Nate Hopkins
@hopsoft.bsky.social
Software writer, maker. Creator of several Ruby and JavaScript libraries.
Ruby's predicate (?) and bang (!) methods make code speak for itself:
empty? → returns boolean
sort! → mutates, danger ahead
vs:
isEmpty() → less expressive
sortInPlace() → verbose
Language design choices like this make Ruby a joy to write.
empty? → returns boolean
sort! → mutates, danger ahead
vs:
isEmpty() → less expressive
sortInPlace() → verbose
Language design choices like this make Ruby a joy to write.
January 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Ruby's predicate (?) and bang (!) methods make code speak for itself:
empty? → returns boolean
sort! → mutates, danger ahead
vs:
isEmpty() → less expressive
sortInPlace() → verbose
Language design choices like this make Ruby a joy to write.
empty? → returns boolean
sort! → mutates, danger ahead
vs:
isEmpty() → less expressive
sortInPlace() → verbose
Language design choices like this make Ruby a joy to write.
Cloudflare's AI offerings for the Worker suite are top notch.
January 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Cloudflare's AI offerings for the Worker suite are top notch.
I'm blown away by how AI has revolutionized market research - what used to take weeks can now be done in minutes with incredible accuracy.
January 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I'm blown away by how AI has revolutionized market research - what used to take weeks can now be done in minutes with incredible accuracy.
Protip: If you have a robot vacuum that won't charge, take a fine grit sand paper and sand/polish the connection points on both the vacuum and charger. You'll be back in business.
December 31, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Protip: If you have a robot vacuum that won't charge, take a fine grit sand paper and sand/polish the connection points on both the vacuum and charger. You'll be back in business.
If anyone would like to try the "Screenshot to Code" app which converts screenshots to HTML styled with TailwindCSS, I have a branch with everything Dockerized. All you need is your OpenAI API key. github.com/hopsoft/tail...
December 31, 2024 at 2:48 AM
If anyone would like to try the "Screenshot to Code" app which converts screenshots to HTML styled with TailwindCSS, I have a branch with everything Dockerized. All you need is your OpenAI API key. github.com/hopsoft/tail...
Asciidoc is such a great document format. Wish the software community had standardized on it instead of Markdown.
December 30, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Asciidoc is such a great document format. Wish the software community had standardized on it instead of Markdown.
The Ruby/Rails ecosystem is unmatched for full stack development. So many great and mature tools.
December 17, 2024 at 8:52 PM
The Ruby/Rails ecosystem is unmatched for full stack development. So many great and mature tools.
Current Status: Yak shaving a migration from Docker to Podman.
December 12, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Current Status: Yak shaving a migration from Docker to Podman.
New version of LocalBus (v0.3.1) - minor updates and cleanup. github.com/hopsoft/loca...
GitHub - hopsoft/local_bus: A lightweight pub/sub system for decoupled intra-process communication in Ruby applications
A lightweight pub/sub system for decoupled intra-process communication in Ruby applications - hopsoft/local_bus
github.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:16 PM
New version of LocalBus (v0.3.1) - minor updates and cleanup. github.com/hopsoft/loca...
Who's working on RBS type support for editors like VSCode, Cursor, Neovim, etc? Looking for non-AI code hints based on RBS type signatures.
December 10, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Who's working on RBS type support for editors like VSCode, Cursor, Neovim, etc? Looking for non-AI code hints based on RBS type signatures.
Still kind of sad that ActiveResource didn’t see wider adoption.
December 6, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Still kind of sad that ActiveResource didn’t see wider adoption.
Just shipped LocalBus v0.3.0 🚀
- Message priority
- Several other small enhancements
- Message priority
- Several other small enhancements
December 3, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Just shipped LocalBus v0.3.0 🚀
- Message priority
- Several other small enhancements
- Message priority
- Several other small enhancements
New version of LocalBus shipping soon. Message priority and several other enhancements. github.com/hopsoft/loca...
Add priority for Station#publish by hopsoft · Pull Request #5 · hopsoft/local_bus
Leans more heavily into Socketry and removes the dependency on concurrent-ruby.
github.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:04 PM
New version of LocalBus shipping soon. Message priority and several other enhancements. github.com/hopsoft/loca...
Are you leveraging AI effectively? Using it to crank out more code misses the point; instead, focus on AI-driven features.
Less code == fewer bugs & better security.
Use AI for smarter solutions, not just to pad your codebase.
Less code == fewer bugs & better security.
Use AI for smarter solutions, not just to pad your codebase.
December 1, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Are you leveraging AI effectively? Using it to crank out more code misses the point; instead, focus on AI-driven features.
Less code == fewer bugs & better security.
Use AI for smarter solutions, not just to pad your codebase.
Less code == fewer bugs & better security.
Use AI for smarter solutions, not just to pad your codebase.
Started efforts to add message priority to LocalBus. I'm also working to simplify the implementation by leaning more heavily into Socketry. github.com/hopsoft/loca...
Add priority for Station#publish by hopsoft · Pull Request #5 · hopsoft/local_bus
Leans more heavily into Socketry and removes the dependency on concurrent-ruby.
github.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Started efforts to add message priority to LocalBus. I'm also working to simplify the implementation by leaning more heavily into Socketry. github.com/hopsoft/loca...
The more I dig into the Socketry suite of Ruby gems, the more impressed I am. Some really great work in these libs.
November 30, 2024 at 4:17 PM
The more I dig into the Socketry suite of Ruby gems, the more impressed I am. Some really great work in these libs.
Here's a little demo of a sandbox environment for Strapi the headless CMS. It provides a safe place to experiment with Strapi features and its CLI. youtu.be/x4IiO7I8pLQ?...
repo: github.com/hopsoft/stra...
repo: github.com/hopsoft/stra...
Strapi CMS sandbox demo
YouTube video by Hopsoft
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Here's a little demo of a sandbox environment for Strapi the headless CMS. It provides a safe place to experiment with Strapi features and its CLI. youtu.be/x4IiO7I8pLQ?...
repo: github.com/hopsoft/stra...
repo: github.com/hopsoft/stra...
Setting up a new Mac and trying a transfer from the old machine. 😬🤞
November 22, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Setting up a new Mac and trying a transfer from the old machine. 😬🤞
Fern looks pretty slick. I'm curious if any of my Ruby friends out there are using it? Curious to hear about experiences with it... even with other langs. buildwithfern.com
Fern | SDKs and Docs for your API
Generate SDKs and Docs for your API. Compatible with OpenAPI, Swagger, and AsyncAPI.
buildwithfern.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Fern looks pretty slick. I'm curious if any of my Ruby friends out there are using it? Curious to hear about experiences with it... even with other langs. buildwithfern.com
Here's a short demo that illustrates how I'm using the Fmt gem in the new TurboBoost monorepo. github.com/hopsoft/fmt
youtu.be/zuT60emqmrE
youtu.be/zuT60emqmrE
Intro demo of the Fmt Ruby gem
YouTube video by Hopsoft
youtu.be
November 16, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Here's a short demo that illustrates how I'm using the Fmt gem in the new TurboBoost monorepo. github.com/hopsoft/fmt
youtu.be/zuT60emqmrE
youtu.be/zuT60emqmrE
Creating something is highly rewarding and an end unto itself. Humans will never stop creating even if/when AI outpaces human capability. In fact, the possibilities expand dramatically when humans leverage AI.
November 14, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Creating something is highly rewarding and an end unto itself. Humans will never stop creating even if/when AI outpaces human capability. In fact, the possibilities expand dramatically when humans leverage AI.
Finally turning my attention back to TurboBoost libraries. 🙌
November 14, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Finally turning my attention back to TurboBoost libraries. 🙌
New release of the Fmt Ruby GEM with improved handling of string encodings. github.com/hopsoft/fmt
GitHub - hopsoft/fmt: CLI Templating System and String Formatter
CLI Templating System and String Formatter. Contribute to hopsoft/fmt development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 13, 2024 at 4:33 PM
New release of the Fmt Ruby GEM with improved handling of string encodings. github.com/hopsoft/fmt
Programming languages optimized for humans may not be the best fit for scenarios where machines write most of the code.
November 12, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Programming languages optimized for humans may not be the best fit for scenarios where machines write most of the code.
Just released LocalBus v0.2.0! 🎉 Constructor signatures for `bus` and `station` are more consistent. Internals remain the same. github.com/hopsoft/loca...
GitHub - hopsoft/local_bus: A lightweight pub/sub system for decoupled intra-process communication in Ruby applications
A lightweight pub/sub system for decoupled intra-process communication in Ruby applications - hopsoft/local_bus
github.com
November 11, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Just released LocalBus v0.2.0! 🎉 Constructor signatures for `bus` and `station` are more consistent. Internals remain the same. github.com/hopsoft/loca...