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Back to front web developer, creator of many things, continual writer of speculative fiction —where the speculation is both in the subject matter and its potential completion date. Mostly harmless, except on Thursdays.
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· May 3
Very weird. yesterday was the day. After eight years of hard work, building various systems and microservices, knowing them back-to-front, and then jumping through the hoops created by constant new owners, I am now moving on.
Let's hope the next job and next decade goes a bit more smoothly. #change
Let's hope the next job and next decade goes a bit more smoothly. #change
Funny how the only people stating 'you don't need to learn to code' any more are mostly CEOs... and CEOs who haven't got a clue about #coding.
Almost like they don't know what they are talking about.
—
"The revolution will be generated!" ...and then promptly break when things get too complex.
#ai
Almost like they don't know what they are talking about.
—
"The revolution will be generated!" ...and then promptly break when things get too complex.
#ai
August 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I must be way out of date with #socialmedia.
Every service that I've tried recently is bugged as an insect museum..
Instagram, broken.
Threads, broken.
X, first post I saw was a massively celebrated tweet about how climate change 'had been happening for years, so it wasn't man made' —we'll skip X.
Every service that I've tried recently is bugged as an insect museum..
Instagram, broken.
Threads, broken.
X, first post I saw was a massively celebrated tweet about how climate change 'had been happening for years, so it wasn't man made' —we'll skip X.
July 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I must be way out of date with #socialmedia.
Every service that I've tried recently is bugged as an insect museum..
Instagram, broken.
Threads, broken.
X, first post I saw was a massively celebrated tweet about how climate change 'had been happening for years, so it wasn't man made' —we'll skip X.
Every service that I've tried recently is bugged as an insect museum..
Instagram, broken.
Threads, broken.
X, first post I saw was a massively celebrated tweet about how climate change 'had been happening for years, so it wasn't man made' —we'll skip X.
Had the strangest (good) day yesterday.
A day where I know words will fail to capture the indescribable threads of effervescence that streamed my consciousness over a period of hours.
My balance went from dark, to bright, to an entirely new quality of light.
People are infinitely surprising #life
A day where I know words will fail to capture the indescribable threads of effervescence that streamed my consciousness over a period of hours.
My balance went from dark, to bright, to an entirely new quality of light.
People are infinitely surprising #life
June 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Had the strangest (good) day yesterday.
A day where I know words will fail to capture the indescribable threads of effervescence that streamed my consciousness over a period of hours.
My balance went from dark, to bright, to an entirely new quality of light.
People are infinitely surprising #life
A day where I know words will fail to capture the indescribable threads of effervescence that streamed my consciousness over a period of hours.
My balance went from dark, to bright, to an entirely new quality of light.
People are infinitely surprising #life
This might seem to be an obvious point to make.
But I am very thankful that #music coalesced from the history of our existence —into what it is today.
Without music, I'd be a much less happier person.
It can turn almost anything around.
Especially the delicate balance that passes for our psyche.
But I am very thankful that #music coalesced from the history of our existence —into what it is today.
Without music, I'd be a much less happier person.
It can turn almost anything around.
Especially the delicate balance that passes for our psyche.
June 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This might seem to be an obvious point to make.
But I am very thankful that #music coalesced from the history of our existence —into what it is today.
Without music, I'd be a much less happier person.
It can turn almost anything around.
Especially the delicate balance that passes for our psyche.
But I am very thankful that #music coalesced from the history of our existence —into what it is today.
Without music, I'd be a much less happier person.
It can turn almost anything around.
Especially the delicate balance that passes for our psyche.
This is a public sanity announcement...
"Please remember, there are much more interesting, safer and less antagonising things to do than football."
That is all.
(as if certain people already listen to signs, or apply sensible thinking as to where is polite to play.)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Please remember, there are much more interesting, safer and less antagonising things to do than football."
That is all.
(as if certain people already listen to signs, or apply sensible thinking as to where is polite to play.)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ban 'no ball games' signs to get children off devices, play experts say
Experts say outdoor play in England has declined by 50% and are calling for urgent change.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
This is a public sanity announcement...
"Please remember, there are much more interesting, safer and less antagonising things to do than football."
That is all.
(as if certain people already listen to signs, or apply sensible thinking as to where is polite to play.)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Please remember, there are much more interesting, safer and less antagonising things to do than football."
That is all.
(as if certain people already listen to signs, or apply sensible thinking as to where is polite to play.)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"AI will take over."
Will it? better keep it away from table cloths and smart uniforms then —as the concept seems too wild for certain models to handle...
#ai #therevolutionwillbecompartmentalised ...and very much dangerously broken.
Will it? better keep it away from table cloths and smart uniforms then —as the concept seems too wild for certain models to handle...
#ai #therevolutionwillbecompartmentalised ...and very much dangerously broken.
June 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
"AI will take over."
Will it? better keep it away from table cloths and smart uniforms then —as the concept seems too wild for certain models to handle...
#ai #therevolutionwillbecompartmentalised ...and very much dangerously broken.
Will it? better keep it away from table cloths and smart uniforms then —as the concept seems too wild for certain models to handle...
#ai #therevolutionwillbecompartmentalised ...and very much dangerously broken.
What's it called whenYouLookAtTheSkyInAPoeticKindOfWay & think —I'm finally nearing the end of a personal project?
To get this feeling correct, you need to:
- have started said project over 2 decades ago
- have a strange relationship with hats
- exist somewhere beyond the stratosphere
#persistance
To get this feeling correct, you need to:
- have started said project over 2 decades ago
- have a strange relationship with hats
- exist somewhere beyond the stratosphere
#persistance
June 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
What's it called whenYouLookAtTheSkyInAPoeticKindOfWay & think —I'm finally nearing the end of a personal project?
To get this feeling correct, you need to:
- have started said project over 2 decades ago
- have a strange relationship with hats
- exist somewhere beyond the stratosphere
#persistance
To get this feeling correct, you need to:
- have started said project over 2 decades ago
- have a strange relationship with hats
- exist somewhere beyond the stratosphere
#persistance
If this were true, then at the same time we wouldn't need CEOs or other hypemongors any more either. So clearly, it isn't. Unless of course you want to run a site in a dangerously broken state. Perhaps people may start to realise what good devs actually do.. #ai #hype www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
AI coding startup Replit CEO says companies soon won’t need software developers
Amjad Masad said startups are already using products like Replit instead of hiring a chief technology officer.
www.semafor.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
If this were true, then at the same time we wouldn't need CEOs or other hypemongors any more either. So clearly, it isn't. Unless of course you want to run a site in a dangerously broken state. Perhaps people may start to realise what good devs actually do.. #ai #hype www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
What's it called when you look at the sky in a poetic kind of way.. and everyone around you is (still) complaining about #JavaScript? When you ask them what they think is better, the languages they proffer can only achieve part of JS' reach, devspeed & capability.
Every tool has its place, even JS.
Every tool has its place, even JS.
May 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
What's it called when you look at the sky in a poetic kind of way.. and everyone around you is (still) complaining about #JavaScript? When you ask them what they think is better, the languages they proffer can only achieve part of JS' reach, devspeed & capability.
Every tool has its place, even JS.
Every tool has its place, even JS.
Not quite screenshots, well... actually this is the definition of a screenshot. Or, err... screen capture. But this is most of what game dev actually is (at least, it has been for me).
Annabel is finally getting shadows and light.
#alwtm #gamedev #2d #screenshotsaturday #spriteilluminator
Annabel is finally getting shadows and light.
#alwtm #gamedev #2d #screenshotsaturday #spriteilluminator
May 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Not quite screenshots, well... actually this is the definition of a screenshot. Or, err... screen capture. But this is most of what game dev actually is (at least, it has been for me).
Annabel is finally getting shadows and light.
#alwtm #gamedev #2d #screenshotsaturday #spriteilluminator
Annabel is finally getting shadows and light.
#alwtm #gamedev #2d #screenshotsaturday #spriteilluminator
May 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Noooo. Leave Windsurf alone OpenAI. It was shaping up to be a good system, well balanced. Unlike OpenAI. I quit ChatGPT because Claude was better (and had more sensible owners), and I chose Windsurf over Cursor for making better choices. Now I don't know what to think. #windsurf
May 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Noooo. Leave Windsurf alone OpenAI. It was shaping up to be a good system, well balanced. Unlike OpenAI. I quit ChatGPT because Claude was better (and had more sensible owners), and I chose Windsurf over Cursor for making better choices. Now I don't know what to think. #windsurf
Oh dear. Although it is difficult to feel optimistic when presented with the state of many electorates & "leaders" around the globe.
Can only assume that all the votes for the Reform party are protest votes. No one can seriously believe that farage will do anything good for them. #election #madness
Can only assume that all the votes for the Reform party are protest votes. No one can seriously believe that farage will do anything good for them. #election #madness
May 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Very weird. yesterday was the day. After eight years of hard work, building various systems and microservices, knowing them back-to-front, and then jumping through the hoops created by constant new owners, I am now moving on.
Let's hope the next job and next decade goes a bit more smoothly. #change
Let's hope the next job and next decade goes a bit more smoothly. #change
May 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Very weird. yesterday was the day. After eight years of hard work, building various systems and microservices, knowing them back-to-front, and then jumping through the hoops created by constant new owners, I am now moving on.
Let's hope the next job and next decade goes a bit more smoothly. #change
Let's hope the next job and next decade goes a bit more smoothly. #change
Posts like thenewstack.io/vibe-coding-... distort decision maker perspective. Article has reasonable points, what's completely missed (Can only think on purpose) is wasted time AI often brings & features it completely fails at. Not to mention the crap, bad coders will now #vibecode into the world...
Vibe Coding Is Rapidly Reshaping the Software Developer Profession
AI tools are transforming engineering roles by blending product thinking with rapid implementation.
thenewstack.io
April 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Posts like thenewstack.io/vibe-coding-... distort decision maker perspective. Article has reasonable points, what's completely missed (Can only think on purpose) is wasted time AI often brings & features it completely fails at. Not to mention the crap, bad coders will now #vibecode into the world...
People don't know what they don't know. Nothing wrong with using any tool, so long as you know what you are doing. But I wouldn't start up a catering business if someone built me an automated chef, that I didn't understand —who occasionally deleted the entire kitchen & baked a few staff. #vibecoding
April 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
People don't know what they don't know. Nothing wrong with using any tool, so long as you know what you are doing. But I wouldn't start up a catering business if someone built me an automated chef, that I didn't understand —who occasionally deleted the entire kitchen & baked a few staff. #vibecoding
Been a long standing customer of #Adobe, starting first and foremost with #Photoshop. Used it since the early battles with CorelDraw. However, the "business practices" that Adobe are now using are nothing short of dark patterns & subscription tricks —not to mention the software bugs/bloat. Shameful.
April 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Been a long standing customer of #Adobe, starting first and foremost with #Photoshop. Used it since the early battles with CorelDraw. However, the "business practices" that Adobe are now using are nothing short of dark patterns & subscription tricks —not to mention the software bugs/bloat. Shameful.
Anyone else still preferring to work with Claude 3.5?
Claude 3.7 is like working with a collection of Infinite monkey theorems. It is often completely correct, very wrong and completely distracted—all at the same time.
3.5 has its quirks, but it is mostly quite sensible.
#claude #ai #webdev #code
Claude 3.7 is like working with a collection of Infinite monkey theorems. It is often completely correct, very wrong and completely distracted—all at the same time.
3.5 has its quirks, but it is mostly quite sensible.
#claude #ai #webdev #code
March 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
To those claiming #AI will replace good #coders, #webdevs, & #softwareEngineers..
Have you actually used it to build anything beyond a simple app? Have you looked at the code that your app now contains? Do you have any idea of the kinds of security problems and issues your code has?
I thought not.
Have you actually used it to build anything beyond a simple app? Have you looked at the code that your app now contains? Do you have any idea of the kinds of security problems and issues your code has?
I thought not.
March 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
To those claiming #AI will replace good #coders, #webdevs, & #softwareEngineers..
Have you actually used it to build anything beyond a simple app? Have you looked at the code that your app now contains? Do you have any idea of the kinds of security problems and issues your code has?
I thought not.
Have you actually used it to build anything beyond a simple app? Have you looked at the code that your app now contains? Do you have any idea of the kinds of security problems and issues your code has?
I thought not.
Trying to decide if this is proof positive that we live in a computer simulation, or, unequivocal evidence that we don't.
I think if Netflix were to pick up the rights, it would be decisive. #philosophical #heist
I think if Netflix were to pick up the rights, it would be decisive. #philosophical #heist
March 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Trying to decide if this is proof positive that we live in a computer simulation, or, unequivocal evidence that we don't.
I think if Netflix were to pick up the rights, it would be decisive. #philosophical #heist
I think if Netflix were to pick up the rights, it would be decisive. #philosophical #heist
Finally got to see what Balatro was, after so much hype. Why so much noise from the #indiegame sector? A fancy twist on poker really doesn't deserve such attention. Best game of the year 2024?? Jeesh.
As far as I'm concerned it's the kind of game that fits right next to Candy Crush and Flappy Bird.
As far as I'm concerned it's the kind of game that fits right next to Candy Crush and Flappy Bird.
March 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Finally got to see what Balatro was, after so much hype. Why so much noise from the #indiegame sector? A fancy twist on poker really doesn't deserve such attention. Best game of the year 2024?? Jeesh.
As far as I'm concerned it's the kind of game that fits right next to Candy Crush and Flappy Bird.
As far as I'm concerned it's the kind of game that fits right next to Candy Crush and Flappy Bird.
This is going to be a bit cryptic to most, but I finally got my spatial map algorithm working. This system runs in Node.js, optimised by Rust/WASM modules, and allows me to stitch together multiple #Matter.js simulations in a horizontal layout. Meaning I can have a very large game world. #webdev #2d
February 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is going to be a bit cryptic to most, but I finally got my spatial map algorithm working. This system runs in Node.js, optimised by Rust/WASM modules, and allows me to stitch together multiple #Matter.js simulations in a horizontal layout. Meaning I can have a very large game world. #webdev #2d
I finished my intro demo, combining #video with #js. This has taken a number of different skills to realise, ranging from video editing, to audio editing, to javascript synchronisation, #Pixi.js, infra skills with #aws and serving bitrate variable video with dash.js...
v5.codelamp.co.uk/e/sideways/
v5.codelamp.co.uk/e/sideways/
February 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I finished my intro demo, combining #video with #js. This has taken a number of different skills to realise, ranging from video editing, to audio editing, to javascript synchronisation, #Pixi.js, infra skills with #aws and serving bitrate variable video with dash.js...
v5.codelamp.co.uk/e/sideways/
v5.codelamp.co.uk/e/sideways/
When people state "We've created an app using AI, without a developer!" & you find out the "app" they've created is a form that posts to an incredibly basic API, and there's no security protection or data validation.
"We don't need developers WAHOO!" #priceless #webdev #ai
Good luck to 'em, I say.
"We don't need developers WAHOO!" #priceless #webdev #ai
Good luck to 'em, I say.
February 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
When people state "We've created an app using AI, without a developer!" & you find out the "app" they've created is a form that posts to an incredibly basic API, and there's no security protection or data validation.
"We don't need developers WAHOO!" #priceless #webdev #ai
Good luck to 'em, I say.
"We don't need developers WAHOO!" #priceless #webdev #ai
Good luck to 'em, I say.