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I got a pi setup today and being able to run LLM coding agents from my phone is on my todo list, so I am thrilled to know you already figured out how to do it!

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 3d

You gotta do a talk on this

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 6d

Do or do not, there is no try.

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 7d

Kaiba sticks his paws under the bathroom door trying to reach for me while I’m in there.

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 8d

Advanced typescript trick: custom compiler errors!

when I’ve used types to identify an error case, instead of using never (and getting a normal boring type error) I’ll write a custom error type like:
{ error: “this type is already branded”}

It makes it way clearer what the error is!

See example 👇

Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 8d

100%! One trick I use in typesafe-ts which I hope more people will adopt in the ecosystem is custom compilation errors.

I use custom types in error cases that provide more useful hints/diagnostics via properties with literal types.

They’re way more helpful than the stock compiler type errors IMO

github.com

Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 8d

100%! One trick I use in typesafe-ts which I hope more people will adopt in the ecosystem is custom compilation errors.

I use custom types in error cases that provide more useful hints/diagnostics via properties with literal types.

They’re way more helpful than the stock compiler type errors IMO

github.com

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 8d

I’ve also found it’s really useful for getting LLMs to write code the way I want. They’re quite good at using automated tooling, but otherwise don’t learn things between sessions. It’s a good forcing function to codify the way I want code written!

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 8d

I built typesafe-ts because I have felt the same pain coming from c++. It has a lot of the type safe patterns I want in TS, without require the huge shift in paradigm that Effect asks of its users and those who read their code. Neverthrow is also a good option.

GitHub - Masstronaut/typesafe-ts

Contribute to Masstronaut/typesafe-ts development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub.com

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 8d

I like the thread format. Thanks for sharing!

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 9d

What's the most popular Halloween costume for web developers?

Spiderman! 🕸️

Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 9d

Free dev education AND free pizza/beer? What a deal! I had to pay for all of those when I was in undergrad.

Glad I can help make it all available for free now!

SeattleJS @seattlejs.com · 9d

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 9d

One example of this is twoslash completion annotations, which need to be at the precise position I want the completion to start from.

In engineering, it is often important to represent things with precision.

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 9d

It sucks but it sucks less than not having it.

Also I find CLI LLMs are pretty good on airplane Wi-Fi because they generally transmit less data than browsing myself.

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 9d

Tabs are objectively better (accessibility, preference, file size). That said, I really appreciate that spaces make it possible to perfectly align things in a way that will work consistently for all viewers.

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 10d

You’re absolutely right!

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Aaaahlan Deutsch 👻 @allandeutsch.com · 10d

Capybaras are adorable, but they’re far from svelte creatures… perhaps an elf or a cat would be a more fitting option?