Christopher Penkin
@chrispenkin.bsky.social
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Meet Elixir Language Tour – a tool created to make
Elixir learning easier 🪄
Written in pure Elixir, running fully in the browser – all thanks to Popcorn 🍿
Check it out – link below!
Elixir learning easier 🪄
Written in pure Elixir, running fully in the browser – all thanks to Popcorn 🍿
Check it out – link below!
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Meet Elixir Language Tour – a tool created to make
Elixir learning easier 🪄
Written in pure Elixir, running fully in the browser – all thanks to Popcorn 🍿
Check it out – link below!
Elixir learning easier 🪄
Written in pure Elixir, running fully in the browser – all thanks to Popcorn 🍿
Check it out – link below!
🚨 New Blog Post!
How I use GNU Stow to manage dotfiles across macOS and Arch Linux. Simple symlink-based config management for zsh, neovim, and other tools.
www.penkin.me/development/...
How I use GNU Stow to manage dotfiles across macOS and Arch Linux. Simple symlink-based config management for zsh, neovim, and other tools.
www.penkin.me/development/...
My Dotfiles Setup with GNU Stow | Christopher Penkin
How I use GNU Stow to manage dotfiles across macOS and Arch Linux. Simple symlink-based config management for zsh, neovim, and development tools.
www.penkin.me
October 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
🚨 New Blog Post!
How I use GNU Stow to manage dotfiles across macOS and Arch Linux. Simple symlink-based config management for zsh, neovim, and other tools.
www.penkin.me/development/...
How I use GNU Stow to manage dotfiles across macOS and Arch Linux. Simple symlink-based config management for zsh, neovim, and other tools.
www.penkin.me/development/...
I recently got into fishing because my son is super keen to do it. I was told about this channel on YouTube that has been really great especially in the South African context. Super helpful for a complete noob like me :D buff.ly/Mm1wAMW #fishing #angling
FISHING WITH LEGACY SERIES
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
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October 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I recently got into fishing because my son is super keen to do it. I was told about this channel on YouTube that has been really great especially in the South African context. Super helpful for a complete noob like me :D buff.ly/Mm1wAMW #fishing #angling
Oh man another great documentary from @cultrepo.bsky.social, this time on @vite.dev. I always find these really inspiring. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmWQ...
Vite: The Documentary
"If you're using a JavaScript framework, you're probably using Vite."
Created by Evan You (the mind behind Vue.js), Vite began as a frustrated response to slow build times with Webpack. What started…
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October 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Oh man another great documentary from @cultrepo.bsky.social, this time on @vite.dev. I always find these really inspiring. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmWQ...
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🚀 We just released Zed v0.207!
Multiple font rendering issues have been resolved, most notably on Linux, so smaller fonts will look more crisp.
(We promise the difference is real, even if image compression tries to hide it.)
Before vs After:
Multiple font rendering issues have been resolved, most notably on Linux, so smaller fonts will look more crisp.
(We promise the difference is real, even if image compression tries to hide it.)
Before vs After:
October 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🚀 We just released Zed v0.207!
Multiple font rendering issues have been resolved, most notably on Linux, so smaller fonts will look more crisp.
(We promise the difference is real, even if image compression tries to hide it.)
Before vs After:
Multiple font rendering issues have been resolved, most notably on Linux, so smaller fonts will look more crisp.
(We promise the difference is real, even if image compression tries to hide it.)
Before vs After:
Oof, and they were doing so well :(
BREAKING: Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz have been disqualified from qualifying
Both Williams cars failed post-qualifying checks on their rear wings
#F1 #SingaporeGP
Both Williams cars failed post-qualifying checks on their rear wings
#F1 #SingaporeGP
October 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Oof, and they were doing so well :(
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October 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
NEW BLOG POST
How we sped up our .NET monolith app with this one simple little build trick. #dotnet #builds
www.penkin.me/development/...
How we sped up our .NET monolith app with this one simple little build trick. #dotnet #builds
www.penkin.me/development/...
Speeding up our .NET builds | Christopher Penkin
Learn how we reduced .NET build times from 7+ minutes to under 1 minute using a custom BUILD_CACHE property and smart file change detection for hybrid applications with frontend assets.
www.penkin.me
October 4, 2025 at 6:23 AM
NEW BLOG POST
How we sped up our .NET monolith app with this one simple little build trick. #dotnet #builds
www.penkin.me/development/...
How we sped up our .NET monolith app with this one simple little build trick. #dotnet #builds
www.penkin.me/development/...
It's really good when people freak out that @Xbox gamepass subscription increase is going to be so much that they are cancelling. It made me check with my kids and none of them are even using it. #saving
October 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's really good when people freak out that @Xbox gamepass subscription increase is going to be so much that they are cancelling. It made me check with my kids and none of them are even using it. #saving
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⏳ September is almost here… Variants in Penpot are on the way.
Smarter, cleaner, closer to code.
Smarter, cleaner, closer to code.
August 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
⏳ September is almost here… Variants in Penpot are on the way.
Smarter, cleaner, closer to code.
Smarter, cleaner, closer to code.
Reposted by Christopher Penkin
August 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Reposted by Christopher Penkin
It'll soon be time for the State of React 2025 survey! feel free to suggest questions here: github.com/Devographics...
State of React 2025 Suggestions · Issue #262 · Devographics/surveys
YAML config files for the Devographics surveys. Contribute to Devographics/surveys development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It'll soon be time for the State of React 2025 survey! feel free to suggest questions here: github.com/Devographics...
NEW POST
Just a quick one on how I built the blog. Kept it super simple so that I can work on why I built it; to practise writing www.penkin.me/blog/jekyll/...
#jekyll #tailwind #githubpages
Just a quick one on how I built the blog. Kept it super simple so that I can work on why I built it; to practise writing www.penkin.me/blog/jekyll/...
#jekyll #tailwind #githubpages
How I built this blog | Christopher Penkin
Build a Jekyll blog with Tailwind CSS and GitHub Pages hosting in one weekend. Simple setup guide with pagination, RSS feeds, and dark mode.
www.penkin.me
July 31, 2025 at 6:35 AM
NEW POST
Just a quick one on how I built the blog. Kept it super simple so that I can work on why I built it; to practise writing www.penkin.me/blog/jekyll/...
#jekyll #tailwind #githubpages
Just a quick one on how I built the blog. Kept it super simple so that I can work on why I built it; to practise writing www.penkin.me/blog/jekyll/...
#jekyll #tailwind #githubpages
Reposted by Christopher Penkin
One of our team members just dropped a quick preview of font family tokens! (we’re screaming!)
😍😍😍😍😍
community.penpot.app/t/font-famil...
😍😍😍😍😍
community.penpot.app/t/font-famil...
Font Family token in the oven!
Hey folks! Just wanted to drop a quick preview of font family tokens 🎉 Here is a quick short video to show it working along with other tokens types, like font-size 😃
community.penpot.app
July 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
One of our team members just dropped a quick preview of font family tokens! (we’re screaming!)
😍😍😍😍😍
community.penpot.app/t/font-famil...
😍😍😍😍😍
community.penpot.app/t/font-famil...
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I launched PocketCal on Product Hunt if y'all wouldn't mind passing along an upvote! ❤️
www.producthunt.com/products/poc...
www.producthunt.com/products/poc...
PocketCal: Pick dates, share a link, and that's your calendar! | Product Hunt
Pick dates, share a link, and that's your calendar. PocketCal is a free, open-source web app that lets you select dates and instantly share them. No accounts, just a link, and nothing in your way.
www.producthunt.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I launched PocketCal on Product Hunt if y'all wouldn't mind passing along an upvote! ❤️
www.producthunt.com/products/poc...
www.producthunt.com/products/poc...
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We released #Phoenix 1.8.0-rc.4 yesterday and Phoenix #LiveView 1.1.0-rc.3 just now. This should be the final RC before 1.1.0, so please check it out if you can! #MyElixirStatus
July 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We released #Phoenix 1.8.0-rc.4 yesterday and Phoenix #LiveView 1.1.0-rc.3 just now. This should be the final RC before 1.1.0, so please check it out if you can! #MyElixirStatus
Reposted by Christopher Penkin
Reposted by Christopher Penkin
Heydon Pickering takes a fresh look the Every Layout Sidebar layout, 6 years on, to see if modern CSS selectors can improve it.
piccalil.li/blog/a-revis...
piccalil.li/blog/a-revis...
A revisit of the Every Layout sidebar with :has() and selector performance
Heydon Pickering takes a fresh look the Every Layout Sidebar layout, 6 years on, to see if modern CSS selectors can improve it.
piccalil.li
July 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Heydon Pickering takes a fresh look the Every Layout Sidebar layout, 6 years on, to see if modern CSS selectors can improve it.
piccalil.li/blog/a-revis...
piccalil.li/blog/a-revis...
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
NEW POST
Why I'm battling to move off The Browser Company's Arc browser and onto their new Dia browser. Some of my thoughts and reflections on a browser 😆
www.penkin.me/browsers/arc...
Why I'm battling to move off The Browser Company's Arc browser and onto their new Dia browser. Some of my thoughts and reflections on a browser 😆
www.penkin.me/browsers/arc...
Why I can't use Dia over Arc | Christopher Penkin
Comparing Arc and Dia browsers from a developer's perspective—why Arc’s thoughtful features like spaces, folders, live integrations, and split tabs make Dia unattractive.
www.penkin.me
July 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
NEW POST
Why I'm battling to move off The Browser Company's Arc browser and onto their new Dia browser. Some of my thoughts and reflections on a browser 😆
www.penkin.me/browsers/arc...
Why I'm battling to move off The Browser Company's Arc browser and onto their new Dia browser. Some of my thoughts and reflections on a browser 😆
www.penkin.me/browsers/arc...
Oof, @redbullracingf1.bsky.social taking some more knocks www.formula1.com/en/latest/ar... #F1 #Horner
Horner to exit Red Bull with immediate effect
Racing Bulls team boss Laurent Mekies is to take over as CEO of Red Bull Racing with immediate effect replacing Christian Horner, it was announced on Wednesday.
www.formula1.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Oof, @redbullracingf1.bsky.social taking some more knocks www.formula1.com/en/latest/ar... #F1 #Horner
I've had an itch lately to improve my communication skills with speaking and writing. I thought I'd resurrect this little blog and try push out an article a month. If you check the publish dates of what was there it's like 1 post a year 😅 www.penkin.me/ai/developme... #ai #development
AI in Software Development | Christopher Penkin
Exploring AI's impact on software development—from cutting-edge tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor to agentic AI and the emerging Model Context Protocol (MCP).
www.penkin.me
July 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I've had an itch lately to improve my communication skills with speaking and writing. I thought I'd resurrect this little blog and try push out an article a month. If you check the publish dates of what was there it's like 1 post a year 😅 www.penkin.me/ai/developme... #ai #development