Lee Jarvis
@jrvs.uk
Dad, Husband, Software Developer. Drafted by Dissonance. Trying My Best, Allegedly
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🚨 New Blog Post 🚨
I just finished this monster of a blog post!
How to listen to database changes through the Postgres WAL!
This is all @filipecabaco.com's fault who nerd-sniped me into low-level Postgres details!
Click here to suffer too:
peterullrich.com/listen-to-da...
#ElixirLang #Postgres
I just finished this monster of a blog post!
How to listen to database changes through the Postgres WAL!
This is all @filipecabaco.com's fault who nerd-sniped me into low-level Postgres details!
Click here to suffer too:
peterullrich.com/listen-to-da...
#ElixirLang #Postgres
Listen to Database Changes through the Postgres WAL
An in-depth guide to listening to Postgres database changes through the WAL. Covers logical replication, publications, replication slots, and an Elixir implementation.
peterullrich.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🚨 New Blog Post 🚨
I just finished this monster of a blog post!
How to listen to database changes through the Postgres WAL!
This is all @filipecabaco.com's fault who nerd-sniped me into low-level Postgres details!
Click here to suffer too:
peterullrich.com/listen-to-da...
#ElixirLang #Postgres
I just finished this monster of a blog post!
How to listen to database changes through the Postgres WAL!
This is all @filipecabaco.com's fault who nerd-sniped me into low-level Postgres details!
Click here to suffer too:
peterullrich.com/listen-to-da...
#ElixirLang #Postgres
I wrote about Quitting Audible: lee.jrvs.uk/posts/2025/q...
if I still blogged I would blog about this. instead, I will continue the infinite loop of redesigning my website every time I think about posting something
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I wrote about Quitting Audible: lee.jrvs.uk/posts/2025/q...
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The State of Elixir Survey for 2025 is live!
elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition
Fill it out if you have any connection to the Elixir ecosystem. It really helps us understand what happens. Curiosum are awesome to run this for the community.
#elixirlang
elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition
Fill it out if you have any connection to the Elixir ecosystem. It really helps us understand what happens. Curiosum are awesome to run this for the community.
#elixirlang
Curiosum Elixir Survey 2025
Elixir Survey 2025 by Curiosum - a global community survey collecting insights about how developers and teams use Elixir, their favorite tools, challenges, and expectations for the future of the…
elixir-survey.typeform.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The State of Elixir Survey for 2025 is live!
elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition
Fill it out if you have any connection to the Elixir ecosystem. It really helps us understand what happens. Curiosum are awesome to run this for the community.
#elixirlang
elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition
Fill it out if you have any connection to the Elixir ecosystem. It really helps us understand what happens. Curiosum are awesome to run this for the community.
#elixirlang
my 6 year-old asked me to create a restaurant menu with her. she accounted well for inflation, I thought.
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
my 6 year-old asked me to create a restaurant menu with her. she accounted well for inflation, I thought.
It is done. I am now self-hosting my audiobook library using Audiobookshelf, and using the iOS app Prologue (specifically their beta, which supports ABS), and buying books from Libro.fm, XigXag, direct from publishers and local libraries.
Bye Audible 👋
Bye Audible 👋
Does anyone have a preferred solution for playing DRM-free audiobooks on iOS? I like BookPlayer, but I have too many books to store on my phone and only want to download on demand.. I’m also a @libro.fm user but can’t access my existing library in their player
October 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It is done. I am now self-hosting my audiobook library using Audiobookshelf, and using the iOS app Prologue (specifically their beta, which supports ABS), and buying books from Libro.fm, XigXag, direct from publishers and local libraries.
Bye Audible 👋
Bye Audible 👋
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Hello, friends! After 10(!) years of #AdventOfCode, I've made some changes to preserve my sanity: there will be 12 days of puzzles each December (still starting Dec 1) and there is no longer a global leaderboard. Read more:
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
October 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Hello, friends! After 10(!) years of #AdventOfCode, I've made some changes to preserve my sanity: there will be 12 days of puzzles each December (still starting Dec 1) and there is no longer a global leaderboard. Read more:
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
Does anyone have a preferred solution for playing DRM-free audiobooks on iOS? I like BookPlayer, but I have too many books to store on my phone and only want to download on demand.. I’m also a @libro.fm user but can’t access my existing library in their player
October 23, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Does anyone have a preferred solution for playing DRM-free audiobooks on iOS? I like BookPlayer, but I have too many books to store on my phone and only want to download on demand.. I’m also a @libro.fm user but can’t access my existing library in their player
RubyGems and Bundler repository ownership transfers to Ruby Core team www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025... #ruby #rubylang
The Transition of RubyGems Repository Ownership
www.ruby-lang.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
RubyGems and Bundler repository ownership transfers to Ruby Core team www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2025... #ruby #rubylang
The spark.re Rails codebase turns 14 today 🎉 (running Rails 7, soon to upgrade to 8).
Home - Spark Real Estate Software
Spark provides the platform required to sell, market, close and report on your entire portfolio of new development projects.
spark.re
October 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The spark.re Rails codebase turns 14 today 🎉 (running Rails 7, soon to upgrade to 8).
Using Bluesky and yet 6 of the 10 latest posts on my timeline are Twitter screenshots 🙃
October 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Using Bluesky and yet 6 of the 10 latest posts on my timeline are Twitter screenshots 🙃
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My buddy Zelda has very strong opinions on this stuff. A reminder that her dad left explicit instructions that he did NOT want corporations to be able to do this to him and that means us too. The bare minimum here is to respect the wishes of those who said NO.
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My buddy Zelda has very strong opinions on this stuff. A reminder that her dad left explicit instructions that he did NOT want corporations to be able to do this to him and that means us too. The bare minimum here is to respect the wishes of those who said NO.
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Just found Graphite: a free open-source 2D graphics creation tool suite. It's very cool: graphite.rs/
Free online vector editor & procedural design tool
Open source free software. A vector graphics creativity suite with a clean, intuitive interface. Opens instantly (no signup) and runs locally in a browser. Exports SVG, PNG, JPG.
graphite.rs
October 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Just found Graphite: a free open-source 2D graphics creation tool suite. It's very cool: graphite.rs/
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The Ruby community has a DHH problem
tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-...
tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-...
The Ruby community has a DHH problem
The Ruby community can no longer afford to stand silent in the face of DHH and his toxic ideas.
tekin.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The Ruby community has a DHH problem
tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-...
tekin.co.uk/2025/09/the-...
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After listening to about a dozen first-hand accounts, I’ve published what I know about the RubyGems takeover.
Shopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover
Ruby Central recently took over a collection of open source projects from their maintainers without their consent.
joel.drapper.me
September 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
After listening to about a dozen first-hand accounts, I’ve published what I know about the RubyGems takeover.
Work team deployed a total infrastructure overhaul to production this morning (EC2 -> ECS) after months of planning. This has been on my bucket list for years and the migration couldn't have gone smoother.
And now I might sleep better 😴
And now I might sleep better 😴
August 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Work team deployed a total infrastructure overhaul to production this morning (EC2 -> ECS) after months of planning. This has been on my bucket list for years and the migration couldn't have gone smoother.
And now I might sleep better 😴
And now I might sleep better 😴
Had a rough few months health-wise and the last 3 GPs I've spoken too have all asked "What do YOU think is causing the pain?" and I'm starting to think I'm living in a Black Mirror episode
August 18, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Had a rough few months health-wise and the last 3 GPs I've spoken too have all asked "What do YOU think is causing the pain?" and I'm starting to think I'm living in a Black Mirror episode
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Some news from @oxide.computer: we got a raise! Our annual salary now stands at $235K. oxide.computer/blog/oxides-...
Oxide’s Compensation Model: How is it Going? / Oxide
Reflecting on how our compensation model is going
oxide.computer
August 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Some news from @oxide.computer: we got a raise! Our annual salary now stands at $235K. oxide.computer/blog/oxides-...
iOS26 is middling in some aspects but this animation really hits
August 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
iOS26 is middling in some aspects but this animation really hits
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Yesterday evening Piotr Szotkowski, also known as Chastell, has passed away. Friend, partner, great engineer, wonderful person.
July 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Yesterday evening Piotr Szotkowski, also known as Chastell, has passed away. Friend, partner, great engineer, wonderful person.
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Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.
Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time
On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...
www.stereogum.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.
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new zine: The Secret Rules of the Terminal jvns.ca/blog/2025/06...
New zine: The Secret Rules of the Terminal
New zine: The Secret Rules of the Terminal
jvns.ca
June 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
new zine: The Secret Rules of the Terminal jvns.ca/blog/2025/06...
Me using the name `context` to refer to the new `scope` feature in Phoenix 1.8, and completely ignoring the existing Contexts nomenclature: 😈😈😈 #ElixirLang
June 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Me using the name `context` to refer to the new `scope` feature in Phoenix 1.8, and completely ignoring the existing Contexts nomenclature: 😈😈😈 #ElixirLang
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this