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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 29/03/2025

It was fantastic to meet you and loved your pitch!

Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 22/03/2025

I'm available for dev work. 20 years of Rails experience, building more apps than I can remember - usually solo or leading a small team. Bunch of Elixir Phoenix apps in prod too (❤️ Elixir) More about me at xenocode.co.jp Always very happy to chat about any ideas or projects! #ruby #elixirlang

xenocode.co.jp

XenoCode - From Ideas to Products, Quickly

XenoCode is a product studio that helps turn your ideas into scalable, production-ready applications using Ruby on Rails and Elixir Phoenix.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 06/03/2025

Made an #elixirlang SDK for bentonow.com email marketing automation service hex.pm/packages/ben... I love adding docs as liveview documents, makes it so easy to “show rather than tell” how to use and work with it.

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bento_sdk

A client SDK for the Bento marketing platform (bentonow.com).

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 04/03/2025

I currently have availability for #Rails or #ElixirLang Phoenix web app development. 20+ years of exp. ranging from rapidly building MVPs up to working on massively scalable systems. Hotwire, Stimulus, Tailwind, LiveView. Ideally work with small, fast-moving teams. Any leads very much appreciated!

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Rob Turpin 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

A little reminder that my sci-fi book, Weird Field World, is available as a digital download. It's 80+ pages of spaceships and world building. And I'm very proud of it. Book 2 is, still, in the works. thisnorthernboy.gumroad.com/l/wfwbook?la... #SciFi #Books

thisnorthernboy.gumroad.com

Weird Field World - digital book

Full colour 88 page science fiction book written and illustrated by Rob Turpin.Weird Field World, Rob Turpin’s first book, tells the story of how humanity breaks out from the boundaries of their limit...

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 23/01/2025

Cookie pretending she’s not interested but tail giving the game away.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 23/01/2025

I’ve got some availability for new projects and wanted to put the word out. If you or someone you know is looking for help with #Rails (my specialty for 20 years!) or #ElixirLang Phoenix (big LiveView fan), let’s chat! Interested in everything from full-stack projects, perf op or team aug. Cheers!

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 11/12/2024

😍 you are in for so much fun/exhaustion 😄

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Elizabeth Tasker @elizabethtasker.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

のくちーず (Nokucheese) is a bakery recently opened in Mizonokuchi. The name is a terrible pun: (Mizo)noku~chi ➡️ noku~cheese 🤦🏼‍♀️ The crusty bread is amazing 🍞and tricky to find in Japan. Nokucheese was recently opened by @jason.jagaimo.com who I know… which is also surprising 😂

A photo from inside a bakery. A man (the owner, Jason) stands behind the counter, which displays a collection of different crusty breads. There is a Christmas decoration reading “Joy Noel” on the glass counter top, and an inflatable Santa on the back wall. Chalkboard behind Jason list sandwiches and bread prices in Japanese

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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 29/11/2024

I keep finding cool 3rd-party apps and projects built for Bluesky, so I've started to collect them all here: justinjackson.ca/best-bluesky... Did I miss any?

justinjackson.ca

Best Bluesky apps, projects, tools I've found

A collection of cool apps and projects built on the AT Protocol: analytics tools, dashboards, and custom feed builders.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 29/11/2024

I keep thinking “maybe I’ll write another one…” but I’ve kinda realising I should probably focus on short, practical mini tutorials instead. But at the same time…

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 29/11/2024

5000 copies! That’s amazing. But it should be double that because of how good it is!

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Michele Hansen @mjwhansen.com · 29/11/2024

Oh that's right, it's Black Friday! Buy my book for cheap, or don't. Kindle is $€£ 5 bc it's nearing 5,000 copies sold! I'd set the paperback at that price, too, but I'd make negative money so Amazon won't let me. So it's $€£ 9.99 www.amazon.co.uk/Deploy-Empat... www.amazon.de/Deploy-Empat...

amazon.co.uk

Deploy Empathy: A practical guide to interviewing customers

Buy Deploy Empathy: A practical guide to interviewing customers by Hansen, Michele (ISBN: 9781737446606) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Michele Hansen @mjwhansen.com · 21/11/2024

This post is so good and is well worth your time if you're a founder / product leader / product manager. Concise + accessible presentation of how to use JTBD for strategic product decision making strategyn.com/the-secret-t...

strategyn.com

The Secret to Successful Growth Beyond the Core

Unlock new growth opportunities beyond the core. Learn strategies to diversify revenue streams and create a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 20/11/2024

I had a cuppa with him many many years ago and he is super inspiring and just a lovely chap.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 20/11/2024

Thank you for the support! OK, I definitely have to deliver now!

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 20/11/2024

I've often fancied setting up an Unoffice Hours, inspired by Matt Webb's thing. I should definitely do that. interconnected.org/home/2020/09...

interconnected.org

Unoffice Hours: what it is and how to book a call

Posted on Thursday 24 Sep 2020. 835 words, 10 links. By Matt Webb.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 20/11/2024

Thank you! I rather enjoyed the research and writing process when I started it - looking forward to getting back into it.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 20/11/2024

I started phxlvweekly.com for #ElixirLang Phoenix & LiveView news a couple of years back but then started a time-intensive Ruby gig and couldn't find the time to do write a good post each week. Since I've finished that contract and am back on the freelance market, thinking I'd love to resurrect.

phxlvweekly.com

Phoenix LiveView Weekly

A weekly newsletter with all the latest Phoenix, LiveView and LiveView Native updates, news, articles, libraries & components.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 20/11/2024

She's a sweetheart. Only 1 year old and wants to be everyone's friend.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 19/11/2024

My co-founder of AgendaScope.com blogged about how we solved our problem of creating multiple and evolving demo accounts using a custom script language in #ElixirLang. It’s rather neat, I think! mattmower.com/posts/make-d...

mattmower.com

Make Demos Like Movies

It is somewhat essential when creating a SaaS product to have a great demo. For the longest time I was manually managing a demo organisation in AgendaScope. It really wasn’t a very good demo — the ite...

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 19/11/2024

ALAN! LEAH! ALAN! LEAH!

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 19/11/2024

😂 ah, I can see how that might concern you! Love the service btw

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 19/11/2024

We use mailpace.com for sending transactional emails. Except I can honestly never remember their name - they changed from ohmysmtp.com years ago and I *always* remember that and go there and get redirected. Was a _much_ better name if you ask me. mailpace is so generic.

mailpace.com

MailPace - Transactional Email Provider and APIMenu

Transactional Email API service

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 19/11/2024

They've already talked about paid upgrades like longer/hq videos and stuff. I can definitely see that working to a point. Can think of lots of ways that don't involve the corporate advertising route. Having a 'blue sky' platform like this is a rare opportunity these days.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 19/11/2024

So I guess I'm available for #Ruby on #Rails or #ElixirLang Phoenix contracts again! 20 years of working with Rails, most of my career working remotely for US, UK and Australian companies, built more Rails apps that I can remember, happiest in small, fast moving (and sometimes 'scrappy') teams.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 15/11/2024

If anyone ever points out that I'm wrong about anything, I'm just going to answer with "I apologise for the confusion"

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 14/11/2024

Feels like things are happening here! 👋 bsky.app/profile/alan...

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 12/11/2024

Exactly. On the other extreme, mastodon is basically a small cozy chat room. Which is lovely to talk to friends, but lacks that “town square” feeling entirely. Hope bsky can achieve that.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 12/11/2024

Still early days, but I really like what they’re doing over here and feels much more natural conversations where I find threads much more of people performing (like Twitter has become)

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 11/11/2024

That has me beat! But some of my previous jobs: - McDonalds. Got a regular “lacks hustle” on my reviews. - Night-shift order picking at DIY mega warehouse. Walked a *lot* - Typing numbers from a hand written paper into a green screen terminal. Just numbers. All day. Numbers. Nothing else.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 09/11/2024

Saturday morning. Finally feeling autumnal here. Not bad, not bad at all.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 02/11/2024

My alt account doesn’t, but could add thorough feeds as you mentioned. You’re all doing a great job over there, amazing how far it’s come!

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 31/10/2024

I’ve had multiple machines for desktop and non-desktop use and always found it frustrating. Having just one machine that is _the_ machine feels so much better, and machines are so good now that there’s no real penalty for having a laptop as an only machine.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 31/10/2024

Biggest is on AWS ECS (+RDS) using Capistrano (🤘) and been rock solid for many, many years. Few on render which despite some early stability problem with them a few years ago, I'm happy with them now. Bunch of client apps on Heroku.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 28/10/2024

Same. And doing it with a pen is essential to me. Not digital, not typing, just stop and thing & write for a few mins at the head and tail of every day. Makes a massive difference to my productivity and how I feel about the day.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 27/10/2024

I checked out loads and this was by far my favourite. Super light, exactly the right amount of room (just fits my kindle in too) and looks great.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 27/10/2024

Oh, now I see that you mentioned it later! But across the back, not front. Sling life is good.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 27/10/2024

Nothing. Bought the smallest Bellroy sling bag - carries phone, keys, wallet, airpods, small notebook. Now I don't have pockets loaded up with stuff and just grab the bag whenever I leave (esp since it has the door key in it!) bellroy.com/products/ven... Bought early this summer and love it.

bellroy.com

Venture Ready Sling 2.5L | Small Rugged Everyday Crossbody Bag | Bellroy

This rugged little sling keeps your everyday gear at hand, and out of your pockets, while you’re out adventuring.

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Alan Bradburne @alanb.dev · 27/10/2024

Absolutely fascinating to watch the increasing flow of tech-adjacent folks arriving to bsky and announcing their move to here. Not a tipping point yet, but it doesn't feel impossible anymore. Not inevitable, but certainly a possibility, especially for a lot of the tech crowd that I'm interested in.

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emma zhou @emmz.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags

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Embroidery Trouble Shooting Page

Embroidery Trouble Shooting Answers to all your questions about Embroidery problems

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