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VSCode + WSL makes Windows awesome for web development
I’m kinda shocked. Windows actually got good for web developers. Between VSCode, WSL, and Intel’s latest desktop chips, I’ve been living with a PC for over a week that runs my programming tests faster than an M3 Max, ships with an excellent window...
Everything You Need to Ace PWAs in Rails Turn your Rails app into an engaging native-like application in a couple of minutes - The Miners
This article starts a series about Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) in Rails. In this series, I will show you how to turn your Rails application into a native-like app that works offline and handles background operations, and push notifications...
Jekyll to Astro: an AI-assisted migration | Kevin London
I used AI tools to move my blog from Jekyll to Astro. Cursor helped me finish in about 3-4 hours (half the usual time), and I spent $10 testing out Aider. The site’s faster and easier to maintain now.
My Jekyll blog worked fine but felt a bit dat...
Django and Postgres for the Busy Rails Developer | Andrew Atkinson
About 10 years ago I wrote a post PostgreSQL for the Busy MySQL Developer, as part of switching from MySQL to Postgres for my personal and professional projects wherever I could.
Recently I had the chance to work with Python, Django, and Postgres...
10 tips from 10 years of Hotwire Native | Masilotti.com
10 years ago I launched my first Hotwire Native app in the App Store. It was called something different back then (anyone remember Turbolinks?) but a lot of the same concepts and learnings apply.
To celebrate my 10-year anniversary, here are 10 o...