Ismail Asci
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Ismail Asci
@ismailasci.bsky.social
· Jan 29
I built a lightweight, native #Postman alternative for Mac OS! Meet Dispatch. Let me know if you want to try it out!
I have been testing gemini-cli with gemini-2.5-pro this week, and it's been quite disappointing so far. On the contrary gemini-2.5-pro is my go to model in vs-code for complex problems. The implementation in the cli is somehow not even close to the vscode one.
August 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I have been testing gemini-cli with gemini-2.5-pro this week, and it's been quite disappointing so far. On the contrary gemini-2.5-pro is my go to model in vs-code for complex problems. The implementation in the cli is somehow not even close to the vscode one.
On that not so funny social media platform, my posts usually get <10 impressions and bunch of likes from OF people if not adult bots.
February 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
On that not so funny social media platform, my posts usually get <10 impressions and bunch of likes from OF people if not adult bots.
I have been looking into some error monitoring tools (Sentry, Rollbar, etc) for Dispatch -a native API client for mac OS. But boy, it’s almost impossible to guarantee user privacy with any of these tools.
February 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I have been looking into some error monitoring tools (Sentry, Rollbar, etc) for Dispatch -a native API client for mac OS. But boy, it’s almost impossible to guarantee user privacy with any of these tools.
Trying to enroll Apple's developer program. Feels like it's much harder than developing the app. Horrible UX + Nothing works.
January 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trying to enroll Apple's developer program. Feels like it's much harder than developing the app. Horrible UX + Nothing works.
SwiftUI was fun until I started working on Core Data!
January 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
SwiftUI was fun until I started working on Core Data!
Just tried Github Copilot code reviews. It's literally like those reviewers we all hate. Rename this, add a comment there, etc. 😀
January 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just tried Github Copilot code reviews. It's literally like those reviewers we all hate. Rename this, add a comment there, etc. 😀
Postman "light weight" API client starts up with ~400 mb memory. 🤦🏻♂️
January 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Postman "light weight" API client starts up with ~400 mb memory. 🤦🏻♂️
Despite using the same models Github Copilot is falling behind OpenAI in terms of accuracy and problem solving. Copilot chat often will print garbage or even repeat the same code I have as a solution while OpenAI is kicking a** with its latest code editor where it can iteratively rewrite your code.
January 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Despite using the same models Github Copilot is falling behind OpenAI in terms of accuracy and problem solving. Copilot chat often will print garbage or even repeat the same code I have as a solution while OpenAI is kicking a** with its latest code editor where it can iteratively rewrite your code.
I am surprised there is no "good enough" code formatter nor highlighter in Swift or SwiftUI. A few relatively popular libraries are using highlight.js which is not ideal for me. For now I need to pretty print (done via builtin JSONSerialization) and highlight JSON data.
January 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I am surprised there is no "good enough" code formatter nor highlighter in Swift or SwiftUI. A few relatively popular libraries are using highlight.js which is not ideal for me. For now I need to pretty print (done via builtin JSONSerialization) and highlight JSON data.
Bluesky is dead - at least for tech. Apart from a few accounts it’s hard to see any engagement on posts. We are mostly monologuing.
I also hardly see content in my timeline that I am interested. So the algorithm might be to blame.
I will keep posting for a while but not sure for how long. Not fun.
I also hardly see content in my timeline that I am interested. So the algorithm might be to blame.
I will keep posting for a while but not sure for how long. Not fun.
January 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Bluesky is dead - at least for tech. Apart from a few accounts it’s hard to see any engagement on posts. We are mostly monologuing.
I also hardly see content in my timeline that I am interested. So the algorithm might be to blame.
I will keep posting for a while but not sure for how long. Not fun.
I also hardly see content in my timeline that I am interested. So the algorithm might be to blame.
I will keep posting for a while but not sure for how long. Not fun.
I have been experimenting with SwiftUI lately. It's amazing, and very straight forward, especially if you have ReactJS experience. Buy boy...isn't XCode 20 years back in time? I feel like I'd be more productive on Notepad.
January 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I have been experimenting with SwiftUI lately. It's amazing, and very straight forward, especially if you have ReactJS experience. Buy boy...isn't XCode 20 years back in time? I feel like I'd be more productive on Notepad.
I reported this post on Instagram and instagram thinks it’s not racist and they won’t remove it. Do you agree?
December 11, 2024 at 10:07 AM
I reported this post on Instagram and instagram thinks it’s not racist and they won’t remove it. Do you agree?
One of those days I hate to be at the gym. 🥵
December 7, 2024 at 12:20 PM
One of those days I hate to be at the gym. 🥵
I am a non-American space nerd, and I believe Jared Isaacman is a great choice to lead NASA. I’m sure we’ll hear a lot of exciting news in the coming months under his administration. Congrats to Jared and space nerds all around the world! 😀
December 5, 2024 at 12:56 PM
I am a non-American space nerd, and I believe Jared Isaacman is a great choice to lead NASA. I’m sure we’ll hear a lot of exciting news in the coming months under his administration. Congrats to Jared and space nerds all around the world! 😀
Why do BlueSky fonts look terrible on macOS Safari?
December 5, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Why do BlueSky fonts look terrible on macOS Safari?
Unpopular opinion: Over 95% of web apps online today don’t need reactivity or a large framework like ReactJS or Vue. #ReactJS #Frameworks
https://buff.ly/4ggTqQd
https://buff.ly/4ggTqQd
If Not React, Then What? - Infrequently Noted
Frameworkism is now the dominant creed of today's frontend discourse, and it's bullshit. We owe it to ourselves and to our users to reject dogma and embrace engineering as a discipline that strives…
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December 3, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Unpopular opinion: Over 95% of web apps online today don’t need reactivity or a large framework like ReactJS or Vue. #ReactJS #Frameworks
https://buff.ly/4ggTqQd
https://buff.ly/4ggTqQd
Developers, which A/B testing tools are you using these days? I'm particularly interested in ones that work well with ReactJS, and don't cost a fortune. #ReactJS #ABTesting #Software
December 3, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Developers, which A/B testing tools are you using these days? I'm particularly interested in ones that work well with ReactJS, and don't cost a fortune. #ReactJS #ABTesting #Software
How good does the Nothing Phone work with Apple ecosystem?
November 27, 2024 at 10:07 AM
How good does the Nothing Phone work with Apple ecosystem?
I thought I accidentally turned on Temu app this morning.
November 26, 2024 at 6:59 AM
I thought I accidentally turned on Temu app this morning.
I love and use Notion every day for any kind of writing. But today I realised it doesn't support auto-correction! Total bummer if your keyboard doesn't have the letters of the language you are typing in. (In my case German layout -> Turkish writing language)
November 24, 2024 at 10:07 AM
I love and use Notion every day for any kind of writing. But today I realised it doesn't support auto-correction! Total bummer if your keyboard doesn't have the letters of the language you are typing in. (In my case German layout -> Turkish writing language)
Which sci-fi movie or tv show to watch if your benchmarks are Battlestar Galactica, Expanse or Firefly?
November 23, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Which sci-fi movie or tv show to watch if your benchmarks are Battlestar Galactica, Expanse or Firefly?
It’s almost 2025. Don’t you think we deserve a programming language and a runtime that can give us a proper stack trace without a setup?
November 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM
It’s almost 2025. Don’t you think we deserve a programming language and a runtime that can give us a proper stack trace without a setup?
I just resigned! Whose code am I gonna complain about now?
November 22, 2024 at 7:59 AM
I just resigned! Whose code am I gonna complain about now?