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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 08/01/2026

Vibe coded pull requests that basically rewrite every line of code in your repo. Yep, I'm not gonna merge that.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 16/09/2025

Not so sure about this liquid glass UI. A bit too over done for my liking. More style than substance.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 16/07/2025

Had my first case of a prospective client get in touch about an app they “vibe coded” (their words) and needing help getting it working. Nah. Fuck that shit. Not touching it with a barge pole.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 13/06/2025

Ushered Terry Nutkins to his seat at the cinema in west swindon.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 10/06/2025

Funnily enough, it’s probably “tokenize it”.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 10/06/2025

So what are you saying? That product makers will stop putting ai in their products, or they’ll come up with a more marketable name for it?

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 20/03/2025

"I recommend a hybrid approach..." Claude, just make a frickin decision please.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 05/03/2025

Question for vibe coders: How do you create/manage your stack-specific context files (.cursorrules etc)? - do you hand-roll them for every project? - or get LLMs to write them? - do you keep a context library for different stacks? - or copy from a website? - is this a PITA that needs a solution?

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 27/02/2025

It's a beast. I live in a hilly part of the world so the 500w battery is an essential.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 27/02/2025

First ride of the year that wasn’t face-achingly cold. Even a bit of Bluesky™️ on show.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 12/02/2025

I don't think coding is dead, but I do think the role "developer" has already changed and will continue to trend towards more of an AI wrangler than a code writer. The tech will move faster than humans/teams can adapt to it... but eventually, it'll all be vibes. bsky.app/profile/aaro...

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 12/02/2025

I wrote a long and slightly rambling post about the hot new way to code that all the cool kids are doing. 2point0.ai/posts/vibe-c... #ai #coding #vibe-coding

2point0.ai

Vibe coding

Thoughts on the shift from traditional "craft" coding to AI-assisted "vibe coding": limitations, challenges, and what it means for old and crusty devs like me.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 07/02/2025

Cool thats good to hear. Do you have any insight with any of the Svelte based component frameworks (eg Skeleton), and whether AI models grok them well?

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 07/02/2025

Everyone I know who codes using LLMs all seem to stick to next/react/shadcn etc. I'm wondering what people's experiences are with other frameworks, eg Vue or Svelte, or even non-JS stacks. Are the models capable enough to veer off the beaten path or are we not there yet?

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 05/02/2025

Had a slightly disappointing week with a work opportunity that, well, didn't work out. Need to do a flex build 💪🏻 to get my mojo back. What should I build?

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 30/01/2025

It lowers the barrier to entry, which results in a much more competitive landscape. So… both? 🤷‍♂️

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 14/01/2025

As a brit watching reports of the LA fires, I have one question: What is so wrong with the word "burgle" that you had to invent "burglarize"?

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 12/01/2025

Nice. Can probably leave it like that for another 5 years. 👌🏼

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 12/01/2025

My impression from evaluating both is that langchain, being a port of the python lib, brings with it design choices from a different language and time. AIsdk is a fresher take, cleaner api, typescript first, and built by vercel who already have a stellar reputation in js open source land.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 11/01/2025

Just a daily note - it all goes in there. It’s an unholy mess, but I’ve tried pkms and they never really work for me.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 11/01/2025

What is success? Getting stuff built, or growing social metrics?

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 11/01/2025

10 days well spent 👏👏👏

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 10/01/2025

Squeezed in a quick Agentflow release before the weekend! 🚀 New in this release: - Prompt fragments - reusable, composable prompt engineering components - Role attribute - fine-tune agent personas and behaviours Check out the docs: agentflow.2point0.ai/guide/workfl...

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 09/01/2025

I like it. Having a shit day, just bump the version.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 08/01/2025

This was good fun. I don't even know python (hence first result 😳), but seems a nice way to learn some basics. Leetle #8 2/6 6:38 [8 lines] ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 leetle.app

leetle.app

Leetle - Daily Python Coding Challenge

Like Wordle meets LeetCode!

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 08/01/2025

Released a nice little update to Ollama-ex. What's new? 1. Finally, generate structured outputs by passing a JSON schema map in a request (requires ollama >= 0.5) 2. Preload and unload models from memory Code: github.com/lebrunel/oll... Docs: hexdocs.pm/ollama #elixir #ollama #buildinpublic

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 03/01/2025

So there you have it. Be careful out there. Oh, and this seems very sensible: bsky.app/profile/bsky...

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 03/01/2025

I was unaware that any of this had happened until people found my real X profile and began accusing me of being a “rugger”. It took a while for me to figure out WTF was happening. It sucks that people lost money, but I think people buying these kinds of tokens know the game they’re playing.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 03/01/2025

I can’t imagine that if I ever launched a real crowdfunding token for my somewhat obscure OS code, that any mf would buy it. But these scammers obviously know a trick that I don’t and people did buy. In 10 minutes they raised $100k... and then pulled the rug.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 03/01/2025

Guess what? Someone claimed the lebrunel X handle and created a profile with my name and profile pic. When they began posting about this new token launch, anyone doing dUe dILigENce would check the token, see the GitHub profile linked to the fake X account, and conclude “looks legit!”

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 03/01/2025

On a few different websites I use the handle “lebrunel”. That’s my GitHub username, and used to be my X handle too. About 6mo ago I changed my X handle to my real name... but crucially, I forgot to update the link from my Github profile to my X profile - it continued to link to the old handle.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 03/01/2025

So, someone launched an Agentflow token, used the logo from the Agentflow website, pitched it as some kind of crowd-funding ICO thingy, and shilled it on Telegram. But here’s the slightly clever bit and why this scam worked as opposed to being yet another obvious scam...

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 03/01/2025

If you’ve never come across pump.fun before (I hadn’t), it’s as bad as it sounds. It’s like 4chan for token launches with anons engaging in some good old fashioned pump’n’dump fun. Anyone can launch a token, give it an icon, and shill the fk out of it.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 03/01/2025

So what happened? Scammers posing as me launched an Agentflow token on Solana, pitched it as some kind of crowdfunding token for my OS project. They launched it on a site called pump.fun, promoted the launch on Telegram, and the key move of the scam was pulled off on X.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 03/01/2025

OK this is a wild start to 2025 - my name and work has been used in a crypto fraud that has robbed people of some $100k. The scam took about 10 minutes to pull off, and I was unaware of my “involvement” until several hours after it ended. 🧵

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 02/01/2025

Good morning and happy new year. I love Christmas, but I always descend into completely ferrel eating and sleeping habits, making this day where normality begins to return, one of my favourite days of the year.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 02/01/2025

There’s water in beer, right?

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 28/12/2024

If it means I don’t have to hear the word “agentic” again, I’m in!

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 24/12/2024

Thanks for that pull request that fixes that little bug… but why you have to change every frickin line of code in the process?

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 23/12/2024

Where’s that graphic from?

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 23/12/2024

I don’t often pay on the Xbox, but when I do, I binge endlessly for days. Indy and the great circle has currently got me 🎮 😍

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 17/12/2024

I shared my work on Agentflow with Bsky last week because you guys are the best... But now I blogged about it so 12 more people are in the know. 2point0.ai/posts/announ...

2point0.ai

Announcing Agentflow

Introducing Agentflow: A lightweight AI agent framework that uses natural language and Markdown to create powerful workflows without complex code.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 12/12/2024

I’m giving that a really high score for difficulty. Not so sure about execution.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 11/12/2024

Remember 6 months ago when everyone was laughing at Google's AI plays. 6 months is a looong time.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 11/12/2024

It runs from top to bottom, and the previous content and result of previous actions is provided as "context" to the next action. Where needed, you can break things up with a "---", which creates a clean context.

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Aaron @aaronrussell.dev · 11/12/2024

I’d love to know what your first impressions are - good or bad. Is this something you would use over some of the more complex enterprise agent tools out there? If you have any questions, fire away, and I’ll do my best to answer them all.

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