Tom Ballinger
@ballingt.com
Writing more TypeScript than Rust at Convex
Duboce Triangle in SF
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Duboce Triangle in SF
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What we are working on right now: blog.exe.dev/meet-exe.dev
We all need more virtual machines. We keep building software to work around the fact that VM infrastructure is clunky. Let's have good VM infrastructure instead.
We all need more virtual machines. We keep building software to work around the fact that VM infrastructure is clunky. Let's have good VM infrastructure instead.
December 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
What we are working on right now: blog.exe.dev/meet-exe.dev
We all need more virtual machines. We keep building software to work around the fact that VM infrastructure is clunky. Let's have good VM infrastructure instead.
We all need more virtual machines. We keep building software to work around the fact that VM infrastructure is clunky. Let's have good VM infrastructure instead.
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After reading this I gave exe.dev a shot and the combination of cheap VMs, the HTTPS proxy with passkey auth and link sharing, and the built-in LLM agent is... incredible.
Like, I know how to use each of these things individually, but combining them feels like when I first learned to script things.
Like, I know how to use each of these things individually, but combining them feels like when I first learned to script things.
Just in time software
I didn’t plan to write software in the grocery store last night. I was tired and hungry, kids in tow. My long shopping list sat in a text message. I wished I could check items off as I found them.…
commaok.xyz
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
After reading this I gave exe.dev a shot and the combination of cheap VMs, the HTTPS proxy with passkey auth and link sharing, and the built-in LLM agent is... incredible.
Like, I know how to use each of these things individually, but combining them feels like when I first learned to script things.
Like, I know how to use each of these things individually, but combining them feels like when I first learned to script things.
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anyone know any Good Discourse on "what is programming anyway"?
random examples of Good Discourse:
- Melanie Hoff's "Always Already Programming" (gist.github.com/melaniehoff/...) & Lucy Keer's reflection on it (lucykeer.com/notebucket/a...)
- PROGRAMme (programme.hypotheses.org)
random examples of Good Discourse:
- Melanie Hoff's "Always Already Programming" (gist.github.com/melaniehoff/...) & Lucy Keer's reflection on it (lucykeer.com/notebucket/a...)
- PROGRAMme (programme.hypotheses.org)
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
anyone know any Good Discourse on "what is programming anyway"?
random examples of Good Discourse:
- Melanie Hoff's "Always Already Programming" (gist.github.com/melaniehoff/...) & Lucy Keer's reflection on it (lucykeer.com/notebucket/a...)
- PROGRAMme (programme.hypotheses.org)
random examples of Good Discourse:
- Melanie Hoff's "Always Already Programming" (gist.github.com/melaniehoff/...) & Lucy Keer's reflection on it (lucykeer.com/notebucket/a...)
- PROGRAMme (programme.hypotheses.org)
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sounds fake but I'm starting a company with my nemesis Colin P. Zod
and our first hire is @AndaristRake
and our first product is now in beta
and our first hire is @AndaristRake
and our first product is now in beta
December 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
sounds fake but I'm starting a company with my nemesis Colin P. Zod
and our first hire is @AndaristRake
and our first product is now in beta
and our first hire is @AndaristRake
and our first product is now in beta
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sounds fake but I'm starting a company with my nemesis David E. ArkType
and our first hire is @andarist.bsky.social
and our first product is now in beta :)
and our first hire is @andarist.bsky.social
and our first product is now in beta :)
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
sounds fake but I'm starting a company with my nemesis David E. ArkType
and our first hire is @andarist.bsky.social
and our first product is now in beta :)
and our first hire is @andarist.bsky.social
and our first product is now in beta :)
incredible discovery for the impatient, chicken pot pie plus frozen peas to cool it down
November 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
incredible discovery for the impatient, chicken pot pie plus frozen peas to cool it down
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leaflet.pub/c37b8a8f-f95...
> DNS: an old friend that always takes an extra 20 minutes to do anything
> DNS: an old friend that always takes an extra 20 minutes to do anything
Week 1, or: We Really Love DNS
leaflet.pub
November 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
leaflet.pub/c37b8a8f-f95...
> DNS: an old friend that always takes an extra 20 minutes to do anything
> DNS: an old friend that always takes an extra 20 minutes to do anything
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Exciting progress today! Called with @capt.dev about the React "concurrent stores" prototype, and we brainstormed potential Redux integration issues.
I then whipped up a prototype branch that reworks `useSelector` to use the prototype, and _most_ tests pass!
github.com/reduxjs/reac...
I then whipped up a prototype branch that reworks `useSelector` to use the prototype, and _most_ tests pass!
github.com/reduxjs/reac...
[DRAFT] Initial React "concurrent stores" compat prototype by markerikson · Pull Request #2263 · reduxjs/react-redux
This PR:
Is a first prototype to see if we can use the WIP React "concurrent stores" API as a replacement for useSyncExternalStore
Added a Yalc-built version of https://github.com/theju...
github.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Exciting progress today! Called with @capt.dev about the React "concurrent stores" prototype, and we brainstormed potential Redux integration issues.
I then whipped up a prototype branch that reworks `useSelector` to use the prototype, and _most_ tests pass!
github.com/reduxjs/reac...
I then whipped up a prototype branch that reworks `useSelector` to use the prototype, and _most_ tests pass!
github.com/reduxjs/reac...
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I am looking for a full-time job.
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I am looking for a full-time job.
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
Being independent in open source for 3.5+ years has been wonderful. I've gotten done most of the high-level goals I wanted to, and miss having people & structure around me.
If you know of a role for a staff-level TypeScript+web developer, let me know! 🙂
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I’m taking a class where we’re learning to make synths. This will be a MIDI controller that we will use to control VCV Rack. It keeps the goblins out my brains.
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I’m taking a class where we’re learning to make synths. This will be a MIDI controller that we will use to control VCV Rack. It keeps the goblins out my brains.
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📚 Continued writing about @tanstack.com Router this weekend, trying to explain one of the imo best features the router has to offer: Context Inheritance that works in a fully inferred type-safe way across nested routes 🔥
Context Inheritance in TanStack Router
An overview of how TanStack Router automatically shares and infers path params, search params, and context between nested routes in a type-safe way.
tkdodo.eu
October 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
📚 Continued writing about @tanstack.com Router this weekend, trying to explain one of the imo best features the router has to offer: Context Inheritance that works in a fully inferred type-safe way across nested routes 🔥
I tried the same prompt injection demo I showed a couple months ago and @anthropic.com's Claude prevented it this time! Interesting to see progress here.
October 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I tried the same prompt injection demo I showed a couple months ago and @anthropic.com's Claude prevented it this time! Interesting to see progress here.
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Should we ship pre-compiled code (with the react compiler) for React Query v6?
October 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Should we ship pre-compiled code (with the react compiler) for React Query v6?
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Tips For Making Friends As An Adult https://theonion.com/tips-for-making-friends-as-an-adult/
October 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tips For Making Friends As An Adult https://theonion.com/tips-for-making-friends-as-an-adult/
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“[Wasm 3.0] has much better support for compiling high-level programming languages. Enabled by this, we have seen various new languages popping up to target Wasm, such as Java, OCaml, Scala, Kotlin, Scheme, or Dart, all of which use the new GC feature.”
webassembly.org/news/2025-09...
webassembly.org/news/2025-09...
Wasm 3.0 Completed - WebAssembly
WebAssembly (abbreviated Wasm) is a binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine. Wasm is designed as a portable compilation target for programming languages, enabling deployment on the...
webassembly.org
September 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“[Wasm 3.0] has much better support for compiling high-level programming languages. Enabled by this, we have seen various new languages popping up to target Wasm, such as Java, OCaml, Scala, Kotlin, Scheme, or Dart, all of which use the new GC feature.”
webassembly.org/news/2025-09...
webassembly.org/news/2025-09...
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The WebAssembly 3.0 spec is complete!
webassembly.org/news/2025-09...
This includes major features like GC, 64-bit memories, exceptions, and tail calls.
webassembly.org/news/2025-09...
This includes major features like GC, 64-bit memories, exceptions, and tail calls.
Wasm 3.0 Completed - WebAssembly
WebAssembly (abbreviated Wasm) is a binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine. Wasm is designed as a portable compilation target for programming languages, enabling deployment on the...
webassembly.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The WebAssembly 3.0 spec is complete!
webassembly.org/news/2025-09...
This includes major features like GC, 64-bit memories, exceptions, and tail calls.
webassembly.org/news/2025-09...
This includes major features like GC, 64-bit memories, exceptions, and tail calls.
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If y’all promise not to ask me for docs or blog posts maybe I’ll explain a bit about why creating a cache API for suspense is so hard
September 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If y’all promise not to ask me for docs or blog posts maybe I’ll explain a bit about why creating a cache API for suspense is so hard
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i wrote a whole thing about wrangling npm dependencies because it's an unglamorous part of the job that's nevertheless really important. also because i wanted to make some watercolor illustrations. blog.val.town/gardening-de...
September 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
i wrote a whole thing about wrangling npm dependencies because it's an unglamorous part of the job that's nevertheless really important. also because i wanted to make some watercolor illustrations. blog.val.town/gardening-de...
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Observable Notebook Kit and Desktop 1.3.0 are out, featuring data loader cells. You can now (finally!!) write Python and Node.js in notebooks. 🐍 observablehq.com/notebook-kit...
September 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Observable Notebook Kit and Desktop 1.3.0 are out, featuring data loader cells. You can now (finally!!) write Python and Node.js in notebooks. 🐍 observablehq.com/notebook-kit...
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death by wrong node version
September 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
death by wrong node version
Hey we're hiring for in-person engineering roles in SF. I really enjoy my job and you might too. Come hang out and build developer tools!
September 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Hey we're hiring for in-person engineering roles in SF. I really enjoy my job and you might too. Come hang out and build developer tools!
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