Gears
@gearsco.de
Amateur software developer, investigating functional programming, compilers and Minecraft datapacks.
- Core team member @gleam.run
- One half of @datapack.dev
- Core team member @gleam.run
- One half of @datapack.dev
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Gears
@gearsco.de
· Dec 4
io.println("Hello, world!")
I'm Gears, an amateur software developer, investigating functional programming, compilers and Minecraft datpapacks.
I'm a team member of @gleam.run,
and one half of the technical datapack team, @datapack.dev
I'm Gears, an amateur software developer, investigating functional programming, compilers and Minecraft datpapacks.
I'm a team member of @gleam.run,
and one half of the technical datapack team, @datapack.dev
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Gleam is free from corporate interference and control, but that means financially we rely entirely on our sponsors!
Please consider supporting Gleam, even if just a couple of dollars. Thank you! 💖
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gleam.run/sponsor/
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December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Gleam is free from corporate interference and control, but that means financially we rely entirely on our sponsors!
Please consider supporting Gleam, even if just a couple of dollars. Thank you! 💖
gleam.run/sponsor/
Please consider supporting Gleam, even if just a couple of dollars. Thank you! 💖
gleam.run/sponsor/
Day 3 baby!
I'm streaming! twitch.tv/gearsdatapacks
Advent of Code time!
Advent of Code time!
GearsDatapacks - Twitch
Solving Advent of Code in Gleam!
twitch.tv
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Day 3 baby!
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Good luck to everyone doing Advent of Code this year!
Who's doing it in Gleam? 👀
Who's doing it in Gleam? 👀
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Good luck to everyone doing Advent of Code this year!
Who's doing it in Gleam? 👀
Who's doing it in Gleam? 👀
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Advent of Code 2025 is 🔛!
Are you doing it in Gleam? Let us know ⭐
You can also hop on our discord and join the discussion (don't worry, we keep spoilers in a separate thread) 🎄
Are you doing it in Gleam? Let us know ⭐
You can also hop on our discord and join the discussion (don't worry, we keep spoilers in a separate thread) 🎄
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Advent of Code 2025 is 🔛!
Are you doing it in Gleam? Let us know ⭐
You can also hop on our discord and join the discussion (don't worry, we keep spoilers in a separate thread) 🎄
Are you doing it in Gleam? Let us know ⭐
You can also hop on our discord and join the discussion (don't worry, we keep spoilers in a separate thread) 🎄
Streaming again! Time for day 2
I'm streaming! twitch.tv/gearsdatapacks
Advent of Code time!
Advent of Code time!
GearsDatapacks - Twitch
Solving Advent of Code in Gleam!
twitch.tv
December 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Streaming again! Time for day 2
This is such a good talk, if a little depressing at points. Definitely recommend!
The first set of our #FFConf talks are live for your viewing.
Ever thought about about how your data is used? How deep is the rabbit hole? Are there alternatives?
@chetbox.com addresses these points: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1h5...
Then evangelise at your workplace.
Ever thought about about how your data is used? How deep is the rabbit hole? Are there alternatives?
@chetbox.com addresses these points: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1h5...
Then evangelise at your workplace.
2. Powerless by Design / Chetan Padia / FFConf 2025
YouTube video by Remy Sharp
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is such a good talk, if a little depressing at points. Definitely recommend!
I'm streaming! twitch.tv/gearsdatapacks
Advent of Code time!
Advent of Code time!
GearsDatapacks - Twitch
Solving Advent of Code in Gleam!
twitch.tv
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I'm streaming! twitch.tv/gearsdatapacks
Advent of Code time!
Advent of Code time!
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malloc doesn't want to tell lexa the answer :( it keeps only giving pointers
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
malloc doesn't want to tell lexa the answer :( it keeps only giving pointers
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WSL stands for Worcestershire Sauce for Linux,
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
WSL stands for Worcestershire Sauce for Linux,
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"The rewrite took only 3 weeks. Mind that I'd never written a single line of Gleam code before that." - @lexx.gr shares how Radical Elements have rewritten their startup from PHP to Gleam ⭐
Go check the full blog post: www.radical-elements.com/minor-epipha...
Go check the full blog post: www.radical-elements.com/minor-epipha...
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"The rewrite took only 3 weeks. Mind that I'd never written a single line of Gleam code before that." - @lexx.gr shares how Radical Elements have rewritten their startup from PHP to Gleam ⭐
Go check the full blog post: www.radical-elements.com/minor-epipha...
Go check the full blog post: www.radical-elements.com/minor-epipha...
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The first of our #FFConf talks are live for your viewing.
Set aside 30 minutes to watch Hellen Ward on "Bias in our products: The case for diversity in tech".
Then evangelise at your workplace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVJ...
Set aside 30 minutes to watch Hellen Ward on "Bias in our products: The case for diversity in tech".
Then evangelise at your workplace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVJ...
1. Bias in our products: The case for diversity in tech / Hellen Ward / FFConf 2025
YouTube video by Remy Sharp
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The first of our #FFConf talks are live for your viewing.
Set aside 30 minutes to watch Hellen Ward on "Bias in our products: The case for diversity in tech".
Then evangelise at your workplace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVJ...
Set aside 30 minutes to watch Hellen Ward on "Bias in our products: The case for diversity in tech".
Then evangelise at your workplace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVJ...
This is my favourite political campaign video I've seen by far
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This is my favourite political campaign video I've seen by far
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just finished watching it! Lots of fun, very well made film
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Just finished watching it! Lots of fun, very well made film
I wrote a blog post!
The default test timeout of 5 seconds and how to remove it comes up quite frequently in Gleam-related questions, so I decided to write up an article explaining why it exists and how you can change it.
Read it here: gearsco.de/blog/gleam-t...
The default test timeout of 5 seconds and how to remove it comes up quite frequently in Gleam-related questions, so I decided to write up an article explaining why it exists and how you can change it.
Read it here: gearsco.de/blog/gleam-t...
Test timeouts in Gleam | Gears
gearsco.de
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I wrote a blog post!
The default test timeout of 5 seconds and how to remove it comes up quite frequently in Gleam-related questions, so I decided to write up an article explaining why it exists and how you can change it.
Read it here: gearsco.de/blog/gleam-t...
The default test timeout of 5 seconds and how to remove it comes up quite frequently in Gleam-related questions, so I decided to write up an article explaining why it exists and how you can change it.
Read it here: gearsco.de/blog/gleam-t...
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Talking of streaming, I’m streaming right now! www.twitch.tv/giacomo_cava...
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Talking of streaming, I’m streaming right now! www.twitch.tv/giacomo_cava...
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How many Gleam accounts do you know (and follow)?
Do you know some of our core team members stream on twitch? That means you can watch @giacomocavalieri.me @gearsco.de and @lpil.uk code live📺
@renatillas.bsky.social (creator of Tiramisu framework and organiser of the Gleam Game Jam) is also there!
Do you know some of our core team members stream on twitch? That means you can watch @giacomocavalieri.me @gearsco.de and @lpil.uk code live📺
@renatillas.bsky.social (creator of Tiramisu framework and organiser of the Gleam Game Jam) is also there!
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
How many Gleam accounts do you know (and follow)?
Do you know some of our core team members stream on twitch? That means you can watch @giacomocavalieri.me @gearsco.de and @lpil.uk code live📺
@renatillas.bsky.social (creator of Tiramisu framework and organiser of the Gleam Game Jam) is also there!
Do you know some of our core team members stream on twitch? That means you can watch @giacomocavalieri.me @gearsco.de and @lpil.uk code live📺
@renatillas.bsky.social (creator of Tiramisu framework and organiser of the Gleam Game Jam) is also there!
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i need a new place to live in by january 5th but i don't even know who to ask atp
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
i need a new place to live in by january 5th but i don't even know who to ask atp
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Photos from #FFConf 2025 are online - lots of lovely faces ❣️
www.flickr.com/photos/remys...
Big thanks to @trysmudford.com for his amazing work taking photos throughout the day.
www.flickr.com/photos/remys...
Big thanks to @trysmudford.com for his amazing work taking photos throughout the day.
ffconf 2025
Photos by Trys Mudford for FFConf 2025.
www.flickr.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Photos from #FFConf 2025 are online - lots of lovely faces ❣️
www.flickr.com/photos/remys...
Big thanks to @trysmudford.com for his amazing work taking photos throughout the day.
www.flickr.com/photos/remys...
Big thanks to @trysmudford.com for his amazing work taking photos throughout the day.
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Repost -> do the thing ~
Sponsorship is my sole source of income! If you want to support Gleam and myself please consider sponsoring 🙏
github.com/sponsors/lpil
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Sponsor @lpil on GitHub Sponsors
Gleam: Making type safe programming a production ready reality on the Erlang virtual machine!
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November 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Repost -> do the thing ~
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Reskeeting with alt text
Yeah this has become the utter pain of what we once had. Used to be you'd run to Google for a trusted and quick search and now I try to avoid it when I can
Legit ruined their own product to the point of being unrecognizable
Yeah this has become the utter pain of what we once had. Used to be you'd run to Google for a trusted and quick search and now I try to avoid it when I can
Legit ruined their own product to the point of being unrecognizable
November 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Reskeeting with alt text
Yeah this has become the utter pain of what we once had. Used to be you'd run to Google for a trusted and quick search and now I try to avoid it when I can
Legit ruined their own product to the point of being unrecognizable
Yeah this has become the utter pain of what we once had. Used to be you'd run to Google for a trusted and quick search and now I try to avoid it when I can
Legit ruined their own product to the point of being unrecognizable
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Gleam stream time!
www.twitch.tv/louispilfold
www.twitch.tv/louispilfold
louispilfold - Twitch
Coding up an audio player for the Gleam Game Jam 2025!
www.twitch.tv
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Gleam stream time!
www.twitch.tv/louispilfold
www.twitch.tv/louispilfold
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Finally gotten around to writing up my thoughts on #FFConf 2025.
remysharp.com/2025/11/22/f...
Videos and photos are still being processed, so those are coming too.
remysharp.com/2025/11/22/f...
Videos and photos are still being processed, so those are coming too.
FFConf 2025
Reflections on FFConf 2025, covering talks on diversity, data privacy, web components, AI, and the future of the web.
remysharp.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Finally gotten around to writing up my thoughts on #FFConf 2025.
remysharp.com/2025/11/22/f...
Videos and photos are still being processed, so those are coming too.
remysharp.com/2025/11/22/f...
Videos and photos are still being processed, so those are coming too.
I'm streaming! www.twitch.tv/gearsdatapacks
Back to work on my Gleam codegen library
Back to work on my Gleam codegen library
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'm streaming! www.twitch.tv/gearsdatapacks
Back to work on my Gleam codegen library
Back to work on my Gleam codegen library
It has just started! Come join!
It's nearly time for the Gleam Game Jam!
gamejam.gleam.community
gamejam.gleam.community
Gleam Game Jam
gamejam.gleam.community
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It has just started! Come join!