Tom Winsnes
tom.winsnes.io
Tom Winsnes
@tom.winsnes.io
Currently building an app in public #buildinpublic

Cloud, DevOps, Homelab, Automation, Games, 3D printing and other fun things
Quick blog about one of my favorite developer experience tools

#devex
Great tools: Direnv
direnv is one of many great tools I used to make my life easier
winsnes.io
February 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I’ve been a VSCode user for years, always been very happy with it. After experimenting with a few different IDEs, but couldn’t find something that clicked.

Then I tried @jetbrains.com Goland, I haven’t paid for an IDE for a long time, but it makes such a huge difference having great tools
December 14, 2024 at 11:19 PM
After rebuilding the UI with @tanstack.com query and router I got everything working again. After working out the quirks I'm really happy with how both query and router works under the hood. Makes for very easy integration into my rest API

#buildinpublic
December 14, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Ooof, when you underestimate the complexity of data loading and authentication. I’ve spent the last week and a half rebuilding the core of my app.

Second time is the charm hopefully. It’s been fun to learn @tanstack.com router and query too

#buildinpublic
December 3, 2024 at 11:48 AM
what’s everyone using for managing keyboard shortcuts? I was looking at hotkeys.js and keystrokes

Any other libraries I should check out before I dig in?
November 24, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Quick drawing of the current architecture of my app. Nothing groundbreaking, but it's mine.

What does your stack look like?

#buildinpublic #saas #dev #keepitsimple
November 22, 2024 at 12:41 AM
10 years of Let's Encrypt. I still remember the pain of getting and renewing certificates, these days it's just an afterthought.

Let's Encrypt isn't the only player providing easy access to certificates, but they were the first to make it easy
Let’s Encrypt: Delivering SSL/TLS Everywhere
Vital personal and business information flows over the Internet more frequently than ever, and we don’t always know when it’s happening. It’s clear at this point that encrypting is s...
letsencrypt.org
November 20, 2024 at 10:54 PM
If you haven't checked out Lazygit yet, it's worth having a look. It has made my life a lot easier when working with git
GitHub - jesseduffield/lazygit: simple terminal UI for git commands
simple terminal UI for git commands. Contribute to jesseduffield/lazygit development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:13 AM
You can use your own domain as a handle on bluesky. And it’s surprisingly easy to set up!
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Wrote up a quick guide on securing your PostgreSQL instance with certificates from Let's Encrypt using LEGO

#Homelab #security #postgresql
Automated Certificates for PostgreSQL with Let's Encrypt
Running your PostgreSQL server securitily with certificates is not straight forward, and often ends up in the 'too hard' bucket. Lets automated it and make it easy with Let's Encrypt
winsnes.io
November 17, 2024 at 11:15 AM