Ben Galbraith
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Ben Galbraith
@octo.dad
Octo-dad and yet, surprisingly, younger than @almaer.com; product & pie lover. Work @ Tessl; prior: Google, Segment, Walmart, HP / Palm, Mozilla, Ajaxian, Acer, startups.
We’re releasing these early — they’re very much a beta — and there’s a long journey ahead. We’re doing it in the open and excited to build this with a community of like-minded pioneers!

Check it our launch post and let me know what you think: tessl.co/l5y
Announcing Tessl's Products to Unlock the Power of Agents
Tessl introduces AI native development where specs drive everything. Build reliable AI-powered software with autonomous maintenance, cross-platform generation, and self-optimizing performance. Request...
tessl.co
September 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
(2) a registry of specs that document thousands of open-source libraries, helping coding agents use third-party code with fewer hallucinations and research / try / fix loops.
September 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
(1) a CLI + MCP server that provides tooling and context for a spec-driven development process: creating and editing specs (from prompts and existing code), keeping code and specs in sync, build tests, etc.
September 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Adam — gutted to hear the news. So sorry man. ❤️❤️❤️
April 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
...or move them around in the various To, Cc, Bcc fields! Serious “you have one job” territory.
March 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
👋

Bizarre to see the same move made 15 years later with a different cast of characters on both sides.
February 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Wow!
January 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
LLMs have helped me realize how often talking is not conscious effort, but some other subliminal process that we occasionally steer, and often just… do.

As you say, much easier than actively thinking.
January 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
For sure!
January 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Having a stable hardware platform for that long was amazing, and the software ecosystem was amazing. Super fun time.
January 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
oh man my childhood resurrected keep the good times coming man
December 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
I did that back in the day! Good memory.
December 20, 2024 at 2:55 PM