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Ally @categorically.me · 21h

The mountains is you is an amazing book. A really uncomfortable but honest look in the mirror. Highly recommend.

#booksky

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Ally @categorically.me · 2d

But for both groups, reduced cognitive ability/performance - physics has the principle of least action, our evolutionary preference for resource conservation (shrinking) and the avoidance of resistance.

It’s insane to think you *get worse* at your craft - this is fine if you don’t care about it

Ally @categorically.me · 2d

I’ve discovered that AI tools (LLMs) effectively lower the barriers to entry for many things. For better or worse.

The productivity boost for those already over the barrier is minimal, sometimes negative.
For those below the barrier, they “produce more”, quality is a separate thing. 1/2

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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · 3d

ripgrep 15 is out! Mostly a host of bug fixes, particularly around gitignore. Some minor perf improvements. A couple small features. And (partial) Jujutsu support for gitignore.

github.com/BurntSushi/r...

Release 15.0.0 · BurntSushi/ripgrep

Sponsorship is appreciated! ripgrep 15 is a new major version release of ripgrep that mostly has bug fixes, some minor performance improvements and minor new features. In case you haven't heard of...

github.com

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Grady Booch @booch.com · 7d

I’m not anti-AI.

I am, however, anti the rapacious tech bros who selfishly hype AI for the purpose of increasing their wealth and power at the expense of our humanity.

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 7d

This week's @viteconf.org was a LOT of fun.

It rekindled some of the neutrality/plurality magic from the old JSConfEUs. Like Switzerland. Bridging communities & frameworks. Folk cheering each other on, celebrating collaboration 🎉

TechAtBloomberg folk showed up in force - 7 of us!

Evan You on stage at ViteConf announcing Vite+

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Ally @categorically.me · 7d

Trying to de-vercel my work, and so far going great!

From NextJS to @tanstack.com start. So good. OMG, so good. Having fun on the web again.

Hosting on @fly.io. The dev experience rivals that of vercel, fast deployment, scales to zero, launches fast, cheaper, more performant, & more.

#DevSky

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Ally @categorically.me · 9d

Go on …

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Kris Jenkins @krisajenkins.bsky.social · 10d

Have you ever been frustrated by a git merge? That’s a trick question - of course you have. 😁

This week we’re talking about a tool that’s git-compatible, but completely rethinks the way we handle merging, rebasing and undo/redo:
youtu.be/ulJ_Pw8qqsE

Solving Git's Pain Points with Jujutsu (with Martin von Zweigbergk)

YouTube video by Developer Voices

youtu.be

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Rust Bytes @rustaceans.bsky.social · 12d

This Weeks Project Spotlight 💡

#rust #rustlang #programming

HelixDB

HelixDB is a database built from scratch to be the backend for any AI application.

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Ally @categorically.me · 11d

Just amazing! I feel the same way for all other things (including art)!

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 11d

This is excellent

And not just because it contains a boob shark.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_ar...

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Ally @categorically.me · 13d

Love these issues, and I love the project spotlights! Highly recommend!

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Yuri Astrakhan @nyurik.bsky.social · 15d

My #RustConf '25 talk has posted! The story of adapting #rustlang at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies ...

Slides: docs.google.com/presentation...
Rust jobs @ RVT: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RIx...

Yuri Astrakhan: "Adapting Rust @ Rivian Cars: Coolest Tech to the Next-Gen EVs" | RustConf 2025

YouTube video by Rust Foundation

www.youtube.com

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RustConf @rustconf.com · 16d

It's been a month since #rustconf 2025, but the buzz is still strong! 🦀

Revisit the magic via these videos on the @rustfoundation.org YouTube channel, incl. sessions, keynotes, & this highlight reel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw_I...

+Don’t miss these event pics 📸 www.flickr.com/photos/rustf...

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Ally @categorically.me · 16d

These posts are amazing! Thanks for sharing!

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Cuong Le @cuongleqq.bsky.social · 17d

Hey Bluesky! 👋

I write Rust tutorials from first principles—new deep dive every 2 weeks based on my own experience and learning.

Some of my posts did well on Reddit and Hacker News. Listing a few below!

Looking forward to connecting with the Rust community here!

#rustlang #blog #tutorial

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Edward Vogel @mathartforall.bsky.social · 17d

Well, if you weren't already anxious and ready to have a couple more beers/cocktails.

That being said this 1941 essay is encouraging as well. Especially at drink 2.75ish. Reason to have drink 3.

Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17d

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

harpers.org/archive/1941...

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

harpers.org

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Ally @categorically.me · 21d

github.com/TheAlgorithm... might be worth a look

github.com

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miguelraz_t @movraxrax.bsky.social · 22d

Question for the #rustlang crowd:

Anyone know of a formal CS textbook that teaches Data Structures and Algorithms in Rust?

What about a Graph Algorithms one?

Would appreciate a signal boost

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Deno @deno.land · 24d

Deno 2.5.2 has just been released github.com/denoland/den...

`deno upgrade`

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Ally @categorically.me · 24d

I’m really rooting for skylight but boy is it buggy and the user experience is really lacking. I thought it was no longer maintained, so I’m really happy to hear it’s still up and running!

For some reason today I’m unable to see more than 3 items and have to reopen the app to see another 3 items.

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James Munns @jamesmunns.com · Sep 9

I'll be speaking at Rust China Conf/Rust Global China this weekend to talk about Ergot, my messaging library for embedded systems in Rust!

Details and speaker list here: rustcc.cn/2025conf/, lots of familiar faces, excited to meet up with folks!

#rustlang #embedded #conference #china #hangzhou

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Edward Vogel @mathartforall.bsky.social · Sep 9

And!!! - they are making Allison Sleds!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sled_kite

KAP Jasa - kite team Slovenia @kapjasa.si · Sep 9

This was the best, the most amazing, insane, beautiful, and exhausting kite workshop weekend ever.

Pika's festival in Velenje, Slovenia; kids - and over 800 kites!

kapjasa.si/en/pippi-lon...

#kiteworkshop #pikinfestival #Velenje #Slovenia

Pippi Longstocking and Kites: 36th Pika's Festival in Velenje - KAP Jasa - kite team Slovenia

“I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.”– Pippi Longstocking Marjan Marinšek was the managing director of the Cultural Centre in Velenje, Slovenia. Astrid L...

kapjasa.si

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Ally @categorically.me · Sep 6

New short article on tuberculosis, the immune system, and software design.

www.categorically.me/posts/mycoba...

#software #devsky #programming

Categoric•ally

www.categorically.me

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Remi Padiath @remipadiath.bsky.social · Sep 4

Great talk @categorically.me Such an impactful project! Very inspiring! #rustconf

RustConf @rustconf.com · Jun 18

🎤 #rustconf Session Announcement: Ally Salim Jr. (@categorically.me)
“Rust at the Last Mile in Healthcare”
→ rustconf.com/schedule/#1461
#rustlang

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