😸😸😸 Woohoo! My new book, Boost Your GitHub DX, is out now! 😸😸😸 It’s about using GitHub more effectively, touring you through the fundamental features with my experience-based commentary. Check out the release post for more info and a link to the free sample: adamj.eu/tech/2025/11... #GitHub #Git

I wrote up some notes on two new papers on prompt injection: Agents Rule of Two (from Meta AI) and The Attacker Moves Second (from Anthropic + OpenAI = DeepMind + others) simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/2/n...

Wonder why LLMs write so many useless and repetitive tests without using parametrization? Is it the norm in the code they've been trained on?

I don't like Cursor (they made choices that don't fit my way of working). Do you like any VS Code extension that works well for auto completion? I am all good on code agents, just need auto completion to relieve the tedium occasionally.

I've wanted to use stacked branches in #git for a while. Finally adopted, git-town a few weeks ago. It seems to be fine, fits my mental model, but is a bit slow. Anyone got a stacked branch tool that they like?

If your process slows down progress without obvious value, it's time to fix the process or ditch it entirely.

Today was when I realized that the Mail app icon on iOS and macOS has Apple’s address in tiny print on the back of the envelope. Apparently macOS has had it for a while, but on iOS it was just added.

Look at all the smiling founders. Why not join in?

SavvyCal is hiring! I'm looking for a remote full-stack developer to join the team. You'll work directly with me on interesting problems and make a meaningful impact on thousands of customers. Stack: Elixir, PostgreSQL, Inertia.js, React, TS, Tailwind CSS Apply: savvycal.com/jobs/full-st...

Unstoppable Force and Immovable Object xkcd.com/3084

Globe Safety xkcd.com/3086

Apparently in Finland, PhD graduates get a freakin' sword! And their hat looks way better than the Canadian one! www.discoverphds.com/blog/finland... I feel like I need to find a Canadian sword maker and right this wrong for myself.

Static typing in action

Here’s how to get classified information from the current government. Remember chain emails? Chain email + phone number = get into contact list. Increase your chances of being added to secret discussions. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

A lot of tech people, particularly more junior folks, are looking for jobs right now. A short but important note for them: newcomers should generally ignore career advice from people who've been in the field longer than 10 or 15 years. jacobian.org/2025/mar/13/...

If you missed the Kickstarter, my newest book Exit Strategy is now available on Amazon (paperback and Kindle). If you've already read the book, I would really appreciate a 5-star rating and/or review 🙏🏻 RTs also appreciated. t.co/G7QmO6WWAm

Why is ALL CAPS NOT OK, but all small is ok?

Among the big headlines, this bit got lost. No deets on why. A Phase I study should be pretty low risk. www.biospace.com/fda/fda-paus...

I've occasionally seen Europeans end up in this kind of situation when they cross from Mexico, but usually it's because they haven't followed the waiver process correctly to be entering from a land border. Sounds like this woman had all her docs straight and is somehow still in custody a month later

A photo of an unknown person appeared in my iPhone Photos app. Apparently it might have sent to me via invisible iMessage. Is this a new spam channel?

Who would you recommend as a coach for SaaS founders? 👀

Chemical Formulas xkcd.com/3040

2 yr old wants Beethoven, 7 yr old wants Shostakovich 🤣.

New antibiotics!! www.bbc.com/news/article...

@djangochat.bsky.social is usually quite good. This week’s with @hynek.me, @carltongibson.bsky.social, and Will Vincent was really good. Learned quite a bit from it.

✍️ New post on debugging Django templates A little extra pdb + Django technique to go with the new debuggers chapter in BYDDX. adamj.eu/tech/2024/11...

To be more precise: 1. Coding is usually a skill issue. 2. Marketing is usually an effort issue / mental block. If you're a good coder you literally just have to force yourself to try on the marketing side, and be open to learning.

Happy Black Friday week!

Just listened to an interview with one of my favorite columnists, Ann Wroe. The obituary column in The Economist is perhaps the best column you can read anywhere. pca.st/episode/57d3...

I've migrated my long-abandoned blog to a static site built using Pelican www.satyamishra.net. Let's see if the new setup helps me keep it up to date. All I should need to do is add a new markdown file and git push. The magic of Digital Ocean App Platform and GitHub makes it free.

How's a ReDoS vulnerability in eslint a high-severity vulnerability?