Jacob Herrington (not verified proceed with caution) ⚠️
@jacobherrington.dev
self-taught ruby dev turned startup founder
something something building something new
everything i post is satire
something something building something new
everything i post is satire
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Bsky intro time:
I’m a mostly-self-taught dev. For years, I worked as a senior engineer in the startup world.
Now, I’m building my own startup applying LLMs to a “boring” space broken by compliance and organizational knowledge loss.
I love food, shitposting, and tattoos.
I’m a mostly-self-taught dev. For years, I worked as a senior engineer in the startup world.
Now, I’m building my own startup applying LLMs to a “boring” space broken by compliance and organizational knowledge loss.
I love food, shitposting, and tattoos.
today someone sent me an llm generated email
i sent one back
we’ve truly done it
i sent one back
we’ve truly done it
September 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
today someone sent me an llm generated email
i sent one back
we’ve truly done it
i sent one back
we’ve truly done it
me: it’s important to write good commit messages
also me: git commit -m “FUCK”
also me: git commit -m “FUCK”
June 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
me: it’s important to write good commit messages
also me: git commit -m “FUCK”
also me: git commit -m “FUCK”
andor is maybe the best show ever made?
i will block dissenting opinions thank you
i will block dissenting opinions thank you
May 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
andor is maybe the best show ever made?
i will block dissenting opinions thank you
i will block dissenting opinions thank you
google what’s that i only know gogole
April 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
google what’s that i only know gogole
agree or disagree there are some great thought provoking ideas in here
@bsky.app team has done an incredible job challenging pre convinced notions about social media and imo should keep doing it
@bsky.app team has done an incredible job challenging pre convinced notions about social media and imo should keep doing it
why bluesky "feeds" don't work, a thread
April 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
agree or disagree there are some great thought provoking ideas in here
@bsky.app team has done an incredible job challenging pre convinced notions about social media and imo should keep doing it
@bsky.app team has done an incredible job challenging pre convinced notions about social media and imo should keep doing it
most powerful productivity hack of them all
alias rpsec='rspec'
alias rpsec='rspec'
April 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
most powerful productivity hack of them all
alias rpsec='rspec'
alias rpsec='rspec'
pro software engineering tip from @codynorman.com
deploy client products at 4:57 pm on april 1st
we will pay ANYTHING to go home
deploy client products at 4:57 pm on april 1st
we will pay ANYTHING to go home
April 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
pro software engineering tip from @codynorman.com
deploy client products at 4:57 pm on april 1st
we will pay ANYTHING to go home
deploy client products at 4:57 pm on april 1st
we will pay ANYTHING to go home
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Our learnhotwire.com course is now $50 off in Early Access! We're currently at 110+ lessons and over 8 hours of content recorded with more to come. It's the most comprehensive Hotwire course you will find. 💪
learnhotwire.com by Chris Oliver & William Kennedy
learnhotwire.com teaches Ruby on Rails developers Hotwire to build modern web applications with HTML over the wire using Turbo, Stimulus, and Hotwire Native.
LearnHotwire.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Our learnhotwire.com course is now $50 off in Early Access! We're currently at 110+ lessons and over 8 hours of content recorded with more to come. It's the most comprehensive Hotwire course you will find. 💪
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hear me out: disappearing skeets
March 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
hear me out: disappearing skeets
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just a quick reminder that you can encrypt your bluesky posts by using the #encrypted hashtag #opsec #encrypted
March 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
just a quick reminder that you can encrypt your bluesky posts by using the #encrypted hashtag #opsec #encrypted
geez guy wouldn't know majesty if it came up and bit him in the face
March 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
geez guy wouldn't know majesty if it came up and bit him in the face
this is how a well oiled engineering organization gets shit done 😤
March 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
this is how a well oiled engineering organization gets shit done 😤
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Eloquent Ruby 2nd Edition is on the way with Pragmatic Programmers!
@russolsen.bsky.social and I have started work on modernizing this Ruby classic for the next generation of Rubyists to enjoy.
@russolsen.bsky.social and I have started work on modernizing this Ruby classic for the next generation of Rubyists to enjoy.
I'm thrilled to announce that @baweaver.bsky.social and I have just kicked off work on a second edition of Eloquent Ruby, to be published by our friends at @pragprog.com.
The idea is to keep the basic structure of the book the same while updating it to Ruby as it is used today.
The idea is to keep the basic structure of the book the same while updating it to Ruby as it is used today.
March 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Eloquent Ruby 2nd Edition is on the way with Pragmatic Programmers!
@russolsen.bsky.social and I have started work on modernizing this Ruby classic for the next generation of Rubyists to enjoy.
@russolsen.bsky.social and I have started work on modernizing this Ruby classic for the next generation of Rubyists to enjoy.
Finally a strong rational for choosing Visual Basic in 2025
Choosing Languages steveklabnik.com/writing/choo...
Choosing Languages
steveklabnik.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Finally a strong rational for choosing Visual Basic in 2025
Raising VC as a technical founder, I’ve learned this: engineers build magic and forget it’s magic.
Other engineers learning how to fundraise: don’t forget your investor audience is quite likely *extremely* non-technical.
You need to demonstrate how much magic you’ve built. They won’t see it.
Other engineers learning how to fundraise: don’t forget your investor audience is quite likely *extremely* non-technical.
You need to demonstrate how much magic you’ve built. They won’t see it.
March 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Raising VC as a technical founder, I’ve learned this: engineers build magic and forget it’s magic.
Other engineers learning how to fundraise: don’t forget your investor audience is quite likely *extremely* non-technical.
You need to demonstrate how much magic you’ve built. They won’t see it.
Other engineers learning how to fundraise: don’t forget your investor audience is quite likely *extremely* non-technical.
You need to demonstrate how much magic you’ve built. They won’t see it.
what’s great about raising venture capital is the emotional toll
February 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
what’s great about raising venture capital is the emotional toll
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what does semver say about emojis
February 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
what does semver say about emojis
UX designer whose job is to make you book the wrong dates to maximize revenue
February 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
UX designer whose job is to make you book the wrong dates to maximize revenue
Hey friends
A local game studio just released their first title
If you’re into narrative, suspense games, I’d be psyched if you supported my new indie dev friends by adding it to your steam wishlist or downloading it while it’s on sale
store.steampowered.com/app/2828590/...
A local game studio just released their first title
If you’re into narrative, suspense games, I’d be psyched if you supported my new indie dev friends by adding it to your steam wishlist or downloading it while it’s on sale
store.steampowered.com/app/2828590/...
Save 20% on The Haunting of Joni Evers on Steam
The Haunting of Joni Evers is an emotional tale of a broken family from small-town Oklahoma, driven apart by a malevolent haunting. Uncover the mysteries of Joni’s family and the Cunningham House, dig...
store.steampowered.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Hey friends
A local game studio just released their first title
If you’re into narrative, suspense games, I’d be psyched if you supported my new indie dev friends by adding it to your steam wishlist or downloading it while it’s on sale
store.steampowered.com/app/2828590/...
A local game studio just released their first title
If you’re into narrative, suspense games, I’d be psyched if you supported my new indie dev friends by adding it to your steam wishlist or downloading it while it’s on sale
store.steampowered.com/app/2828590/...
they’re playing crossfade and creed at my barber shop
🤘🤘🤘
Onw to get some tribal tats
🤘🤘🤘
Onw to get some tribal tats
(the entirety of "last resort" by papa roach blasting at full volume in my head) no problem 👍
January 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
they’re playing crossfade and creed at my barber shop
🤘🤘🤘
Onw to get some tribal tats
🤘🤘🤘
Onw to get some tribal tats
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Warehouse (2000)
January 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Warehouse (2000)
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please stop suggesting I solve my problem by changing my behavior. I do not want to do that
January 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
please stop suggesting I solve my problem by changing my behavior. I do not want to do that
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After limping my way through the end of last year, I'm coming out of my winter reset and ready to come out swinging in 2025!
January 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
After limping my way through the end of last year, I'm coming out of my winter reset and ready to come out swinging in 2025!
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I was reminded of Noah Gibbs’ talk on ‘The Forty Year Programmer’
If you have, or are considering having, a career in software then I think this is worth 30 minutes of your time. Lots of wisdom here even for those of us similarly long in the tooth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPkJ...
If you have, or are considering having, a career in software then I think this is worth 30 minutes of your time. Lots of wisdom here even for those of us similarly long in the tooth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPkJ...
The Forty Year Programmer
YouTube video by Noah Gibbs
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:23 AM
I was reminded of Noah Gibbs’ talk on ‘The Forty Year Programmer’
If you have, or are considering having, a career in software then I think this is worth 30 minutes of your time. Lots of wisdom here even for those of us similarly long in the tooth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPkJ...
If you have, or are considering having, a career in software then I think this is worth 30 minutes of your time. Lots of wisdom here even for those of us similarly long in the tooth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPkJ...