ashley williams
@agdubs.bsky.social
a mess like this is easily 5 to 10 years ahead of its time
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ashley williams
@agdubs.bsky.social
· Jan 21
find someone who looks at you the way Mateo looks at me ✨
time is a social construct (pejorative)
November 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
time is a social construct (pejorative)
ok Lurker is obscenely good
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
ok Lurker is obscenely good
this youtube “moment of zen” is incompatible with my household
October 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
this youtube “moment of zen” is incompatible with my household
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I have been working on the nix & Rust codebase that builds Shopify’s monorepo, and there’s so much left to do that we need help.
If you are interested, apply here to join us! DM me if you have questions!
www.shopify.com/careers/soft...
If you are interested, apply here to join us! DM me if you have questions!
www.shopify.com/careers/soft...
Software Engineer - Monorepo Systems (Rust & Nix)
ARE YOU READY? Join the fully-remote rocketship. Find your next quest to make commerce better for everyone. Unlimited growth. Crafters and hard workers only. Apply within.
www.shopify.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I have been working on the nix & Rust codebase that builds Shopify’s monorepo, and there’s so much left to do that we need help.
If you are interested, apply here to join us! DM me if you have questions!
www.shopify.com/careers/soft...
If you are interested, apply here to join us! DM me if you have questions!
www.shopify.com/careers/soft...
do you like geology puns and have an unhealthy obsession with package management? 🌋📦
we’re building a nix-based monorepo build system (in Rust!) at Shopify and we’re hiring.
global, remote, high-autonomy. DMs open.
www.shopify.com/careers/soft...
we’re building a nix-based monorepo build system (in Rust!) at Shopify and we’re hiring.
global, remote, high-autonomy. DMs open.
www.shopify.com/careers/soft...
Software Engineer - Monorepo Systems (Rust & Nix)
ARE YOU READY? Join the fully-remote rocketship. Find your next quest to make commerce better for everyone. Unlimited growth. Crafters and hard workers only. Apply within.
www.shopify.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
do you like geology puns and have an unhealthy obsession with package management? 🌋📦
we’re building a nix-based monorepo build system (in Rust!) at Shopify and we’re hiring.
global, remote, high-autonomy. DMs open.
www.shopify.com/careers/soft...
we’re building a nix-based monorepo build system (in Rust!) at Shopify and we’re hiring.
global, remote, high-autonomy. DMs open.
www.shopify.com/careers/soft...
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I really liked this guide to Z3 in Rust. Great tutorial for how to check constraints or logic programming in Rust. asibahi.github.io/thoughts/a-g...
Abdul Rahman Sibahi | A Dumb Introduction to z3
Exploring the world of constraint solvers with very simple examples.
asibahi.github.io
September 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I really liked this guide to Z3 in Rust. Great tutorial for how to check constraints or logic programming in Rust. asibahi.github.io/thoughts/a-g...
apropos of nothing, kpop demon hunters is a bop
September 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
apropos of nothing, kpop demon hunters is a bop
if this type of thing makes you say “this is cursed af, where do i sign up” DM me, we’re looking for some teammates
Nix friends: How terrible is this idea?
I added `builtins.runWasm` to nix, allowing you to call out to Wasm. The Wasm is reset every time, so the functions remain pure. This gives you a (performant?) escape hatch for things that Nix is missing. E.g parsing YAML (here: via Rust)
I added `builtins.runWasm` to nix, allowing you to call out to Wasm. The Wasm is reset every time, so the functions remain pure. This gives you a (performant?) escape hatch for things that Nix is missing. E.g parsing YAML (here: via Rust)
September 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
if this type of thing makes you say “this is cursed af, where do i sign up” DM me, we’re looking for some teammates
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here. i made a better one in three minutes
September 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
here. i made a better one in three minutes
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Thought experiment: Most programming languages were designed in an era where mostly one programmer coded in isolation. If you were designing a language for modern collaborative programming/commenting/etc., what would you change? How would you *modify* existing languages?
July 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Thought experiment: Most programming languages were designed in an era where mostly one programmer coded in isolation. If you were designing a language for modern collaborative programming/commenting/etc., what would you change? How would you *modify* existing languages?
Reposted by ashley williams
Reposted by ashley williams
new #rustlang crate drop: iddqd! ID-based maps where keys are borrowed from values. Four maps are included: IdOrdMap, IdHashMap, a bijective (1:1) BiHashMap and a trijective (1:1:1) TriHashMap.
At Oxide we've found this pattern to be very useful. iddqd is no-std compatible, too!
docs.rs/iddqd
At Oxide we've found this pattern to be very useful. iddqd is no-std compatible, too!
docs.rs/iddqd
![use iddqd::{IdOrdMap, IdOrdItem, id_upcast};
#[derive(Debug)]
struct User {
name: String,
age: u8,
}
// Implement IdOrdItem so the map knows how to get the key from the value.
impl IdOrdItem for User {
// The key type can borrow from the value.
type Key<'a> = &'a str;
fn key(&self) -> Self::Key<'_> {
&self.name
}
id_upcast!();
}
let mut users = IdOrdMap::<User>::new();
// You must pick an insertion behavior. insert_unique returns an error if
// the key already exists.
users.insert_unique(User { name: "Alice".to_string(), age: 30 }).unwrap();
users.insert_unique(User { name: "Bob".to_string(), age: 35 }).unwrap();
// Lookup by name:
assert_eq!(users.get("Alice").unwrap().age, 30);
assert_eq!(users.get("Bob").unwrap().age, 35);
// Iterate over users:
for user in &users {
println!("User {}: {}", user.name, user.age);
}](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sl3g3nhnad34sfhjnqdivbzd/bafkreiehx7zar5nmgjprieoppncgyoge423xexinhysxcxytcirvm3dw64@jpeg)
May 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
new #rustlang crate drop: iddqd! ID-based maps where keys are borrowed from values. Four maps are included: IdOrdMap, IdHashMap, a bijective (1:1) BiHashMap and a trijective (1:1:1) TriHashMap.
At Oxide we've found this pattern to be very useful. iddqd is no-std compatible, too!
docs.rs/iddqd
At Oxide we've found this pattern to be very useful. iddqd is no-std compatible, too!
docs.rs/iddqd
the noise i made when i saw the supermarket had purple baby broccoli today
April 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
the noise i made when i saw the supermarket had purple baby broccoli today
i am currently in a town where all the cafes except dunkin donuts are closed on wednesday
March 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
i am currently in a town where all the cafes except dunkin donuts are closed on wednesday
apropos of nothing, here’s my fave coffee in ottawa
March 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
apropos of nothing, here’s my fave coffee in ottawa
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I often think back at this video from Derek Sivers: "The first follower transforms a lone nut into a leader."
This has been true so many times in my experience. If you haven't watched this video yet, it's well worth your time, it's only 3 minutes.
youtu.be/fW8amMCVAJQ
This has been true so many times in my experience. If you haven't watched this video yet, it's well worth your time, it's only 3 minutes.
youtu.be/fW8amMCVAJQ
First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy
YouTube video by Derek Sivers
youtu.be
February 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I often think back at this video from Derek Sivers: "The first follower transforms a lone nut into a leader."
This has been true so many times in my experience. If you haven't watched this video yet, it's well worth your time, it's only 3 minutes.
youtu.be/fW8amMCVAJQ
This has been true so many times in my experience. If you haven't watched this video yet, it's well worth your time, it's only 3 minutes.
youtu.be/fW8amMCVAJQ
i accidentally brought a dog towel of questionable status to the gym this morning and it was literally like a laundry detergent commercial
February 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
i accidentally brought a dog towel of questionable status to the gym this morning and it was literally like a laundry detergent commercial
i have just discovered a really great use for ai: no spoilers screening of movies for violence against animals.
February 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
i have just discovered a really great use for ai: no spoilers screening of movies for violence against animals.
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Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
wrd.cm
February 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
👀👀👀
The big takeaway here is that Reuters won this case against the AI company on grounds they violated fair use—the judge found the AI company was guilty because, in using copyrighted works to generate its output, it “meant to compete... by developing a market substitute.”
Huge.
Huge.
Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
February 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
👀👀👀