Solving the one thing that keeps me up at night (in software dev)(opens in new tab)
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The Balanced Engineer • Issue #41(opens in new tab)
Building Data Science with Foundation LLM Models(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/526
The Toad Report #2(opens in new tab)
Welcome to the second issue of The Toad Report. If you are new here, Toad is a universal interface for AI I am currently building.
Creating an Elasticsearch API token for another user(opens in new tab)
Using the superuser elastic API keys to access the Elasticsearch API is not recommended. The API key is often used by remote clients on remote systems. Any attacker who might get access to the token, can compromise the entire Elasticsearch ...
To Affinity and Beyond(opens in new tab)
If there is one thing that I’ve learned in my roughly 30 years of working with design tools, it is that they come and go and that you should always stay curious and be open and ready to learn something ...
Terminal Trove October 2025 Wrap Up (opens in new tab)
A wrap up of all the things that happened in Terminal Trove in October 2025.
Please STOP trusting email.(opens in new tab)
It is now Anno Domini 2025, and for some reason, people keep trusting email. That needs to stop. Let’s talk about why–but first, let’s talk about why I’m telling you this now. All things happen in cycles, including grifting. And ...
Default Apps 2025(opens in new tab)
Here are my Default Apps 2025, which builds from my Default Apps 2024 and Default Apps 2023 posts. 🤖 AI Coding Assistant: Claude Code + GitHub Copilot CLI + Codex ⚙️ Automation: Hammerspoon 🎒 Backups: Backblaze 🔖 Bookmarks: Raindrop.io 🌐 ...
Sabbaticals keep our attrition at bay(opens in new tab)
cronboard(opens in new tab)
A terminal tool for managing cron jobs locally and on servers.
The Mystery of Storytelling(opens in new tab)
Humans love stories. Maybe that is because for thousands of years, stories were the way information was preserved and passed on to others, to the next generations. Maybe because they create community and collective culture. Maybe because they capture our ...
Amateurs!(opens in new tab)
I have to confess that I am not reading that many books these days. Most of the time, I resort to listening to them in audio form. But every once in a while, a book comes along that is just ...
I Built the Same App 10 Times: Evaluating Frameworks for Mobile Performance(opens in new tab)
“React’s mobile strategy inherently drives teams toward platform capture. The web offers an alternative: no gatekeepers, no platform fees, direct distribution.”
you’re probably ready to hate this company that designs irish pubs abroad, but reconsider(opens in new tab)
The Dublin-based Irish Pub Company has designed upwards of 2,000 pubs in more than 100 countries around the globe
#455: Gilded Python and Beyond(opens in new tab)
Topics covered in this episode: Cyclopts: A CLI library The future of Python web services looks GIL-free Free-threaded GC Polite lazy imports for Python package maintainers Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at ...
NiceGUI Goes 3.0(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/525
Echoes of Connection(opens in new tab)
In 1977, NASA launched two spaceships carrying two golden records into the void of interstellar space. The Voyager Golden Records contained instructions for playing its contents, finding Earth in the cosmos (oh my …), as well as images, a variety ...
NaNoWriMo is dead, long live NaNoWriMo!(opens in new tab)
Linear() Is Not (That) Linear(opens in new tab)
My gut feeling tells me that not that many people have yet heard of or used the linear() easing function, one of the most exciting newer additions to CSS. Looking at the stats in the State of CSS survey, this ...
10 useful CLI apps I'm guessing you've not heard of(opens in new tab)
Discover 10 lesser-known CLI apps that boost productivity and add flair—like C Bonsai, a customizable ASCII bonsai tree growing in your terminal in real time.
Is it Time to Regulate React?(opens in new tab)
“React’s core failure is compounded by confusing API design for which documentation is indecisive, essays are written, and correct usage is endlessly debated.”
Why Everyone Should Try Claude Skills(opens in new tab)
Claude Skills are the approachable AI tool I didn't know I needed.
View Transitions: The Smooth Parts(opens in new tab)
Now that cross-document view transitions are gradually making their way into modern browsers, now seems like the perfect time to explore them, if you haven’t already. They are, in fact, surprisingly straightforward to implement. And just like we’ve seen with ...
tuios(opens in new tab)
A TUI window manager for managing multiple terminal sessions.
Adding AVIF and WebP Support to My Craft CMS Site(opens in new tab)
Five years ago, I wrote about AVIF: A New Image Format (back then). Since then, I’ve implemented WebP and AVIF support on numerous client sites for considerable performance improvements – but my own site was still serving JPEG, PNG, and ...
Challenge(opens in new tab)
It’s the early nineties. Legendary comic book artist Frank Miller had just broken away from the major publishers, after creating titles like Daredevil: Born Again, Ronin, and The Dark Knight Returns. He was now working with the then-young Dark Horse ...
How to Fix Any Bug(opens in new tab)
The joys of vibecoding.
#454: It's some form of Elvish(opens in new tab)
Topics covered in this episode: djrest2 - A small and simple REST library for Django based on class-based views. Github CLI caniscrape - Know before you scrape. Analyze any website's anti-bot protections in seconds. 🐴 GittyUp Extras Joke See the ...
38 things Python developers should learn in 2025(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/524
The only Permanent Underclass are the ones who believe it is permanent(opens in new tab)
For a while now there has been a persistent "gallows humor" meme about missing out on the generational wealth that will result in AI:
Use the saw, fear the saw(opens in new tab)
I want to see the claw(opens in new tab)
I respect quality software and the people who write it. And, I’ve invested years of my life in working on becoming one of these people (even if the journey has been long and hard and has involved lots of YAML). ...
fairytale Czech hotel in the mountains(opens in new tab)
Built in 1899 by the Czech architect Dušan Jurkovič, known as “the poet of timber” for his woodwork, the cottage and hotel are a lively combination of Czech-Slavic heritage and the Art Nouveau style of the time. The fairy tale-esque ...
Leaving Germany with 4000€ and no return(opens in new tab)
Starting a new chapter of my life, beginning with my 4000€ and a one-way flight to South Korea.
Acoustic Room Treatment and Building Sound Panels, Part 1: Planning(opens in new tab)
Whether you are running online workshops, recording audio or video, or making music, it’s worth spending some time on acoustic treatment for your room. Shit in, shit out, as they say… In my case, I wanted to improve the sound ...
Play On(opens in new tab)
In the late 1960s, a young musician was recording the sounds he played on his synthesizer onto his Revox tape recorders, when he suddenly discovered: if you connect the two tape recorders together, so that the playback head is separated ...
#453: Python++(opens in new tab)
Topics covered in this episode: PyPI+ uv-ship - a CLI-tool for shipping with uv How fast is 3.14? air - a new web framework built with FastAPI, Starlette, and Pydantic. Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode ...
Overshoot(opens in new tab)
I still remember that moment. Do You? For me, that was a moment I never thought I’d see. The leaders of the world, finding common ground – agreeing to limit global warming to 2°C, and aiming for 1.5°C. Everyone, finally, ...
gobackup(opens in new tab)
A CLI tool to backup your databases, files to cloud storage.
The HTML Output Element(opens in new tab)
p code { background: rgb(134 134 134 / 30%); border-radius: 4px; } One of the most amazing things about working on the Web is that you can have years of experience under your belt and there are still things you ...
AWS Deprecates Two Dozen Services (Most of Which You’ve Never Heard Of)(opens in new tab)
AWS has done its quarterly housecleaning / "Googling" of its services, and deprecated what appears at first glance to be a startlingly long list. However, going through them put my mind at ease, and I'm hoping this post can do ...
Just Talk To It - the no-bs Way of Agentic Engineering(opens in new tab)
A practical guide to working with AI coding agents without the hype.
Listening Closely(opens in new tab)
My son, who is the violinist in our family, recently told me an interesting little fact about Augustin Hadelich, one of the greatest violinists alive: it’s hard for him to enjoy other people’s performances. Not because he’s critical or dismissive ...
Pyrefly: Fast, IDE-friendly typing for Python(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/523
Compressed Fluid Typography(opens in new tab)
When it comes to web typography, I’m a sucker for fluid type. I love that it creates a harmonious rhythm for the typography of a project. I love how it speeds up the responsive design process in the browser. And ...
The Lifeblood of the Web(opens in new tab)
One Thursday in May, I was sitting in a slightly delayed train, heading home from Düsseldorf after three days of meeting good friends and making new ones at beyond tellerrand, my friend Marc Thiele’s wonderful conference. As usual, after visiting ...
talmudology: yes, there are stupid questions(opens in new tab)
If a baby pigeon is found within 50 cubits of a coop, it is presumed to belong to the owner of that coop. If it is found further away than 50 cubits, it belongs to the finder. Ever keen to ...
Why it took 4 years to get a lock files specification(opens in new tab)
(This is the blog post version of my keynote from EuroPython 2025 in Prague, Czechia.)We now have a lock file format specification. That might not sound like a big deal, but for me it took 4 years of active work ...
What Could Go Wrong?(opens in new tab)
p:has(+ .quote) { margin-bottom: 0 } .quote p { margin-bottom: 2rem; font-size: calc(var(--fluid-2)); line-height: 1.25 }); In 1986 – when I was four years old – three researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) were working on an ...
