Jaco Pretorius

I'm a 10x engineer, where x is my original estimate

Blogged: How to Use Variables in PostgreSQL psql Scripts (with Examples) jacopretorius.net/2025/06/postgr…

Blogged: Avoiding N+1 Queries with Rails Strict Loading jacopretorius.net/2025/05/rails-…

This made me giggle youtube.com/shorts/H1X-pA5… - so an *actual* LOL. Not just the one where you write 'LOL'

"Ok would you rather take a bath in mac and cheese or use mayo for creamer in your coffee?" Interviewer: "to be clear we meant any questions about the job position?"

Blogged: Understanding PostgreSQL LATERAL Joins with Practical Examples jacopretorius.net/2025/05/postgr…

They say the average person will eat 8 pillowcases in their sleep throughout their lifetime.

Blogged: rails new: Complete Guide to All Options jacopretorius.net/2025/05/all-ra…

I've really enjoyed 1440 as a great, unbiased, factual daily newsletter join1440.com/?utm_source=14…

Blogged: Remove Nth Node From End of List jacopretorius.net/2025/05/remove…

me: did you have fun on your playdate? my 9yo: yes, but that was the wrong Logan. Next week can I have a playdate with the Logan who's my friend?

Blogged: Interacting with Shell Commands in Ruby jacopretorius.net/2025/05/intera…

Blogged: Fingerprinting Jekyll SASS Assets jacopretorius.net/2025/05/jekyll…

Welp. My automatic tweet is still not working - it's supposed to be jacopretorius.net/2025/05/tweeti… Close tho

Blogged: Tweeting New Jekyll Posts From Github Actions Part 2 jacopretorius.net/2025/05/05/twe…

Has Airdrop ever worked for anyone at any point in history? It's the most finicky technology imaginable

@JetBlue I'm very disappointed in your customer support. You sent me a flight receipt for the wrong amount and your support rep kept saying that it's not wrong, I simply need to go to your site and request a 'different' receipt. Is this how you do business?

Me: I want to be notified when production goes down Also me: how do I turn off all these annoying alert emails

@samandmoore @chrislopresto I've kinda forgotten about that. We should totally bring that back.

We did the same at Betterment. Gotta dust that thing off and get folks using it again. cc @chrislopresto

This is excellent @zerox/keep-that-damn-footer-at-the-bottom-c7a921cb9551" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@zerox/keep-th…

Marie Kondo: What is this? Me: Its called Jira Marie: Does it Spark Joy Me: Absolutely not Marie: Thank it, and then discard it