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Software Engineer, Outdoor Enthusiast; #golang, organizer @golangphoenix & BSD-PHX 🌵,Phila. Wings, Redwoods🌲🐻, 🏹, Ireland Lacrosse 🇮🇪 🥍 https://briandowns.github.io
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Sneak peak at the new unit testing framework I've written for #c code called "crosscheck". Hoping to get a v0.1.0 out this week. #programming #dev #development

Here, have a Trie tree in #c. #development #programming github.com/briandowns/l...

Getting closer and closer to a 0.1.0 release. Anyone interested in taking it for a spin? github.com/briandowns/s...

Thank you, Gophers, for helping us grow our Bluesky community. Special thanks to @akshayshah.org with @buf.build, our 1,000th follower! We're building something positive. 💙 #golang

Super excited for my latest project. Coming along nicely with the base features. #golang #c

Still looking for a few more players for Zimbabwe Lacrosse Men's team to play in the Heritage Cup this May in Boston! #lacrosse #heritagecup #zimbabwe #zimbabwelacrosse docs.google.com/forms/d/1nkB...

7 years, 10,000 miles, 370 interviews. available may 20.

🎟️ Only 2 WEEKS left to grab your ticket before early pricing ends on February 18th. Whether you're a student, a startup, or attending with corporate support, there's a discounted option for you! Don’t wait - secure your early ticket today! 👉 www.gophercon.com #RoadToGopherCon #golang

Six players have had five or more assists in a game more than 50 times: 1. Dhane Smith, 94 2. Dan Dawson, 77 3. Shawn Evans, 74 4. Mark Matthews, 61 5. Callum Crawford, 56 6. Josh Sanderson, 55

All Championship Series games will be on ESPN+, with the semifinal & championship games airing on ESPN2 as well. espnpressroom.com/us/press-rel...

Most people know the Go Playground is a great tool for trying out Go code or sharing runnable code examples, but did you know it can do more? Join Matt Dale and Discover “7 Surprising Features of the Go Playground”! Check it out and don’t forget to subscribe. ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqVw...

The #GopherCon stage is waiting for innovative voices - like yours! Do you have a Go-related talk idea? Now’s your chance to share it with the community. sessionize.com/gophercon-20... Need a mentor? [email protected] #RoadToGopherCon #golang

Few things on computers enrage me more than this. Tell me what's wrong and what I might do about it, don't act all cute and put your pinky to your lips. Be a professional for once.

Tonight I'm watching The Running Man and writing a #c code generator in #golang for safe slices based on type input.

Help Zimbabwe Lacrosse meet their fundraising goals! #lacrosse donorbox.org/help-zimbabw...

Help out and share so there's a good chance of getting a team fielded!

Help Zimbabwe Lacrosse Achieve Our Dreams donorbox.org/help-zimbabw...

Working on a #c library for #RBAC . Currently supports #sqlite but will add #mysql support soon, assuming there's any interest. #programming #development

🎉 Thank You, FreeBSD Community! 🎉 Thanks to your incredible support in 2024, we’ve raised over $1.3 MILLION to improve and sustain #FreeBSD. Final numbers will be available soon, but you’ve helped us get closer to our goal. THANK YOU for being an amazing community! 💙

🥍 #NLL Highlights Philadelphia Wings (12) 🆚 Saskatchewan Rush (11) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKAc...

The Rochester Knighthawks are adding faceoff specialist Mike Sisselberger to the active roster, I'm told

One week away! Get your team registered or register as a free agent! #arizonalacrosse #lacrosse #arizona #tempe #chandler #gilbert #mesa #scottsdale briandowns.github.io

Away from Maple for 3 hours and she was incapable of not being attached.

Raise your hand if you're paying for a domain & have never done anything with it 😏 🖐

Stick Talk going LIVE at 11am est fam!

Heavyweight scrap at the end of Halifax and Colorado. Warren Jeffrey and Dawson Theede trade some haymakers.

Register you or your team today! #Phoenix #Arizona #Tempe #Scottsdale #Chandler #lacrosse briandowns.github.io

Like I don’t know if you know, but Jesus Christ you guys.

libbluesky, a C/C++ library to interact with the @bsky.app API. Very much alpha and subject to API changes. I'll tag a v0.1.0 when I think the API has become stable enough. Tested on #LInux, #FreeBSD, and #MacOS github.com/briandowns/l... @secularmonk.org.za #BlueSky #C #Cplusplus #programming

College ties 🤞 Who you got in the College Football Playoffs?

With all respect to fish(1) ... its not a good interactive shell. Not to mention lack of POSIX syntax for while(1) or for(1) loops ... The zsh(1) shell is way more usable for interactive work: vermaden.wordpress.com/2021/09/19/g...

Fiddlestick lacrosse tourney on Dec 30 at John Carroll in Be Air, MD www.klutchlacrosse.com/event-detail...

Cleaning up the @bsky.app C library. Extremely limited functionality at the moment but the structure is there to extend it quickly. Will be open sourcing it tonight or tomorrow.

It was my privilege to write this story commemorating the life of Callum Robinson. It might be one of the best pieces I’ve ever written. I’m proud USA Lacrosse Magazine selected it as one of its top stories of the year. www.usalacrosse.com/magazine/pro...

Very on brand.

81F in Phoenix, Arizona right now. I love this place.

In 2018 I had the great opportunity to speak at #BSDCan and it was incredible. I met a ton of great people and learned so much. Just got the notification that the 2025 BSDCan CFP is now open but I'm struggling to come up with a topic. Suggestions?

Discover how #FreeBSD can empower your team to build more secure, reliable solutions. Read our latest blog! ✅ Unified architecture ✅ Built-in security features ✅ Stable development ✅ Business-friendly license #CyberSecurity https://buff.ly/3W78RD9

Weekly reminder to get yourself and/or your team registered for the 2nd Annual New Year’s Classic! briandowns.github.io #lacrosse #Arizona

It's official: moving to FreeBSD 14.2 for the upcoming 25.1 series. 25.1-BETA will be the first sneak peek. :)

Jason Perlow's "Steady in a Shifting Open Source World: FreeBSD's Enduring Stability" made the list of OpenSource.net's most popular articles for 2024! Dive into #FreeBSD's consistency, innovation, and unique development model. A must-read for Open Source enthusiasts! https://buff.ly/3ZUl2Fy