Chad Fowler
@chadfowler.com
GP&CTO @blueyard.com
Author, musician, speaker, developer
https://chadfowler.com/
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
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Author, musician, speaker, developer
https://chadfowler.com/
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
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Excited to see @evanphx.dev and team launch the developer preview of @miren.dev today!
Today’s the day!
We’re so proud and excited to announce the Miren Developer Preview. We’ve been hard at work on a better deployment platform for over a year. We can’t wait for you to try it!
Head over to miren.dev/developer-pr... to download it and chat with us in Discord.
We’re so proud and excited to announce the Miren Developer Preview. We’ve been hard at work on a better deployment platform for over a year. We can’t wait for you to try it!
Head over to miren.dev/developer-pr... to download it and chat with us in Discord.
Miren - Modern Infrastructure Platform
miren.dev
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Excited to see @evanphx.dev and team launch the developer preview of @miren.dev today!
Messing around with Skylight 😅
December 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Messing around with Skylight 😅
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Imagine you had to build every part of your software from scratch. Need a database connection? Implement the wire protocol, error handling, and query parsing yourself. Need an HTTP request? Write the entire HTTP protocol. Stupid, right?
February 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Imagine you had to build every part of your software from scratch. Need a database connection? Implement the wire protocol, error handling, and query parsing yourself. Need an HTTP request? Write the entire HTTP protocol. Stupid, right?
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Do you enjoy free stuff? Connect a cluster to Miren Cloud and we’d love to send you a little swag thank you from the team!
Details at miren.dev/developer-pr....
Details at miren.dev/developer-pr....
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Do you enjoy free stuff? Connect a cluster to Miren Cloud and we’d love to send you a little swag thank you from the team!
Details at miren.dev/developer-pr....
Details at miren.dev/developer-pr....
Reposted by Chad Fowler
Today’s the day!
We’re so proud and excited to announce the Miren Developer Preview. We’ve been hard at work on a better deployment platform for over a year. We can’t wait for you to try it!
Head over to miren.dev/developer-pr... to download it and chat with us in Discord.
We’re so proud and excited to announce the Miren Developer Preview. We’ve been hard at work on a better deployment platform for over a year. We can’t wait for you to try it!
Head over to miren.dev/developer-pr... to download it and chat with us in Discord.
Miren - Modern Infrastructure Platform
miren.dev
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today’s the day!
We’re so proud and excited to announce the Miren Developer Preview. We’ve been hard at work on a better deployment platform for over a year. We can’t wait for you to try it!
Head over to miren.dev/developer-pr... to download it and chat with us in Discord.
We’re so proud and excited to announce the Miren Developer Preview. We’ve been hard at work on a better deployment platform for over a year. We can’t wait for you to try it!
Head over to miren.dev/developer-pr... to download it and chat with us in Discord.
Excited to see @evanphx.dev and team launch the developer preview of @miren.dev today!
Today’s the day!
We’re so proud and excited to announce the Miren Developer Preview. We’ve been hard at work on a better deployment platform for over a year. We can’t wait for you to try it!
Head over to miren.dev/developer-pr... to download it and chat with us in Discord.
We’re so proud and excited to announce the Miren Developer Preview. We’ve been hard at work on a better deployment platform for over a year. We can’t wait for you to try it!
Head over to miren.dev/developer-pr... to download it and chat with us in Discord.
Miren - Modern Infrastructure Platform
miren.dev
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Excited to see @evanphx.dev and team launch the developer preview of @miren.dev today!
Reposted by Chad Fowler
The @miren.dev motto: Enjoy the Deploy!
Today’s the day!
We’re so proud and excited to announce the Miren Developer Preview. We’ve been hard at work on a better deployment platform for over a year. We can’t wait for you to try it!
Head over to miren.dev/developer-pr... to download it and chat with us in Discord.
We’re so proud and excited to announce the Miren Developer Preview. We’ve been hard at work on a better deployment platform for over a year. We can’t wait for you to try it!
Head over to miren.dev/developer-pr... to download it and chat with us in Discord.
Miren - Modern Infrastructure Platform
miren.dev
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The @miren.dev motto: Enjoy the Deploy!
Reposted by Chad Fowler
The Steam Machine is about to put 100Ks (or Ms?) of servers in people’s homes.
Getting a solid PDS install on there would be super high impact.
I guess this could get prototyped on Steamdeck today?
Getting a solid PDS install on there would be super high impact.
I guess this could get prototyped on Steamdeck today?
December 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The Steam Machine is about to put 100Ks (or Ms?) of servers in people’s homes.
Getting a solid PDS install on there would be super high impact.
I guess this could get prototyped on Steamdeck today?
Getting a solid PDS install on there would be super high impact.
I guess this could get prototyped on Steamdeck today?
Reposted by Chad Fowler
Improvised chamber music, spontaneously composed and performed on sunday, october 4th
Personnel:
flute - me
alto flute - me
bass flute - me
clarinet - me
soprano sax - me
c melody sax - me
drums - you?
vocals - you?
piano - you?
guitar - you?
generative visual art: you
chadfowler.com/sunday/
Personnel:
flute - me
alto flute - me
bass flute - me
clarinet - me
soprano sax - me
c melody sax - me
drums - you?
vocals - you?
piano - you?
guitar - you?
generative visual art: you
chadfowler.com/sunday/
sunday
Interactive audio visualizer with adaptive music analysis. Click to play and experience sunday.
chadfowler.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Improvised chamber music, spontaneously composed and performed on sunday, october 4th
Personnel:
flute - me
alto flute - me
bass flute - me
clarinet - me
soprano sax - me
c melody sax - me
drums - you?
vocals - you?
piano - you?
guitar - you?
generative visual art: you
chadfowler.com/sunday/
Personnel:
flute - me
alto flute - me
bass flute - me
clarinet - me
soprano sax - me
c melody sax - me
drums - you?
vocals - you?
piano - you?
guitar - you?
generative visual art: you
chadfowler.com/sunday/
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The #EuroSkyLive name badges have a QR code that opens in @flashes.blue and links you to a starter pack of attendees.
This is great! Going to steal this idea for #ATmosphereConf
This is great! Going to steal this idea for #ATmosphereConf
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The #EuroSkyLive name badges have a QR code that opens in @flashes.blue and links you to a starter pack of attendees.
This is great! Going to steal this idea for #ATmosphereConf
This is great! Going to steal this idea for #ATmosphereConf
Is there any reason to believe the Trump people are going to release the full unedited (in their favor) Epstein files?
That’s obviously why he changed his mind, right?
That’s obviously why he changed his mind, right?
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Is there any reason to believe the Trump people are going to release the full unedited (in their favor) Epstein files?
That’s obviously why he changed his mind, right?
That’s obviously why he changed his mind, right?
Sad to be missing @syncconf.bsky.social this week!
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Sad to be missing @syncconf.bsky.social this week!
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Myself and @seaofclouds.com will be packing new @inkandswitch.com and @automerge.org stickers at @syncconf.bsky.social tomorrow
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Myself and @seaofclouds.com will be packing new @inkandswitch.com and @automerge.org stickers at @syncconf.bsky.social tomorrow
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Reposted by Chad Fowler
open source is free as in “you’re free to do it yourself”, not free as in “you have to build what I want even though I’ve paid you zero dollars”
Preparing my talk for JSConf JP and I finally drew my mental venn diagram about how Node.js development works 🤪
November 12, 2025 at 5:11 AM
open source is free as in “you’re free to do it yourself”, not free as in “you have to build what I want even though I’ve paid you zero dollars”
I'm heading to MozFest in Barcelona tomorrow. Anyone there that wants to meet up? Could be about open source, AI, software development, music, investments, politics, anything.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I'm heading to MozFest in Barcelona tomorrow. Anyone there that wants to meet up? Could be about open source, AI, software development, music, investments, politics, anything.
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Live today at 2pm ET – an open conversation with Carson Farmer and @chadfowler.com on building a decentralized skill market for Al with Recall Network.
📍 www.youtube.com/live/BvQsWZ4...
📍 www.youtube.com/live/BvQsWZ4...
Building a decentralized skill market for AI with Recall
YouTube video by BlueYard Capital
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Live today at 2pm ET – an open conversation with Carson Farmer and @chadfowler.com on building a decentralized skill market for Al with Recall Network.
📍 www.youtube.com/live/BvQsWZ4...
📍 www.youtube.com/live/BvQsWZ4...
A new kind of tech debt: knowingly allowing the context window to grow, when you know you're at a clean break spot and have an artifact you can use to easily rehydrate the salient bits.
November 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A new kind of tech debt: knowingly allowing the context window to grow, when you know you're at a clean break spot and have an artifact you can use to easily rehydrate the salient bits.
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Streaming live now on X – @chadfowler.com joins Recall Network's In the Arena with Carson Farmer
x.com/recallnet/st...
x.com/recallnet/st...
Recall on X: "In the Arena with BlueYard CTO & GM Chad Fowler https://t.co/nXw93EoNji" / X
In the Arena with BlueYard CTO & GM Chad Fowler https://t.co/nXw93EoNji
x.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Streaming live now on X – @chadfowler.com joins Recall Network's In the Arena with Carson Farmer
x.com/recallnet/st...
x.com/recallnet/st...
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Lately I've been thinking about orphaned code. Code that's still running, live, with no remaining developers or users.
Forgotten hardware devices. Deserted VMs on cloud free tiers. Smart contracts whose DAOs disbanded years ago. Old school internet worms. Abandoned, starving Tamagotchi.
Forgotten hardware devices. Deserted VMs on cloud free tiers. Smart contracts whose DAOs disbanded years ago. Old school internet worms. Abandoned, starving Tamagotchi.
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Lately I've been thinking about orphaned code. Code that's still running, live, with no remaining developers or users.
Forgotten hardware devices. Deserted VMs on cloud free tiers. Smart contracts whose DAOs disbanded years ago. Old school internet worms. Abandoned, starving Tamagotchi.
Forgotten hardware devices. Deserted VMs on cloud free tiers. Smart contracts whose DAOs disbanded years ago. Old school internet worms. Abandoned, starving Tamagotchi.
Improvised chamber music, spontaneously composed and performed on sunday, october 4th
Personnel:
flute - me
alto flute - me
bass flute - me
clarinet - me
soprano sax - me
c melody sax - me
drums - you?
vocals - you?
piano - you?
guitar - you?
generative visual art: you
chadfowler.com/sunday/
Personnel:
flute - me
alto flute - me
bass flute - me
clarinet - me
soprano sax - me
c melody sax - me
drums - you?
vocals - you?
piano - you?
guitar - you?
generative visual art: you
chadfowler.com/sunday/
sunday
Interactive audio visualizer with adaptive music analysis. Click to play and experience sunday.
chadfowler.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Improvised chamber music, spontaneously composed and performed on sunday, october 4th
Personnel:
flute - me
alto flute - me
bass flute - me
clarinet - me
soprano sax - me
c melody sax - me
drums - you?
vocals - you?
piano - you?
guitar - you?
generative visual art: you
chadfowler.com/sunday/
Personnel:
flute - me
alto flute - me
bass flute - me
clarinet - me
soprano sax - me
c melody sax - me
drums - you?
vocals - you?
piano - you?
guitar - you?
generative visual art: you
chadfowler.com/sunday/
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New In Print - IN FULL COLOR!
Advanced Hands-on Rust by @herberticus.bsky.social
pragprog.com/titles/...
Check the newsletter for a discount on the ebook! media.pragprog.com/n...
Advanced Hands-on Rust by @herberticus.bsky.social
pragprog.com/titles/...
Check the newsletter for a discount on the ebook! media.pragprog.com/n...
October 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
New In Print - IN FULL COLOR!
Advanced Hands-on Rust by @herberticus.bsky.social
pragprog.com/titles/...
Check the newsletter for a discount on the ebook! media.pragprog.com/n...
Advanced Hands-on Rust by @herberticus.bsky.social
pragprog.com/titles/...
Check the newsletter for a discount on the ebook! media.pragprog.com/n...
How many MAUs does notepad.exe have?
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
How many MAUs does notepad.exe have?
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I’ve experienced this first hand a bunch myself, where someone clearly piped AI output direct to me without sufficient review. I reflexively turn to those folks less now.
This isn’t a pessimistic view of LLMs, use them! Just read & review before sending.
This isn’t a pessimistic view of LLMs, use them! Just read & review before sending.
September 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I’ve experienced this first hand a bunch myself, where someone clearly piped AI output direct to me without sufficient review. I reflexively turn to those folks less now.
This isn’t a pessimistic view of LLMs, use them! Just read & review before sending.
This isn’t a pessimistic view of LLMs, use them! Just read & review before sending.
Over the past few years, I’ve had the good fortune to find a community of like-minded technologists working to make sense of a rapidly evolving landscape—one in which we risk becoming subservient to the very tools we’ve built.
agentictech.substack.com/p/a-quiet-mo...
agentictech.substack.com/p/a-quiet-mo...
A quiet movement is forming: entrepreneurs building for human agency — not just agents’ sake.
Read our invitation to join the discussion around building truly agentic tech: products that preserve human agency.
agentictech.substack.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Over the past few years, I’ve had the good fortune to find a community of like-minded technologists working to make sense of a rapidly evolving landscape—one in which we risk becoming subservient to the very tools we’ve built.
agentictech.substack.com/p/a-quiet-mo...
agentictech.substack.com/p/a-quiet-mo...
This was fun!
What if you design and machines code?
@chadfowler.com joins us on #TheRubyAIPodcast to unpack agents, spec-first dev, and Rails conventions as guardrails #RubyOnRails #RubyAI www.therubyaipodcast.com/2388930/epis...
@chadfowler.com joins us on #TheRubyAIPodcast to unpack agents, spec-first dev, and Rails conventions as guardrails #RubyOnRails #RubyAI www.therubyaipodcast.com/2388930/epis...
September 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This was fun!