Brett @brett.ooo · 17/07/2026I'm still on MacOS 15 and iOS 18. Is it time for me to upgrade or should I keep putting it off? I really don't like the look of Liquid Glass but I'm starting to apps that I want to try but would require me to upgrade 121
Reposted by BrettHell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 09/05/2026For the past year, Hell Gate and Type Investigations have been working the phones, haunting courtrooms, hanging out in strange outerborough political clubhouses, and filing endless requests for transcripts to produce the Courts of Contempt.hellgatenyc.comWelcome to the Courts of ContemptHell Gate and Type Investigations's brand-new deep dive into who actually picks New York's judges, and why it matters. 0117
Brett @brett.ooo · 27/02/2026I still stumble occasionally trying to use @jj-vcs.dev but that's only because it's given me the confidence to try and do things that I'd never even think to attempt directly with git. And even when I mess up jj undo is such a blessing 000
Brett @brett.ooo · 22/02/2026I've been having a hard time working on personal projects recently, and I think getting back into more directly creative endeavors like game dev may help. What do people recommend? I'm open to any software/language but right now I'm between diving into Bevy or Godot 020
Reposted by BrettGiacomo Cavalieri @giacomocavalieri.me · 17/02/2026A reminder of how cool and flexible snapshot tests can be! giacomocavalieri.me/writing/test...giacomocavalieri.meTesting can be fun, actuallyWriting and maintaining tests is boring. But they're also some of the most valuable code we can write. With this blog post you'll learn a criminally underrated testing technique to add to your testing... 061
Brett @brett.ooo · 22/01/2026Me and my fellow Bills fans saying we want to see a change going into next season:media.tenor.coma cartoon drawing of a hand with a purple backgroundAlt: A Simpsons GIF of a monkey paw curling a finger after granting a wish that will backfire 000
Reposted by BrettMike Golic Jr @mikegolicjr.bsky.social · 30/12/2025the Falcons, free from the shackles of expectationmedia.tenor.coma cartoon character is standing on top of a rock with his foot on itALT: a cartoon character is standing on top of a rock with his foot on it 1257757
Brett @brett.ooo · 21/12/2025Just watched a Samsung ad for their AI features where the actors go to a museum and ask their phone questions about the things on display. Now, I haven't been to a museum as recently as I'd like, but I think they still have those neat little placards next to each exhibit that gives you that info 120
Brett @brett.ooo · 09/12/2025Continuing my annual tradition of doing advent of code in @gleam.run. It's been a second since I've gotten the chance to write some Gleam and I'm absolutely blown away with how good the LSP has gotten, such a lovely programming experience! 1121
Reposted by Bretthayleigh @hayleigh.dev · 07/12/2025all i'm saying is if we average 5 stars a day lustre can hit 2k in time for my birthday 🥺👉👈 thatd be pretty cool huh huh what if i promise a release when we hit 2k 👀 github.com/lustre-labs/... gogogogogo 23710
Reposted by BrettGleam Programming Language @gleam.run · 03/12/2025"So far, the only bugs we've seen in our Gleam codebase are mistakes in business logic - nothing that would actually crash in production," says Georges Boris, Chief Design Officer at Uncover. Read the full case study: gleam.run/case-studies...gleam.runNo room for error | A case study of Gleam in production at UncoverA case study of Gleam in production at Uncover 0457
Reposted by Bretthayleigh @hayleigh.dev · 06/11/2025A bunch of talks yesterday name-dropped Lustre which is so surreal, super wild for folks to just be talking about Your Thing ™️ in the middle of a talk. We're only 18 stars off of 1.9k and I'm desperately trying to get 2k before the end of the year. 🥺👉👈 github.com/lustre-labs/...github.comGitHub - lustre-labs/lustre: A Gleam web framework for building HTML templates, single page applications, and real-time server components.A Gleam web framework for building HTML templates, single page applications, and real-time server components. - lustre-labs/lustre 1385
Brett @brett.ooo · 19/09/2025Hayleigh is by far one of the best devs I’ve ever met, and an amazing teacher of difficult concepts too! If you’re hiring I can’t sing her praises enough! 121
Reposted by BrettBarry @chiroptical.dev · 18/09/2025Forgot to announce on here, but streamed some #gleamlang this morning! Using gleeunit, I can now automatically create/destroy a database from a template for tests with pog www.twitch.tv/videos/25694...twitch.tv[Gleam] one database per test with gleeunit - chiroptical on Twitchchiroptical went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Software and Game Development VOD now. 071
Brett @brett.ooo · 16/09/2025More important than how productive your tools make you is how cool you feel using them. Is my helix, and zellij setup discernibly better than other editors? Probably not. Does doing basic things make me feel really smart? Absolutely 150
Brett @brett.ooo · 14/09/2025I don’t think I’m getting the most out of jj that I could, but my commits are cleaner and I’m having fun so that’s a win 120
Reposted by BrettTangled @tangled.org · 23/08/2025we really want to build something using @gleam.run. any suggestions? 12769
Reposted by BrettGleam Programming Language @gleam.run · 14/08/2025Details confirmed for the first ever Gleam conference, brought to you by @crowdhailer.bsky.social: Gleam Gathering is happening on 21st February 2026 in Bristol, England. First speakers confirmed are from our Core Team: @lpil.uk @hayleigh.dev and @giacomocavalieri.me ⭐ gleamgathering.com 14211
Brett @brett.ooo · 05/08/2025I don’t know whether I have the font on my ereader so large because my eyesight is getting worse or because the dopamine hit I get from pressing the page turn button is what keeps me reading 010
Reposted by BrettLouis Pilfold @lpil.uk · 05/08/2025The last 8 years have all been working towards this moment 5823
Reposted by BrettLouis Pilfold @lpil.uk · 29/07/2025Oh my gosh! Gleam got #2 most admired programming language in the Stack Overflow survey! We're on the podium with Rust and Elixir! 1112721
Brett @brett.ooo · 13/07/2025It’s not news that the software that we use seem to be getting worse and worse but it feels like the website versions of apps are getting hit the hardest. Especially on mobile. The bright side is it means I spend less time online out of frustration 🤷 110
Brett @brett.ooo · 03/07/2025Preliminary results but so far @tanstack.com Form is amazing. Past form libraries I've used have been so frustrating that I've preferred to just hand role forms myself, but TanStack Form has fixed a lot of those issues 030
Reposted by BrettGleam Programming Language @gleam.run · 02/07/2025Guillaume Hivert, VP of Engineering at Steerlab, shares how being a Gleam business has been the best choice they have made! 06414
Brett @brett.ooo · 30/06/2025A major disconnect I have with a lot of pro AI arguments is that they make out that doing things like searching something on Google is such a painful experience, and we now no longer need to do it. It's definitely gotten more annoying _because_ of AI, but it's wasn't some huge burden solve? 100
Brett @brett.ooo · 25/06/2025Since the NYT election map by neighborhood is now behind a paywall, I thought I'd share this one by AP apnews.com/projects/nyc...apnews.comSee how every neighborhood in New York City voted in the Democratic mayoral primary 000
Reposted by BrettHell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 23/06/2025Here are the bars that will be showing the Hell Gate Primary Night Special Live Event. If you wanna add your bar, get in touch. hellgatenyc.com/primary-live... 57118
Brett @brett.ooo · 19/06/2025There are two hawks(?) perched on a tree across from my apartment but they’re just too far away to get a good look at. This is a PSA not to wait to buy your binoculars for birding 000
Brett @brett.ooo · 19/06/2025Super stoked to see that @gleam.run added support for named processes! This makes it even easier to build out the same kinds of systems that we love in other BEAM languages like Elixir, and Erlang. 0101
Brett @brett.ooo · 14/06/2025I spent way too much time at work figuring out how to deploy a React frontend with a simple backend on Vercel. While I definitely could have just used NextJS the final outcome is a setup that takes less than 30 seconds to deploy. It can even do SSR, and HMR on both the frontend and backend too! 160
Reposted by BrettGleam Programming Language @gleam.run · 13/06/2025Let’s hear from people that use Gleam in production! @markholmes.bsky.social of Williams & Holmes, LLC: “What’s so great about Gleam isn’t how fast and simple it is to build things –although that is true– but how easy it is to come back later and refactor!” 2349
Brett @brett.ooo · 09/06/2025I love helix and have been daily driving it for a few years now, but I just spent the day trying to get prettier and eslint working when they previously worked fine. If anyone has an idea of why the sudden change please let me know 🙏 120
Reposted by BrettGleam Programming Language @gleam.run · 02/06/2025Gleam v1.11.0 is out now! 🌟 gleam.run/news/gleam-j...gleam.runGleam JavaScript gets 30% fasterGleam v1.11.0 released 26113
Brett @brett.ooo · 01/06/2025As a Bills fan I stand by that I support the only real NY football team. That being said it was fun rooting for a truly local team like the Knicks. So now until September all my energy is going to the Liberty! 010
Reposted by BrettHell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 28/05/2025Yes, it looks like the Knicks are cooked—but looks are deceiving. The reality is that the Pacers play bloodless basketball in a soulless ethanol state that isn't even in the top 3 of corn producers in the country—they are number 5—they are the BALTIMORE ORIOLES OF THE CORN DIVISION. Knicks in 7.hellgatenyc.comThe Knicks Have the Pacers Right Where They Want ThemAlso, fuck Indiana. 6729
Brett @brett.ooo · 24/05/2025A limited sample size so far but WNBA games seem to have much better music than the NBA 020
Reposted by BrettLars Wikman @lawik.bsky.social · 20/05/2025If you do stuff in Elixir, Erlang, Gleam, AtomVM or adjacently. You can just ASK to be on BEAM Radio (beamrad.io). We do reach out to people but very few people ask. Only the spammers in my inbox. We want to show more of what happens in the ecosystem so don't be shy :) #elixirlang #erlang 14122
Reposted by BrettLouis Pilfold @lpil.uk · 01/05/2025VSCode can offer JavaScript refactorings which take additional input from the user (see the first gif, it takes a new name). We want to have similar for Gleam, but we can't work out a way to do this with language server protocol. Is it possible? Help! 💜 code.visualstudio.com/docs/typescr...code.visualstudio.comRefactoring TypeScriptLearn about TypeScript refactorings supported by Visual Studio Code. 8207
Reposted by Bretthayleigh @hayleigh.dev · 19/04/2025For the last three months I've been working with @joshi.monster on the next major release of Lustre... It's here! You can read the announcement post here: hexdocs.pm/lustre/annou... We did so much this release,, 3x faster(!), better native forms, lifecycle effects, built-in debounce, ...hexdocs.pm · lustre · v5.0.0SearchDocument 1317
Reposted by Bretthayleigh @hayleigh.dev · 03/04/2025www.thoughtworks.com/radar/langua... I’ve been told that it’s pretty cool we’re on this list 🤭thoughtworks.comGleam | Technology Radar | ThoughtworksErlang/OTP is a powerful platform for building highly concurrent, scalable and fault-tolerant distributed systems. Traditionally, its languages have been dynamically typed, but Gleam introduces type [... 1226
Reposted by BrettGleam Programming Language @gleam.run · 09/03/2025Gleam v1.9.0 is out now! It's a big one! gleam.run/news/hello-e...gleam.runHello echo! Hello git! - GleamThe Gleam programming language 28013
Reposted by BrettGiacomo Cavalieri @giacomocavalieri.me · 04/03/2025This is a cracked release with language support for debug printing, git dependencies, the ability to jump to type definition, 6 new code actions, and a huge performance boost for the js target as the cherry on top 🍒 2245
Reposted by BrettHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 10/02/2025This shoulda been the Bills. 1243801166
Brett @brett.ooo · 26/01/2025Over the last few years I've been building a website for a local co-op, and every time the project would stall I'd end up re-building it from scratch. For this final version I built it in @astro.build and I'm so glad I did! Absolutely the best experience I've had building out a (mostly) static site 0130
Brett @brett.ooo · 23/01/2025Excited to be doing this webinar with @joshcprice.bsky.social! No better way to spend my birthday than talking about @gleam.run. If anyone is interested you can RSVP for free here codebeamamerica.com/webinar2025/! 051
Brett @brett.ooo · 15/01/2025Starting off 2025 on a good foot by making this skirt for my partner! Some of my goals for this year are to spend a bit less time in front of a screen and to finish more projects so this checked off both of those boxes 040
Brett @brett.ooo · 07/01/2025Back to programming after a nice holiday break. Working on a small project now with a tiny frontend and backend and it's refreshing to get away from big frameworks like NextJS and have something working with a few small, and intuitive files 030
Brett @brett.ooo · 20/12/20245:00pm on the last day of work before the holidays and I go to review a PR 2110
