Safia Abdalla
@captainsafia.com
👩🏾💻: helping people build cloud services with oss at @microsoft.com.
✨: dream big and follow through even bigger.
📝: writing things at blog.safia.rocks
✨: dream big and follow through even bigger.
📝: writing things at blog.safia.rocks
Reposted by Safia Abdalla
JavaScript & TypeScript join first class in Aspire 13 ✈️
Run Vite, Node.js, and full-stack JS apps with service discovery, built-in telemetry, and production-ready containers.
Read more 👉 devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspir...
#Aspire #JavaScript #TypeScript #DevTools
Run Vite, Node.js, and full-stack JS apps with service discovery, built-in telemetry, and production-ready containers.
Read more 👉 devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspir...
#Aspire #JavaScript #TypeScript #DevTools
Aspire for JavaScript developers
Aspire 13 brings first-class JavaScript and TypeScript support with Node.js, Vite, service discovery, observability, and production-ready Docker publishing.
devblogs.microsoft.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
JavaScript & TypeScript join first class in Aspire 13 ✈️
Run Vite, Node.js, and full-stack JS apps with service discovery, built-in telemetry, and production-ready containers.
Read more 👉 devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspir...
#Aspire #JavaScript #TypeScript #DevTools
Run Vite, Node.js, and full-stack JS apps with service discovery, built-in telemetry, and production-ready containers.
Read more 👉 devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspir...
#Aspire #JavaScript #TypeScript #DevTools
More side-project shenanigans: I'm working on hone, an integration test runner for CLI apps with a custom DSL.
I'm really interested in explicit and readable DSLs like this for testing and verification, especially in the era of agentic software dev.
🧪 : github.com/captainsafia...
I'm really interested in explicit and readable DSLs like this for testing and verification, especially in the era of agentic software dev.
🧪 : github.com/captainsafia...
January 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
More side-project shenanigans: I'm working on hone, an integration test runner for CLI apps with a custom DSL.
I'm really interested in explicit and readable DSLs like this for testing and verification, especially in the era of agentic software dev.
🧪 : github.com/captainsafia...
I'm really interested in explicit and readable DSLs like this for testing and verification, especially in the era of agentic software dev.
🧪 : github.com/captainsafia...
I brought a beefy Linux box a few months ago and now my standard workflow is to use my underspecced Macbook Air as a thin client for my Linux machine.
This means that I know judge every dev tool based on how good their remote host story is.
Many have disappointed... :/
This means that I know judge every dev tool based on how good their remote host story is.
Many have disappointed... :/
January 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I brought a beefy Linux box a few months ago and now my standard workflow is to use my underspecced Macbook Air as a thin client for my Linux machine.
This means that I know judge every dev tool based on how good their remote host story is.
Many have disappointed... :/
This means that I know judge every dev tool based on how good their remote host story is.
Many have disappointed... :/
We're not starting 2026 with lingering ideas!
I *think* this blog post covering the design and evolution of the activity reporter for @aspire.dev's CLI ties the ribbon on the interesting work around Aspire Pipelines from last year.
I *think* 😅
🔗: blog.safia.rocks/2026/01/08/p...
I *think* this blog post covering the design and evolution of the activity reporter for @aspire.dev's CLI ties the ribbon on the interesting work around Aspire Pipelines from last year.
I *think* 😅
🔗: blog.safia.rocks/2026/01/08/p...
Reporting for duty: the story of IPipelineActivityReporter
The story of how Aspire’s activity reporting API evolved from sequential progress reporting to a concurrency-aware system that powers the deployment pipeline.
blog.safia.rocks
January 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
We're not starting 2026 with lingering ideas!
I *think* this blog post covering the design and evolution of the activity reporter for @aspire.dev's CLI ties the ribbon on the interesting work around Aspire Pipelines from last year.
I *think* 😅
🔗: blog.safia.rocks/2026/01/08/p...
I *think* this blog post covering the design and evolution of the activity reporter for @aspire.dev's CLI ties the ribbon on the interesting work around Aspire Pipelines from last year.
I *think* 😅
🔗: blog.safia.rocks/2026/01/08/p...
Pilchuck helped me release a new version of grove that lets you check out PRs into a new worktree with a `grove pr` command.
Everybody say "Good job, Pilchuck!" 🤗
🔗 : github.com/captainsafia...
Everybody say "Good job, Pilchuck!" 🤗
🔗 : github.com/captainsafia...
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Pilchuck helped me release a new version of grove that lets you check out PRs into a new worktree with a `grove pr` command.
Everybody say "Good job, Pilchuck!" 🤗
🔗 : github.com/captainsafia...
Everybody say "Good job, Pilchuck!" 🤗
🔗 : github.com/captainsafia...
I love me some click-ops and drift
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I love me some click-ops and drift
Reposted by Safia Abdalla
9 min into our first @aspire.dev meeting of 2026 and @captainsafia.com has coined the term "dry january for code" SOMEONE MAKE THE STICKER
January 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
9 min into our first @aspire.dev meeting of 2026 and @captainsafia.com has coined the term "dry january for code" SOMEONE MAKE THE STICKER
I deployed Sprig to a staging instance last week.
Today is the first honest-to-good bug bash for it as I use it to catch up on all the issues I missed during winter break.
Let's see how it goes! 🌱
I dunno why I've been shy about sharing it compared to other things 😅
Today is the first honest-to-good bug bash for it as I use it to catch up on all the issues I missed during winter break.
Let's see how it goes! 🌱
I dunno why I've been shy about sharing it compared to other things 😅
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I deployed Sprig to a staging instance last week.
Today is the first honest-to-good bug bash for it as I use it to catch up on all the issues I missed during winter break.
Let's see how it goes! 🌱
I dunno why I've been shy about sharing it compared to other things 😅
Today is the first honest-to-good bug bash for it as I use it to catch up on all the issues I missed during winter break.
Let's see how it goes! 🌱
I dunno why I've been shy about sharing it compared to other things 😅
Closing out the break with a binge of ST: Voyager. It’s my favorite Star Trek series and the origin story behind my “captainsafia” Internet handle 🥲
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Closing out the break with a binge of ST: Voyager. It’s my favorite Star Trek series and the origin story behind my “captainsafia” Internet handle 🥲
I got tired of juggling around install scripts for my CLI projects so I deployed an install-script-as-a-service with:
* A POSIX-shell-compliant template
* Support for release, prerelease, and PR builds
* Shell-aware path export instructions
🔗 : i.captainsafia.sh
* A POSIX-shell-compliant template
* Support for release, prerelease, and PR builds
* Shell-aware path export instructions
🔗 : i.captainsafia.sh
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I got tired of juggling around install scripts for my CLI projects so I deployed an install-script-as-a-service with:
* A POSIX-shell-compliant template
* Support for release, prerelease, and PR builds
* Shell-aware path export instructions
🔗 : i.captainsafia.sh
* A POSIX-shell-compliant template
* Support for release, prerelease, and PR builds
* Shell-aware path export instructions
🔗 : i.captainsafia.sh
looking up people while watching reality tv and came across this gem 😂
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 AM
looking up people while watching reality tv and came across this gem 😂
If you're wondering "wow Safia's been quiet about sprig lately" don't worry it's still on my side project roster
It's just now firmly in the "find out" stage of FAFO as I deploy it to prod 😆
It's just now firmly in the "find out" stage of FAFO as I deploy it to prod 😆
January 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
If you're wondering "wow Safia's been quiet about sprig lately" don't worry it's still on my side project roster
It's just now firmly in the "find out" stage of FAFO as I deploy it to prod 😆
It's just now firmly in the "find out" stage of FAFO as I deploy it to prod 😆
burrow v1.3.0 is out ✨
Secrets now autoload per-directory (direnv-style), so the right values are always in scope and never committed.
🐰 : github.com/captainsafia...
Secrets now autoload per-directory (direnv-style), so the right values are always in scope and never committed.
🐰 : github.com/captainsafia...
January 2, 2026 at 10:19 PM
burrow v1.3.0 is out ✨
Secrets now autoload per-directory (direnv-style), so the right values are always in scope and never committed.
🐰 : github.com/captainsafia...
Secrets now autoload per-directory (direnv-style), so the right values are always in scope and never committed.
🐰 : github.com/captainsafia...
no fancy videos/gifs but I cut a new version of grove with support for running commands anywhere within a grove workspace and better shell integration for navigating between worktrees
github.com/captainsafia...
github.com/captainsafia...
Release Release v1.1.0 · captainsafia/grove
Changelog Added Run grove from anywhere: Grove commands now work from any directory within a grove-managed project, automatically discovering the bare clone repository Shell integration: New shell...
github.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
no fancy videos/gifs but I cut a new version of grove with support for running commands anywhere within a grove workspace and better shell integration for navigating between worktrees
github.com/captainsafia...
github.com/captainsafia...
It's already the last day of the year so I'm running out of time to post my reflections on the year. 😅
I usually treat my birthday as a more personal time for new year reflections but it doesn't help to do a check-in in the middle either I guess.
blog.safia.rocks/2025/12/31/e...
I usually treat my birthday as a more personal time for new year reflections but it doesn't help to do a check-in in the middle either I guess.
blog.safia.rocks/2025/12/31/e...
Running out of 2025: a retro post
A look back at the year: blogging comebacks, principal engineer life, AI-assisted side projects, and gearing up to say goodbye to my 20s.
blog.safia.rocks
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It's already the last day of the year so I'm running out of time to post my reflections on the year. 😅
I usually treat my birthday as a more personal time for new year reflections but it doesn't help to do a check-in in the middle either I guess.
blog.safia.rocks/2025/12/31/e...
I usually treat my birthday as a more personal time for new year reflections but it doesn't help to do a check-in in the middle either I guess.
blog.safia.rocks/2025/12/31/e...
Pro-tip: you don't need to turn off your brain when using AI.
Here's a prompt I like to use to have Claude quiz me when I'm reviewing a changeset it implemented.
Here's a prompt I like to use to have Claude quiz me when I'm reviewing a changeset it implemented.
December 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Pro-tip: you don't need to turn off your brain when using AI.
Here's a prompt I like to use to have Claude quiz me when I'm reviewing a changeset it implemented.
Here's a prompt I like to use to have Claude quiz me when I'm reviewing a changeset it implemented.
I'm kind of a fan of the fact that the Svelte interactive tutorial prevents you from copy-pasting code while you're learning about the framework.
svelte.dev/tutorial/sve...
svelte.dev/tutorial/sve...
December 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I'm kind of a fan of the fact that the Svelte interactive tutorial prevents you from copy-pasting code while you're learning about the framework.
svelte.dev/tutorial/sve...
svelte.dev/tutorial/sve...
This was a great feature request so I ended up adding it in v1.2.0.
Also added version detection and an update command since I'll probably be pushing out more changes to this in reaction to all the feedback 😅
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
Also added version detection and an update command since I'll probably be pushing out more changes to this in reaction to all the feedback 😅
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
December 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This was a great feature request so I ended up adding it in v1.2.0.
Also added version detection and an update command since I'll probably be pushing out more changes to this in reaction to all the feedback 😅
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
Also added version detection and an update command since I'll probably be pushing out more changes to this in reaction to all the feedback 😅
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
New idea I’m exploring: intent logs for AI agents.
“Stitches” add intentions alongside git commits so you can trace code back to the goal behind it.
I think we need a new primitive (beyond stacked diffs/commit messages) for this new way of coding.
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
“Stitches” add intentions alongside git commits so you can trace code back to the goal behind it.
I think we need a new primitive (beyond stacked diffs/commit messages) for this new way of coding.
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
December 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
New idea I’m exploring: intent logs for AI agents.
“Stitches” add intentions alongside git commits so you can trace code back to the goal behind it.
I think we need a new primitive (beyond stacked diffs/commit messages) for this new way of coding.
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
“Stitches” add intentions alongside git commits so you can trace code back to the goal behind it.
I think we need a new primitive (beyond stacked diffs/commit messages) for this new way of coding.
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
Have you been victimized by the GitHub Release API returning unordered results?
IDK why "is this the latest prerelease?" is a nightmare to answer but I come bearing gifts: a package to make version detection on GH releases easier. 🎁
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
IDK why "is this the latest prerelease?" is a nightmare to answer but I come bearing gifts: a package to make version detection on GH releases easier. 🎁
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
December 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Have you been victimized by the GitHub Release API returning unordered results?
IDK why "is this the latest prerelease?" is a nightmare to answer but I come bearing gifts: a package to make version detection on GH releases easier. 🎁
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
IDK why "is this the latest prerelease?" is a nightmare to answer but I come bearing gifts: a package to make version detection on GH releases easier. 🎁
🔗: github.com/captainsafia...
I'm currently in an extreme "Hal fixing a lightbulb" situation with my coding projects right now 😆
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSe...
Hal fixing a light bulb (from Malcolm in the Middle S03E06 - Health Scare)
I think this is pretty familiar for most of us.
To everyone who watches this: please check out this youtube creator called nartharie . He has created some of the must absurd and funniest videos I've…
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December 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm currently in an extreme "Hal fixing a lightbulb" situation with my coding projects right now 😆
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSe...
Binge watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and I think my favorite ST episode tropes are:
- Simulated court case to explore a philosophical issue
- Conscious space blob does something to the Enterprise
- Simulated court case to explore a philosophical issue
- Conscious space blob does something to the Enterprise
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Binge watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and I think my favorite ST episode tropes are:
- Simulated court case to explore a philosophical issue
- Conscious space blob does something to the Enterprise
- Simulated court case to explore a philosophical issue
- Conscious space blob does something to the Enterprise
Fast-follow to this, I shipped a new release that adds support for a `--redact` flag to the `list` and `get` commands and a `--copy` flag to the `export` command.
github.com/captainsafia...
github.com/captainsafia...
December 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Fast-follow to this, I shipped a new release that adds support for a `--redact` flag to the `list` and `get` commands and a `--copy` flag to the `export` command.
github.com/captainsafia...
github.com/captainsafia...
Another winter break coding side quest...
I created a CLI tool called "burrow" for managing local secrets, inspired by `dotnet user-secrets`. But, it’s a standalone executable and it uses SQLite instead of JSON as the backing store.
Check it out at safia.rocks/burrow/ 🐰
I created a CLI tool called "burrow" for managing local secrets, inspired by `dotnet user-secrets`. But, it’s a standalone executable and it uses SQLite instead of JSON as the backing store.
Check it out at safia.rocks/burrow/ 🐰
December 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Another winter break coding side quest...
I created a CLI tool called "burrow" for managing local secrets, inspired by `dotnet user-secrets`. But, it’s a standalone executable and it uses SQLite instead of JSON as the backing store.
Check it out at safia.rocks/burrow/ 🐰
I created a CLI tool called "burrow" for managing local secrets, inspired by `dotnet user-secrets`. But, it’s a standalone executable and it uses SQLite instead of JSON as the backing store.
Check it out at safia.rocks/burrow/ 🐰
OK, I like this interaction pattern for closing issues in Sprig 😍
Hover over the state icon and it turns purple. Click and you get a dropdown with different options for closing.
I really like when UI elements have "depth" like this but IDK about discoverability here...
Hover over the state icon and it turns purple. Click and you get a dropdown with different options for closing.
I really like when UI elements have "depth" like this but IDK about discoverability here...
December 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
OK, I like this interaction pattern for closing issues in Sprig 😍
Hover over the state icon and it turns purple. Click and you get a dropdown with different options for closing.
I really like when UI elements have "depth" like this but IDK about discoverability here...
Hover over the state icon and it turns purple. Click and you get a dropdown with different options for closing.
I really like when UI elements have "depth" like this but IDK about discoverability here...