Devlin McClure
@devlinmcclure.com
Software Engineer by day, Game Programmer sometimes. Prev: The Shadows That Linger, Food Physics, #ProjectFreeGUN. Open Source, Linux, and Emulator Enthusiast. #gamedev #coding #programming
Losing my gourd because the JavaScript ecosystem hates me
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Losing my gourd because the JavaScript ecosystem hates me
Next.js -> React
Nuxt -> Vue
Naxt -> Angular
Nsxt -> Solid
Nsvxt -> Svelte
Nuxt -> Vue
Naxt -> Angular
Nsxt -> Solid
Nsvxt -> Svelte
October 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Next.js -> React
Nuxt -> Vue
Naxt -> Angular
Nsxt -> Solid
Nsvxt -> Svelte
Nuxt -> Vue
Naxt -> Angular
Nsxt -> Solid
Nsvxt -> Svelte
Unicorn startup idea that has no real way to actually make a profit: Cursor/Windsurf/Etc but its a #Neovim plugin that lets me subscribe to use whatever model I want without having to bring my own API keys because I can't run a local model on my work machine
September 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Unicorn startup idea that has no real way to actually make a profit: Cursor/Windsurf/Etc but its a #Neovim plugin that lets me subscribe to use whatever model I want without having to bring my own API keys because I can't run a local model on my work machine
You know, I think its a problem that I have more issues keeping LTS style Linux distros stable compared to a vanilla Arch install
September 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
You know, I think its a problem that I have more issues keeping LTS style Linux distros stable compared to a vanilla Arch install
Anytime I have to do CSS styling and layouts for a web page, I am reminded of what I miss from game engines
July 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Anytime I have to do CSS styling and layouts for a web page, I am reminded of what I miss from game engines
2 favorite programming chores: upgrading dependencies, and reducing lines of code
July 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
2 favorite programming chores: upgrading dependencies, and reducing lines of code
Really happy with the updates to my website https://devlinmcclure.com
Upgraded to #11ty v3, #Tailwind v4, and adopted #DaisyUI for my components to clean up my CSS. Looks pretty good, and I'm doing it with basically no client JS!
If I do decide its time to leave 11ty for any reason, it'll be
Upgraded to #11ty v3, #Tailwind v4, and adopted #DaisyUI for my components to clean up my CSS. Looks pretty good, and I'm doing it with basically no client JS!
If I do decide its time to leave 11ty for any reason, it'll be
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June 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Really happy with the updates to my website https://devlinmcclure.com
Upgraded to #11ty v3, #Tailwind v4, and adopted #DaisyUI for my components to clean up my CSS. Looks pretty good, and I'm doing it with basically no client JS!
If I do decide its time to leave 11ty for any reason, it'll be
Upgraded to #11ty v3, #Tailwind v4, and adopted #DaisyUI for my components to clean up my CSS. Looks pretty good, and I'm doing it with basically no client JS!
If I do decide its time to leave 11ty for any reason, it'll be
The latest version of #Distrobox seems to have cleaned up a lot of the container startup issues I was facing on my setups for some reason. Glad to see its improved! Now I just need to make a dev environment for some of my projects...
May 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The latest version of #Distrobox seems to have cleaned up a lot of the container startup issues I was facing on my setups for some reason. Glad to see its improved! Now I just need to make a dev environment for some of my projects...
Got more RAM for my work machine, finally not hitting swap daily
April 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Got more RAM for my work machine, finally not hitting swap daily
Fun challenge for desk workers: keep your core engaged the entire time you are sitting
March 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Fun challenge for desk workers: keep your core engaged the entire time you are sitting
Used 15GB of swap today, AMA
January 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Used 15GB of swap today, AMA
Who in their right mind at Microsoft made the Virtual Desktop switching animation so clunky when trying to quickly move more than one Desktop over in Windows 11? It makes having more than 2 VDs painfully slow. It wasn't this bad in Windows 10? At least it looks nice
January 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Who in their right mind at Microsoft made the Virtual Desktop switching animation so clunky when trying to quickly move more than one Desktop over in Windows 11? It makes having more than 2 VDs painfully slow. It wasn't this bad in Windows 10? At least it looks nice
Chugging my Huel while coding, reminding myself that I, too, am not immune to the needs of human beings (I have an addiction to Taco Bell and this is the only thing keeping me from going)
January 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Chugging my Huel while coding, reminding myself that I, too, am not immune to the needs of human beings (I have an addiction to Taco Bell and this is the only thing keeping me from going)
Concurrency was a mistake, go back to sequential operations
November 15, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Concurrency was a mistake, go back to sequential operations
The #javascript tooling ecosystem feels like that one XKCD meme about competing standards. Not like C/C++ are any better in that regard
November 13, 2024 at 7:54 PM
The #javascript tooling ecosystem feels like that one XKCD meme about competing standards. Not like C/C++ are any better in that regard
Reposted by Devlin McClure
In case it becomes relevant: if you sniff bullshit while voting, use the information at 866ourvote.org. You can call or text, and they’ll help.
I’ve had to use this before. Don’t be afraid, call!
I’ve had to use this before. Don’t be afraid, call!
November 1, 2024 at 12:26 PM
In case it becomes relevant: if you sniff bullshit while voting, use the information at 866ourvote.org. You can call or text, and they’ll help.
I’ve had to use this before. Don’t be afraid, call!
I’ve had to use this before. Don’t be afraid, call!
Crashed a system trying to parse JSON using jq today, AMA
October 25, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Crashed a system trying to parse JSON using jq today, AMA
Interesting UI change, Mastodon. I'm feeling it
October 8, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Interesting UI change, Mastodon. I'm feeling it
ObjectA has the field "ID".
I use this to create the field "Name" in ObjectB.
ObjectA also has the field "Name".
Guess what mistake I made that has been haunting me all day until now :P
I use this to create the field "Name" in ObjectB.
ObjectA also has the field "Name".
Guess what mistake I made that has been haunting me all day until now :P
September 30, 2024 at 6:38 PM
ObjectA has the field "ID".
I use this to create the field "Name" in ObjectB.
ObjectA also has the field "Name".
Guess what mistake I made that has been haunting me all day until now :P
I use this to create the field "Name" in ObjectB.
ObjectA also has the field "Name".
Guess what mistake I made that has been haunting me all day until now :P
Why are RFCs used as standards? Its "Request For Comments", not "Recommended For Consumption "
September 27, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Why are RFCs used as standards? Its "Request For Comments", not "Recommended For Consumption "
The Copilot Pause is real
September 24, 2024 at 6:57 PM
The Copilot Pause is real
TFW you have to look up Dockerfiles for public images you are using so you can override the entrypoint without breaking the entire system
September 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM
TFW you have to look up Dockerfiles for public images you are using so you can override the entrypoint without breaking the entire system
To protobuf, or not to protobuf. That is the question
June 20, 2024 at 7:36 PM
To protobuf, or not to protobuf. That is the question
Might just be able to run a cursed setup at work with Arch as my host machine and a DistroBox container for development lolol
June 12, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Might just be able to run a cursed setup at work with Arch as my host machine and a DistroBox container for development lolol