sqlreader) profile picture

Defender of Deployments, follower, faithful husband, and father.

Joined July 2010
Oh no, I’ve learned enough YAML to fix things.
Writer’s block? A well-placed use of “panacea” can solve a lot of problems.
Today is a good day to... debug Python 3 types causing mako templates to generate the wrong Apache configuration.
TIL: RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object. Fantastic.
Today I asked a question in a room full of smart people because I didn’t know the answer. As a Sr. Engineer I felt like I should have known it already. But I still had to ask.
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It’s still this. Everyday.
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Aaand just had to rollback a proposed fix to some very old code. The cake may be a lie but humble pie is almost always available.
Today I told my manager, "Setting someone up for growth, ownership, and success is what you do--you need no reminders!" We have openings in Seattle and Denver, if you want firsthand experience with that kind of leadership. lnkd.in/d3bXaiW
Went looking for a Ruby gem. Second result had commits by @tenderlove so I guess that first result doesn’t count.
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Working from home status:
Reached Enthusiast level IPV6 tonight by using a @Cloudflare Worker to build a route without a file on the origin. @healeyio would be proud.
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Wrote business logic with tests two days in a row. Feeling pretty good about this.
As a customer-obsessed engineer with a focus on operational excellence, this is a philosophy I can embrace! #operationalexcellence lnkd.in/gZ46hnG
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It was fun to share this with my kids, who have been working on ASL vocabulary for over a year! lnkd.in/g5pSCXB
Went from zero to minimum viable website with a new framework on @heroku in only 20 minutes. Without using a mouse. #weekendwarrior
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Wrote an rspec test or two, increasing coverage, and tested a critical change to a private method all for a PR to unblock a project.
And a Happy Mother's Day to all the moms throughout the Galaxy! #Mashup
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A #shipit does not a commit on mainline make, but I'm cautiously optimistic. nitter.gq/ejuten/status/84757730…
Best #shipit comment of the day: "Are you Code-Batman? I'm going to go bake an entire platter of cookies and send them to you."