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238: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish(opens in new tab)
A farewell to a fun 10 years.Also, I should have tested it better. :)In the audio I got the numbers wrong. Doh!This is episode 238, not 237. Oh well.I'll still be around, of course, at:pythontest.com - where I write about ...
What is NEW NET ART ??(opens in new tab)
A short explainer of New Net Art for the uninitiated!
The Two Faces of a Failing Culture(opens in new tab)
An open review of workplace culture and patterns I've seen across the years.
Syncthing 2.0 Upgrade Notes(opens in new tab)
Syncthing 2.0 was released last week, and I upgraded my Macs and my Intel NUC. I’m pleased with the performance. I never had complaints about it being slow, but the new app is much faster. I like that they’re using ...
Checkpointing performance in Write-Ahead-Logs(opens in new tab)
Making Checkpointing fast Since I began working for turso officially in May of this year (relevant post), I had been spending most of my time learning the inner workings of the cloud platform, and familiarizing myself with the other codebases ...
237: FastAPI Cloud - Sebastián Ramírez(opens in new tab)
In this episode, Brian interviews Sebastián Ramírez, creator of FastAPI, about its rapid rise in developer popularity and the launch of FastAPI Cloud. Sebastian explains how FastAPI Cloud addresses deployment challenges small teams face. He shares his transition from open-source ...
Rustdesk Server on Ubuntu 22.04(opens in new tab)
As usual, I’m self-documenting a project while I work on it. Rustdesk is an open source remote control utility that caught my eye about a year ago; it’s cross platform and allows you to self-host your own “relay server” so ...
#444: Begone Python of Yore!(opens in new tab)
Topics covered in this episode: Coverage.py regex pragmas Python of Yore nox-uv A couple Django items Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/444
Durable Python Execution with Temporal(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/515
Learn systems, not langauges(opens in new tab)
Due to the nature of my story and the attention that it's received, as mentioned in my last post, I frequently get emails from developers, college kids, or other people with troubled pasts that are looking for advice on either ...
blakewatson.com turns 20(opens in new tab)
This website is for humans(opens in new tab)
Enabling Hugo static site search with Lunr.js(opens in new tab)
There comes a time in every woman’s life when she only wants one thing: for her mininmal static site to finally have some of the same features that dynamic blogging platforms do, namely search. So now I’ve implemented search on ...
🤖 VibeOps: Using Claude Code on Cheap VPS Servers(opens in new tab)
Today I came across Pieter Levels' post about “VibeOps,” a workflow that involves SSHing to a cheap VPS server and installing Claude Code directly on it. I’m running this setup on a cheap Hetzner box. While this approach might sound ...
My 2025 New Mac Setup(opens in new tab)
I set up a new Mac for work today. Here's everything I use on a Mac for fullstack web development.
The Career Ceiling No One Talks About: Senior Dev, Stuck Forever(opens in new tab)
For many developers senior is the quiet end of the road.
I finally added Bluesky comments and likes to my blog (and you can too!)(opens in new tab)
Learn how to add Bluesky comments and likes to your blog in under an hour using ATProto integration, with copy-paste code for Astro sites.
I finally added Bluesky comments and likes to my blog (and you can too!)(opens in new tab)
Poltergeist: The Ghost That Keeps Your Builds Fresh(opens in new tab)
Meet Poltergeist: an AI-friendly universal build watcher that auto-detects and rebuilds any project—Swift, Rust, Node.js, CMake, or anything else—the moment you save a file. Zero config, just haunting productivity.
A Treatise on AI Chatbots Undermining the Enlightenment(opens in new tab)
On chatbot sycophancy, passivity, and the case for more intellectually challenging companions
#443: Patching Multiprocessing(opens in new tab)
Topics covered in this episode: rumdl - A Markdown Linter written in Rust Coverage 7.10.0: patch aioboto3 You might not need a Python class Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/443
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.
#442: Cloud bills in scientific notation(opens in new tab)
Topics covered in this episode: Open Source Security work isn't “Special” uv v0.8 Extra, Extra, Extra Announcing Toad - a universal UI for agentic coding in the terminal Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the ...
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.
