Chris Armstrong
@chrisarmstrong.link
Software developer. Javascript/TypeScript, AWS. OCaml my camel. other tech stuff.
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Blog: https://www.chrisarmstrong.dev
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Blog: https://www.chrisarmstrong.dev
For the paranoid: github.com/chris-armstr...
GitHub - chris-armstrong/ocaml-devcontainer: Devcontainer with OCaml
Devcontainer with OCaml. Contribute to chris-armstrong/ocaml-devcontainer development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
For the paranoid: github.com/chris-armstr...
It’s the only way to get anything done with it
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It’s the only way to get anything done with it
Maybe the port fees in Dampier seemed cheap but nobody checked how close it is to any population centre? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dampier...
Dampier, Western Australia - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Maybe the port fees in Dampier seemed cheap but nobody checked how close it is to any population centre? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dampier...
It’s not even possible to buy Windows without this garbage or a sensible way to remove it. If Microsoft just need a subscription fee model for Windows to be viable, then so be it - that’s a more reasonable service than any of this
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It’s not even possible to buy Windows without this garbage or a sensible way to remove it. If Microsoft just need a subscription fee model for Windows to be viable, then so be it - that’s a more reasonable service than any of this
Autocorrect trying to make it say “oppressing system” is on point
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Autocorrect trying to make it say “oppressing system” is on point
Oh the web version runs a container with Ubuntu and a heap of installed things but opam is not one of them 😆
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Oh the web version runs a container with Ubuntu and a heap of installed things but opam is not one of them 😆
They are literally on the balance sheets of index funds with code QUAL: www.vaneck.com.au/etf/equity/q...
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www.vaneck.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
They are literally on the balance sheets of index funds with code QUAL: www.vaneck.com.au/etf/equity/q...
The extent to which OpenAI has managed to embed itself in the blue chip part of the share market so directly is both awe-inspiring and horrifying.
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The extent to which OpenAI has managed to embed itself in the blue chip part of the share market so directly is both awe-inspiring and horrifying.
Reposted by Chris Armstrong
the gospel ecosystem has experimental tools for specification-driven testing, while editor support got better with OCaml-LSP 1.24.0 and Merlin 5.6. plus there's a new neovim plugin for ocaml devs! 🐫
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
the gospel ecosystem has experimental tools for specification-driven testing, while editor support got better with OCaml-LSP 1.24.0 and Merlin 5.6. plus there's a new neovim plugin for ocaml devs! 🐫
I’ve been using it but there are so many limitations with the current product I doubt I could even get to 250$ worth of usage that I’d actually want it for
November 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I’ve been using it but there are so many limitations with the current product I doubt I could even get to 250$ worth of usage that I’d actually want it for
Most foreign menswear writers who encounter the Australian white collar worker wearing chelsea boots with a suit strangely endearing, but I can’t, really wish I could (they’re a comfortable and convenient style). I would just feel like a lawyer cosplaying as a tradie.
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Most foreign menswear writers who encounter the Australian white collar worker wearing chelsea boots with a suit strangely endearing, but I can’t, really wish I could (they’re a comfortable and convenient style). I would just feel like a lawyer cosplaying as a tradie.
Ok i found the opt-out, but we’re still enemies
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Ok i found the opt-out, but we’re still enemies
Why the hell do I need to deal with another set of permissions on top of IAM?!
Which I can't manage with CloudFormation?!!
How do I opt-out of this garbage?
Which I can't manage with CloudFormation?!!
How do I opt-out of this garbage?
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Why the hell do I need to deal with another set of permissions on top of IAM?!
Which I can't manage with CloudFormation?!!
How do I opt-out of this garbage?
Which I can't manage with CloudFormation?!!
How do I opt-out of this garbage?
I’ve been bundling since forever with serverless, mostly with esbuild, SAM and CDK make this relatively painless.
October 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I’ve been bundling since forever with serverless, mostly with esbuild, SAM and CDK make this relatively painless.
I typically use honeycomb.io (it’s not open source but it’s incredibly fast and flexible)
Honeycomb: Observability for Distributed Services
Honeycomb is the only observability platform you need. Get all your data in one unified platform with limitless possibilities.
honeycomb.io
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I typically use honeycomb.io (it’s not open source but it’s incredibly fast and flexible)
It is easy for charges to get out of control if you don’t know which services you should *really* use. On AWS there are a heap of services I would say are no-go even for experienced practicioners, including some of the “serverless” ones
October 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It is easy for charges to get out of control if you don’t know which services you should *really* use. On AWS there are a heap of services I would say are no-go even for experienced practicioners, including some of the “serverless” ones
And not needing to set up a collector on Azure (this is something AWS still leaves to the developer, and the collector sidecars are quite heavyweight)
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
And not needing to set up a collector on Azure (this is something AWS still leaves to the developer, and the collector sidecars are quite heavyweight)
I have to agree - I’m using on a work project to deal with some extremely mechanical refactoring (literally moving files and rewiring imports and exports) and also to build a command line utility for a personal project (I’m trying to keep it to the boring bits like product management)
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I have to agree - I’m using on a work project to deal with some extremely mechanical refactoring (literally moving files and rewiring imports and exports) and also to build a command line utility for a personal project (I’m trying to keep it to the boring bits like product management)