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Terminal Trove April 2025 Wrap Up(opens in new tab)
A wrap up of all the things that happened in Terminal Trove in April 2025.
Welcome to The Cynical Developer(opens in new tab)
I’ve been a commercial software developer since 2005. I’ve earned a BSc in Computer Science (mostly for the debt), and spent the last two decades writing code at big corporations, scrappy startups, and everything in between. WYSIWYG This blog exists ...
🤖 Voice Dictation with AI and my MacWhisper Workflow(opens in new tab)
I recently came across Simon Willison’s post about Matt Webb’s Apple Watch dictation setup on Interconnected. He records voice notes while running with the Whisper Memos app, then cleans up the transcript with Claude when he gets home. Matt Webb ...
DevOps Sushi(opens in new tab)
We sit down for a deep-dive conversation with Mischa van den Burg, a former nurse who made the leap into the world of DevOps. We explore the practical realities, technical challenges, and hard-won wisdom gained from building and managing modern ...
Thrive(opens in new tab)
p.s. coffee is not breakfast
I’m fascinated by the scale of things in space(opens in new tab)
232: The role of AI in software testing - Anthony Shaw(opens in new tab)
AI is helping people write code. Tests are one of those things that some people don't like to write. Can AI play a role in creating automated software tests? Well, yes. But it's a nuanced yes. Anthony Shaw comes on ...
MCPing in the Open with Angie Jones(opens in new tab)
Come find Justin in-person and get FAFOFM stickers!Devopsdays - Portland, OR - September 8-10. Get 20% off tickets with FAFOFMEdgecase - Gooiland Hilversum, NL - September 24Taloscon - Amsterdam, NL - October 15-16KCD UK - Edinburgh - October 19Kubecon NA ...
What Does "use client" Do?(opens in new tab)
Two worlds, two doors.
Electric Myths(opens in new tab)
Read my essay for Naive Yearly 24' about life and the web!
Impossible Components(opens in new tab)
Composing across the stack.
Why Silicon Valley CTOs Are Secretly Moving Away from React(opens in new tab)
“Several CTOs mentioned a surprising problem: while React developers are plentiful, truly skilled ones who understand the deeper patterns are increasingly rare and expensive. [...] Several companies reported that their most experienced engineers were getting frustrated with the growing complexity ...
Which social network are we using for PyCon US this year?(opens in new tab)
Motivated to Learn with Adriana Villela(opens in new tab)
Come find Justin in-person and get FAFOFM stickers!Devopsdays - Portland, OR - September 8-10. Get 20% off tickets with FAFOFMEdgecase - Gooiland Hilversum, NL - September 24Taloscon - Amsterdam, NL - October 15-16KCD UK - Edinburgh - October 19Kubecon NA ...
JSX Over The Wire(opens in new tab)
Turning your API inside-out.
Recovering from Disaster with Seth Eliot(opens in new tab)
Come find Justin in-person and get FAFOFM stickers!Devopsdays - Portland, OR - September 8-10. Get 20% off tickets with FAFOFMEdgecase - Gooiland Hilversum, NL - September 24Taloscon - Amsterdam, NL - October 15-16KCD UK - Edinburgh - October 19Kubecon NA ...
231: pytest-repeat - works fine on Python 3.14(opens in new tab)
pytest-repeat is a pytest plugin that makes it easy to repeat a single test, or multiple tests, a specific number of times. works fine on Python 3.14is tested on Python 3.9-3.14probably works fine still on 3.7 & 3.8This episode also ...
Ephemeral Pull Request environment using Vcluster.(opens in new tab)
React for Two Computers(opens in new tab)
Two things, one origin.
Building a Datacenter with Jake Cooper(opens in new tab)
Railway wanted to build a better cloud so they started on Google Cloud and ended up building datacenters. Through the burden of success, they figured out there was a lot of things they had to learn and build themselves if ...
TPM errors in Windows 11(opens in new tab)
The last several machines I’ve built–and several long-running machines with nothing wrong with them–have suddenly started displaying strange errors regarding Microsoft 365. The affected machines can neither register Office365 apps to the entire machine successfully, nor will they accept user ...
230: Python 3.14 won't repeat with pytest-repeat(opens in new tab)
pytest-repeat is a pytest plugin that makes it easy to repeat a single test, or multiple tests, a specific number of times. Note: This was an April Fools attempt, so the statement ..."Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work with Python ...
Terminal Trove March 2025 Wrap Up(opens in new tab)
A wrap up of all the things that happened in Terminal Trove in March 2025.
The Tools Are Smarter. Are You? ft. YK Sugi | S02 E12(opens in new tab)
Signal Domain Shortcut(opens in new tab)
Send people to your domain to start a Signal chat.
Staying Curious with Scott Hanselman(opens in new tab)
You can't grow in technology without learning new things. But sometimes those new things are actually old things. We talk with Scott about a wide range of interests about software, video games, 3D printing, and food. If you want to ...
Does AI really make you more productive?(opens in new tab)
Oh no! My metrics!
229: pytest-html - a plugin that generates HTML reports for test results(opens in new tab)
pytest-html has got to be one of my all time favorite plugins. pytest-html is a plugin for pytest that generates a HTML report for test results. This episode digs into some of the super coolness of pytest-html.pytest-htmlrepo readme with screenshotenhancing ...
You should know this before choosing Next.js(opens in new tab)
“Last weekend, Vercel disclosed a critical security vulnerability with Next.js. This type of issue is normal, but the way Vercel chose to handle it was so poor, reckless and disrespectful to the community that it has exacerbated my concerns about ...
How to Win at Learning ft. Quincy Larson | S02 E11(opens in new tab)
Statistically, When Will My Baby Be Born?(opens in new tab)
A tiny tool to calculate when your baby might arrive
Vectorizing Your Databases with Steve Pousty(opens in new tab)
What exactly is an LLM doing and why do you need to learn so many new terms? Steve Pousty is here to explain that most of those new terms are things you already know. It’s not new technology, it’s new ...
Mitchell Hashimoto: From Terraform to Ghostty | S02 E10(opens in new tab)
20 years of YC(opens in new tab)
I saw recently that YCombinator celebrated its 20th anniversary. Hacker News is slightly younger, but to me the two go hand in hand. As far as I can tell, I actively started reading Hacker News around 2011. I don’t remember ...
The Trickonometry of Math Olympiad Inequalities(opens in new tab)
Contents Disclaimer Introduction Inequations vs. Inequalities Weak Inequalities vs. Strict inequalities Being playful with algebraic identities The AM-GM Inequality Cyclic and Symmetrical Inequalities Grouping and Splitting Terms Muirhead’s Theorem The mean inequality chain The weighted AM-GM inequality The power of ...
An Internet Archive Plugin for Craft CMS 5(opens in new tab)
Now that the Webmention plugin is finally Craft 5 compatible after last week's update, I jumped at the chance and updated another plugin I had once written for my personal site. The Internet Archive plugin automates the archiving of your ...
Testing Your Performance with Ada Lundhe(opens in new tab)
How Rachel Ray’s crawler lead to Ada developing a new performance testing framework, hyperscale. This leads to a great conversation about the benefits of rust, modern python package managers, and why MySpace went out of business. The importance of connecting ...
ChatGPT Would be a Decent Policy Advisor(opens in new tab)
Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice by Chris Stokel-Walker for the New Scientist
Webmention for Craft CMS 5(opens in new tab)
Imagine my surprise, when, roughly two weeks ago, I received a direct message on Mastodon from Brandon Kelly, the founder and head of the team behind Craft CMS, opening with: 👋 I spent today working on a Craft 5 port ...
Multi tenancy in 2025 and beyond(opens in new tab)
Multi-tenancy in Kubernetes has been an ongoing challenge for organizations looking to optimize their cloud-native infrastructure. Over the years, the appro
Supa Pecha Kucha(opens in new tab)
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Web Crafting for €30 (A retro macbook guide)(opens in new tab)
A guide to setting up old Macbooks as fun webcraft and art stations super cheaply!
Get Started With Self-Hosting(opens in new tab)
Taking ownership of your data and services
Why Do We Have a Cache-Control Request Header?(opens in new tab)
Learn how the Cache-Control request header works, how browsers handle refresh and hard refresh caching, and when developers should use it themselves.
