How to Write with an LLM(sockpuppet.org)

696 points by joeriddles 1 month ago | 396 comments

Blog post on sockpuppet.org offering two rules for using LLMs to streamline and improve writing without making it bland.

The Emacsification of Software(sockpuppet.org)

394 points by rdslw 5 months ago | 247 comments

A blog post arguing developers want a good Markdown viewer, discussing how LLM agents have revived TUI tooling and an Emacs-like trend in software.

What even is an OS now?(sockpuppet.org)

290 points by fratellobigio 1 month ago | 437 comments

Blog post on sockpuppet.org musing on how AI is reshaping what an operating system is, and announcing the author is leaving Fly.io to work with Kurt on a new project.

I Went to SQL Injection Court(sockpuppet.org)

1162 points by mrkurt 1 year ago | 416 comments

Blog post by Thomas Ptacek about testifying in an Illinois court case over whether public bodies can withhold database schemas from FOIA requests, and pending legislation.

Rust Glancer(matklad.github.io)

28 points by surprisetalk 2 months ago | 6 comments

Postmortem: Co-founding a Web3 startup as a crypto skeptic young dev(anicetnougaret.fr)

56 points by AnicetN 3 years ago | 41 comments

Windows native app development is a mess(domenic.me)

407 points by domenicd 7 months ago | 385 comments

Domenic Denicola's blog post arguing that building native Windows desktop apps today is a confusing mess, explaining why developers turn to Electron.

A third way of using Linux(hisvirusness.com)

24 points by speckx 20 days ago | 35 comments

Blog post arguing that text user interfaces (TUIs) are an underappreciated third way of using Linux, between the command line and graphical desktops.

The Frontend Treadmill(polotek.net)

686 points by Kerrick 1 year ago | 629 comments

Blog post arguing that frontend teams should stop rewriting apps in new frameworks and instead learn their current tools deeply, since frameworks churn every few years.

Good software knows when to stop(ogirardot.writizzy.com)

519 points by ssaboum 7 months ago | 261 comments

Blog post by Olivier Girardot arguing that good software should know when to stop adding features, opening with a hypothetical surprising change to the ls command.

LLM-powered tools amplify developer capabilities rather than replacing them(matthewsinclair.com)

323 points by matthewsinclair 1 year ago | 214 comments

Blog post by Matthew Sinclair arguing that LLM-powered programming tools act like a mech suit amplifying developers rather than replacing them.

The Twitter API is now effectively unmaintained(snarfed.org)

363 points by edent 3 years ago | 461 comments

Ryan Barrett's blog post arguing the Twitter API is effectively unmaintained, citing the decline of Twitter employee posts on the developer forum.