In my old age, I prefer:
(hasPending() == false)
over:
(!hasPending()).
Fuck it, I said it.
(hasPending() == false)
over:
(!hasPending()).
Fuck it, I said it.
February 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM
In my old age, I prefer:
(hasPending() == false)
over:
(!hasPending()).
Fuck it, I said it.
(hasPending() == false)
over:
(!hasPending()).
Fuck it, I said it.
It's so easy to inject code into, what seems like, a [large] rebase.
February 4, 2026 at 8:11 AM
It's so easy to inject code into, what seems like, a [large] rebase.
Said it before, I'll say it again. The reason #Ziglang should have a string type is purely so that code can discriminate between a string a binary data, which can be important in all types of cases usually involving things like interacting with other libraries or systems.
February 1, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Said it before, I'll say it again. The reason #Ziglang should have a string type is purely so that code can discriminate between a string a binary data, which can be important in all types of cases usually involving things like interacting with other libraries or systems.
I'm starting to think unconditional WFH might not be right for most companies. For a well-managed company, it should probably be a per-employee policy. But for companies that can't deal with the drama that will cause, it should just default to hybrid.
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I'm starting to think unconditional WFH might not be right for most companies. For a well-managed company, it should probably be a per-employee policy. But for companies that can't deal with the drama that will cause, it should just default to hybrid.
The Zig compiler (0.15.2) has been SIGABRT'ing on me daily for trivial errors. It can hard to review the current changes & figure out the error.
Thankfully, this almost always finds the issue and turns a near-dealbreaker into a chuckle:
find . -name "*.zig" -exec zig ast-check {} \;
Thankfully, this almost always finds the issue and turns a near-dealbreaker into a chuckle:
find . -name "*.zig" -exec zig ast-check {} \;
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
The Zig compiler (0.15.2) has been SIGABRT'ing on me daily for trivial errors. It can hard to review the current changes & figure out the error.
Thankfully, this almost always finds the issue and turns a near-dealbreaker into a chuckle:
find . -name "*.zig" -exec zig ast-check {} \;
Thankfully, this almost always finds the issue and turns a near-dealbreaker into a chuckle:
find . -name "*.zig" -exec zig ast-check {} \;
Engineering managers have 1 job right now:
Find out which employees don't feel like coding agents are significantly increasing their productivity and figure out why.
Find out which employees don't feel like coding agents are significantly increasing their productivity and figure out why.
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Engineering managers have 1 job right now:
Find out which employees don't feel like coding agents are significantly increasing their productivity and figure out why.
Find out which employees don't feel like coding agents are significantly increasing their productivity and figure out why.
A commit message should explain why, not what. The diff already has what. Don't say "moved this to an ordered map"...that's redundant. Say _why_: "We need to execute these in insertion order as per the spec (ideally: link to spec)"
January 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM
A commit message should explain why, not what. The diff already has what. Don't say "moved this to an ordered map"...that's redundant. Say _why_: "We need to execute these in insertion order as per the spec (ideally: link to spec)"
That old joke, applied to tmux...
How do you know if someone uses tmux? Don't worry...they'll tell you.
How do you know if someone uses tmux? Don't worry...they'll tell you.
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
That old joke, applied to tmux...
How do you know if someone uses tmux? Don't worry...they'll tell you.
How do you know if someone uses tmux? Don't worry...they'll tell you.
Container tabs is the only reason I stick with Firefox. Can't believe it still isn't available in Chromium.
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Container tabs is the only reason I stick with Firefox. Can't believe it still isn't available in Chromium.
I'm too dumb to know if the compiler will optimize my code, and too smart not to worry about it.
December 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I'm too dumb to know if the compiler will optimize my code, and too smart not to worry about it.
Sometimes the #ziglang compiler just fails with no meaningful error. Just this:
test
└─ run test
└─ compile test Debug native failure
error: the following command terminated unexpectedly:
test
└─ run test
└─ compile test Debug native failure
error: the following command terminated unexpectedly:
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Sometimes the #ziglang compiler just fails with no meaningful error. Just this:
test
└─ run test
└─ compile test Debug native failure
error: the following command terminated unexpectedly:
test
└─ run test
└─ compile test Debug native failure
error: the following command terminated unexpectedly:
There's virtually no code that I write now without an accompanying claude session. The $20/m plan suits my needs, but I could see myself doubling my usage (but not much more).
I think comfort and success with it directly relates to your comfort and success with collaborative coding in general.
I think comfort and success with it directly relates to your comfort and success with collaborative coding in general.
December 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
There's virtually no code that I write now without an accompanying claude session. The $20/m plan suits my needs, but I could see myself doubling my usage (but not much more).
I think comfort and success with it directly relates to your comfort and success with collaborative coding in general.
I think comfort and success with it directly relates to your comfort and success with collaborative coding in general.
WIP PR is at +62,029 −31,380 (and it isn't some linter / formatting).
December 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
WIP PR is at +62,029 −31,380 (and it isn't some linter / formatting).
If I was building a web site/service today, I'd, if nothing else, at least consider Gleam.
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
If I was building a web site/service today, I'd, if nothing else, at least consider Gleam.
I find it fun. And there's probably a blog post or two in there. But the TL;DR would be - I've always found reading / reviewing code fun. It's the same, but a bit different.
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I find it fun. And there's probably a blog post or two in there. But the TL;DR would be - I've always found reading / reviewing code fun. It's the same, but a bit different.
Claude also didn't like the way pg.zig's pool handled connections in a fail-state, so it wrote this:
github.com/karlseguin/p...
github.com/karlseguin/p...
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Claude also didn't like the way pg.zig's pool handled connections in a fail-state, so it wrote this:
github.com/karlseguin/p...
github.com/karlseguin/p...
October 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Everyone should try and use Google Jules just to see that there's clearly something wrong at Google.
October 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Everyone should try and use Google Jules just to see that there's clearly something wrong at Google.
Spam on Fastmail is getting a bit bad.
October 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Spam on Fastmail is getting a bit bad.
Let's pay some bills.
September 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Let's pay some bills.
Blogged: Is #zig's New Writer Unsafe?
www.openmymind.net/Is-Zigs-New-...
Please tell me I'm doing something stupid. #ziglang
www.openmymind.net/Is-Zigs-New-...
Please tell me I'm doing something stupid. #ziglang
Is Zig's New Writer Unsafe?
Karl Seguin's Blog - A mix of coding and creative writing
www.openmymind.net
September 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Blogged: Is #zig's New Writer Unsafe?
www.openmymind.net/Is-Zigs-New-...
Please tell me I'm doing something stupid. #ziglang
www.openmymind.net/Is-Zigs-New-...
Please tell me I'm doing something stupid. #ziglang
Not the #zig post I thought I was writing, but this is what came out:
Everything is a []u8
www.openmymind.net/Everything-I...
Everything is a []u8
www.openmymind.net/Everything-I...
September 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Not the #zig post I thought I was writing, but this is what came out:
Everything is a []u8
www.openmymind.net/Everything-I...
Everything is a []u8
www.openmymind.net/Everything-I...
dev: my zig code is slower than Go.
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseFast?
dev: my zig code is less safe than Go.
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseSafe?
dev: my #zig binary is larger than with Go.
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseSmall?
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseFast?
dev: my zig code is less safe than Go.
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseSafe?
dev: my #zig binary is larger than with Go.
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseSmall?
August 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
dev: my zig code is slower than Go.
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseFast?
dev: my zig code is less safe than Go.
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseSafe?
dev: my #zig binary is larger than with Go.
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseSmall?
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseFast?
dev: my zig code is less safe than Go.
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseSafe?
dev: my #zig binary is larger than with Go.
zig dev: have you tried ReleaseSmall?