Willem Spruijt
@wspr.bsky.social
Building Rise, former staff engineer @ Uber. ❤️ lifting + running
Ok ChatGPT Voice Mode is pretty wild. Going for a 15 minute walk and learn about random topic by talking is really mind-blowing.
December 5, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Ok ChatGPT Voice Mode is pretty wild. Going for a 15 minute walk and learn about random topic by talking is really mind-blowing.
Something I do a lot recently: start by feeding Postgres schema definitions to ChatGPT/Claude and then start asking (complex) questions. Then execute the provided queries to the db.
Great article on how @simonwillison.net is doing this in more automated way simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/25/...
Great article on how @simonwillison.net is doing this in more automated way simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/25/...
Ask questions of SQLite databases and CSV/JSON files in your terminal
I built a new plugin for my sqlite-utils CLI tool that lets you ask human-language questions directly of SQLite databases and CSV/JSON files on your computer. It’s called sqlite-utils-ask. Here’s …
simonwillison.net
December 3, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Something I do a lot recently: start by feeding Postgres schema definitions to ChatGPT/Claude and then start asking (complex) questions. Then execute the provided queries to the db.
Great article on how @simonwillison.net is doing this in more automated way simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/25/...
Great article on how @simonwillison.net is doing this in more automated way simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/25/...
Starter packs are a great concept but they're incredibly hard to find. Or am I missing something?
December 2, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Starter packs are a great concept but they're incredibly hard to find. Or am I missing something?
Reposted by Willem Spruijt
I've been a Web Dev for *checks watch* 22 years, and at work, my scope expanded to include Core iOS infrastructure at Google, so I'm taking the opportunity to build and learn Apple App Dev.
I'm sharing some thoughts about the brand new SwiftData, as a dev coming from a different platfom.
I'm sharing some thoughts about the brand new SwiftData, as a dev coming from a different platfom.
December 1, 2024 at 4:34 PM
I've been a Web Dev for *checks watch* 22 years, and at work, my scope expanded to include Core iOS infrastructure at Google, so I'm taking the opportunity to build and learn Apple App Dev.
I'm sharing some thoughts about the brand new SwiftData, as a dev coming from a different platfom.
I'm sharing some thoughts about the brand new SwiftData, as a dev coming from a different platfom.
Use a gif to show me where you’re from.
November 28, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Use a gif to show me where you’re from.
Any tips for engineering/product folks starter packs?
November 27, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Any tips for engineering/product folks starter packs?
When companies send an invoice without a payment link
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November 26, 2024 at 3:30 PM
When companies send an invoice without a payment link
Reposted by Willem Spruijt
💰 I'm proud to announce that we have raised a $73M Series B!
We have now raised a bit more than $100M to make it easier to engineer proteins.
Why Proteins? To replace traditional chemical factories 🏭 and farms 🐄 for a more sustainable future.
RT / Like / Comment = ❤️
We have now raised a bit more than $100M to make it easier to engineer proteins.
Why Proteins? To replace traditional chemical factories 🏭 and farms 🐄 for a more sustainable future.
RT / Like / Comment = ❤️
November 26, 2024 at 8:00 AM
💰 I'm proud to announce that we have raised a $73M Series B!
We have now raised a bit more than $100M to make it easier to engineer proteins.
Why Proteins? To replace traditional chemical factories 🏭 and farms 🐄 for a more sustainable future.
RT / Like / Comment = ❤️
We have now raised a bit more than $100M to make it easier to engineer proteins.
Why Proteins? To replace traditional chemical factories 🏭 and farms 🐄 for a more sustainable future.
RT / Like / Comment = ❤️
Given the massive tax/subsidy failures of the Dutch government: seems like we’re not that far away from giving tax policies + individual cases to AI models to flag errors. If only a fast-track team would try such thing 🙏
November 26, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Given the massive tax/subsidy failures of the Dutch government: seems like we’re not that far away from giving tax policies + individual cases to AI models to flag errors. If only a fast-track team would try such thing 🙏
Big pro at the local village gym: I have not seen one fitboy/girl in the last year that records their workouts for socials 💯
November 24, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Big pro at the local village gym: I have not seen one fitboy/girl in the last year that records their workouts for socials 💯
Still didn't find a better note taking app that's better than the never-ending Slack chat I have with myself.
November 22, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Still didn't find a better note taking app that's better than the never-ending Slack chat I have with myself.
🎙️Great episode
Very much like we work at @risecalendar.com, but particularly love the concept of a rotating “goalie” engineer that picks up support tickets and fixes them without distracting the rest of the team.
Very much like we work at @risecalendar.com, but particularly love the concept of a rotating “goalie” engineer that picks up support tickets and fixes them without distracting the rest of the team.
Linear is a startup punching well above its weight in the speed&quality of shipping, supporting a large number of customers (10,000+ co's) with a small team (25 devs).
I sat down with Linear's first engineering manager, Sabin Roman.
Our discussion: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/linear-mov...
I sat down with Linear's first engineering manager, Sabin Roman.
Our discussion: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/linear-mov...
November 21, 2024 at 8:42 AM
🎙️Great episode
Very much like we work at @risecalendar.com, but particularly love the concept of a rotating “goalie” engineer that picks up support tickets and fixes them without distracting the rest of the team.
Very much like we work at @risecalendar.com, but particularly love the concept of a rotating “goalie” engineer that picks up support tickets and fixes them without distracting the rest of the team.
Reposted by Willem Spruijt
👋 Hello! We're Rise. We are building a better home for teams to run their projects.
November 20, 2024 at 11:29 AM
👋 Hello! We're Rise. We are building a better home for teams to run their projects.
So many great memories about working with @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com and Sabin, really looking forward to this one 🎙️
Tomorrow's podcast episode:
How Linear gets so much done, with such a small team.
10,000+ companies use Linear, including 66% of Forbes Top 50 AI companies. They are profitable, full-remote and have 25 engineers.
With Linear's first EM, Sabin Roman.
It will be out here: pragmaticpodcast.com
How Linear gets so much done, with such a small team.
10,000+ companies use Linear, including 66% of Forbes Top 50 AI companies. They are profitable, full-remote and have 25 engineers.
With Linear's first EM, Sabin Roman.
It will be out here: pragmaticpodcast.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM
So many great memories about working with @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com and Sabin, really looking forward to this one 🎙️
A hugely underestimated career skill is to be consistently nice to people and help out without expecting anything in return.
November 19, 2024 at 9:06 AM
A hugely underestimated career skill is to be consistently nice to people and help out without expecting anything in return.
Sinterklaas really peaked in the 80s (chocolate cigarettes)
November 17, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Sinterklaas really peaked in the 80s (chocolate cigarettes)
Just setting up my Bluesky
May 13, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Just setting up my Bluesky