Peter Ritchie

@peterritchie.com

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Independent software consultant | Former MS Dev MVP ×13 | 3 decades of delivering software | Focusing mostly on solution and software architecture but experienced in back-end development with C#. https://github.com/peteraritchie

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I’m thrilled to share that I recently spearheaded a high-intensity pursuit of a key biological asset. 🐿️ This experience reinforced the importance of agility, persistence, and maintaining a laser-focused vision on strategic objectives. In today’s fast-paced ecosystem, you have to be ready to pivot at a moment's notice. Key takeaways: ✅ Speed is a competitive advantage. ✅ Resilience is non-negotiable. ✅ Always keep your eyes on the prize. #Agility #GrowthMindset #Persistence #StrategicExecution #Leadership
Gandalf misquoted: "All tests shall pass!"
A diagram of Gitflow recently updated to replace AI slop
Stew and dumplings
To build trust, AI systems must operate reliably, safely, and consistently in both expected and unexpected conditions. They should perform as designed, respond safely to unforeseen situations, and resist harmful manipulation. It’s also essential to verify that systems behave as intended under real-world conditions. Their ability to handle diverse scenarios depends on what developers anticipate during design and testing.
A snippet of the Visual Studio 2026 Solution Explorer showing a Tests project within a Tests folder with a red arrow pointing at the Tests folder.
A cartoon of two programmers talking over coffee : Programmer 1 - Some day we won't even need coders any more. We'll be able to just write the specification and the program will write itself Programmer 2 - Oh wow, you're right! We'll be able to write a comprehensive and precise spec and bam, we won't need programmers any more! 1 - Exactly! 2 - And do you know the industry term for a project specification that is comprehensive and precise enough to generate a program? 1 - Uh... no.... 2 - Code. It's called code CommitStrip.com
Red, yellow, blue fish with teeth that make it look like it's smiling.
Contradictory error stating "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk doesn't support net8.0 and has not been tested with it. Consider upgrading your TargetFramework to net8.0 or later. You may also set"
A fake Tylenol box that instead of "Rapid Release" details "Rapid Release the Epstein Files".
Loads of muted posts with one unmuted stating "I didn't think I've ever seen America so embarrassed in front of the entire world"
A fictitious cell phone, generated by AI, that is ridiculously thin with unwieldly camera lenses.
Peter after a haircut
An all-surface cleaner named "Lemon Aide"
Toilet paper holder that looks like Microsoft Clippy.
Dog with her tongue out.
Image showing relative size, in decreasing order, of a proton, a neutron, an electron, and a button to close an ad a web page/app
Buildings and structures from the Jetsons, in the clouds.
Been reading more about the idea of AI as a #Scrum team member & it got me thinking about what sort of team member they'd be. They aren't proactive. They only do something when explicitly asked. ✅ They aren't good at asking follow-up questions to help clarify what they're being asked. ✅ When they come across an issue, instead of asking for help, they just brute-force-bullshit their way through the problem so they can deliver something and then leave it for others to fix things. ✅ Are overconfident in their ability to do the work. ✅ Think it's all about writing code instead of what value I'm trying to deliver. ✅ Umm, that's a sort of team member I can do without, thank you very much. (edited for formatting).
Tree with googly eyes and a branch scar that looks like a smile
Bag of lucky charms marshmallows
Bag of lucky charms marshmallows
"And it's gone" meme: "Need camera to photo sunset...and the sunset is gone."
Taskmgr showing all 16 cores at 100%
Video of a parrot or budgie photobombing a traffic camera.
Adobe Acrobat Updater showing that Acrobat Reader is in use after clicking Update from Acrobat Reader. :(
Back end of a Tesla car with a sticker that says "I BOUGHT THIS BEORE I KNEW ELON WAS CRAZY".
Excuse me what the fuck? effinbirds
1) Sandra used Al to write a report 2) Bill used Al to summarise the report 3) Bill used Al to write questions about the report 4) Sandra used Al to respond to the questions 5) Bill used Al to create a presentation about the report 6) Jane used Al to take notes from the presentation 7) Jane's team used Al to summarise the notes she shared No one wrote the report, no one ever read the report, no one understood the questions or the answers. No business value was achieved But but but Al adds business value.
image comparing evolution of products under Waterfall, Agile, AI, and now Vibe Coding
Man with his head in the sand.
Comparison of how products evolve under waterfall and agile models, compared to AI.
Coat of arms with an octopus
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Hospital: THANKS! YOUR MEDICAL BILL IS NOW PAID. (months laters) Hospital: SOOO IT TURNS OUT YOU OWE US MORE MONEY. Person: YOU SERIOUS? (person hands money to hospital) Hospital: OK, NOW IT'S PAID (years later) Hospital: HEY SO FUNNY THING... (person grimaces)
public class ClientCode { private NameGeneratorService nameGeneratorService = new Service(); public Task<string> GetNameAsync() { return nameGeneratorService.InvokeNameGeneratorAsync() } } public class NameGeneratorService { public Task<string> InvokeNameGeneratorAsync() { //... } }
Docker ship run aground (Norway) with caption docker ps -a
"Blackjack in Functional Languages" in ascii text
A image that looks like a LinkedIn profile with the title Sr. Meeting Participant.
Office space meme, with guy at cubicle saying "If you could generate a LOB app, that would be great."
mail in ballot envelope for 2025 Canadian federal election.
Jeremy Clarkson's girlfriend, 6'1" Irish sculptor Lisa Hogan, says she can clearly remember the evening when they drew up the plans for what was to become Diddly Squat Farm, where Clarkson's Farm is set
A belief in a balance between fiscal responsibility, compassionate social policy that empowers the less fortunate by promotion self-reliance and equality of opportunity, and the rights and responsibilities of individuals, families and free associations
Ah, 1st April: the only day of the year that people critically evaluate things they find on the Internet before accepting them as true.
Make America Go Away
Hyperlink with a broken img.
Windows emoji selection form with skin-tone option.
git branch --merged main | Foreach-object { if($_.SubString(0,1) -ne '*'){ git branch -d $_.SubString(2);} }
A mix of Tintin's face and Putin's
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A very large mug with the words "I LIKE BIG MUGS AND I CAN NOT LIE" imprinted on it.
Fatal error. Internal CLR error. (0x80131506)