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seb @sebastiano.dev · 28/09/2026

It was lowercase :P

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 28/09/2026

2. Scroll effects — this directly copying a web shader demo in Compose, purely because why not

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 28/09/2026

Two new specimens landed in github.com/rock3r/biopa...! 1. Component anatomy — a groovy exploded Jewel button (sound on!) Vaguely inspired by someone showing off fancy fragment shaders — for once, I did something without shaders :D

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 27/09/2026

10 months on from the Opus 4.5 moment, it feels like Opus 5.5 is another definite step change in agent abilities. What a model, incredible. Sips tokens, too. Lovely stuff.

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Vinny DaSilva @vinnydasilva.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

👋 Hey Friends! There's so much happening in the XR industry right now! #AndroidDevSummit is SOOO back! And we're gonna have a TON of XR content! 😎OH! Did I mention it's 2 events? 🇺🇸 -> rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/android-dev-summit-bayview 🇬🇧 -> rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/android-dev-summit-london

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 27/09/2026

And note that I am not saying this is anywhere near the quality that a highly skilled human could do! Not the content, not the visuals, and certainly not the music. But it's as good as I could make in a few days of compositing in Cavalry, and definitely better than any music I could create :D

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 27/09/2026

The part that's even more mind boggling to me is that it synthesised the music from Python, then it inspected the waveform and spectrogram to make sure it was ok. Hooowwwww lol this is black magic

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 27/09/2026

This is the prompt, adapted from one I saw online. It chugged along for like 25 minutes. Out it came with the video.

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 27/09/2026

Ok this is just ridiculous. This is Opus 5.5, one-shot, using @cavalryapp.bsky.social with just an MCP to control it. Damn. I mean the slop tropes are all there, but I gave it zero direction.

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 25/09/2026

Three new specimens caught in github.com/rock3r/biopa... and recreated in Compose — originals linked there, too. Pretty wild what you can reproduce with 1–3 prompts and a good model. Of course, original creation is harder than copy! But this is still, honestly, incredible to me.

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 23/09/2026

Small dot release – Spectre 0.7.1 is out now on Maven Central. Downgrades a few dependencies to remain compatible with the latest IntelliJ Platform stable version, no functional changes.

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Chris Banes @chrisbanes.me · 22/09/2026

Haze 2.0 is here, and it's a big one! 🎉 For Compose Multiplatform: 🫧 Glass with refraction & lighting ⚡ Faster blur 🎛️ Adaptive rendering quality 🎨 Reusable styles 🛠️ Build your own effects chrisbanes.me/posts/haze-2...

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Haze 2.0

Haze 2.0 brings Glass, a new effects API, performance improvements, and experimental Android native backdrop support to Compose Multiplatform.

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 22/09/2026

Spectre 0.7.0 is out 👻 Optin JUnit screenshot golds, multi-window composites, one Wayland portal session for capture+input, broader HTTP data surface, and Windows region capture that finally stops treating an HMONITOR as a DisplayId. Get it on Maven Central Release notes github.com/rock3r/spect...

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Release Spectre 0.7.0 · rock3r/spectre

Spectre 0.7.0 Capture and release-smoke hardenings for desktop hosts: opt-in JUnit screenshot golds, composited multi-window screenshots, a single Wayland portal session for capture and input, a wi...

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 22/09/2026

Ah worth knowing :) in this case I was using Codex and started from a "I wonder if" kind of question. So the IDE plugin creation came before I opened the IDE 😁

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 22/09/2026

This was bootstrapped by Astra :) I know there's a template project and all but tbh I needed 1/10th of the setup it does, and agents are able to do the basic setup themselves. Only annoyance was making sure it uses up to date dependencies (such as @chrzanowski.info' IJPL plugin, Kotlin, etc)

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

But unlike @rahulrav.com & co there's no guarantee of extreme accuracy and low overhead here, it's mostly intended for quick checks and getting pointed in the right direction

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

Not nearly as granular as tracing of course but I'm not trying to reimplement Perfetto XD although I reckon some better integration to launch and import traces would be cool, if you need more granular info. In fact this data comes from the same hooks that tracing uses...

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

Yeah I think that's the main useful bit here, being able to see what was recomposed how much and how long for in total and on avg can be helpful when you have perf issues

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

Also to be said I think the more interesting thing is recomposition counting so you get a poor man's indication of what's recomposing. The plugin goes to extreme lengths to say over and over again not to over index on stability at least 😁 I'd love to have tracing inlays tho at some point

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

Please advise on better metrics ❤️ will try to support them

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

The jewel-ui.dev sources are also open source! Want to contribute to the docs, or file docs bugs? Head on to github.com/rock3r/jewel... That's all for today, have fun :) PS: Jewel 0.41 is here and it's a BIG release! See github.com/JetBrains/in...

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GitHub - rock3r/jewel-ui.dev: Landing page for jewel-ui.dev — Jewel, the IntelliJ Platform's New UI in Compose for Desktop

Landing page for jewel-ui.dev — Jewel, the IntelliJ Platform's New UI in Compose for Desktop - rock3r/jewel-ui.dev

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

Best part is, the analysis feature supports all Compose projects on the JVM, not only Jewel — both with Gradle and Bazel infrastructures. More features to come! Sources, bugreports, feature requests: github.com/rock3r/jewel...

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GitHub - rock3r/jewel-tooling: IntelliJ IDEA plugin for Compose stability hints and local live inspection

IntelliJ IDEA plugin for Compose stability hints and local live inspection - rock3r/jewel-tooling

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

You want your coding agent to know about this, too? You're in luck, the plugin comes with an MCP server and a skill to tell your agent how to use it. Plus, it has one-click installers for both, supporting a bunch of the most common agents out there. (note: this UI is very WIP, will change by 1.0)

MCP server configuration dialog in the plugin

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

...and the recorded timing shows up as additional editor inlays! You can export dumps and share them with others, who can then import them into their own IDE for inspection, too.

IntelliJ editor showing a Compose timing inlay for rememberUpdatedState

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

...and you can capture a live stability recording (up to 100k events for now) by starting an app with the new Run Configuration variant. You then get a filterable list of all composition events, with their total and avg timing, the thread they happened on (usually EDT)...

Run configuration menu, highlighting the "Run 'Run' with Compose Inspection" item

Plugin toolwindow showing the startup capture data for a sample app

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

You get statically inferred stability inlays in the editor, with hover giving more information on the actual stability of parameters and symbols...

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

What does the plugin do, you may ask? It launches with its first feature, Compose stability analysis. Similar to, and inspired by, github.com/skydoves/com..., but optimised for Compose on JVM and making the most of the features that desktop makes easier.

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GitHub - skydoves/compose-stability-analyzer: 🦄 Real-time analysis of Jetpack Compose composable functions' stability directly within Android Studio and IntelliJ.

🦄 Real-time analysis of Jetpack Compose composable functions' stability directly within Android Studio and IntelliJ. - skydoves/compose-stability-analyzer

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 21/09/2026

Had been a while since I published a new IntelliJ plugin :) Today is one such day — the start of Jewel's own tooling story, and it launches together with a major drop of guidance and docs on jewel-ui.dev/docs! First pass only, more to come Get it from plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/34392...

Screenshot of the Jewel Tooling plugin listing on the JetBrains Marketplace

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 20/09/2026

I have seen Codex blasting through usage really quickly. My testing seems to suggest the issue is that it keeps observing long-running tasks (e.g., Gradle builds) and that floods the context window and costs a ton. bb.staticvar.dev or github.com/chrisbanes/s... help a lot with it

bb.staticvar.dev

build-brief | Reduce Gradle noise for humans and AI agents

Turn noisy Gradle logs into concise summaries of failures, tests, artifacts, and real token savings so humans and AI agents keep their context for code, not task spam.

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 20/09/2026

Yeah open models are getting real good even at Android. I still see a difference in value between these, who are great workhorses, and Fable/Astra who are great architects. But yeah mid-tier models are having their lunch eaten by open weights.

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 20/09/2026

I respect people who don't want to, or don't like to, everyone is entitled to their opinions. But that doesn't invalidate the "if you wanted to, you could be doing this too" message which is what I wrote in the OP.

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 20/09/2026

But that was never the audience that I was talking to. I don't expect a random Joe from the street to do this. I expect professional developers (and especially their employers) to have access to models, even if limited by budget.

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 20/09/2026

There are extremely cheap subscriptions like opencode go which will get you a great bang for the (10) bucks. You can't tell me the cost of two or three coffees a month is unaffordable for anyone who's doing it professionally. I agree for a hobbyist or student that still makes a difference.

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 20/09/2026

You can get free or almost free models to help you get started if you really want to and can't figure it out by yourself (that stuff is difficult!). Of course you can't get free hardware and you pay for the savings with your time spent setting up and maintaining. But that's not something AI changes

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 20/09/2026

You can get a decent way towards this with local models too, these days. Yes you need hardware and yes it's getting more expensive by the day. You can also get them served by cloud inference if you want, for real cheap. No free lunch to be had, sadly. Yet, business can afford it if not individuals.

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 20/09/2026

I started reimplementing nice iOS and web UI showcases in Compose for desktop, together with @csinco.com. They're vibe coded, because the point is "anyone can do this today if they want to". You can find them on github.com/rock3r/biopa..., and we'll keep on growing it!

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GitHub - rock3r/bioparco: A public collection of cute Compose Desktop experiments

A public collection of cute Compose Desktop experiments - rock3r/bioparco

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 17/09/2026

I saw someone doing this in SwiftUI and thought, surely this should be possible in Compose. And probably I can vibe code it in a couple prompt. It was more than a couple, but it sure was vibecodable :) Shared element transitions rock!

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 12/09/2026

How to 100% give away the fact that your abstract is pure slop

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 10/09/2026

Spectre 0.6.0 is out 👻 Coordinated desktop input across processes (experimental), better waits, quieter defaults for parallel tests, many fixes and QoL improvements. Already on Maven Central + brew/scoop. Full release notes: github.com/rock3r/spect...

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Release v0.6.0 — experimental input coordination, waitUntilGone/waitUntil, synthetic default · rock3r/spectre

Spectre 0.6.0 Experimental desktop input coordination, richer waits, and safer defaults: FIFO fenced leases across processes, waitUntilGone / waitUntil, hasTag/hasText, synthetic-by-default automat...

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 08/09/2026

It's that time of the year again! Looking forward to seeing the submissions that rolled in this year

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 31/08/2026

I 'member! It was a great app, so nice to see it live on in this awesome video

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 19/08/2026

Me, mid-way through a deploy in Claude: Claude: YOU NEED TO VALIDATE YOUR SESSION PLEASE LOG IN AGAIN IMMEDIATELY Me: ffs I literally have to do it multiple times a day now

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Adam Argyle @nerdy.dev · 08/08/2026

"Are tiny icons our collective future in interfacing with computers? (Personally, I hope not.)" I also hope not too… - blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/ai-aest... by @jim-nielsen.com

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seb @sebastiano.dev · 05/08/2026

You wanna vibe code your own project? Do it! I do it all the time, it's absolutely fine! But do respect fellow humans and do not subject anyone to unfiltered vibe slop.

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