Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 27/09/2026Well, got lucky with the wait-list lottery, and pulled the trigger. The steam frame isn't perfect and a bit pricey in this current market. It checks enough of the boxes though for what I've been waiting for for more than a decade now 😅 210
Reposted by Jacob Boldadanielroe @danielroe.dev · 19/09/2026don't be nice.roe.devDon't be niceSometimes, it's more important to be good than it is to be nice. 41734246
Reposted by Jacob Boldaderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie 1275207233992
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 15/08/2026Building things is always better with friends 🎉 So excited for what's to come! 042
Reposted by Jacob BoldaFrontside Software @frontside.com · 30/07/2026Effection 4.1 is out: ⚡️ faster runtime, package half the size 🤝 support for JavaScript's explicit resource management 🧬 New `experimental` entry: Contextual APIs, our take on algebraic effects frontside.com/effection/bl...frontside.com 012
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 10/07/2026omg, how did I not notice that dependabot can exclude folders now? 000
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 27/06/2026When you don't touch a project for a bit and all your deps are behind... 160
Reposted by Jacob Bolda~paul @paulvall.dev · 25/06/2026more coming soon. exciting stuff that's gonna bring new life to the javascript ecosystem & tty envs 💣 061
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 26/06/2026Real excited for more of this. Just need to figure out how to buy more time to play with it! 032
Reposted by Jacob Bolda~paul @paulvall.dev · 19/06/2026clack 1.6.0 is out. keyboard hints on select menus, cleaner note() output, and a handful of fixes that make multiline + password prompts behave the way you'd expect. big thanks to @florian-lefebvre.dev for helping ship this 💣github.comRelease @clack/prompts@1.6.0 · bombshell-dev/clackMinor Changes #568 f87933f Thanks @florian-lefebvre! - Updates default formatter of note() to note dim lines anymore If you want the old behavior, provide a format() function: import { note } fro... 0154
Reposted by Jacob Boldanpmx @npmx.dev · 12/06/2026Given the feedback, we decided to move forward and start verifying maintainers and projects in the npm ecosystem. Later on, large ecosystem projects could also become verifiers for their communities. Reach out if you're interested in these conversations! Here are the first 100+ verifications 🩷atproto.atapp.bsky.graph.verification - @npmx.devBrowse @npmx.dev's app.bsky.graph.verification collection on Taproot 2847
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 30/04/2026What's the landscape for local-first in vue? Seems like everything defaults to React these days (at least at first). 020
Reposted by Jacob BoldaFilippo Valsorda @filippo.abyssdomain.expert · 28/04/2026… are fucking kidding me. A github.com cross-account RCE due to the most pedestrian of injection attacks along the obvious exposed surface… and they actually have a globally shared “git” UNIX user!! This is not what taking the role of supply chain stewards seriously looks like.wiz.ioGitHub RCE Vulnerability: CVE-2026-3854 Breakdown | Wiz BlogA CVSS 8.7 vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server allows remote code execution. Read the threat brief and find vulnerable GHES instances from Wiz. 735099
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 23/04/2026Getting real excited to use this to build utility CLIs in TS that just weren't really possible before. 011
Reposted by Jacob BoldaCharles Lowell @cogentdude.com · 09/04/2026Added "line" mode to clayterm to support nice interactions in normal scrolling CLIs. The trick: 1. render frame continuously into the region at the bottom. 2. "commit" the final frame to scroll history. Non-terminal pipes like CI logs see the last frame only, so look nice github.com/thefrontside... 011
Reposted by Jacob BoldaSocket @socket.dev · 31/03/2026🚨 Active supply chain attack on axios@1.14.1. The latest version pulls in plain-crypto-js@4.2.1 -- a brand-new package that didn't exist before today. We're still investigating. If you use axios, pin your version and audit your lockfile. socket.dev/blog/axios-n...socket.devSupply Chain Attack on Axios Pulls Malicious Dependency from...A supply chain attack on Axios introduced a malicious dependency, plain-crypto-js@4.2.1, published minutes earlier and absent from the project’s GitHu... 39868
Reposted by Jacob Bolda⭑ salma @whitep4nth3r.com · 03/03/2026To celebrate the launch of the @npmx.dev alpha, I wrote up a guide on how to make your first contribution to an open-source project. Let me know if this helps you make your first contribution (and it doesn't have to be code)!whitep4nth3r.comHow to make your first contribution to an open source projectGetting involved in open source doesn't have to be scary! Understand how to find a great project and make your first contribution in this ten-step guide. 38326
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 03/03/2026Lovely to see this evolve over the past weeks. Cheers to all the effort and care folks have put into this! 0110
Reposted by Jacob Boldapatak @patak.cat · 28/01/2026Heartbreaking. Take the time to read this post. We're doing such a terrible job as a society in distributing resources. Emelia's work is so valuable. We need her focused on open networks. She would be fully funded in any sane universe. Hire her. Or donate to help her thrive so she can help us. 0366
Reposted by Jacob BoldaIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 25/01/2026Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting. More accurate terms: - observers - witnesses - volunteers - neighbors - residents - people 172099660
Reposted by Jacob Boldajenn schiffer 😎 @jennschiffer.com · 07/06/2025wonder how the “our ICE contract was only $200,000” githubbers feel these days 422436
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 16/01/2026Spending some night brain cycles thinking about open source sustainability. 😮💨 020
Reposted by Jacob BoldaVeni Kunche @veni.dev · 12/01/2026With Elon enabling and profiting of the production of CSAM (Child sexual abuse material), I finally think of Twitter as X now 1255
Reposted by Jacob Boldapatak @patak.cat · 05/01/2026Interop is brilliant. Aligning the efforts of all browsers around crucial focus areas every year is doing wonders for interoperability, and its effect is compounding. 1474
Reposted by Jacob BoldaRob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 09/12/2025ECMAScript excitement 😉 The Temporal API ships in Chrome 144 Beta today 🎉 developer.chrome.com/blog/chrome-... Right on time. Arriving in the Chrome Stable release in approximately one month!developer.chrome.comChrome 144 beta | Blog | Chrome for DevelopersLearn about the latest features shipping in Chrome. 09413
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 16/12/2025I've turned on automatic tab closing on my new phone, in part, because my previous phone still has 300 tabs open. It's jarring but... I think I might like the forced cleansing? Helps to force me to immediately shift something to a long term location if I really care. 130
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 16/10/2025One of those days where I found a werewolf shaped problem for a client. Wasn't specifically looking for that type of problem, but glad I had that silver bullet ready. 010
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 10/10/2025Excited to talk about local dev and testing through "simulating" data for your APIs on the @github.com OSS live stream today. We are diving into a project that I have been using with clients for years to quickly stand up APIs to test your apps. Starts in 2 hours! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw8k...youtube.comOpen Source Friday with Simulacrum - Simulate the GitHub API Like a ProYouTube video by GitHub 000
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 25/09/2025Has anyone happened across a plugin or extension or something that hides private GitHub repos, etc, for use when pairing/sharing/streaming? 000
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 16/09/2025That urge to stack up projects to freely swap between and never be bored, but then invariably way over extend myself. 🫠 020
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 04/09/2025Our youngest kiddo wants to watch Cake Pop Demon Hunters. Worth the watch? 000
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 13/08/2025This initiative looks like a lovely way to help the ecosystem shift forward! 130
Reposted by Jacob BoldaCharles Lowell @cogentdude.com · 04/08/2025A commonly proposed alternative to structured concurrency in JavaScript is "why not use async/await + AbortController" But strangely enough, nobody actually ever does this in practice 🤔 Here's why it's not a real solution frontside.com/blog/2025-0... 101
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 09/06/2025Argh, Windows... The apps and windows seemingly random behavior opening and moving between monitors. *annoyed sigh* 000
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 05/06/2025I am the destroyer of useEffect. I ruthlessly cull the many instances in each component I touch. Also, please stop. I have enough on my hands making certain the node_module black hole doesn't kill us first. 030
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 04/06/2025I probably don't talk about it enough, but we made a package to help in building up a changelog and handling releases. We made it for @tauri.app as we needed to release multiple Rust crates and JavaScript npm packages all from the same repo, coordinated. github.com/jbolda/covec...github.comGitHub - jbolda/covector: Transparent and flexible change management for publishing packages and assets.Transparent and flexible change management for publishing packages and assets. - jbolda/covector 260
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 03/06/2025Went (indoor) rock climbing for the first time in probably more than a decade. Pretty certain I blacked out on the way out and got hit by a truck because oh my do I hurt... Brought the kiddos along though and they enjoyed it 😁 140
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 01/06/2025Looking through the TODO list and seeing those entries from 2022 🫠 130
Reposted by Jacob BoldaAshley Willis-McNamara @ashley.dev · 13/05/2025There are a lot of incredibly talented people on the job market right now. Many of my friends in DevRel, OSPO, program management, and engineering are looking for their next role, some have been searching for months. If you’re hiring, please consider sharing a link to your open roles below. TY ❤️ 1818793
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 13/05/2025It baffles me the number of things that appear in my head, but promptly disappear before I can even add it to the TODO list. 040
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 10/05/2025The ecosystem is coming along! Looking forward to try out more local-first libraries, and this is a great reference for it. 150
Reposted by Jacob BoldaFrontside Software @frontside.com · 21/04/2025 Surprise — we’re turning 20 later this year. We've impacted millions of users and 300K+ developers—from startups to enterprises to OSS. We never chased the spotlight, just the hardest problems— and after 20 years, boy, do we have stories. 😅 Follow along at #Frontside20 002
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 05/05/2025Less than 40 hours for this stream! Excited to explore more alternative rendering options in @tauri.app. Looking at chromium with Bill! www.youtube.com/live/6SO_hRD...youtube.comChromium (CEF) In Tauri With Bill Avery: Swapping Out The WebviewTauri is expanding beyond relying solely on the system webview. We have Bill Avery on today whom has pushed forward important efforts in the Tauri ecosystem. The latest is his work with Chromium Embed... 110
Jacob Bolda @jacobbolda.com · 02/05/2025I added home row mods on my split keyboard weeks ago. And... have yet to actually try them. 010