Nick Latcham
@nick-latcham.bsky.social
Talkin’ to ‘puters
Rust | Java | Elixir
Rust | Java | Elixir
Welp, got axed in a group of layoffs. If anyone is looking for an SWE in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, let me know! I can start asap 😎
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Welp, got axed in a group of layoffs. If anyone is looking for an SWE in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, let me know! I can start asap 😎
Neural Amp Modeler/tone3000 is such a game changer.
Like I can just go to my computer and be like “hmm, I think I’ll run a Klon into a Marshall JCM800 2203 into a 4x12 of Celestion green backs today”.
There’s never been a better time to play guitar!
Like I can just go to my computer and be like “hmm, I think I’ll run a Klon into a Marshall JCM800 2203 into a 4x12 of Celestion green backs today”.
There’s never been a better time to play guitar!
June 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Neural Amp Modeler/tone3000 is such a game changer.
Like I can just go to my computer and be like “hmm, I think I’ll run a Klon into a Marshall JCM800 2203 into a 4x12 of Celestion green backs today”.
There’s never been a better time to play guitar!
Like I can just go to my computer and be like “hmm, I think I’ll run a Klon into a Marshall JCM800 2203 into a 4x12 of Celestion green backs today”.
There’s never been a better time to play guitar!
I’ve officially joined the offset and Schecter gangs, new Ultra gets here next week 😎
May 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I’ve officially joined the offset and Schecter gangs, new Ultra gets here next week 😎
Officially have been slinging Laravel for over a month now at the new job. I think I’m in love. I also think it will be really hard to go back to something like Spring. PHP is so damn good these days
May 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Officially have been slinging Laravel for over a month now at the new job. I think I’m in love. I also think it will be really hard to go back to something like Spring. PHP is so damn good these days
Alright fellow guitar nerds, I’m looking at grabbing a Jazzmaster to add to the collection. J Mascis JM, Player II, or Classic Vibe? Not particular to Fender or Squire. Can be any brand.
May 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Alright fellow guitar nerds, I’m looking at grabbing a Jazzmaster to add to the collection. J Mascis JM, Player II, or Classic Vibe? Not particular to Fender or Squire. Can be any brand.
Fender released a free DAW and it even had an official flatpak!
May 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Fender released a free DAW and it even had an official flatpak!
NGL NativePHP kind of looks like a quick cash grab. I’d be willing to bet money the project is abandoned within 1-2 years
May 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
NGL NativePHP kind of looks like a quick cash grab. I’d be willing to bet money the project is abandoned within 1-2 years
Hot take: I’d rather read through a 40 line procedural function with a couple comments than have to jump to 8 separate functions just to figure out what that function is doing. Clean code can make your code base very messy, very fast
May 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hot take: I’d rather read through a 40 line procedural function with a couple comments than have to jump to 8 separate functions just to figure out what that function is doing. Clean code can make your code base very messy, very fast
Do any of my Neovim peeps have a config that gets phpactor to play nice with Laravel? I don’t really wanna pay $25 for intelephense just so I can have code actions…
April 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Do any of my Neovim peeps have a config that gets phpactor to play nice with Laravel? I don’t really wanna pay $25 for intelephense just so I can have code actions…
Why is PHP not used more as a teaching language?
April 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Why is PHP not used more as a teaching language?
Well, after being laid off for entirely too long, I’ve accepted an offer for a Laravel/PHP position! Lambo is in the mail
April 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Well, after being laid off for entirely too long, I’ve accepted an offer for a Laravel/PHP position! Lambo is in the mail
After writing nothing but PHP and Laravel over the last few weeks, I can officially say Laravel has unmatched developer experience. Like nothing even comes close. And PHP is a whole new beast these days.
April 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
After writing nothing but PHP and Laravel over the last few weeks, I can officially say Laravel has unmatched developer experience. Like nothing even comes close. And PHP is a whole new beast these days.
The comebacks that PHP and Java are having is pretty awesome to see. Old languages can become new and relevant again!
April 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The comebacks that PHP and Java are having is pretty awesome to see. Old languages can become new and relevant again!
I love the posts that are like “Heres my stack for 2025:
*some react meta framework*
*some BaaS*
*some Auth Saas*
*some fully managed PaaS*
*some AI api*
*10 other SaaS products*”
Like bruh, you aren’t building, you’re assembling lol also, have fun when the network gets spotty 🙃
*some react meta framework*
*some BaaS*
*some Auth Saas*
*some fully managed PaaS*
*some AI api*
*10 other SaaS products*”
Like bruh, you aren’t building, you’re assembling lol also, have fun when the network gets spotty 🙃
March 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I love the posts that are like “Heres my stack for 2025:
*some react meta framework*
*some BaaS*
*some Auth Saas*
*some fully managed PaaS*
*some AI api*
*10 other SaaS products*”
Like bruh, you aren’t building, you’re assembling lol also, have fun when the network gets spotty 🙃
*some react meta framework*
*some BaaS*
*some Auth Saas*
*some fully managed PaaS*
*some AI api*
*10 other SaaS products*”
Like bruh, you aren’t building, you’re assembling lol also, have fun when the network gets spotty 🙃
I can’t help but feel like Nim is in a great place to eventually become popular C or C++ alternative. ARC GC, easy to turn off the GC. Effortless C/C++ interop, etc.
March 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I can’t help but feel like Nim is in a great place to eventually become popular C or C++ alternative. ARC GC, easy to turn off the GC. Effortless C/C++ interop, etc.
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Finding out that Neovim 0.11 changes how it caches Lua modules, and old bytecode from 0.10 can cause some minor conflicts that need to be cleaned up.
March 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Finding out that Neovim 0.11 changes how it caches Lua modules, and old bytecode from 0.10 can cause some minor conflicts that need to be cleaned up.
For the love of all things holy and in the name of our lord and savior, Java; STOP MAKING AN INTERFACE FOR EVERY CLASS
March 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For the love of all things holy and in the name of our lord and savior, Java; STOP MAKING AN INTERFACE FOR EVERY CLASS
Hey all!
Just a friendly reminder that I’m open to work!
Looking for any software engineering position in either the Minneapolis area or remote.
Experience is primarily in Java/Spring services, but am able to pivot in any direction needed.
Just a friendly reminder that I’m open to work!
Looking for any software engineering position in either the Minneapolis area or remote.
Experience is primarily in Java/Spring services, but am able to pivot in any direction needed.
February 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Hey all!
Just a friendly reminder that I’m open to work!
Looking for any software engineering position in either the Minneapolis area or remote.
Experience is primarily in Java/Spring services, but am able to pivot in any direction needed.
Just a friendly reminder that I’m open to work!
Looking for any software engineering position in either the Minneapolis area or remote.
Experience is primarily in Java/Spring services, but am able to pivot in any direction needed.
Doing some front end work this morning and it made me think of a Casey Muratori quote that was something like “CSS is infinitely harder than assembly”. How right he was 😂
February 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Doing some front end work this morning and it made me think of a Casey Muratori quote that was something like “CSS is infinitely harder than assembly”. How right he was 😂
TIL the x86 Intel docs has more pages than a 6502 had transistors
February 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
TIL the x86 Intel docs has more pages than a 6502 had transistors
I’ve got my emacs config set pretty decent now, essentially just using all the built in stuff with a few extras. But for some reason when I’m writing C, eglot gets really sluggish and eventually emacs will segfault… I reallly wanna like emacs, but there’s just little things that drive me mad..
February 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’ve got my emacs config set pretty decent now, essentially just using all the built in stuff with a few extras. But for some reason when I’m writing C, eglot gets really sluggish and eventually emacs will segfault… I reallly wanna like emacs, but there’s just little things that drive me mad..
So far, emacs is pretty cool. But getting completions-at-point to work consistently with corfu and eglot is maddening. Sometimes it works, other times it’s nowhere to be found. Pretty sure I’ll be back to Neovim by the weekend lol
February 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
So far, emacs is pretty cool. But getting completions-at-point to work consistently with corfu and eglot is maddening. Sometimes it works, other times it’s nowhere to be found. Pretty sure I’ll be back to Neovim by the weekend lol
I’ve been using (neo)vim for as long as I’ve been programming, but I got a wild hair up my back side and am giving emacs a shot this week.
First impressions?
wtf is this
First impressions?
wtf is this
February 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I’ve been using (neo)vim for as long as I’ve been programming, but I got a wild hair up my back side and am giving emacs a shot this week.
First impressions?
wtf is this
First impressions?
wtf is this
So, real talk. Why wouldn’t the Linux kernel team choose Ada instead of Rust? It works with their existing compiler infrastructure, is standardized, and even has the ability to be formally proved via SPARK. I’m sure my naivety is shining bright here, but these are just my two cents 🤷🏻♂️
February 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
So, real talk. Why wouldn’t the Linux kernel team choose Ada instead of Rust? It works with their existing compiler infrastructure, is standardized, and even has the ability to be formally proved via SPARK. I’m sure my naivety is shining bright here, but these are just my two cents 🤷🏻♂️
I laughed way to hard at this 😂
My first five commands on any fresh Linux install:
1. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
2. apt install vim
3. sudo apt install vim
4. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
5. mkdir .ssh
1. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
2. apt install vim
3. sudo apt install vim
4. vim .ssh/authorized_keys
5. mkdir .ssh
February 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I laughed way to hard at this 😂