André Staltz
@staltz.com
JavaScript and open source guy. Working at @socket.dev Previously: Manyverse, SSB, Cycle.js, RxJS
I select "Light Mode" in Tahoe and the header "Appearance" fades away, while the Back/Forward buttons remain in dark mode.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I select "Light Mode" in Tahoe and the header "Appearance" fades away, while the Back/Forward buttons remain in dark mode.
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I think spreadsheets as a concept are brilliant. Can you imagine computers *without* them?
They are simultaneously databases and user interfaces. Manipulation is direct: the input is the output. Reactive programming and no need to reason about outdated state or cache invalidation.
Simply brilliant
They are simultaneously databases and user interfaces. Manipulation is direct: the input is the output. Reactive programming and no need to reason about outdated state or cache invalidation.
Simply brilliant
November 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I think spreadsheets as a concept are brilliant. Can you imagine computers *without* them?
They are simultaneously databases and user interfaces. Manipulation is direct: the input is the output. Reactive programming and no need to reason about outdated state or cache invalidation.
Simply brilliant
They are simultaneously databases and user interfaces. Manipulation is direct: the input is the output. Reactive programming and no need to reason about outdated state or cache invalidation.
Simply brilliant
The slop is everywhere. Even Google with infinite budget can't make a dropdown work.
October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The slop is everywhere. Even Google with infinite budget can't make a dropdown work.
Even the pagination UI is utterly broken in this product. Seriously, vibe coding is one of the worst things that happened to our industry. We were going in a pretty okay direction until AI came along.
It made products worse, programming frustrating and code review miserable.
It made products worse, programming frustrating and code review miserable.
I start realizing from the UI that this product is probably for the most part vibe coded. Stuff like: multiple "collapse sidebar buttons" differently styled and conflicting with each other. Which immediately made me lose some respect for the product.
But worse...
But worse...
October 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Even the pagination UI is utterly broken in this product. Seriously, vibe coding is one of the worst things that happened to our industry. We were going in a pretty okay direction until AI came along.
It made products worse, programming frustrating and code review miserable.
It made products worse, programming frustrating and code review miserable.
So I gave Suno (music production AI) a try and I was mind blown and inspired. It remixed/improved one of my song demos and that gave me fresh ideas for the song.
So within a few minutes, I pulled out the credit card and got the premier plan. Then I'm playing around with it, until...
So within a few minutes, I pulled out the credit card and got the premier plan. Then I'm playing around with it, until...
October 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
So I gave Suno (music production AI) a try and I was mind blown and inspired. It remixed/improved one of my song demos and that gave me fresh ideas for the song.
So within a few minutes, I pulled out the credit card and got the premier plan. Then I'm playing around with it, until...
So within a few minutes, I pulled out the credit card and got the premier plan. Then I'm playing around with it, until...
Just had a thought yesterday, which I can't promise will happen: to rebuild/reboot Cycle.js from scratch, getting rid of some support for legacy things, and building on top of React exclusively.
I miss streams
I miss streams
October 18, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Just had a thought yesterday, which I can't promise will happen: to rebuild/reboot Cycle.js from scratch, getting rid of some support for legacy things, and building on top of React exclusively.
I miss streams
I miss streams
Cursor -> Curser
Claude -> Fraud
ChatGPT -> ChadGDP
Gemini -> German eye
Claude -> Fraud
ChatGPT -> ChadGDP
Gemini -> German eye
October 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Cursor -> Curser
Claude -> Fraud
ChatGPT -> ChadGDP
Gemini -> German eye
Claude -> Fraud
ChatGPT -> ChadGDP
Gemini -> German eye
Back in the days I tweeted something along the lines of "programming is primarily about reading and understanding code, not writing code" which went a bit viral.
In the age of AI coding, this couldn't be further from the truth. Vibe coding is just modern day StackOverflow copy-paste spaghetti.
In the age of AI coding, this couldn't be further from the truth. Vibe coding is just modern day StackOverflow copy-paste spaghetti.
September 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Back in the days I tweeted something along the lines of "programming is primarily about reading and understanding code, not writing code" which went a bit viral.
In the age of AI coding, this couldn't be further from the truth. Vibe coding is just modern day StackOverflow copy-paste spaghetti.
In the age of AI coding, this couldn't be further from the truth. Vibe coding is just modern day StackOverflow copy-paste spaghetti.
Searching the web for an answer: scrolling through pages which are riddled with cookie banners and ads and paywalls.
Asking an LLM to search for you: immediately get the right answer you want.
This is one of the reasons the web is doomed, *although* LLMs build their value on top of the web.
Asking an LLM to search for you: immediately get the right answer you want.
This is one of the reasons the web is doomed, *although* LLMs build their value on top of the web.
September 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Searching the web for an answer: scrolling through pages which are riddled with cookie banners and ads and paywalls.
Asking an LLM to search for you: immediately get the right answer you want.
This is one of the reasons the web is doomed, *although* LLMs build their value on top of the web.
Asking an LLM to search for you: immediately get the right answer you want.
This is one of the reasons the web is doomed, *although* LLMs build their value on top of the web.
I regret calling myself a "leftist" for years.
No other online group gets this much impunity and complacency when wishing or celebrating the death of others.
The progressive radical left does not have a monopoly on empathy, equality, love, and respect. These can be found elsewhere, abundantly.
No other online group gets this much impunity and complacency when wishing or celebrating the death of others.
The progressive radical left does not have a monopoly on empathy, equality, love, and respect. These can be found elsewhere, abundantly.
September 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I regret calling myself a "leftist" for years.
No other online group gets this much impunity and complacency when wishing or celebrating the death of others.
The progressive radical left does not have a monopoly on empathy, equality, love, and respect. These can be found elsewhere, abundantly.
No other online group gets this much impunity and complacency when wishing or celebrating the death of others.
The progressive radical left does not have a monopoly on empathy, equality, love, and respect. These can be found elsewhere, abundantly.
Hatred (of any kind) eventually manifests itself physically in the form of violence. Extreme political stances are both fueled by hatred.
The difference between the two sides is that one of them hates in the name of love.
The difference between the two sides is that one of them hates in the name of love.
September 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hatred (of any kind) eventually manifests itself physically in the form of violence. Extreme political stances are both fueled by hatred.
The difference between the two sides is that one of them hates in the name of love.
The difference between the two sides is that one of them hates in the name of love.
Reposted by André Staltz
🚀 We’re kicking off another Launch Week at Socket, with a new feature launching every day!
First up: Pull Request Stories, a dashboard view that helps security teams track supply chain risks by showing the real impact of every PR.
First up: Pull Request Stories, a dashboard view that helps security teams track supply chain risks by showing the real impact of every PR.
September 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
🚀 We’re kicking off another Launch Week at Socket, with a new feature launching every day!
First up: Pull Request Stories, a dashboard view that helps security teams track supply chain risks by showing the real impact of every PR.
First up: Pull Request Stories, a dashboard view that helps security teams track supply chain risks by showing the real impact of every PR.
AI tools I want 🤩 versus AI tools I don't want 🫣, a thread
September 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
AI tools I want 🤩 versus AI tools I don't want 🫣, a thread
Social media is a videogame. Everybody is trying to maximize their follows, likes, and reposts. Same thing as arcades from the 90s where you wanted to publicly show off how big your scores can get.
Take a big break from it, and when you come back you'll realize how ridiculous it is.
Take a big break from it, and when you come back you'll realize how ridiculous it is.
August 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Social media is a videogame. Everybody is trying to maximize their follows, likes, and reposts. Same thing as arcades from the 90s where you wanted to publicly show off how big your scores can get.
Take a big break from it, and when you come back you'll realize how ridiculous it is.
Take a big break from it, and when you come back you'll realize how ridiculous it is.
So much is spoken nowadays about trauma, its effects in shaping who we are, and therapy. But so little attention is given to preventing trauma, usually achieved by giving kids a childhood full of love and attention, with parents in a stable relationship.
People don't even want to HAVE kids.
People don't even want to HAVE kids.
August 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
So much is spoken nowadays about trauma, its effects in shaping who we are, and therapy. But so little attention is given to preventing trauma, usually achieved by giving kids a childhood full of love and attention, with parents in a stable relationship.
People don't even want to HAVE kids.
People don't even want to HAVE kids.
Wow, this is pretty good
August 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Wow, this is pretty good
I predict the AI bubble will pop in way similar to how Google products did in the 2010s. They were "too good to be for free", and eventually advertisements kicked in. Product quality stagnated (just marginal improvements), while monetization ramped up a lot, e.g. ads on YouTube.
August 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I predict the AI bubble will pop in way similar to how Google products did in the 2010s. They were "too good to be for free", and eventually advertisements kicked in. Product quality stagnated (just marginal improvements), while monetization ramped up a lot, e.g. ads on YouTube.
Today I learned that 50% is far less than 47.4%. This is the future.
August 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Today I learned that 50% is far less than 47.4%. This is the future.
Reposted by André Staltz
This article is okay. The deeper issue is that masculinity without fatherhood is incomplete. We live in a cultural era where the concept of fatherhood is utterly shattered, either via traumas with our dads, or escaping the dad role ourselves.
PS: I wrote this right after putting my kids to sleep.
PS: I wrote this right after putting my kids to sleep.
OK so feeling slightly apprehensive about this, which I suppose is kind of the point. This is an attempt at a progressive view on masculinity and on men getting laid. God help me. iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
How to be a man
The right story narrative about male attractiveness is grounded in Social Darwinism and free market economics. Can progressives tell a better story?
iandunt.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This article is okay. The deeper issue is that masculinity without fatherhood is incomplete. We live in a cultural era where the concept of fatherhood is utterly shattered, either via traumas with our dads, or escaping the dad role ourselves.
PS: I wrote this right after putting my kids to sleep.
PS: I wrote this right after putting my kids to sleep.
I stopped thinking of AI tools as "intelligence" and started viewing them as advanced text manipulators and this made me far more productive with them.
It set the correct expectations for the use cases. This applies not only for rewriting texts.
It set the correct expectations for the use cases. This applies not only for rewriting texts.
July 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I stopped thinking of AI tools as "intelligence" and started viewing them as advanced text manipulators and this made me far more productive with them.
It set the correct expectations for the use cases. This applies not only for rewriting texts.
It set the correct expectations for the use cases. This applies not only for rewriting texts.
Sneak peek. Just rehearsing
July 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sneak peek. Just rehearsing