released: sln-items-sync v1.10.0 (does what it says) now copes with `.dcproj` docker-compose projects in visual studio solutions github.com/timabell/sln...

A bad idea that won't die, and now microsoft is mindlessly prompting it. I am fed up with coming across naive teams that have been fooled into thinking it is a better way because it looks more complex. www.endoflineblog.com/gitflow-cons...

A small flurry of slightly obscure improvements to gitopolis github.com/timabell/git... Broken up into small releases because of #ContinuousDelivery from `main` #git #RustLang #CLI

Markdown Neuraxis Android Release v0.0.23 · timabell/markdown-neuraxis github.com/timabell/mar... Now with a well behaved "done" button for editing text (so that you can still use the keyboard enter button) #Android #FOSS #Markdown #SideProject #PKMS #TodayIMade #SmallWins #Kotlin #ClaudeCode

Table parsing/display/editing now working in mdnx github.com/timabell/mar... #Markdown all the things. The core syntax/parsing engine seems to be in decent shape now allowing easier iteration on things like this.

New releases of disk-hog-backup github.com/timabell/dis... More backup space saving - support for sparse files - hardlinking moved files #Backup #LocalFirst #RustLang

Help alpha-test markdown-neuraxis github.com/timabell/mar... It's a #FOSS #Markdown #Outliner with #LocalFirst #Privacy

Nice tidy bullet rendering on android *and* a automatic build/release github actions pipeline. What's not to like. github.com/timabell/mar... <- automatic build and release of v0.0.12 Thank you github for providing free build agents for public repos, absolute godsend for #FOSS #Markdown #Android

Release of markdown-neuraxis v0.0.11 has collapsible headings/bullets, which I think qualifies it as an #outliner github.com/timabell/mar... A #SideProject #SmallWin for the love of #FOSS #Markdown #Privacy I'm hoping eventually this will be a haven as an alternative to #LogSeq

markdown-neuraxis - alpha release v0.0.10 github.com/timabell/mar... Early testers & ideas wanted for this #FOSS #Markdown #PKMS tool, with #GTD & #PARA to come in time.

A mammoth 10k-line patch just merged to main for markdown-neuraxis - a complete replacement of markdown parsing engine github.com/timabell/mar... This should prove a good foundation for the ambitious goals of the project. #PKMS #Markdown #FOSS #RustLang

New blog post: "Automatic release notes with semantic commits and git-cliff" 0x5.uk/2026/03/12/a... #git #development

I've made & published a new VSCode extension to make headings and bullets collapsible in the default markdown preview pane. github.com/timabell/vsc... #VSCode #plugin #outliner #FOSS #markdown

snapshot testing of new wip markdown-neuraxis markdown parser with insta #RustLang crate

my stars are rising... slowly www.star-history.com#timabell/git...

Quick, sideload markdown-neuraxis while you still can 😬 keepandroidopen.org #StallmanWasRight #Android

sln-item-sync now has better sln folder detection, better version info, better automated build/release, and runs under dotnet 8/9/10 github.com/timabell/sln... #dotnet #foss #DotnetTool #SideProject

More UI elements on the markdown-neuraxis android notes app. It's coming together! github.com/timabell/mar... #PKMS #Markdown #Android #Outliner #FOSS #Maker #Hashtags

My nascent android version of markdown-neuraxis is now pretty snappy at hunting down markdown files and showing them. Grab the apk here if you want to kick the tyres: github.com/timabell/mar...

1. Discuss & research design with Chat-GPT 2. Get ChatGPT to write up and ADR 3. Download it as a markdown file and check it in to the git repo 4. Get claude code to implement it E.g. this one I just created: github.com/timabell/mar...

"Manage multiple local git repositories with gitopolis" I posted this demo vid to youtube. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-GU...

I'm officially dog-fooding disk-hog-backup - all my backups to external hdd on the currently active disks are entirely created by disk-hog-backup, that's quite a milestone for a small FOSS side project. github.com/timabell/dis...

🎙️Happy Xmas, plus a little insight into my 2025 FOSS shenanigans pod.0x5.uk/32 #podcast

Good bye asdf-vm hello mise-en-place mise.jdx.dev/dev-tools/co...

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Software Should be Free: Xmas 2025 - open source and client project updates. Have a listen:

Disk-hog no longer crashes when it can't read a file mid-backup. Hurrah! github.com/timabell/dis... #NoCloud

"Running dotnet microservices in Aspire without a project reference – Tim Abell" 0x5.uk/2025/11/11/r... #dotnet #aspire

If you like #RustLang AND gitopolis (the git repo manager), 👉 you can now `cargo install gitopolis` 🦀🎁🎉 crates.io/crates/gitop...

Release v1.12.0 of gitopolis hot on the heels of v1.11.0 github.com/timabell/git... Major feature addition is boolean AND/OR combining of tags for filtering. I think this is going to be very useful.

A little story of an imaginary team of devs using Gitopolis to manage multiple Git repositories, based on my actual experiences in real teams. 0x5.uk/2025/10/25/u... Can you relate to the challenges? How do you solve the hassles of all those microservice repos?

Gitopolis v1.11.0 now sorts repos and tags (case insensitive). This will affect the config sorting but mean it's more stable for diff and merge longer term github.com/rustworkshop...

rerun.io/blog/why-rust By @ernerfeldt.bsky.social Fab. 😍🦀

Sweden has the worlds fastest church ✌️ www.svtplay.se/video/KnDgQ9...

Rerun keeps growing! I’m so happy we started this thing, and that we’re building in the open, in Rust 🤘

Huge release of disk-hog-backup - v0.3.2 out now - Real-time stats - Trust modified time (massive speed boost) - Detailed pipeline stats - Split reading from hashing internally - Dependency updates (of course) github.com/timabell/dis...

FakeComsosDb (dotnet) now has automatic release notes on github releases, made with cliff and semantic commits, because it turns out that nuget release notes support is garbage. github.com/timabell/Fak... #dotnet #CosmosDB

Progress update 2025-09-14 - bullet editing & binary releases · timabell/markdown-neuraxis - github.com/timabell/mar...

The Rust Workshop Podcast: "AI Summary of This Week In Rust 615" 🦀 If like me you don't have time to read this week in rust every week then grab a quick summary here in podcast form. 🎙️ share.transistor.fm/s/7dbb4681 #RustLang #AI

If you need to analyse lots of git repos I've shipped a handy new feature: Release v1.6.0 · rustworkshop/gitopolis "Add --oneline argument to exec to allow post-processing output" github.com/rustworkshop...

Woo, my little copy-link extension for Firefox is published. Enjoy! addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/androi...

First Direct is offering £175 for account switches! That's not nothing! And they have great customer service. What's not to like. (No I'm not being paid for this, it's just an offer worth sharing.) www.firstdirect.com/banking/curr...

AI SPOTTING www.youtube.com/watch?v=w15i...

TEDx Talk - Tech promised everything, but did it deliver? youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg?...

Finally tried Claude Code with Claude Sonnet 4 - really liking the CLI, it's slick. For a CLI addict & touch-typist like me it really feels like flow. Built a tiny firefox add-on in about 2 hours. github.com/timabell/fir... Just waiting for it to be approved in the addon store now.

Drowning in the flood of AI coding tools? We explored Copilot, Claude Code, Windsurf, and more — then mapped the landscape with a 4-level mental model to make sense of it all. New Software Should Be Free episode: share.transistor.fm/s/3f16590a

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Software Should be Free: AI coding tool landscape in July 2025 with Tim + David. Have a listen:

TMNT was right… 🐢 🐈‍⬛

** Four must-read books for tech leaders ** When I talk to the project leadership it often transpires that they are unaware of the literature created off the back of many decades of experience, & research into what works and what doesn't in software delivery. 0x5.uk/2025/07/15/m...

Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard. I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.

Many times over the years someone has come to me: [P] keeps complaining about [Q]! I’ve argued with them, but they won’t stop. How do I convince them? My first question is always: Is [P] right? (1/7)