Jon George
@jg.dev
Software developer who still can’t believe the internet actually works
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Jon George
@jg.dev
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I design and build software for a living and post about real decisions, real mistakes, real opinions, and whatever half formed thought I can't shake. This is where I think out loud.
Everyone says slow down, get sleep, touch grass, stay hydrated. I say this as someone who was up at 2AM last night debugging a div that wasn't even visible yet
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Everyone says slow down, get sleep, touch grass, stay hydrated. I say this as someone who was up at 2AM last night debugging a div that wasn't even visible yet
The tell is when someone opens a Google Doc and instinctively types :w or jjjjj before realizing where they are.
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 AM
The tell is when someone opens a Google Doc and instinctively types :w or jjjjj before realizing where they are.
Exactly. Especially with debugging intuition.
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Exactly. Especially with debugging intuition.
I design and build software for a living and post about real decisions, real mistakes, real opinions, and whatever half formed thought I can't shake. This is where I think out loud.
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I design and build software for a living and post about real decisions, real mistakes, real opinions, and whatever half formed thought I can't shake. This is where I think out loud.
Not level 50 but almost half way
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Not level 50 but almost half way
AI coding tools are fast but I deliberately let myself struggle on some problems. I’m not ready to let my brain atrophy.
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
AI coding tools are fast but I deliberately let myself struggle on some problems. I’m not ready to let my brain atrophy.
Had not heard of Jule until now. Based on the mission, I get the sense it was written by someone who's actually tried to adopt Rust on a real codebase and felt the friction. Cool read, thanks for sharing.
February 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Had not heard of Jule until now. Based on the mission, I get the sense it was written by someone who's actually tried to adopt Rust on a real codebase and felt the friction. Cool read, thanks for sharing.
This is really fun, but 50 points is pure luck!
February 8, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This is really fun, but 50 points is pure luck!
session timeout doubling as a terminal diagnosis...efficiency
February 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
session timeout doubling as a terminal diagnosis...efficiency
I keep hearing from designer friends that their companies want them prompting in Cursor instead of designing in Figma. AI must be used. Some feel they still do better work the traditional way. How many designers are choosing this shift vs. having it chosen for them?
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I keep hearing from designer friends that their companies want them prompting in Cursor instead of designing in Figma. AI must be used. Some feel they still do better work the traditional way. How many designers are choosing this shift vs. having it chosen for them?
Spent five months working with another team on a design that would clean up a messy process. Their reorg killed it. Went to my customer with the fallback plan, more manual work, more assumptions, more spaghetti on top of existing spaghetti. The lost time feels personal even when it isn't really.
February 7, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Spent five months working with another team on a design that would clean up a messy process. Their reorg killed it. Went to my customer with the fallback plan, more manual work, more assumptions, more spaghetti on top of existing spaghetti. The lost time feels personal even when it isn't really.
My first week as a software engineer I realized the whole job is moving data and operating on data. The core logic always reduces to this.
February 7, 2026 at 1:50 AM
My first week as a software engineer I realized the whole job is moving data and operating on data. The core logic always reduces to this.
Yeah the complacency curve is real. The difference between "I reviewed this" and "I glanced at this" gets blurry ha! I'm trying to stay honest with myself about which one I'm actually doing
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Yeah the complacency curve is real. The difference between "I reviewed this" and "I glanced at this" gets blurry ha! I'm trying to stay honest with myself about which one I'm actually doing
When I use AI coding tools I still walk through every function, every edge case, every file it touches. I need to understand what's in my codebase before I move on. Genuinely curious how many people using Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc. are still doing this vs. trusting the output and shipping?
February 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
When I use AI coding tools I still walk through every function, every edge case, every file it touches. I need to understand what's in my codebase before I move on. Genuinely curious how many people using Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc. are still doing this vs. trusting the output and shipping?
'High' performance is always relative to what you're comparing against. JS is fast enough to run most of the internet. That's not nothing...... even if it's not C
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
'High' performance is always relative to what you're comparing against. JS is fast enough to run most of the internet. That's not nothing...... even if it's not C
lets you forget about memory management right up until it doesn't
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
lets you forget about memory management right up until it doesn't
Reminds me of a tool I saw a few years ago called HabitGraph habitgraph.ai. The dev there is a good human being.
HabitGraph Habit Tracker: Track habits with a tweet on X/Twitter
HabitGraph is the best habit tracker for X/Twitter users because it natively integrates and tracks habits with a tweet.
habitgraph.ai
February 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Reminds me of a tool I saw a few years ago called HabitGraph habitgraph.ai. The dev there is a good human being.
I still enjoy the craft of software development despite the industry's push toward AI code generation
February 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I still enjoy the craft of software development despite the industry's push toward AI code generation
Rebuilt my personal site and moved it to jg.dev. Sometimes the domain dictates the redesign 💥
Jon George
Technical leader and product builder. Building SoftwareDB.
jg.dev
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Rebuilt my personal site and moved it to jg.dev. Sometimes the domain dictates the redesign 💥
People say they’re “learning SQL” or “switching to GraphQL” but what they mean is they’re learning Postgres or switching API architectures. The tool is the thing you actually chose.
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
People say they’re “learning SQL” or “switching to GraphQL” but what they mean is they’re learning Postgres or switching API architectures. The tool is the thing you actually chose.
SQL isn’t a tool. PostgreSQL is. You can’t install SQL, configure it, or replace it with something else. The distinction matters more than people think.
February 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
SQL isn’t a tool. PostgreSQL is. You can’t install SQL, configure it, or replace it with something else. The distinction matters more than people think.
Reposted by Jon George
LOVE THIS! ctan.math.illinois.edu/graphics/pgf... "This package provides an essential feature to LATEX that has been missing for too long.
It adds a coffee stain to your documents. A lot of time can be saved by printing stains directly on the page rather than adding them manually."
It adds a coffee stain to your documents. A lot of time can be saved by printing stains directly on the page rather than adding them manually."
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
LOVE THIS! ctan.math.illinois.edu/graphics/pgf... "This package provides an essential feature to LATEX that has been missing for too long.
It adds a coffee stain to your documents. A lot of time can be saved by printing stains directly on the page rather than adding them manually."
It adds a coffee stain to your documents. A lot of time can be saved by printing stains directly on the page rather than adding them manually."
Start the build. Walk to the kitchen. Make coffee. Come back. Green checkmarks. Simple pleasures.
February 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Start the build. Walk to the kitchen. Make coffee. Come back. Green checkmarks. Simple pleasures.
LLMs have ruined the em dash
February 5, 2026 at 12:54 PM
LLMs have ruined the em dash
Domains I own: 60
Domains actively in use: 3
Domains I will absolutely renew anyway: 60
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Domains actively in use: 3
Domains I will absolutely renew anyway: 60
🤭
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Domains I own: 60
Domains actively in use: 3
Domains I will absolutely renew anyway: 60
🤭
Domains actively in use: 3
Domains I will absolutely renew anyway: 60
🤭