●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 ●● ● May 20 [00:30] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● May 20 [02:13] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:16] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:22] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:29] *croissant (~croissant@uudy98nj9ntz2.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:37] *croissant` (~croissant@uudy98nj9ntz2.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:39] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● May 20 [04:05] *humundr (~dracos@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techbytes [04:22] *humundr has quit (Quit: leaving) [04:34] *humundr (~dracos@spnyw2fxpi54g.irc) has joined #techbytes [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] "Layoffs at Meta and MSFT/LinkedIn are good because it eliminates only the bottom poor performers and gets the stock up. [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Its positive because you get rid of the free loaders. Why would you want to work with poor performers? They should probably fire 10% every year and get rid of these free loaders/poor performers. Any idiot can do computer programming now with AI tools. Get a grip guys and stop whining like little baby girls. [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Poll [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] 56 Participants [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Select only one answer [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] True [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] False [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Sort by : [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] ex-Tubi TV [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] gatormater [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] 3h [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] If you sincerely think only bottom performers are being cut after what like 5 rounds of layoffs then you need to learn to apply your materials [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Expedia Group [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] BluePrince [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] 3h [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Theyve openly said this is not performance based [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Walt Disney [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] xzoood [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] 33m [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] When do they not say this? [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Verizon [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] FUBoz [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] 54m [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Rage bait from the MITPhdDude [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Corum [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Glinda [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] 1h [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Layoffs are rarely only performance based - popularity, salary, and demographics are just as important. A sycophant has a much better chance of surviving a layoff than an introvert. [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Apple [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] stupidswe [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] 3h [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Only an idiot believes that. The real reason is leadership sucks ass, has no vision, and cant plan for shit. [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Mark is chasing every rabbit hole to stay relevant in tech. He has no original idea of his own. Meta engineers have created so many great open source projects like PyTorch and React. Such a shame to see talented engineers get terrorized by a lizard boy. [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Join the conversation on Blind [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Sign up for free to see all comments and engage with insights from 12M verified professionals across top companies. [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Sign up [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Sign in [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] Snap [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] chitumbigu [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] 6m [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] I dont think you know how layoffs work [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] " [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.teamblind.com/post/layoffs-at-meta-and-msftlinkedin-are-good-because-it-eliminates-only-the-bottom-poor-performers-and-gets-the-stock-up-twrhccbu [04:41] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.teamblind.com | Layoffs at Meta and MSFT/LinkedIn are good because it eliminates only the bottom poor performers and gets the stock up. | Layoffs - Blind ● May 20 [06:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:10] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● May 20 [07:17] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [07:34] *liberty_box_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:36] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:45] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-asa.ci7.v1ickb.IP) has joined #techbytes [07:49] *liberty_box (~liberty@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:50] *rianne (~rianne@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:50] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-gvn.goo.k31cok.IP) has joined #techbytes ● May 20 [09:12] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [09:33] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-asa.ci7.v1ickb.IP) has joined #techbytes ● May 20 [10:14] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 20 [11:06] *croissant (~croissant@uudy98nj9ntz2.irc) has joined #techbytes [11:06] *croissant` has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● May 20 [13:40] schestowitz[TR2] > [13:40] schestowitz[TR2] > Please have a blessed one - and I'll keep praying for y'all's safety and [13:40] schestowitz[TR2] > triumph [13:40] schestowitz[TR2] > over the haters. [13:40] schestowitz[TR2] I have just read your latest 3 messages. I want to respond to them properly and also finish the codecs series. [13:40] schestowitz[TR2] Sorry for being so far behind - we talk to the Prime Minister's office this week. ● May 20 [14:50] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6 [14:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6 ) [14:50] schestowitz[TR2] " [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] there is an untouchable person here in Albany with hundreds of hours a year and the person just clicks through them and never gets marked low performer . Makes their own hours, etc. The high performer in same group never did even 40 hours [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @yv+1krpqv7q6 [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] @vf I appreciate the fact you are just trolling everyone and it is pretty funny (IBMers need a laugh during these bad times at IBM). But, you don't realise that what your fictitiously claiming is you will have spent 3 weeks of work doing pointless badges, while the rest of your team had to do all the work . You make it sound like your manager is keen to keep you away from the real work, did you sc--w up a lot? These claims (fu [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] nny as they are) are not the wins you think they are . Anyway, you are very entertaining so pleased keep posting. [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @xw+1krpqv7q6 [14:51] schestowitz[TR2] @rb sad but true and I also was labeled a super learner every year for 4 consecutive years. All of that means absolutely nothing. ● May 20 [15:48] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [15:49] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 20 [18:46] schestowitz[TR2]
  • Smoke tests for fun and profit

    Smoking is bad for you. Testing software is good for you though.

    [18:46] schestowitz[TR2]

    A while ago I wrote about detecting memory leaks in KDE CI. That works beautifully, and has already lead to real-world improvements, but it assumes that CI actually runs some code, usually a unit test.

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    While some KDE projects have fairly good test coverage, others do not so much. Particularly UI code isn’t very easy to usefully unit-test. More complex forms of testig like Selenium exist for UI testing, but doing it well is a significant investment and commitment from the developer.

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  • [18:46] schestowitz[TR2]
    Smoke tests for fun and profit
    [18:46] schestowitz[TR2]
    [18:46] schestowitz[TR2]

    A while ago I wrote about detecting memory leaks in KDE CI. That works beautifully, and has already lead to real-world improvements, but it assumes that CI actually runs some code, usually a unit test.

    [18:46] schestowitz[TR2]

    While some KDE projects have fairly good test coverage, others do not so much. Particularly UI code isnt very easy to usefully unit-test. More complex forms of testig like Selenium exist for UI testing, but doing it well is a significant investment and commitment from the developer.

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