A Treatise on AI Chatbots Undermining the Enlightenment(opens in new tab)
On chatbot sycophancy, passivity, and the case for more intellectually challenging companions
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Don't read this Startup Slop(opens in new tab)
My website was banned from Lobsters as 'startup slop' for using AI agents to help write blog posts. When does tool-assisted writing become slop, and why are we having the wrong conversation about AI in content creation?
Vibe Code is Legacy Code(opens in new tab)
Vibe code is legacy code by Steve Krouse
Essential Reading for Agentic Engineers - July 2025(opens in new tab)
Fresh insights on AI-assisted development: practical experiences with Claude Code and the evolving landscape of full-breadth developers in the age of AI
The React Blog Post: Reflections and Reactions(opens in new tab)
“To dismiss this entire problem as a "skill issue" and imply all is good now because an external library solved an issue that React will allow you to do is very curious to me. [...] You would think you can ...
Terminal Trove July 2025 Wrap Up(opens in new tab)
A wrap up of all the things that happened in Terminal Trove in July 2025.
Self-Hosting AI Models After Claude's Usage Limits(opens in new tab)
After Claude Pro changed to weekly limits, I explored self-hosting Qwen3-Coder-480B with 400k context windows. Here's what I learned about costs, alternatives, and why Claude Code still dominates the landscape.
Ep 16: Linear, Chainsaws, and Supertab, oh m'AI!(opens in new tab)
A little bit of everything, from our appreciation of Linear and well implemented Command Palettes, to how we're coding with AI, to Git worktrees, etc.LinearStatamic 6 Sneak PeakOpencode.aiCursor Background AgentsGit WorktreesAndrej Karpathy's TalkFind us on X@campfirecoders / @austencam / @jesseleite85Email ...
Amazon Promotes Malphas to Senior Vice President of Bad Decisions, Unveils 17th Leadership Principle(opens in new tab)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the promotion of Malphas to Senior Vice President of Bad Decisions, effective immediately. In this expanded role, Malphas will oversee the company’s strategic initiatives in byzantine pricing models, confusing product nomenclature, and Generative AI. ...
Better Auth is so good that I **almost** switched programming languages(opens in new tab)
Better Auth is so good that I almost switched programming languages When it comes to building APIs and services, my go-to language of choice is well, Go.
236: Git Tips for Testing - Adam Johnson(opens in new tab)
In this episode, host Brian Okken and guest Adam Johnson explore essential Git features, highlighted by Adam's updated book, "Boost Your Git DX." Key topics include "cherry picking" for selective commits"git stash" for managing in-progress work"git diff", and specifically its ...
The Math Is Haunted(opens in new tab)
A taste of Lean.
How I set up my Dygma Defy keyboard layers(opens in new tab)
Gotta love those Superkeys.
Logging Privacy Shenanigans(opens in new tab)
Apple's logs redact your debugging data as . Here's what actually gets hidden, why old tricks don't work anymore, and the only reliable way to see your logs again.
The Fastest Site in the Tour de France(opens in new tab)
How fast are pro cycling teams’ and manufacturers’ websites? A CrRRUX-powered deep dive into bike brand performance, visibility, and missed opportunities.
Why I’m not letting the juniors use GenAI for coding(opens in new tab)
TLDR: because I want them to become seniors one day, and I want them to enjoy being developers
Ep 15: Real Edition(opens in new tab)
It's been almost a year since our last episode, we've all lost our jobs to AI, and we're going to another Laracon! Life is good!Laracon!DirenvCursorGhosttyFind us on X@campfirecoders / @austencam / @jesseleite85Email [email protected]
Ep 15x: Season Two Intro(opens in new tab)
We're back and ready for (drumroll...) Campfire Coders: SEASON TWO!Join us as we discuss our sophisticated and intricate plans for the future of this podcast! 😎Find us on X@campfirecoders / @austencam / @jesseleite85Email [email protected]
Making Sense of the Performance Extensibility API(opens in new tab)
Making sense — and use! — of the new Performance Extensibility API in Chrome DevTools.
Becoming a High Taste Tester(opens in new tab)
theres a specific reason why i'm writing this post i can't disclose yet. but am sharing my prep work in public
Why I ban users from my repositories(opens in new tab)
I’ve been maintaining various Open Source projects for more than a decade now. In that time I have had countless interactions with users reporting issues and submitting pull requests. The vast majority of these interactions are positive, polite, and constructive. ...
Best Free Synthesizer Plugins in 2025(opens in new tab)
I am convinced that it makes total sense to spend a certain amount of your (spare) time on this planet tinkering around and exploring stuff that seems totally useless or silly compared to what you normally do. And without having ...
Dollar Driven(opens in new tab)
The only data that matters
Your freeform digital character sheet for D&D 5e(opens in new tab)
Amazon Q: Now with Helpful AI-Powered Self-Destruct Capabilities(opens in new tab)
Today 404Media released a truly stunning report that almost beggars belief. The post Amazon Q: Now with Helpful AI-Powered Self-Destruct Capabilities appeared first on Last Week in AWS.
235: pytest-django - Adam Johnson(opens in new tab)
In this episode, special guest Adam Johnson joins the show and examines pytest-django, a popular plugin among Django developers. He highlights its advantages over the built-in unittest framework, including improved test management and debugging. Adam addresses transition challenges, evolving fixture ...
Put your phone down(opens in new tab)
Is this how we're living our lives now?
VibeTunnel's first AI-anniversary(opens in new tab)
It's been one month since we released the first version of VibeTunnel, and since in the AI world time is so much faster, let's call it VibeTunnel's first anniversary!
Terminal Trove Talks with Orhun Parmaksız(opens in new tab)
Terminal Trove Talks with Orhun Parmaksız, one of the core maintainers of Ratatui, a modern terminal UI library built in the Rust programming language.
Cooling Infrastructure with Ellie Ford(opens in new tab)
https://fafo.fm/storeThis Episode has a full spread of FAFOFM topics. Ellie has a breadth of knowledge across cloud, on-prem, hardware, and—of course—Kubernetes. We dive into some of the new hardware available as well as the importance of hardware to train the ...
My favorite use-case for AI is writing logs(opens in new tab)
One of my favorite AI dev products today is Full Line Code Completion in PyCharm (bundled with the IDE since late 2023). It’s extremely well-thought out, unintrusive, and makes me a more effective developer. Most importantly, it still keeps me ...
Why Women in Tech isn't enough(opens in new tab)
Real progress needs systemic change and active involvement from men in positions of power.
LLM basics and its applications(opens in new tab)
Technical innovations often offer numerous applications with tremendous added value, making work easier. However, this also increases the potential for misuse, with the opposite effect—whether deliberately or through improper use. This also applies to advances in the field of Artificial ...
Terminal Trove June 2025 Wrap Up(opens in new tab)
A wrap up of all the things that happened in Terminal Trove in June 2025.
Your Order Number Is Everyone’s Order Number(opens in new tab)
A self-checkout system so broken it deserves it's own blog post.
Tech Founder? Entrepreneur? This is why you should avoid React.js in your app(opens in new tab)
“React isn’t just slow — it’s a bloated ecosystem with technical debt baked into its DNA. Yet despite this, it keeps being chosen. Why?”
Gemini Nano in Chrome 137: notes for AI Engineers(opens in new tab)
at long last, Gemini Nano is almost here for all Chrome users (i was originally misinformed that it was in Chrome 138 - but i checked my own facts and since Chrome 137+ it is…
The Balanced Engineer • Issue #27(opens in new tab)
Lab Update(opens in new tab)
Update on the lab setup and what I've been working on recently.
notes from Naval (2025)(opens in new tab)
someone I resonate a lot with is Naval Ravikant - his classic "How to Get Rich Without Getting Lucky" (henceforth HTGR) is formative to a lot of my thinking, including How to…
Making AppleScript Work in macOS CLI Tools: The Undocumented Parts(opens in new tab)
How to make AppleScript work in macOS CLI tools without permission dialogs blaming Terminal. A deep dive into Info.plist embedding, TCC, and undocumented APIs born from building Terminator MCP.
Peekaboo 2.0 – Free the CLI from its MCP shackles(opens in new tab)
Peekaboo 2.0 ditches the MCP-only approach for a CLI-first architecture, because CLIs are the universal interface that both humans and AI agents can actually use effectively