Xander Cesari
@merriman.industries
Car enthusiast, software enthusiast, software on cars enthusiast
A few days of late nights later and now I'm daily driving NixOS
December 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A few days of late nights later and now I'm daily driving NixOS
New entry to my Naming Hall of Fame: Electron!
Electron was developed by the Atom IDE team and early on they called it 'atom-shell', as in the shell that they ran in. A shell is also the region where electrons can be found in an atom so the project became Electron, an homage to its origin.
Electron was developed by the Atom IDE team and early on they called it 'atom-shell', as in the shell that they ran in. A shell is also the region where electrons can be found in an atom so the project became Electron, an homage to its origin.
December 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
New entry to my Naming Hall of Fame: Electron!
Electron was developed by the Atom IDE team and early on they called it 'atom-shell', as in the shell that they ran in. A shell is also the region where electrons can be found in an atom so the project became Electron, an homage to its origin.
Electron was developed by the Atom IDE team and early on they called it 'atom-shell', as in the shell that they ran in. A shell is also the region where electrons can be found in an atom so the project became Electron, an homage to its origin.
Doing Advent of Code in Rust is 60% writing Nom parsers, 30% writing tests for your Nom parsers, and 10% writing algorithms to solve the puzzles
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Doing Advent of Code in Rust is 60% writing Nom parsers, 30% writing tests for your Nom parsers, and 10% writing algorithms to solve the puzzles
Happy Advent of Code 2 years ago AoC was one of the first "real" things I tried to do in Rust and boy was it a slog. Returning to the challenge now is a great showcase of how intuitive the language has become. My stretch this year is doing it all in the terminal with Helix!
helix-editor.com
helix-editor.com
Helix
A post-modern modal text editor.
helix-editor.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Happy Advent of Code 2 years ago AoC was one of the first "real" things I tried to do in Rust and boy was it a slog. Returning to the challenge now is a great showcase of how intuitive the language has become. My stretch this year is doing it all in the terminal with Helix!
helix-editor.com
helix-editor.com
Love the way New Yorker drivers honk. They don't honk for victory or glory. They don't think for vengeance or justice. They honk for the sheer joy of it. Love of the game. You gotta respect it.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Love the way New Yorker drivers honk. They don't honk for victory or glory. They don't think for vengeance or justice. They honk for the sheer joy of it. Love of the game. You gotta respect it.
College replacement accelerators are morally equivalent to marketing gambling to teenagers
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
College replacement accelerators are morally equivalent to marketing gambling to teenagers
Does anyone have strong opinions on Matrix vs Zulip for open-source community platforms?
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Does anyone have strong opinions on Matrix vs Zulip for open-source community platforms?
Adjectives like moxie and gumption are great and we should bring them back. The lack of good modern alternatives may speak to changing generational values and my nostalgia for American ingenuity and industrial spirit requires that energy as fuel.
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Adjectives like moxie and gumption are great and we should bring them back. The lack of good modern alternatives may speak to changing generational values and my nostalgia for American ingenuity and industrial spirit requires that energy as fuel.
Like compound interest, economies of scale are the immutably powerful force multiplier that dominate the limits of any function. Open source is the mechanism by which software supercharges the entire industry with collaboration at the broadest scale.
merriman.industries/open-source-...
merriman.industries/open-source-...
Open Source is an Industry Grade Accelerant
The case for open source software in automotive is not for the developers. It's not even for the companies. The greatest benefits go to the very industry as a whole and automotive needs the leg up. Le...
merriman.industries
October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Like compound interest, economies of scale are the immutably powerful force multiplier that dominate the limits of any function. Open source is the mechanism by which software supercharges the entire industry with collaboration at the broadest scale.
merriman.industries/open-source-...
merriman.industries/open-source-...
I would lovvve a good blog post on the idiomatic way to implement Rust embedded_hal 1.0.0 errors in a driver crate 👀 I'm muddling through it but the combination of traits and kinds feels like I'm missing the design intent.
@diondokter.nl? @jamesmunns.com? @theembeddedrust.bsky.social Any takers?
@diondokter.nl? @jamesmunns.com? @theembeddedrust.bsky.social Any takers?
October 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I would lovvve a good blog post on the idiomatic way to implement Rust embedded_hal 1.0.0 errors in a driver crate 👀 I'm muddling through it but the combination of traits and kinds feels like I'm missing the design intent.
@diondokter.nl? @jamesmunns.com? @theembeddedrust.bsky.social Any takers?
@diondokter.nl? @jamesmunns.com? @theembeddedrust.bsky.social Any takers?
If you wouldn't build software with it then we won't build hardware with it
merriman.industries/how-to-make-...
merriman.industries/how-to-make-...
How to Make Software for Hardware Engineering
The singular passion of my career has been increasing the broad competency of engineering hardware-based systems. My degree in mechanical engineering - though seemingly less relevant to my daily activ...
merriman.industries
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If you wouldn't build software with it then we won't build hardware with it
merriman.industries/how-to-make-...
merriman.industries/how-to-make-...
WALL-E vs The World
October 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
WALL-E vs The World
PSA: @zen-browser.app is getting really good these days! The UI is getting more streamlined with every release and they've moved beyond just being an Ark-clone into their own opinion of browsing. Just good, clean, simple UI with the power user tools you need and no fluff.
September 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
PSA: @zen-browser.app is getting really good these days! The UI is getting more streamlined with every release and they've moved beyond just being an Ark-clone into their own opinion of browsing. Just good, clean, simple UI with the power user tools you need and no fluff.
If you saw this video from @cmuratori.bsky.social and thought "surely a 2.5 hour long tech talk can't be a good use of my time" then I have to strenuously emphasize that there is absolutely no fluff in this one. It's a banger start to finish.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo84...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo84...
Casey Muratori – The Big OOPs: Anatomy of a Thirty-five-year Mistake – BSC 2025
YouTube video by Better Software Conference
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If you saw this video from @cmuratori.bsky.social and thought "surely a 2.5 hour long tech talk can't be a good use of my time" then I have to strenuously emphasize that there is absolutely no fluff in this one. It's a banger start to finish.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo84...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo84...
In one of my many Rust-themed side quests, I'm now a charter member of The Rust Project's new official Content Team! We're creating content with and about the Rust Project. We assembled a crack team to conduct a series of interviews at @rustconf.com last week and we're looking forward to publishing.
September 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In one of my many Rust-themed side quests, I'm now a charter member of The Rust Project's new official Content Team! We're creating content with and about the Rust Project. We assembled a crack team to conduct a series of interviews at @rustconf.com last week and we're looking forward to publishing.
Reposted by Xander Cesari
tfw you get asked "why Rust in Automotive" and you have the recorded talk ready to go
link to talk in thread
link to talk in thread
September 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
tfw you get asked "why Rust in Automotive" and you have the recorded talk ready to go
link to talk in thread
link to talk in thread
Python was not named after a snake but Monty Python, yet the ecosystem has adopted snake names (mamba, anaconda, etc). Similarly, Rust was not named after oxidation but mushrooms, yet the ecosystem has adopted corrosion names. Maybe we should switch to more mushroom names?
September 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Python was not named after a snake but Monty Python, yet the ecosystem has adopted snake names (mamba, anaconda, etc). Similarly, Rust was not named after oxidation but mushrooms, yet the ecosystem has adopted corrosion names. Maybe we should switch to more mushroom names?
Who ain't a sucker for a well-written, extensive, and thoughtful \DESIGN.md or \ARCHITECTURE.md file.
github.com/littlefs-pro...
github.com/littlefs-pro...
github.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Who ain't a sucker for a well-written, extensive, and thoughtful \DESIGN.md or \ARCHITECTURE.md file.
github.com/littlefs-pro...
github.com/littlefs-pro...
What a whirlwind week at RustConf! I worked with the newly formed Rust Project T-Content team, both behind and in front of the camera, having some amazing convos. We continued the safety-critical Rust discussion at my first Unconf and then finished with a convo about Local First and CRDTs!
September 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What a whirlwind week at RustConf! I worked with the newly formed Rust Project T-Content team, both behind and in front of the camera, having some amazing convos. We continued the safety-critical Rust discussion at my first Unconf and then finished with a convo about Local First and CRDTs!
A reboot of The West Wing with Rob Lowe returning as President Sam Seaborn and getting Toby, Josh, CJ, and the whole Bartlett Administration back together to save democracy just might cure me.
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A reboot of The West Wing with Rob Lowe returning as President Sam Seaborn and getting Toby, Josh, CJ, and the whole Bartlett Administration back together to save democracy just might cure me.
Software is the only industry where I hear engineers making development choices based on their experience not the customers. It'd be like building a new car with a carburetor because it's more fun to engineer despite worse fuel economy and reliability for the user.
August 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Software is the only industry where I hear engineers making development choices based on their experience not the customers. It'd be like building a new car with a carburetor because it's more fun to engineer despite worse fuel economy and reliability for the user.
Growth and experience is realizing that there's a time and place for light mode
August 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Growth and experience is realizing that there's a time and place for light mode