josef @josef.dev · 06/03/2026how are folks measuring the success of their agent prompts or skills? I typically just have claude update its own files assuming it knows how to instruct itself the best, but curious if there's guidance here 000
josef @josef.dev · 20/02/2026ahhhhhhhhhhh npm's install-strategy=linked got a fix merged github.com/npm/cli/pull... wordpress is the community that keeps on giving ❤️github.comfix: linked strategy fixes for scoped packages, aliases, and peer deps by manzoorwanijk · Pull Request #8996 · npm/cliWe're looking at using install-strategy=linked in the Gutenberg monorepo (~200 workspace packages), which powers the WordPress Block Editor. While testing it in a PR, we ran into several issues... 000
josef @josef.dev · 18/02/2026Anyone else notice their sites getting hammered with requests lately? Like bizarre requests for php files alongside the usual wp-admin suspects 000
josef @josef.dev · 14/02/2026anyone familiar with tsdown? trying to wrap my head around why it emits mjs/mts when type:module is present 🤔 100
Reposted by josefDavid Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 29/01/2026recorded a Windows 95 full disk defrag to soothe your timeline. 762795906
josef @josef.dev · 27/01/2026I can’t wait to start playing around with this stuff blog.modelcontextprotocol.io/posts/2026-0...blog.modelcontextprotocol.ioMCP Apps - Bringing UI Capabilities To MCP ClientsToday, we’re announcing that MCP Apps are now live as an official MCP extension. Tools can now return interactive UI components that render directly in the conversation: dashboards, forms, visualizati... 020
Reposted by josefMaggie Appleton @maggieappleton.com · 23/01/2026I have Gas Town derangement syndrome and spent the last few weeks writing thousands of words on agent orchestration patterns; how they shift our bottlenecks and force us to ask whether and when we should stop looking at code maggieappleton.com/gastownmaggieappleton.comGas Town’s Agent Patterns, Design Bottlenecks, and Vibecoding at ScaleOn agent orchestration patterns, why design and critical thinking are the new bottlenecks, and whether we should let go of looking at code 1629456
josef @josef.dev · 05/01/2026[here](https:...) is not descriptive link text 😭, your readers will benefit from something more descriptive and easier to click than the measly 4 letters 010
Reposted by josefMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 18/09/2025“I’ll be 10 min late sorry!!!” -ashamed -fragile -unreliable “A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.” -powerful -commanding -honest 251881451
Reposted by josefAndrew Schmelyun @aschmelyun.com · 24/08/2025Slightly different content than I usually create. I put together a sort of retro for my site that went accidentally viral. How it handled a half billion requests on a $4 server, and why I think the web as a platform is unmatched. Check it out below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk3T...youtube.comHandling 500M clicks with a $4 VPSYouTube video by Andrew Schmelyun 3193
josef @josef.dev · 14/08/2025I'm really enjoying this typed `export default {}` pattern. Compared to something like Next.js (no hate) where you need to know the magic function name to export because it's near-impossible to type a module file(?), the typed object guides you 010
josef @josef.dev · 09/08/2025the best way to work with these ai code assistants is to give it a very specific task with strict requirements that it can work on while you work on something else (I'm looking up places to buy crab) 010
Reposted by josefMagnoliaConf @magnolia.boo · 08/08/2025The CFP portal is thirsty for your abstracts. I can hear it crying at night. Feed it. FEED IT YOUR BRILLIANT IDEAS before it starts consuming StackOverflow answers for sustenance. forms.gle/ceZAHzkcxXZGCo5U9 0105
josef @josef.dev · 07/08/2025first thing that comes to mind www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKsk...youtube.comEarth, Wind & Fire - Got to Get You Into My Life (Audio)YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO 010
josef @josef.dev · 28/07/2025prettier should be fine. The action will also have git creds already, too, so you can commit back the formatted version 010
Reposted by josefMagnoliaConf @magnolia.boo · 17/07/2025CFP for Magnolia Conf 2025 is now open! submit your talk by August 15(ish)! if you're part of an underrepresented group in tech, we especially want to hear from you! forms.gle/ceZAHzkcxXZGCo5U9 075
josef @josef.dev · 15/07/2025in a way vibe coding feels like working with sql type, run, wait type, run, wait, oop wrong thing type, run, wait 000
josef @josef.dev · 14/07/2025In this age of AI it’s crazy to put out json files for config with no schema or reference 😭 010
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josef @josef.dev · 09/07/2025rejoice! github.com/oven-sh/bun/...github.comimplement `"nodeLinker": "isolated"` in `bun install` by dylan-conway · Pull Request #20440 · oven-sh/bunWhat does this PR do? This PR implements the "nodeLinker": "isolated" option for bun install, providing a pnpm-style isolated installation mode that prevents phantom dependencie... 000
Reposted by josefOliver Ash @oliverjash.me · 06/07/2025‘Vibe coding’ as a phrase is embarrassing to me. In an industry where the bar was already very low, it suggests we can care even less. It’s another step towards enshittification. The only way to make great software is to truly reason about the code and systems. There are no shortcuts. 716826
josef @josef.dev · 30/06/2025one thing I'm struggling with using these ai code tools is consciously starting a new session when I switch contexts -- like going through docs, then asking about css. it'd be cool if it were aware of the subject change and collapse context automagically 000
josef @josef.dev · 29/06/2025I've got one caching issue to fix and my site will be fully migrated from Cloudflare pages to workers. I ran into a few snags along the way but wrote down the friction points if any cloudflare pms/eng are interested 000
josef @josef.dev · 29/06/2025is cloudflare's secret store GA? it shows "new" in the console, "alpha" in wrangler CLI, and "beta" on the docs 🤔 000
josef @josef.dev · 17/06/2025> configurable import sorting HYPE. This is the only thing I turn off 000
Reposted by josefceej @ceej.online · 17/06/2025I am surrounded by people who are outsourcing their own thinking to ChatGPT and they are quickly and obviously becoming dependent on it for even the most banal tasks. Once again, the "figuring it out" is the important part. Yes, you can use a crane to lift weights but you will not get stronger 12971781437
Reposted by josefJake Lazaroff @jakelazaroff.com · 13/06/2025i'm just gonna bump this post whenever i see someone describe people who hold different opinions as "cultists with a weak disposition" or something similar truly nothing saps me of creative energy more than reading toxic polemics like thatjakelazaroff.comPathetic | jakelazaroff.comThe toxicity in the web development community needs to stop. 6567
josef @josef.dev · 06/06/2025> When you add 'use client', you’re saying: “If you import me from the backend world, don’t actually bring my code into the backend—instead, provide a reference that React can turn eventually into a <script> tag and revive on the frontend.” 💡 010
Reposted by josefSarah Drasner @sarahedo.bsky.social · 03/06/2025I’m a little worried that AI will lock in whatever best practices are most popular at this moment and we won’t evolve as easily from here 3233625
