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Practical Computer is a small, highly focused software team. You can read more about what we’re working on here: https://practical.computer

Currently building Little CRM: https://little-crm.com
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New open-source PR, this time for Noticed + keyword mailers! github.com/excid3/no…
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Shoutouts to the Datadog team for making it remarkably easy to write + submit an integration. Hopefully this will get merged in soon!

github.com/DataDog/d…
October 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Put together some very quick thoughts from my 3-week deep dive into Lighthouse, Cumulative Layout Shift, and bundling.

blog.practical.computer/2025/10/08/q...
Practical Computer - Quick notes: Lies, Damn Lies, and Chrome's Lighthouse tab
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October 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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The work that @marcoroth.dev is doing on the view layer for Ruby is so exciting. We’re running the newly-announced ReActionView in Little CRM; which already fixed a variety of syntax errors in our markup 😅
September 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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konnorrogers.com
"small tweaks"
August 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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kaspth.com
:SHIPIT:
August 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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To quote @kaspth.com: "LGTM"
A pull request that has over 9,000 lines added, and over 25,000 lines deleted
August 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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With Web Awesome moving towards its release date; I’m finally starting to get a proper design for our apps. The theming is still WIP, but the components are much more cohesive
June 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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If you’re gonna be at RailsConf, I’m hosting an unofficial hang before the conference kicks off! lu.ma/railshang…
June 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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The Practical Framework 3.0.0 (alpha 1): https://blog.practical.computer/2025/06/02/the-practical-framework-alpha.html
June 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Friendship with Scrivener over: https://blog.practical.computer/2025/05/22/friendship-with-scrivener-over.html
May 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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A great read: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/rejecti…
May 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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After 3+ years of work and refining in private repos, I’ve finally published an open-source implementation for client-side error handling that should work for 99% of cases! github.com/practical…
April 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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This is still one of the best guides & approaches for progressively enhanced form errors. I’ve been running a version of it for 2 years; and will be open-sourcing that library in the next few weeks

cloudfour.com/thinks/pr…
April 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Overhauling an existing app's view layer without halting development: https://blog.practical.computer/2025/04/08/overhauling-an-existing-apps-view.html
April 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Coming soon!
thomascannon.me Thomas Cannon @thomascannon.me · Apr 7
I know that the economy is actively in freefall right now, but I am glad that after 4-6 months of chewing on the problem; I’ve written an 8.2K word guide on overhauling the view layer for a Rails app. It should go live by the end of the week, still getting reviews on the first draft.
A screenshot of the stats for an upcoming guide in Scrivener. 8,334 words; approximately 30 minutes reading time A colorful illustration of a lab, with the text “Revamping an entire UI without freezing development” on a chalkboard in the center on the left: Buffy, a white dog, is looking at a bug under a microscope. A vest on Buffy reads “bug inspector.” To the right, a man frantically tries to explain a technical concept to a herding dog, Kira. There is a mishmash of technical ideas strewn about the cork board next to the man (who is holding a cigarette), most of which is hastily scribbled in.
April 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Rails View Layers in 2025: https://blog.practical.computer/2025/03/22/rails-view-layers-in.html
March 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Sneak peek of a new feature that’s coming soon to Little CRM
An iOS Lock Screen, with a push notification from Little CRM that says “What’s happened this week?” A dog with a bandana that says “chaotic bisexual” is in the background
March 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Having fun with error messages once again
A screenshot from a component preview, notably with the following error text when 4 days a week are chosen: "You picked too many days a week; please pick 3 or less. We arenʼt Duolingo here; I donʼt want to nag you every day—no one wants that."
March 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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I’m starting to add notifications, reminders, followups, prompts to Little CRM. Let me know your thoughts and what you’d find valuable (and more importantly, what you’d find annoying!)

Now that I’m in the phase of m... https://blog.practical.computer/2025/02/20/im-starting-to-add-notifications.html
February 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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New tool: Mustachio Extism Plugin: https://blog.practical.computer/2025/01/16/new-tool-mustachio-extism-plugin.html
January 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I know this isn't exactly what @lollibeepop.bsky.social intended for our Technical Writeup header images, but if the energy fits…😅 blog.practical.computer/2024/12/12/h...
A colorful illustration of a lab, with the text “How Little CRM is going to try to build a system to try to help folks who aren’t just plain weird, when the space is filled with just plain weirdos” on a chalkboard in the center on the left: Buffy, a white dog, is looking at a bug under a microscope. A vest on Buffy reads “bug inspector.” To the right, a man frantically tries to explain a technical concept to a herding dog, Kira. There is a mishmash of technical ideas strewn about the cork board next to the man (who is holding a cigarette), most of which is hastily scribbled in.
January 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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How Little CRM is going to try to build a system to try to help folks who aren’t just plain weird, when the space is filled with just plain weirdos: https://blog.practical.computer/2024/12/12/how-little-crm.html
December 13, 2024 at 12:46 AM
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Little CRM update: I’m thinking of hiding “Events” from the UI while I work on the new posting UI. Folks haven’t groked it yet, and I’m thinking they make more sense as special kind of attachment to a micropost, than their own distinct items.
December 8, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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A peek into the UI overhaul for Little CRM’s timeline. First up is top-level filtering by the entry type, with (rounded) counts. The idea is to help the user avoid blindly navigating.
A screenshot of Little CRM's timeline, with 4 section filter links at the top: Everything with 10K entries, Posts with 5.1K, Events with 5.1K, and First Meeting with 100
December 3, 2024 at 3:06 AM