superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 26/01/2026Do you think that if we make our LLMs smart enough, they will create simulated universes with little simulated people in them that create LLMs? Asking for a friend 100
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 16/12/2025@postgresqlhero.bsky.social do you sing “Postgres hero” to yourself to the tune of “jukebox hero”. Or is that just me? 110
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 26/10/2025As someone who has leaned pretty heavily into trying to productively (and hopefully responsibly) leverage LLM code generation, it was nice to spend some time tracking down and squashing a LiveState bug that the coding robots couldn't possibly understand. Release forthcoming :) 010
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 20/10/2025It's not that I am too lazy to choose the correct emoji I am Simpsons yellow IRL 000
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 18/10/2025This is Cincinnatus the Roman our city was named after. He is returning the symbol of leadership called a fasces (the root of the word fascism) to return to a life of farming, thus becoming AFAIK history’s first anti-fascist 022
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comBrian Meeker @brianmeeker.bsky.social · 23/09/2025I'll be speaking on Tuesday at 6PM ET as part of the Global Elixir Meetup (GEM) week. If you're in the Cincinnati area, join us in person at the Launch Scout office. If you can't make it, the event will be streamed. Details at globalelixirmeetups.com/event/cincin... #elixirlangglobalelixirmeetups.comCincinnati Global Elixir Meetup 122
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 15/09/2025Is there a word that's in between useful and useless? useish? Asking for a friend 000
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comOhio Elixir @ohioelixir.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Come join us for our Global Elixir Meetup! The Ohio edition will be on Tuesday, September 23rd at 6pm (EDT) with in person and online options. @brianmeeker.bsky.social will be sharing how to "Refurbish Your Creaky Test Suite"! Visit www.ohioelixir.com to signup. #ElixirLang #GlobalElixirMeetupsohioelixir.comOhio Elixir User Group 013
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 10/09/2025In case no one's told you today: "You're absolutely right!" 000
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comteamlaunchscout.bsky.social @teamlaunchscout.bsky.social · 25/08/2025ElixirConf: We're ready for you! Join @superchris.launchscout.com this week on Thursday, August 28 for his talk "Extending Elixir with WebAssembly Components." We're looking forward to a great week with awesome people. elixirconf.com/talks/extending-elix… 012
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comExMex Conf @exmexconf.bsky.social · 13/08/2025🎟️ Thanks to everyone who grabbed a “Doors Open” ticket—we're extending early bird by one more day! Last chance to get the best deal before “Showtime” pricing kicks in tomorrow at 12pm Central. 🗓️ Nov 6–7 | Austin, TX → exmexconf.com #ExMexConf #ElixirLang #MyElixirStatus 022
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 14/07/2025So there seems to be a lot of cursor unhappiness these days, and that inspired me to check out Roo Code based on a recommendation. Its an OS VSCode extension (BYOM api key). Brief experiments with claude 4 doing work on a phoenix app went well, FWIW. Gonna keep digging in: roocode.comroocode.comRoo Code – Your AI-Powered Dev Team in VS CodeRoo Code puts an entire AI dev team right in your editor, outpacing closed tools with deep project-wide context, multi-step agentic coding, and unmatched developer-centric flexibility. 000
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comteamlaunchscout.bsky.social @teamlaunchscout.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Thank you to all who weathered the [literal] storm last week for @superchris.launchscout.com talk about helping teams adopt AI. What we liked best was that it felt like a true meetup. It ended with everyone sitting down, chairs turned toward the center, honestly sharing and listening to each other. 001
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comteamlaunchscout.bsky.social @teamlaunchscout.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Tomorrow evening @superchris.launchscout.com will share his experience helping real software development teams effectively adopt AI on real projects. Listen and chat over some pizza at Alloy Development Co starting at 5:30PM! Register (it's free) here: beyond-vibe-coding.eventbrite.comBeyond Vibe Coding: Lessons from helping teams effectively adopt AIChris will share our experience helping software development teams effectively adopt AI on production projects. 001
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comteamlaunchscout.bsky.social @teamlaunchscout.bsky.social · 03/06/2025@superchris.launchscout.com will be sharing practical insights on how we're collaborating with tech teams in his in-person talk, "Beyond Vibe Coding: Lessons from helping teams effectively adopt AI," at 5:30 PM on June 18 at Alloy. Register at beyond-vibe-coding.eventbrite.comBeyond Vibe Coding: Lessons from helping teams effectively adopt AIChris will share our experience helping software development teams effectively adopt AI on production projects. 011
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 21/05/2025Really surprised no one thought to name their LLM Mr. MeSeeks. Seems like a missed branding opportunity. 181
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comAndrew Ek @ektastrophe.bsky.social · 16/05/2025I wrote this a while back for @teamlaunchscout.bsky.social -- "How to Support the Elixir Development Community" launchscout.com/blog/support... It remains pretty useful, though I know some of the details have since shifted. I'm really grateful to and fond of the #elixirlang communitylaunchscout.comHow You Can Help Build the Elixir Development Community, Even if You Don’t Use it at WorkHow You Can Help Build the Elixir Development Community, Even if You Don’t Use it at Work 1163
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comJosh Price @joshprice.com · 16/05/2025Let’s recap: BBC uses custom Elixir DSLs to serve 📈 600m+ monthly unique views 💻 12 servers (down from 100 🧑💻 7 #elixirlang engineers! Mind blowing! 🤯 39336
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 09/05/2025Refactoring code (AI generated or human generated) after a good night's sleep is so much better than doing it at after the end of a long day 051
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comPetros Amoiridis @petros.software · 05/05/2025Due to the AI revolution, we programmers may write less code ourselves, but we still have to read it if we want to be responsible. Choosing a human friendly and readable programming language is still important. That's why I am betting on Elixir and Phoenix #MyElixirStatus 0142
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comteamlaunchscout.bsky.social @teamlaunchscout.bsky.social · 28/04/2025@superchris.launchscout.com is at it again! He will be presenting "WebAssembly Beyond the Browser: A Better Way to Build Extensible Software" at Stir Trek in Columbus, Ohio. on See you May 2 at 1PM. Register here: stirtrek.com 101
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/04/2025“.. It’s hard to see how Trump would have acted any differently if he were a Russian asset than how he has acted in the first 100 days of his second term.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u... 551793521
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comAlex Russell @infrequently.org · 27/04/2025Not to quibble, but this isn't deportation, this is exile. And it's *illegal*. 0101
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Trump pleads with his war criminal patron "Vladimir" over social media not to make him look too stupid as Trump gives everything to Russia and justifies past murder and enables future murder. And Putin laughs at him. 842922728
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 17/04/2025David brooks is far and away my favorite republican. He nails it in this latest article. I too wouldn’t call myself a movement guy but I agree it’s what we need www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Time for a Civic UprisingIt will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat. 010
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 10/04/2025I feel ya Jon garfieldminusgarfield.net/post/6113960...garfieldminusgarfield.netgarfield minus garfieldTumblr Blog 020
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 07/04/2025Canada waiting for US economy to implode enough to make America 11th provincethebeaverton.comCanada waiting for US economy to implode enough to make America 11th provinceOTTAWA - With the stock market plunged into chaos by U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, Canadians have decided to simply wait out America's forthcoming economic collapse and then buy the ... 27482119
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 07/04/2025Had a blast at WASM/IO in Barcelona spreading the love about Elixir/Erlang/OTP to the wasm folks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Vy... #ElixirLangyoutube.comSupervising your WebAssembly Components with Wasmex by Chris Nelson @ Wasm I/O 2025YouTube video by WASM I/O 0123
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comteamlaunchscout.bsky.social @teamlaunchscout.bsky.social · 02/04/2025@superchris.launchscout.com is back from Wasm I/O in Barcelona, Spain! It was a fantastic experience, and while it was a conference trip, there was still time to take in the sights. We hope attendees enjoyed "Supervising your WebAssembly Components with Wasmex" while they were there. 011
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 27/03/2025Getting ready for my talk at #wasmio tomorrow to show off wasm components support in wasmex and demo some polyglot liveview #elixirlang 050
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comteamlaunchscout.bsky.social @teamlaunchscout.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Tomorrow @tim_mecklem will present "Building an AI-ready Solution For Your Customers." Gain a working mental model that bridges the fundamental gap between a business problem and AI tooling. eventbrite.comBuilding an AI-ready Solution For Your CustomersGain a working mental model that bridges the fundamental gap between a business problem and a solution that supports AI tooling. 033
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 24/03/2025Nice job dropping some knowledge in an easily digestible way: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...youtube.comHistory Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIREDYouTube video by WIRED 000
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 22/03/2025I don’t know if I agree with everything in here but I do with most of it. It’s also a lovely read sourcegraph.com/blog/revenge...sourcegraph.comRevenge of the junior developer | Sourcegraph BlogThe latest instalment from Steve Yegge on viiiiibe coding and what that means for developer jobs. 062
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comteamlaunchscout.bsky.social @teamlaunchscout.bsky.social · 21/03/2025We're excited to have @superchris.launchscout.com speak at Wasm I/O next week in Barcelona! 🚀 He’ll cover how Wasmex leverages OTP’s reliability to host WASM components with supervised processes, “let it crash,” and real-world examples. 2025.wasm.io/speakers/chris-nelson 101
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 14/03/2025I got to eat dimsum with the lovely folks behind screen.garden last week, and one of them just published a really enjoyable blog post on using elixir: kevinbarrett.org/elixir-makes...screen.gardenCollaboration in Obsidian and on the web | screen.gardenRealtime collaboration and sharing, on the web and in Obsidian. 010
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 14/03/2025So feel free to call me sexist if you'd like but that thing where you talk a really good game and can't back it up: only dudes do that in my experience. 010
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comMaggie Tate @maggietate.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Two months to go til GigCityElixir 20225! Great speakers, great community. Come join us! Do you have your ticket yet? GigCityElixir.com #ElixirLang 194
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comtessi @tessi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Wasmex 0.10.0 is out and features support for Wasm Components! github.com/tessi/wasmex... Thanks a ton @superchris.launchscout.com for his gigantic contribution and ongoing support and improvement for the last months while we let that feature cook in pre-release mode. Thank you Chris! #ElixirLanggithub.comRelease v0.10.0 · tessi/wasmexAdded Support for Wasm Components - Huge thanks to @superchris for his amazing first contribution and continues effort to improve this feature. Read more about Wasm Component support in the Wasmex... 0143
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 10/03/2025I gotta say "Let's have a recession on purpose" seems like a pretty great way to get impeached the day after the mid-terms. I'm all for that! 010
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 10/03/2025Nice to see some NodeJS peeps hearing the Good News about Elixir: d-gate.io/blog/everyth...d-gate.ioEverything I Was Lied To About NodeJS Came True With ElixirDiscover why Elixir delivers on everything Node.js promised but failed to achieve. Learn how Elixir outperforms Node.js in concurrency, parallelism, fault tolerance, and scaling without requiring comp... 0309
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comBrandon Weaver @baweaver.bsky.social · 09/03/2025A lot of researchers and scientists in general tend to be on the spectrum, so it would be more correct to say that autism causes vaccines. 04710
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comAlex Russell @infrequently.org · 09/03/2025The Trump/Vance/Musk foreign policy agenda is vile and turncoat; there's no daylight between them and what a Manchurian Candidate under Russia's thumb would try to accomplish: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comAmerica vetoes G7 proposal to combat Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankersUS pushes to remove references to sanctions and Russia’s war in Ukraine from a Canadian draft statement 0214
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comCode BEAM @codebeam.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Chris Nelson is exploring why using Web Components can be the perfect way to extend LiveView with custom or existing javascript in a way that still feels like LiveView. 🌐 #CodeBEAM #CodeBEAMAmerica 0123
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 06/03/2025Damn cursor just one shotted adding support for char type to wasmex. Things is getting freaky y’all #elixirlang 090
superchris.launchscout.com @superchris.launchscout.com · 06/03/2025Really fun day hacking with the fine peeps at sequinstream.com #elixirlang 050
Reposted by @superchris.launchscout.comRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Damn. Not wrong. But damn. 853084827
