I've been working on adding skills to my #nvim #neovim #ai plugin, magenta, and I think it mostly works now! github.com/dlants/magen...

I’ve released a new Neovim plugin: deepl.nvim. It provides a simple DeepL translation workflow directly inside Neovim — no switching windows or copying text around. #neovim #nvim #lua #deepl github.com/walkersumida...

hey @simonwillison.net, I don't suppose you have done any reverse engineering of the skills implementation within claude code? I'm really curious how they instruct the agent to use the skill descriptions, and how they keep the skills from being lost in the early context as the agent works.

I wrote a new blog post about the culture of hard work in tech, perfectionism, self-compassion and my dreams for the tech industry. You can read it here: Self compassion and the disposable engineer dlants.me/self-compass...

@udini.bsky.social really enjoying the book! For me it's been a nice reminder to resume my efforts to let go of chasing measurable strength and chasing fatigue. Leaving the gym when you're not tired is tough!

One of my dreams for my #nvim / #neovim ai plugin is to use it as a writing / research assistant. I took a small step forward on that today by improving the way it handles reading pdf files github.com/dlants/magen...

Some updates for my #neovim #nvim ai plugin github.com/dlants/magen... - I improved the turn-taking. You can now interrupt the agent by sending additional messages or use the @async prefix to your message to enqueue it to be sent at the next turn-taking opportunity

After watching @mitchellh.com talk about this, I was inspired to try eliminating tmux from my workflow and using #ghostty directly www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-qt... One thing I missed was being able to have a tmux session per project, and my fzf session switcher github.com/dlants/dotfi...

ok this was actually pretty dope. I asked claude sonnet 4 (using my magenta plugin) what the actual clickable area of a "tick" was in d3. It created a demo html page, opened it using the playwright mcp server, and ran some experiments to give me a grounded answer.

I'm seeing a lot of commentary blaming the egregious data leak from the Tea dating safety app on vibe coding I'm confident that, in this particular case, that's not what happened: the code at fault looks to have been written back in late 2023 simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/26/...

I added next-edit-prediction to my #neovim #nvim plugin, magenta.nvim This was pretty interesting to implement! (thread)

I just shipped "@" commands for my #neovim #nvim #ai plugin. `@file:<path>` to add file to context `@diff:<path>`/ `@staged:<path>` to add the diffs to your message It was pretty tricky to get fzf-powered matching for files within your repo! github.com/dlants/magen... Check it @neovim.io

Very interesting details shared by Garry: - Windsurf had ~250 employees - ~55 eng, ~185 sales - Hired ~150 ppl (mostly sales) the last 12 months (likely all enterprise sales) - ~40 core engineers went to Google Reads like Google only wanted (most of the) eng team, and no sales

Got shader-based cursor smear set up in #ghostty nightly. Ahh so smooth github.com/dlants/dotfi...

I wrote a new blog post: dlants.me/ai-whiplash.... It's about the skill of using #ai, and my experiences and insights from developing my #neovim #nvim ai plugin, as well as some commentary on the continued relevance of neovim in the AI age.

On July 3d, my wife and I shipped a new human into our family. Since then, between diaper changes and feedings, I've had a lot of downtime, which I have been sinking into my #neovim / #nvim ai plugin github.com/dlants/magen... I've been shipping improvements at a pretty fast clip!

New in github.com/dlants/magen... #nvim #neovim #ai #llm plugin: - @diag / @qf / @buffers quickly populate context into your prompt - @fast keyword in inline edit mode to use the faster model (like claude haiku) - dot-repeat for inline edit actions - better cache usage - stability improvements

Refactoring a personal project with magenta... I converted the first file with a lot of oversight, then had the agent create a markdown file with instructions based on what it learned. Now using sub-agents to do the rest in parallel. github.com/dlants/magen... #neovim #nvim

Over the weekend I added the copilot provider, and web_search support for openai to my #neovim #nvim plugin github.com/dlants/magen...

I just shipped basic MCP support for my #nvim #neovim coding assistant plugin: github.com/dlants/magen...

An new hire sent me a message today. He was an intern a year ago, and I briefly paired with him during a project. He was really awed by how quickly I moved around the codebase in #neovim #nvim. Since then, he got really into neovim and wanted to thank me for introducing him to it.

I recorded myself developing a feature for magenta (my #nvim #neovim #ai plugin) using the plugin: youtu.be/W_YctNT20NQ?...

Hello #neovim #nvim enjoyers. magenta.nvim now supports sub-agents. The sub-agents come with customized prompts for learning and planning. This allows more focused context windows for subtasks and parallel execution. Check it out: github.com/dlants/magen...

With regards to the #LA protests, there seems to be some confusion about some very fundamental things :thread:

Love love love absurd.website this perfectly tickles my very particular brand of humor. I think my favorite is the magnetic buy now button. Turn your website from 2% conversions per click to 100% conversations per click instantly!

I shipped thread compaction for [magenta.nvim](github.com/dlants/magen...), my #neovim #nvim #ai #llm #agent plugin. By starting your message with `@compact`, the agent will start work in a new thread, and summarize your thread so far in the initial message.

@dropout.tv has been an oasis for me lately. It's so nice to be able to enter a space where people are caring, welcoming, kind, celebrate the diversity and showcase the genuine excellence of the people who create the show. It inspires me. Thank you for what you do!

The Entangled Brain by @pessoabrain.bsky.social aeon.co/essays/how-t...

I just shipped a big update to my #neovim #nvim #ai plugin, magenta.nvim! It now supports server-side web search for the #anthropic provider. I also recently updated the code editing tools to apply changes directly, so you can now set up agentic loops to iterate over your tests or diagnostics.

Agile on paper, waterfall in practice. That's the catchier title to the blog post I just finished, which discusses the application of Ecological Dynamics to leading software engineering teams. #agile #softwaredevelopment #EcologicalDynamics #cla #ConstraintsLedApproach dlants.me/ed-cla-softw...

IRL www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKAu... would be 20 cuts of someone saying: - I don't think we need to solve for that yet - our current approach already anticipated that - I think we can solve this problem with this cheaper workaround instead

It's a great class! I'm half-tempted to retake it just for fun :)

@tressiemcphd.bsky.social I wrote up some thoughts about AI being mid, from the perspective of ecological dynamics. dlants.me/ai-mid.html

I wrote about my experience using a coding agent to write a coding agent plugin for #neovim dlants.me/claude-3-7-a... the plugin is: github.com/dlants/magen... #ai #llm

“If you’re so rich, why aren’t you smart?” — on venture capital and education technology 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/nobodys-busi...

Our team just shipped the new search page for Amplify Desmos Classroom teacher.desmos.com/search?type=... #mtbos #iteachmath

I shipped some updates to github.com/dlants/magen..., my #neovim / #nvim plugin for AI / LLM agents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPnU... - inline editing - smarter context management - prompt caching - some improved debugging tools and UI - port to node

Life update! Today marks my last day at Desmos Classroom. Holy moly, what an amazing opportunity the last 3.5 years has been. I am so grateful to all of the amazing people there. They patiently taught me so much. 💚

Knots made with @desmos.com for the 2024 Art Expo #desmos

My game Stimulation Clicker is out now, enjoy :) > neal.fun/stimulation-...

Some thoughts on ed-tech amnesia and the AI revolution that supposedly happened while I was sleeping 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/the-rip-van-...

I think my #neovim / #nvim plugin, magenta.nvim, is pretty usable now. Here's the repo: github.com/dlants/magen... and here's a demo video I recorded walking through the plugin www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4YY...

Developing against openai has been a very different experience than working with the anthropic api... So much clunk, missing / stale documentation... it's just an utter mess!

Happy New Year, everybody! Let's hope that next year will bring us more awesome features and less broken configs! Here is a small thread with #neovim development stats in 2024.

I would like to congratulate everybody with the upcoming new year and wish that it will be better than 2024. Most of my free time I dedicate to github.com/echasnovski/... #neovim development. Let's revisit its progress in 2024.

Recipe sites displacing blame onto the reader: “Prep time: 5 min”

Spent the day eating my wheaties by making it easier to write tests for magenta.nvim (the agentic AI plugin for #neovim / #nvim I'm working on).

desperate to join the #nvim / #neovim mafia, I am now porting my node rplugin to bun, using github.com/wallpants/bu... ... I guess learning #zig and installing #ghostty is next :)

You’re still arguing about tabs vs. spaces? May I present…