Vincent Driessen
@nvie.com
Simplifying things for fun and profit. Engineer at liveblocks.io. Also http://decoders.cc.
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Our new open-source tool, git-flow-next, has just received a powerful seal of approval from @nvie.com , the creator of git-flow 🤩
We are honored by Vincent's kind words and are committed to carrying the torch forward! 🙏
We are honored by Vincent's kind words and are committed to carrying the torch forward! 🙏
October 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Our new open-source tool, git-flow-next, has just received a powerful seal of approval from @nvie.com , the creator of git-flow 🤩
We are honored by Vincent's kind words and are committed to carrying the torch forward! 🙏
We are honored by Vincent's kind words and are committed to carrying the torch forward! 🙏
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Didn't know Claude had specific keyword for how much let the model think: "think" < "think hard" < "think harder" < "ultrathink."
anthropic.com/engineering/...
ultrathink is specifically rainbowed in Claude Code.
anthropic.com/engineering/...
ultrathink is specifically rainbowed in Claude Code.
September 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Didn't know Claude had specific keyword for how much let the model think: "think" < "think hard" < "think harder" < "ultrathink."
anthropic.com/engineering/...
ultrathink is specifically rainbowed in Claude Code.
anthropic.com/engineering/...
ultrathink is specifically rainbowed in Claude Code.
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how I got better at debugging
permalink: wizardzines.com/comics/bette...
from our free zine "So you want to be a wizard": wizardzines.com/zines/wizard/
permalink: wizardzines.com/comics/bette...
from our free zine "So you want to be a wizard": wizardzines.com/zines/wizard/
October 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
how I got better at debugging
permalink: wizardzines.com/comics/bette...
from our free zine "So you want to be a wizard": wizardzines.com/zines/wizard/
permalink: wizardzines.com/comics/bette...
from our free zine "So you want to be a wizard": wizardzines.com/zines/wizard/
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Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
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Vitest 4 runs simple test files faster! You can already check it out by installing Vitest 4 beta. On average, Vitest now takes 25% less time to start the test. Due to parallelisation, the overall time difference can vary.
We are focusing our efforts on improving the time even more in the next beta!
We are focusing our efforts on improving the time even more in the next beta!
August 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Vitest 4 runs simple test files faster! You can already check it out by installing Vitest 4 beta. On average, Vitest now takes 25% less time to start the test. Due to parallelisation, the overall time difference can vary.
We are focusing our efforts on improving the time even more in the next beta!
We are focusing our efforts on improving the time even more in the next beta!
Not just better for scientists. Better for everyone 🦋 https://www.webpronews.com/scientists-abandon-x-for-bluesky-amid-toxicity-and-misinfo/
August 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Not just better for scientists. Better for everyone 🦋 https://www.webpronews.com/scientists-abandon-x-for-bluesky-amid-toxicity-and-misinfo/
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entry ≠ exit.
A design principle that's rarely mentioned is that entry and exit animations should not be the same. These tabs slide in, yet fade out.
Why? Because we're showing intent ↓
A design principle that's rarely mentioned is that entry and exit animations should not be the same. These tabs slide in, yet fade out.
Why? Because we're showing intent ↓
August 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
entry ≠ exit.
A design principle that's rarely mentioned is that entry and exit animations should not be the same. These tabs slide in, yet fade out.
Why? Because we're showing intent ↓
A design principle that's rarely mentioned is that entry and exit animations should not be the same. These tabs slide in, yet fade out.
Why? Because we're showing intent ↓
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We’re exploring ways to improve how Markdown is rendered in our components during streaming.
• Complete partial syntax when possible (bold, links, table headers, …)
• Buffer incomplete elements (partial images, broken emojis, …)
• Complete partial syntax when possible (bold, links, table headers, …)
• Buffer incomplete elements (partial images, broken emojis, …)
August 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We’re exploring ways to improve how Markdown is rendered in our components during streaming.
• Complete partial syntax when possible (bold, links, table headers, …)
• Buffer incomplete elements (partial images, broken emojis, …)
• Complete partial syntax when possible (bold, links, table headers, …)
• Buffer incomplete elements (partial images, broken emojis, …)
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The full story behind Liveblocks 3.0 is here.
In this 6-minute interview, @stevenfabre.com shares how we got here, why interacting with AI often feels disconnected and clunky, and how we’re fixing that at Liveblocks.
lblcks.io/story-3.0
In this 6-minute interview, @stevenfabre.com shares how we got here, why interacting with AI often feels disconnected and clunky, and how we’re fixing that at Liveblocks.
lblcks.io/story-3.0
People and AI working together, in any app — the story behind Liveblocks 3.0 | Liveblocks blog
In this interview, Liveblocks founder shares the story behind Liveblocks 3.0 — why it was built, how collaboration is evolving in the AI era, and why the best products now need to support people and A...
lblcks.io
June 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The full story behind Liveblocks 3.0 is here.
In this 6-minute interview, @stevenfabre.com shares how we got here, why interacting with AI often feels disconnected and clunky, and how we’re fixing that at Liveblocks.
lblcks.io/story-3.0
In this 6-minute interview, @stevenfabre.com shares how we got here, why interacting with AI often feels disconnected and clunky, and how we’re fixing that at Liveblocks.
lblcks.io/story-3.0
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June 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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How to build an AI chat that can take actions! This chat can automatically redirect users to the correct page on your site.
Takes 2 minutes with the new
Takes 2 minutes with the new
June 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
How to build an AI chat that can take actions! This chat can automatically redirect users to the correct page on your site.
Takes 2 minutes with the new
Takes 2 minutes with the new
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✦ AI understands app context, can take actions, modify state.
✦ Render custom components or use pre-built UI skeletons.
✦ Persistent chats, RAG support, choose your AI, more.
Just import the component and @liveblocks.io handles the rest.
June 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
✦ AI understands app context, can take actions, modify state.
✦ Render custom components or use pre-built UI skeletons.
✦ Persistent chats, RAG support, choose your AI, more.
Just import the component and @liveblocks.io handles the rest.
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Say hello Liveblocks 3.0, the fastest way to let people collaborate with AI in your product.
What makes AI Copilots different:
• Just import React components
• Understand context & take in-app actions
• Collaborative by design, no AI expertise needed
lblcks.io/meet-3.0
What makes AI Copilots different:
• Just import React components
• Understand context & take in-app actions
• Collaborative by design, no AI expertise needed
lblcks.io/meet-3.0
Meet Liveblocks 3.0, the fastest way for users collaborate with AI | Liveblocks blog
Today, I'm excited to launch Liveblocks 3.0, our next step in helping people and AI work better together, starting with fully integrated AI copilots for your product.
lblcks.io
June 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Say hello Liveblocks 3.0, the fastest way to let people collaborate with AI in your product.
What makes AI Copilots different:
• Just import React components
• Understand context & take in-app actions
• Collaborative by design, no AI expertise needed
lblcks.io/meet-3.0
What makes AI Copilots different:
• Just import React components
• Understand context & take in-app actions
• Collaborative by design, no AI expertise needed
lblcks.io/meet-3.0
Coming very soon! 👀
Been collaborating on this with our API design dream team @nvie.com and @marcbouchenoire.com today! Excited to share more.
We'll be rolling our more @liveblocks.io private beta invites to this soon. It's going to be the best way to add an advanced chat to your app.
liveblocks.io/ai-copilots
We'll be rolling our more @liveblocks.io private beta invites to this soon. It's going to be the best way to add an advanced chat to your app.
liveblocks.io/ai-copilots
Liveblocks AI Copilots | Enable your users to collaborate with AI directly inside your product
Add AI copilots to your product with pre-built interfaces that feel as natural as working with a teammate.
liveblocks.io
May 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Coming very soon! 👀
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AI is enabling a new type of programming, it's fascinating.
Don't return structured data, just write natural language for AI, and it can figure out what to do next. This is not theoretical either—this is how our AI devtool will reply & call tools.
Even better than this though…
Don't return structured data, just write natural language for AI, and it can figure out what to do next. This is not theoretical either—this is how our AI devtool will reply & call tools.
Even better than this though…
May 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
AI is enabling a new type of programming, it's fascinating.
Don't return structured data, just write natural language for AI, and it can figure out what to do next. This is not theoretical either—this is how our AI devtool will reply & call tools.
Even better than this though…
Don't return structured data, just write natural language for AI, and it can figure out what to do next. This is not theoretical either—this is how our AI devtool will reply & call tools.
Even better than this though…
Haha
Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable.
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found':
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Rick Astley
www.youtube.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Haha
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There is an insidious idea that has crept into software through the open source movement, which is that software no longer being modified is "abandoned".
It's very possible - even desirable - for software to simply be "finished".
To serve its purpose reliably, as a tool should.
It's very possible - even desirable - for software to simply be "finished".
To serve its purpose reliably, as a tool should.
April 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
There is an insidious idea that has crept into software through the open source movement, which is that software no longer being modified is "abandoned".
It's very possible - even desirable - for software to simply be "finished".
To serve its purpose reliably, as a tool should.
It's very possible - even desirable - for software to simply be "finished".
To serve its purpose reliably, as a tool should.
Trying out Skeets Pro, which supposedly has support for keeping track of your last-read post between app launches, unlike the default Bluesky app. So far it looks better too!
March 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Trying out Skeets Pro, which supposedly has support for keeping track of your last-read post between app launches, unlike the default Bluesky app. So far it looks better too!
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Programming jargon can seem intimidating until you figure out that a fancy term like "immutable variable" means "unchanging changeable", and it becomes clear that technical language is just a crowd sourced API design with serious backward compatibility issues
March 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Programming jargon can seem intimidating until you figure out that a fancy term like "immutable variable" means "unchanging changeable", and it becomes clear that technical language is just a crowd sourced API design with serious backward compatibility issues
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Where have all the tech creators gone?
March 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Where have all the tech creators gone?
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You can now update @liveblocks.io real-time storage from Node.js.
This is pretty handy for adding AI to your app, and letting it update properties live. For example, below I'm fetching a real-time string and creating a summary, with @vercel.com ai sdk.
This is pretty handy for adding AI to your app, and letting it update properties live. For example, below I'm fetching a real-time string and creating a summary, with @vercel.com ai sdk.
March 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
You can now update @liveblocks.io real-time storage from Node.js.
This is pretty handy for adding AI to your app, and letting it update properties live. For example, below I'm fetching a real-time string and creating a summary, with @vercel.com ai sdk.
This is pretty handy for adding AI to your app, and letting it update properties live. For example, below I'm fetching a real-time string and creating a summary, with @vercel.com ai sdk.
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We’re open-sourcing Frimousse—a lightweight, unstyled (but with a shadcn/ui version too), and composable emoji picker for React. 😊
frimousse.liveblocks.io
frimousse.liveblocks.io
March 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We’re open-sourcing Frimousse—a lightweight, unstyled (but with a shadcn/ui version too), and composable emoji picker for React. 😊
frimousse.liveblocks.io
frimousse.liveblocks.io