Benja Vicente
@benjavicente.dev
🇨🇱 Chile N°1 🇨🇱
Frontend Nerd @ benjavicente.dev
Prev Student at UC Chile and doing things in osuc.dev and ccc.ing.puc.cl
Frontend Nerd @ benjavicente.dev
Prev Student at UC Chile and doing things in osuc.dev and ccc.ing.puc.cl
For those who don't know, this is in fact, Chile 2
Space is a lot closer than most people realise
by u/Many-Excitement3246
by u/Many-Excitement3246
October 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
For those who don't know, this is in fact, Chile 2
I'm starting to replace "developer {something}" with "development {something}".
Development is production, just like computing. Nobody is calling _people_ "computers" right now.
What you want is architects/engineers. Developer is a temporary role like it was with computer.
Development is production, just like computing. Nobody is calling _people_ "computers" right now.
What you want is architects/engineers. Developer is a temporary role like it was with computer.
October 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm starting to replace "developer {something}" with "development {something}".
Development is production, just like computing. Nobody is calling _people_ "computers" right now.
What you want is architects/engineers. Developer is a temporary role like it was with computer.
Development is production, just like computing. Nobody is calling _people_ "computers" right now.
What you want is architects/engineers. Developer is a temporary role like it was with computer.
Just realizing that I don't need to have Microsoft 365 installed on my PC
August 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just realizing that I don't need to have Microsoft 365 installed on my PC
What welcomes new users on Twitter vs Bluesky
Both are terrible, but @bsky.app is waaaay worse. It has been similar (or worse) from when I started using bsky 😵💫
Both are terrible, but @bsky.app is waaaay worse. It has been similar (or worse) from when I started using bsky 😵💫
July 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
What welcomes new users on Twitter vs Bluesky
Both are terrible, but @bsky.app is waaaay worse. It has been similar (or worse) from when I started using bsky 😵💫
Both are terrible, but @bsky.app is waaaay worse. It has been similar (or worse) from when I started using bsky 😵💫
The MCP “disruption” will be when OpenAI lands support on ChatGPT.
MCP (over HTTP) is perfect for non-tech people.
ChatGPT is where non-tech people are.
MCP (over HTTP) is perfect for non-tech people.
ChatGPT is where non-tech people are.
May 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The MCP “disruption” will be when OpenAI lands support on ChatGPT.
MCP (over HTTP) is perfect for non-tech people.
ChatGPT is where non-tech people are.
MCP (over HTTP) is perfect for non-tech people.
ChatGPT is where non-tech people are.
New post
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benjavicente.dev/blog/http-ca...
HTTP Cache: Finding a performance improvement on frameworks on Cloudflare Workers
How a hackathon project led me to find a simple way to speed up startup times of web apps on Cloudflare Workers
benjavicente.dev
May 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
New post
benjavicente.dev/blog/http-ca...
benjavicente.dev/blog/http-ca...
Feels good to contribute on small opportunities of improvement and in documentation of libraries, even though I don't understand any of the internals 🫡
a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .
Alt: A group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor, text says "I am doing my part"
media.tenor.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Feels good to contribute on small opportunities of improvement and in documentation of libraries, even though I don't understand any of the internals 🫡
NextJS is good if "use client" is used a lot, not otherwise.
The trend of going *all in* on RSC is like buying a car and using it to every journey, including 2 minute drives. Having a new car doesn't force you to leave behind walking or biking, it allows you to reach new frontiers when you have to!
The trend of going *all in* on RSC is like buying a car and using it to every journey, including 2 minute drives. Having a new car doesn't force you to leave behind walking or biking, it allows you to reach new frontiers when you have to!
April 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
NextJS is good if "use client" is used a lot, not otherwise.
The trend of going *all in* on RSC is like buying a car and using it to every journey, including 2 minute drives. Having a new car doesn't force you to leave behind walking or biking, it allows you to reach new frontiers when you have to!
The trend of going *all in* on RSC is like buying a car and using it to every journey, including 2 minute drives. Having a new car doesn't force you to leave behind walking or biking, it allows you to reach new frontiers when you have to!
I'm starting to use JSX for a big prompt with xml, and it's stupid how nice it is:
- Formating, max line lenght
- White space removal
- Composition with functions
And all it takes is a couple of TS to change the JSX available elements, and a render function from react-dom ✨
- Formating, max line lenght
- White space removal
- Composition with functions
And all it takes is a couple of TS to change the JSX available elements, and a render function from react-dom ✨
Has anyone written a JSX -> system prompt library?
node-deepresearch would genuinely benefit so much from it. Endless string interpolation, impossible to grok what's going on.
A proper component model for system prompts would be pretty convenient.
node-deepresearch would genuinely benefit so much from it. Endless string interpolation, impossible to grok what's going on.
A proper component model for system prompts would be pretty convenient.
March 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm starting to use JSX for a big prompt with xml, and it's stupid how nice it is:
- Formating, max line lenght
- White space removal
- Composition with functions
And all it takes is a couple of TS to change the JSX available elements, and a render function from react-dom ✨
- Formating, max line lenght
- White space removal
- Composition with functions
And all it takes is a couple of TS to change the JSX available elements, and a render function from react-dom ✨
Most of Chile without electricity right now 🫠
February 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Most of Chile without electricity right now 🫠
👀
Blink: Intent to Ship: Observable API
Blink: Intent to Ship: Observable API
Blink: Intent to Ship: Observable API
groups.google.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
👀
First post of the year:
Web stuff that got my interest
Patterns, tools and emerging web technologies that I believe will be important in the future of the JS ecosystem
benjavicente.dev
February 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
First post of the year:
I'm finding out that YouTube shorts has a better recommendation algorithm to find new series and movies than most of streaming services
January 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'm finding out that YouTube shorts has a better recommendation algorithm to find new series and movies than most of streaming services
It's clear that the ones that pushed Google Gemini on Workspace aren't great at building products.
GMail and Drive have a system for selecting multiple items, and an integrated AI should know that if one has selected items, one would probably want information about those items.
GMail and Drive have a system for selecting multiple items, and an integrated AI should know that if one has selected items, one would probably want information about those items.
January 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM
It's clear that the ones that pushed Google Gemini on Workspace aren't great at building products.
GMail and Drive have a system for selecting multiple items, and an integrated AI should know that if one has selected items, one would probably want information about those items.
GMail and Drive have a system for selecting multiple items, and an integrated AI should know that if one has selected items, one would probably want information about those items.
Encuentro bien complicado seguir gente y comunidades cracks en Chile (y me imagino que a nivel latam).
Las instancias que hay, están casi todas orientadas al dev (no ing de software) promedio, y si no eres parte del círculo de pocas empresas cracks que arman comunidad entre si, difícil.
Las instancias que hay, están casi todas orientadas al dev (no ing de software) promedio, y si no eres parte del círculo de pocas empresas cracks que arman comunidad entre si, difícil.
December 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Encuentro bien complicado seguir gente y comunidades cracks en Chile (y me imagino que a nivel latam).
Las instancias que hay, están casi todas orientadas al dev (no ing de software) promedio, y si no eres parte del círculo de pocas empresas cracks que arman comunidad entre si, difícil.
Las instancias que hay, están casi todas orientadas al dev (no ing de software) promedio, y si no eres parte del círculo de pocas empresas cracks que arman comunidad entre si, difícil.
Bookmarks, pinned tabs, and opened tabs are different.
No browser has really nailed the UX of those with clear workspace separation.
No browser has really nailed the UX of those with clear workspace separation.
December 18, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Bookmarks, pinned tabs, and opened tabs are different.
No browser has really nailed the UX of those with clear workspace separation.
No browser has really nailed the UX of those with clear workspace separation.
`display: contents` is underrated
December 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM
`display: contents` is underrated
Reposted by Benja Vicente
by contrast, the City of Berkeley account on Bluesky has a .gov domain, so you can immediately tell it's legit. Using domains as handles is brilliant
December 5, 2024 at 8:55 PM
by contrast, the City of Berkeley account on Bluesky has a .gov domain, so you can immediately tell it's legit. Using domains as handles is brilliant
The more I study JS client-first frameworks (Remix, SvelteKit, ...), the more I realize that scaling them is way harder that server-first (Rails, ...) in like 99% of cases.
December 2, 2024 at 11:42 AM
The more I study JS client-first frameworks (Remix, SvelteKit, ...), the more I realize that scaling them is way harder that server-first (Rails, ...) in like 99% of cases.
Knowing how to stand out is the key to success.
I wish I had that mentality early, and understood how to apply it in different contexts.
I wish I had that mentality early, and understood how to apply it in different contexts.
November 29, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Knowing how to stand out is the key to success.
I wish I had that mentality early, and understood how to apply it in different contexts.
I wish I had that mentality early, and understood how to apply it in different contexts.
AI internet search tools aren't just great because they can create great summaries.
They're great because they can search multiple sites faster than it takes to load their unoptimized pages.
They're great because they can search multiple sites faster than it takes to load their unoptimized pages.
November 11, 2024 at 5:06 PM
AI internet search tools aren't just great because they can create great summaries.
They're great because they can search multiple sites faster than it takes to load their unoptimized pages.
They're great because they can search multiple sites faster than it takes to load their unoptimized pages.
The domain as username option is wonderful.
- It delegates the username acquisition to an external entity, so the network does not own usernames outside their own domain (bsky[dot]social). The external entity provides prof of ownership.
- Shows where to know more about the user who is posting.
- It delegates the username acquisition to an external entity, so the network does not own usernames outside their own domain (bsky[dot]social). The external entity provides prof of ownership.
- Shows where to know more about the user who is posting.
November 11, 2024 at 1:45 AM
The domain as username option is wonderful.
- It delegates the username acquisition to an external entity, so the network does not own usernames outside their own domain (bsky[dot]social). The external entity provides prof of ownership.
- Shows where to know more about the user who is posting.
- It delegates the username acquisition to an external entity, so the network does not own usernames outside their own domain (bsky[dot]social). The external entity provides prof of ownership.
- Shows where to know more about the user who is posting.