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Merlijn Vos
@merlijn.bsky.social
Open Sourcerer (tus.io, uppy.io, unifiedjs.com) • Full-stacking transloadit.com • Color scheme connoisseur • Living in the terminal • Dabbing in the mainframe
dunno if it's because I've been using too much Tailwind or I'm getting old but my mind can't produce this kind of CSS. Like, you like at the page and you think 'right, this calls for the 'ol :is + clamp + cqi unit'
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
One thing I cannot stand when using Cursor/VS Code is having lots of panes open at the same time. I basically want to only do one thing at a time, whether that's code, agent view, file tree, or the terminal.

To make the terminal always use full screen, you can override the default cmd+j of Cursor:
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"jsx" controls how JSX is emitted in JavaScript files

TypeScript understands 2 types of JSX runtimes. The classic runtime looks at the React.JSX namespace in the file. The automatic runtime looks at the JSX namespace exported from react/jsx-runtime or react/jsx-dev-runtime
August 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I just need to add one more badge to the readme bro, trust me one more badge and it will all make sense
August 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
At this point it's better to ask, what can't you do with Postgres?

Here's an example from @pontusab.bsky.social of doing network requests.
January 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
📢 Introducing The Startup Stack

Get independence from expensive SaaS without losing its developer experience, the infra primitives to adapt to any future requirement, and the tools to build delightful user experiences

👉 stack.merlijn.site
January 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Master your editor and you'll still be faster than AI. In this case running a #vim macro over a quick fix list of files populated by a file search.

You'll run infinitely complex edits in ways global search and replace can't.

P.S. don't use "paths" in tsconfig
January 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Just submitted PR #5555 for uppy.io. Nothing special, just a quick follow up for the newly released WebDAV plugin.

WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is an extension of HTTP that allows clients to collaboratively edit, manage, and transfer files on a remote server.
December 17, 2024 at 4:26 PM
One of these presets should cover your original bindings or not?
December 17, 2024 at 8:40 AM
This year's @raycast.com wrapped. Calendar most used as I use it to put reminders in there on what I need to do per day.
December 17, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Loving this Rust feature where you can do a `.any()` in an if statement and run that statement for every value.

#advent-of-code
December 4, 2024 at 8:49 AM
I also like to recreate the McMuffin
November 18, 2024 at 10:42 AM
I adore the way Bandcamp content writers are able to describe music vividly
November 15, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Love the design of the new React Router logo 👌✨
November 13, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Not too bad except my entire identity is not being a developer. Not pictured: fashion, cooking, music, queer
November 11, 2024 at 10:20 AM