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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 1mo ago

I finally made something from a yarn I spun almost 10 years ago :D I only had 100g, which was exactly enough for a mesh sweater. I used this simple mesh pattern: https://www.knitca.com/lace24/ with 8mm needles and knitted in one piece from the top down. Surprisingly the sweater keeps me somewhat warm. #knitting #spinning

Knitca

Lace Stitch Pattern - Knitca

This stitch is called “Lover’s knot”, and there is a good reason for such a name – little knots and yarn overs create a simple all-over lace that you immediately fall in love with. The fabric created by this stitch is fully reversible, and looks exactly the same on both sides (as you can tell […]

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 3w ago

Replying to

@dec_hl@mastodon.social @flyingsilk@mastodon.social Ihr seht beide super aus! 😊

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 3w ago

I just learned about the W3C's Reporting API from @Synchro@phpc.social who has been giving a talk about using it for client-side logging, live demo, pitfalls and practical tips included! 😊 #NDC #NDCOslo #softwaredevelopment #w3c

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 6mo ago

I'm on my way home from #scanagile26. Met lots of interesting people and did manage to give my talk. I was extremely nervous, but survived!
Was wearing another self made outfit. A skirt made from IKEA fabric (pattern is Sewaholic Hollyburn) and a knitted cardigan (pattern is Peacock Eyes by Justyna Lorkowska).
#knitting #sewing #diy

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 2mo ago

Valar på land are on stage right now at No Excuse festival 2026, an all female fronted metal festival in Sätila, Sweden. Such a nice festival and really good band! https://noexcuse.nu/

noexcuse.nu

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 7mo ago

A new version of SwatchIt is now available on F-Droid:
https://f-droid.org/packages/net.damschen.swatchit/

It let's you filter and sort your swatches.
As all the data you enter in the app is only stored on your device it would be a lot of manual work to move the data to another device. So I added export/import functionality some weeks ago (but forgot to announce it back then 😊).
Let me know what you think!

#swatchit #fdroid #knitting #opensource #androiddev

f-droid.org

SwatchIt | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Manage your knitted swatches

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 7mo ago

RE: https://m.aardling.social/@dddeu/116125732876176011

I'm extremely excited to be speaking at DDDEurope in June! I also think it is so neat that my talk is part of the Foundations Track, what a nice concept.
Really looking forward to this! 🎉

Aardling

Domain-Driven Design Europe (@dddeu@m.aardling.social)

Attached: 1 image When we started organising this conference, we always wanted it to be a place where people at the very beginning of their DDD journey could feel genuinely welcome. Not just tolerated among the experts, but actually catered for. We've built something specifically for developers who are new to Domain-Driven Design and designed to give you a solid grounding and the confidence to start applying DDD in your own work. Have a look at what we've lined up 👇 https://2026.dddeurope.com

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 6mo ago

I'm on my way to Scan Agile in Helsinki to meet lots of interesting people! I'll also be giving a talk about an accessible way to start with Domain-driven Design.
#ddd #conference #scanagile26 #scanagile #publicspeaking

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@annaecook That was interesting to read and I agree! Especially on the bias thing, it is valuable to look at a problem with fresh eyes and we shouldn't give that away. I agree that the intention gets lost very easily with AI designs. As a developer it makes my job easier when the design communicates what is really important and what is up for discussion/optional.

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 6mo ago

I published another blog post drawing parallels between structural engineering and software engineering.
This time I explain how the Limit State Design method helps structural engineers to design reliable structures while still building economical and how I think that relates to designing and building software systems.
#blogpost #software #softwaredevelopment #softwareengineering #SoftwareArchitecture

https://katharina.damschen.net/post/2026-03-limit-state-design/

Katharina's blog

Limit State Design

In the blogpost about structural idealization I explained how structural engineers model reality to answer the question whether their designed structure can withstand the forces applied to it. But how does an engineer know which forces will be applied to their structure? The weight of the structure can be approximated at best, and natural occurrences like wind or snow or a car crashing into the building are much harder to anticipate and quantify. And how does an engineer consider a car crashing

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 7mo ago

Career-wise I've gone full circle from Structural Engineer to Software Architect.
I wrote down some thoughts on the parallels between the two disciplines, focusing on how Structural Idealization relates to Bounded Contexts, Interfaces and the necessity of Iteration.
I also take a stand to rename "Software Architecture" to "Software Structural Engineering" 🏗️
https://katharina.damschen.net/post/2026-02-structural-idealization/

#blogpost #softwareengineering #softwaredevelopment #domaindrivendesign

Katharina's blog

Structural Idealization

I sometimes joke that I have gone full-circle: from Structural Engineer to Software Architect. Structural Engineering and Architecture are of course not at all the same thing (like you can never suggest that to either Structural Engineers or Architects!), but people tend to mix those two up. I in fact think it should be called ‘Software Structural Engineer’ instead of Software Architect. That would be more correct and would make my joke funnier. Let me explain…

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 2mo ago

In October, I'm speaking at KanDDDinsky in Berlin. I’ll be sharing a talk that bridges the gap between my education in Structural Engineering and my career in Software Engineering. We'll explore the concepts both have in common and discuss what Software Engineering can learn from Structural Engineering. Looking forward to meeting lots of new people. And eating a Döner. Might eat a Currywurst as well, although Berliner Currywurst is known to be much inferior to Ruhrgebiet Currywurst. #kandddinsky

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 3w ago

At NDC Oslo Kevin Gosse just talked about what he did to increase Jetbrains ReSharper's performance. I love it when people share their real problems and the talk was both informative and entertaining. Crazy that Jetbrains were able to build a much more useful tool (imo) for a Microsoft product than Microsoft themselves. #software #NDC #NDCOslo #jetbrains

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 3w ago

Replying to

@kyisaiah47@mastodon.social if I remember correctly then sampling was supported by Network Error Logging, rate limiting and sampling over several browsers needs to be handled separately.

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Katharina Damschen @katharina@mastodon.nu

· 3w ago

Replying to

@fibersandcrafts Thank you 😊

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