Lev Kowalski

@kentcdodds He’s saying the opposite of what you said in your blog post

Our jobs are changing dramatically but they aren't going away.

@Aron_Adler The only way to scale LLM code it to have total control of the “what”and let the LLM own the “how” and that can only be done via proper unit tests and software architecture

in which case your project will end up drowning in uncontrollable escalating complexity just like every other pre-LLM software project started by impatient founders who hired only inexperienced engineers afraid to ever push back

yes LLMs are superweapons for getting software done. but unless you have experience writing software you will have no idea how much LLM-time and LLM-effort you will need to spend on refactors and architecture hardening and constantly reinforcing your project's foundations

ocaml and melange

@thekitze Way too much regulation in Europe that hinders growth. But some regulation can be good e.g. for pesticides and additives. Happy not to have hormone meat and the worst additives literally everywhere because in America who cares if you get sick in x years.

europe is like apple and usa is android: you can taste the freedom here. It feels like I can get literally *anything* that I want in whatever quantity without anyone restricting me and telling me the "right" way to do things

@dillon_mulroy Saves my life everytime

life pro tip: learn how to use git reflog

@mishig25 Yeah I get great results when I delegate work to Claude with all the logic tested. Actulally never tried with non tested code but I’m pretty sure it would go off track.

tools like Vitest + npm for Node or cargo test for Rust, your codebase becomes a feedback-rich environment. Testing frameworks & project managers aren’t just dev tools - they let AI agents verify, retry, and self-correct. Test-driven meets AI-driven. 🤖✅

@jordwalke What’s wrong with GIT api?

Git and Flexbox. Two incredibly powerful abstractions that have terrible User Interfaces to them.

@ThePrimeagen Show your ID when you order a beer

i am in europe what are the best tips for making sure everyone knows I am american/better (same thing)?

@ChShersh I agree but aren’t we comparing apples to oranges since the first abstractions are algebra that exists independently of programming ?

Repeat after me. Good abstractions: ✅ Semigroup ✅ Monoid ✅ Monad ✅ Applicative ✅ Functor ✅ Profunctor Bad abstraction: ❌ Strategy ❌ Factory ❌ Builder ❌ Prototype ❌ Adapter ❌ Bridge ❌ Composite

@davesnx Then Sporify probably or software for making music

@KowalskiLev saas as well (dont say ahrefs lol)

what's the latest software you paid for (that you truly enjoy)?

@jordwalke NgFor has that covered

What’s next. For loops as html attributes.

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@aidenybai Don’t you assign handleTickRef.current or pass handleTick to useRef ?

one React hack i use to prevent stale values – without dependency arrays – is using a ref:

@finalfantasyvii What about cliping ?

We've made several enhancements for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on PC, including lighting, framerate, resolution, and textures. How are you counting down the days to January 23rd?

@finalfantasyvii You need to fix the cliping on ps5 pro

New patches for Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth are now available to download. Update to Remake PS5 v1.003, Epic Games Store/Steam v1.005, and Rebirth v1.080 resolve issues where the DualSense Wireless Controller's vibration was not working correctly.

If you want to learn OCaml and do frontend, check react-book.melange.re It's a project-based, guided introduction to Melange, for React developers. Goes step by step and doesn't miss any detail to teach. (This should be part of the blogpost imho)!

ocaml and dune is truly amazing engineering and melange was such a a great experience

@davesnx He’s the guy who synthesizes methamphetamine in a lab 😅

@KowalskiLev didnt get the reference 🥲

again, after reimplementing something I understood it. I feel like a grug developer. need to experience it to understand it, otherwise I only "retain" what I hear, such a dumb experience

@_anmonteiro @FunOCaml Awesome talk and great to meet the creator of this awesome project 🫡

My talk "A Melange of Tooling" from yesterday's @FunOCaml session is up on Twitch (temporarily) Will share Youtube link when out! twitch.tv/videos/2252408…