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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 26/09/2026

I've noticed, working with #agents, the ergonomics of programming languages matter. Along the speed of feedback on code written. If you can make those small and fast enough, agents work immensely well. I think that's where languages are going. 😅 Small and type safe. 😎

dashbit.co

Evolving programming languages in the AI era - Dashbit Blog

What happens to programming languages when humans are no longer writing most of the code?

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 25/09/2026

Interesting path on build system in #amutable, with #tine. ANY amount of time in this space, you will build the same thing. 😅 I been doing this, but using #nix, a sprinkle of #sysext, #confext, #btrfs, and some custom tools. Oh and #ubuntu #autoinstall cause why not. 😆

amutable.com

From Thin Air to Bootable Images: The tine Build System

reproducible builds of rpm, Go and Rust components and bootable images, from minimal host requirements.

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 25/09/2026

Verifiable proof correctness is key. But try doing it on practically anything. Especially in security. 🫠 #leanlang seems quite interesting. Without having to have a mathematics PhD 😅

leodemoura.github.io

Why Lean? — Leonardo de Moura

Leonardo de Moura — Creator of Lean and Z3

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 23/09/2026

oh no... my monitor is getting burn in from all the years of use. 🫠 In this market, getting a new anything is like 3x the expense. ⚰️

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 23/09/2026

Ok, so using #nix #flakes for distribution of packages or tools is kind of stellar. Mix with binary cache and you don't really need a different distribution model. 😎

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 22/09/2026

Been using #gnome with #mosaicWM along with everything else under the sun. But like... once you get used to minimize style, it's REALLY missed. 😅 Give it a try. You'll be impressed. 😁 github.com/CleoMenezesJ...

github.com

GitHub - CleoMenezesJr/MosaicWM: Rethinking window management for GNOME Shell

Rethinking window management for GNOME Shell. Contribute to CleoMenezesJr/MosaicWM development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 20/09/2026

I'm digging into the #ubuntu #autoinstall. The goal: see how far I can go with the machine setup I want as base for all things. And... It looks like, with a little #Deno, I'm making a frankenstein. 🤣 canonical-subiquity.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/in...

canonical-subiquity.readthedocs-hosted.com

Introduction to autoinstall

Automatic Ubuntu installation is performed with the autoinstall format. You might also know this feature as “unattended”, “hands-off” or “preseeded” installation. This format is supported in the fo...

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 19/09/2026

Looks like #miraclewm is getting more interesting by each release. #Wasm for plugins already had me intrigued. The #IPC option for keybinds is pretty sweet. But the ability to now have plugins take advantage... 😁 I'm going to break my machine aren't I. 🤣

github.com

Releases · miracle-wm-org/miracle-wm

A hackable Wayland window manager 🌠. Contribute to miracle-wm-org/miracle-wm development by creating an account on GitHub.

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 16/09/2026

I don't know yet. I have been reading there docs. If I understood correctly, it may not matter as the fleet uses solely s3 for service discovery. And each cell is a single sqlite db. With distribution being from a load balancer. They all peer with each other too. Which is kind of wicked.

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 16/09/2026

I have clearly been not paying attention. But #linux kernel 7.1 is pretty big, at 200+ Mi. Basically, I found out cause I ran out of space on my EFI disk. Which is only 512 Mi. 🫠 I'll upgrade that partition size in the immediate future... 😅 Especially with #UKI being a thing. 😁

ls boot output showing size of linux kernel 7.1 hitting 200 MiB

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 15/09/2026

Woah, so #Deno made a new runtime called #celld. Basically #cloudflare worker durable objects ecosystem, but fully self hosted. 😅 Durable objects is basically a love letter to the #BEAM. 😉 I'm going to have to play with this.

celld.dev

celld documentation · celld

Documentation for the self-hosted celld runtime.

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 13/09/2026

It never even occurred to me there was no option, on #gnome, to select your default #terminal. Every install I do, I immediately make my own hotkey for spawning my preferred terminal. Never looking up default. 😅 But... That's cause optional default! 🤯

omgubuntu.co.uk

Option to set default terminal is coming to GNOME Settings - OMG! Ubuntu

An option pick a default terminal is to GNOME Settings, as the image above, teased by developer Ignacy Kuchciński last week, shows. Those of you who don't

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 12/09/2026

Very cool. #knap, A new tool for converting #json or #csv, with a template, to #markdown. The cool part of this is the templating part. You can with filters, get some pretty good outputs. Sure. you can go full meta and use #duckdb for this too. 😅 But it's nice to have options. 😁

knap.md

Knap · Turn data into Markdown

Knap is a simple language that turns data into Markdown using logic, variables, and filters.

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 11/09/2026

#openSUSE new #osdiff tool is pretty neat. Yes, there's tools like repology that gives you everything under the sun. But sometimes, you want to know of the distro you working through. 😅

news.opensuse.org

One Page, Every Package

There is a question that comes up often in openSUSE forum threads or a Reddit comment section and that is what version of X does one actually get on Leap ver...

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 11/09/2026

Another brilliant library by @hongminhee@hollo.social This time for email. Called #upyo. Very impressive. For me, the support for #JMAP already sold me. But the ability to have magic link mapping with transport... Fully testable!? 😍

hackers.pub

Email, decoupled from where and how: A cross-runtime, cross-provider email library for JavaScript and TypeScript

Invitation tree

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 09/09/2026

I been recently trying to go further on #systemd with #nspawn, #sysext, and #confext. Without a doubt, the distribution part is the true pain point. 🫠 Yes. You can build your own with a file server fairly quickly. But like... why? Basically, I am waiting for the OCI support finished release. 😅

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 08/09/2026

One thing I really of #popos I forgot isn't the default elsewhere is that systemd-boot is the default. No #grub. #opensuse and #arch also have it. But not as the only option. 😅 Less complexity over how you set up. Case in point. #mkosi is looking mighty fun to do weird things. 😁

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 06/09/2026

One of the most interesting aspects in using ai is the scope with. A lot of smaller tasks you wouldn't spend time are the something ai absolutely shine at. Like, say you have a random color theme you want on all your tools, but the settings aren't available. Give that to the bots. 😅

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 05/09/2026

Getting #nix package ranges is the real kicker. I've adopted to using #flakehub for pinning. But that only works for personal but. But this #Grail... And it's on everything... I'm going to need to lay down for a moment, over the excitement. 😁

fzakaria.com

The holy grail of nixpkgs: version ranges

Update You can try this live at fzakaria.github.io/grail and query nixpkgs version ranges in your browser, the same solver, compiled to WebAssembly.

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 04/09/2026

I did not know I needed a new #trackpad until I couldn't double click anymore. 😅 I found out that #ploopy has one and had to get it. Long story short, I should've done this purchase the day ploopy released it. 😁 Zero regrets. Now... Maybe I want that new shinny A+ too... ploopy.co/trackpad/

ploopy.co

Ploopy – Open-source hardware projects that don't suck.

We design and make devices for you and your computer. Everything is open-source, high-quality, and well supported.

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 02/09/2026

Ok. #kakoune session handling is out of this world. You can have the same session span multiple terminals! May not sound like a lot, but it unlocks full cross section file editing! ON THE SAME FILE!! 🤯 Yes. It's missing native #treesitter, but like... i can live with that gap for this skill. 😆

Single session of kakoune using multiple files

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 01/09/2026

Oh my, #htmx 4 is officially out! Time to use this and bask in its brilliance. 😍 four.htmx.org/announcement...

four.htmx.org

htmx 4.0.0 has been released!

Release announcement, 2026-08-28.

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 30/08/2026

I remember like 15 years ago, to get #lualang stuff meant running with #textadept for text editor, using #awesomewm and... that's it. 😅 Now... I can't even keep up with how many tools use the language. It's both amazing and daunting. Never would've thought Lua would become THE plugin language. 😄

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 29/08/2026

Here we go. The moment I was waiting for to use #ubuntu latest LTS. Aka 26.04.1 release. 😅 I've learned from the pains of updates. Looking at you 16.04. ⚰️ Funny enough, on rolling releases, simply updating regularly doesn't have this issue. 🫠

omgubuntu.co.uk

Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available to download - OMG! Ubuntu

Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available to download, the first of 5 point releases scheduled for the 'Resolute Raccoon' in the 3 years. The release doesn't

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 28/08/2026

I seen this now enough times to learn, don't organize code by language primitives. Use the what the thing does to construct how you organize. It will help you a lot more than `utils` package. 🫠

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 28/08/2026

#AWS acquired #DuckLabs. 🫠 Brilliant people of #duckdb. I don't know if this is good or bad. Like it may be duckdb gets even more refined. Or, it gets focused to AWS only. ⚰️ I do see a path it completely replaces #DMS in AWS. So that would be outstanding. 😁

ducklabs.com

DuckLabs to Join AWS, Projects to Remain Open Source

DuckLabs provides services around the DuckDB in-process OLAP data management system directly from its main developers.

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 26/08/2026

I should've seen this coming. After years using #helix, I'm trying out #kakoune. 😅 May seem similar, but there's real differences. But the EVERYTHING can be a command is kind of brilliant.

ficd.sh

kakoune is a text editor

30 minute read

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 25/08/2026

You know... I been using #nix #homemanager for weeks and it only now occurred to me, all my files are to a derivation. 😆 Tried to modify by hand. 😅 On the plus side, it means I been truly following all edits are on home manager bit for it to take this long. 😎

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 23/08/2026

I totally get concerns on software with #AI to fully #vibecode. But like with any technology, it's always how you use that makes a difference. 😉 They're better with excellent foundations. Full written and tested code. #agents will repeat. But if no strong base... Don't be surprised over slop. 😅

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 21/08/2026

This is the moment I been waiting for. #golang 1.27 is out and has json v2 as stable. 🥹 Now... Time to convert EVERYTHING to use it. ⚰️

go.dev

Go 1.27 Release Notes - The Go Programming Language

Common problems companies solve with Go

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 20/08/2026

Put some nice lofi music to this and it will be a good video to roll in the background. 😅

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 19/08/2026

I want to code, so I should use: - nix #flake #direnv - #devbox/#devenv/#flox #direnv - #mise - #devcontainer - {{ insert_other_arcane }} And then #TaskFile or #JustFile for the command runner. This is all in a move to progress yes. But it can be a lot for people wanting to work. 🫠

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 19/08/2026

Well, this is kind of neat. #railway's #railpack has support for #GleamLang. I was not expecting that. 😅 I still package all my things with #nix #flakes, like a madman. Still. It is nice to see these featured adoptions like this. 😎 railpack.com/languages/gl...

railpack.com

Gleam

Building Gleam applications with Railpack

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 18/08/2026

So I kind of learned #GleamLang already. 😅 It didn't take long. The language has really embraced simplicity. And I like it. 😁 Something that makes #LuaLang and #GoLang absolutely shine.

a.baez.link

The cool things of Gleam

A small little snippet of findings while learning Gleam

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Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 18/08/2026

We need more #browser engines. #gecko on #Firefox isn't enough to fight off #blink and #WebKit. 🫠 #ladybird is the other fighting for better. Competition is needed. Example, #presto of #opera was how we got so many innovations we take for granted now.

ladybird.org

Ladybird

Ladybird is a truly independent web browser, backed by a non-profit.

Alejandro Baez @a.baez.link · 17/08/2026

Not everything is perfect. 😅 Something has to give. 😁