Rob Conery

29 June

Equis-Eh Teh-Erre-Ah Efe-Eme Baja California México

26 June

You blinked well over 182 times so please stfu

Dylan Beattie@dylanbeatt.ie

You’ve dreamed your last theater.

1 June

Honestly I would be happy if Finder remembered I want things in columns.

29 May

Just read a LinkedIn celebration of “made it to 6 months at Microsoft” and I still can’t decide if it’s satire. Is this what we’re celebrating now?

25 May

Constantly get this.

Jason Lengstorf@jason.energy

a weird side effect of enjoying writing and reading is that I’ve been accused a few times of using LLMs to write because I do things “humans don’t do” (e.g. use a semicolon properly)

15 May

Well this messed me up with my Swiftie niece and friends. Not true at all. Damn. Sorry @filmgirl.bsky.social

15 May

To be clear @filmgirl.bsky.social isn't my niece. She's family, but not like literal.

podcasts.apple.comHow AI Changes Development with Rob ConeryPodcast Episode · .NET Rocks! · April 15 · 58m

15 May

Also to be super clear if you listen to Cardigan and pull your ears out just a bit you could convince yourself it's a Metric song. The hook is just so very Emily.

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Jon Sagara

@jonsagara.com

24 Apr

Great discussion between @carlfranklin.bsky.social, @richcampbell.bsky.social, and @robconery.com about AI in the development world podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

youtu.bePsychology of Gen XYouTube video by Psychology Simplified

3 Feb

Well this hits home. it’s me all the way through youtu.be/G5YmIqYSqA0?...

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Scott Sauber

@scottsauber.com

20 Jan

Any senior .NET devs looking for a new gig? We’ve got openings doing some pretty impactful stuff. My DMs are open.

youtube.comReduce the noise in iOS 26 by leveraging widgets and shortcutsYouTube video by Rob Conery

13 Jan

I replaced all the app icons on my iPhone and iPad with widgets, and it's been extremely helpful in reducing distractions. I am also leveraging shortcuts and focus modes; and I thought I would share the process with you: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBLM...

bigmachine.ioAn Idea for Black FridayGiving gifts is so fun, don't you think? Especially if it's for yourself!

27 Nov 2025

Oh yeah - I have a Black Friday thing going on that you can also gift, if you're interested. Trying to rev up my content game again :) because it's fun and I want it to be my job again... bigmachine.io/articles/lif...

27 Nov 2025

Tried out Gemini 3 with all the VS Code tools and it was really really not good. The Code Assist extension crashed 5 times and then refused to start *at all*. I then put Gemini 3 up against Claude on a not-so-simple task and my goodness it failed miserably.

27 Nov 2025

I should add that by "failed" I mean it did the absolute bare minimum I asked of it. I know this is how Gemini works, but having to add so many extra prompts to "goose" an answer feels... clanky. I know there are others who like Gemini a lot - if you're one of them, what am I missing?

30 Oct 2025

My advice is to always ruin the friendship.

10 Oct 2025

Keep it one hundred On the land, the sea, the sky Pledge allegiance to your hands Your team, your vibes

thenext.devChecking Your Docs with ClaudeI did a short stint at a startup over the last month and one of the things they asked me to do was verify the steps on one of their quick start pages. Super exciting stuff 🙄 but that's exactly the kin...

1 Sept 2025

If you've ever had to proof a docs page or "make sure the code runs on the README", I made a video for you... thenext.dev/articles/all...

25 Aug 2025

Wow Spotify. Thanks for the daylist?

github.comGitHub - robconery/gadz: A MongoDB API for SQLite, turning SQLite into an embedded MongoDB. Sort of.A MongoDB API for SQLite, turning SQLite into an embedded MongoDB. Sort of. - robconery/gadz

5 Aug 2025

What I'm really after with this project is dredging up "crap code". 99% of this was created by my direction, and I've reviewed and found it to be pretty solid. That said - if you dislike AI in general - now's your chance to skewer me (/cc @fransbouma.com... it's data access... right up your alley!)

Rob Conery@robconery.com

I goofed off with Claude Code this weekend to see how hard it would be to turn SQLite into a document database with a MongoDB API. It took 3 tries but I think something fun came of it - throw daggers at it if you like: github.com/robconery/gadz

I don't normally write posts like this, but I truly believe it: thenext.dev/articles/opi...

thenext.devOnline Courses are ToastIt'll take a few years, but it's going to happen: interactive learning with AI is here, and it's going to replace horrible, boring video courses (and the good ones too).

tek.pubpeep | Prompts on demandAI prompting made easy with ready-to-use scripts for developers and creators

1 Aug 2025

Need help prompting? I made a fun thing with @aaronw.dev that works like "gi" for gitignore, but with prompts. Need a react component and don't know the prompt? Try "peep react-component" in your CLI: tek.pub

Looks like that’s the extent of it. Small surges out with now waves, small surges in with slightly more wave activity. Thankfully looks like it’s not getting bigger.guess I’ll sign off…

Water is pulling off the reef. Waves have stopped. First wave is here

The boats look like stars… so many out there!

So far so good. Nothing happening aside from a few clowns walking the beach

So here’s what things look like now. We’ll see if anything changes in 9 minutes

Lots of boats out in the water getting clear of the marinas.

I remember studying this at university for my geology degree. Professor explained it was pulse energy - a pressure differential made the force horizontal. Typical wave energy is sinusoidal, which is changes in vertical energy. At least I think that's what they said... I might have been asleep...

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I suppose you could liken it to the videos you see of an atomic blast. That shock wave is the air being compressed in a pressure wave. Then comes the vacuum and wind. I *think* a tsunami is kind of like that shockwave.

youtu.beif Deftones wrote "PARANOID ANDROID" by RadioheadYouTube video by mac glocky

It'll be an interesting sunset tonight here in Honolulu, with light winds, some high clouds and a tsunami. I live in a big building with a small view of the coast and the first wave is supposed to hit here in just over 2 hours. I'll post pictures.

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Ed Zitron

@edzitron.com

27 July 2025

I've heard every single Mack glocky cover in the style of and Deftones - Paranoid Android may be the best youtu.be/_Rp7duGN7V4?...

thenext.devCreating a Markdown CompilerOne of the most powerful things that AI can do for you is to create a script that does a thing you don't want to do. Mind-numbing, boring tasks, like compiling markdown documents into a format for a d...

26 July 2025

It's super inefficient (and expensive) to have an LLM work on your data and files (CSV, markdown, whatever) directly. Have it create a script for you instead. I made a video about "compiling" markdown to one of @adamwathan.com's new Tailwind templates this way: thenext.dev/blog/creatin...

Lily Ray 😏@lilyray.nyc

The past 2 weeks with ChatGPT Me: please take this CSV file and do this basic thing with the data ChatGPT: no problem, done Me: this is bad. Most rows are empty and you didn’t do the thing I asked ChatGPT: “you’re absolutely right” (Yes, Claude or Gemini usually work better)

24 July 2025

Doing my best to bridge the generation gap

20 July 2025

So say we all

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

for ease of use and quality of output i genuinely cannot think of a better brewing tool than the aeropress. i have had mine for almost 15 years and still break it out at least once a week

youtu.beTech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortlandYouTube video by TEDx Talks

18 July 2025

I think this is the most real talk I've ever seen. Damn you @scott.hanselman.com! Absolutely brilliant and touching. "They sold the van..." So good.

Scott Hanselman 🌮@scott.hanselman.com

I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg

Your last non-coding prompt to ChatGPT (or your AI of choice). No cheating! I'll go first: "create a diet and exercise plan so I can be in shape like Brad Pitt. Make it hurt"

OK so I know becoming a fanboy because of a movie is silly but as I watched F1 I remembered that, as a kid, I LOVED racing. This movie reminded me of that. So, Formula 1 fans, how does one get started watching? @damianedwards.com @anthonypjshaw.bsky.social.

The last time I felt like this was when I visited @damianedwards.com and goofed around in his simulator. Scared the hell out of me but it was amazing. I also left my phone in an Uber that night.

Holy crap I just saw F1 at a real theater (good one too) and now I want to go out and buy a van and live in it and work out every day and do what I want and race fast cars... what a movie. One of the best I've seen in a while in terms of pure entertainment.

7 July 2025

Jeez @pfrazee.com quit logging me out! 🤣 j/k I know it means good things are happening!

theverge.comMicrosoft is laying off as many as 9,000 employeesXbox will end or decrease work ‘in certain areas’

I do not miss the fear. What a fucked up environment to work in.

Daniel Saroff@dsaroff.bsky.social

So, these are the financials of a company that lays off 9000 people in just this quarter. Despicable. #microsoft #layoffs Revenue:$70.1b. Increased 13% Operating income $32.0b. Increase 16% Net income $25.8 b. Increase 18% www.theverge.com/news/693535/...

I love this foreword from @greatdismal.bsky.social RE Neuromancer's sky. Also, I do feel his take on the USA/USSR situation is right on the money. Even in the foreword.

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Is it just me or does the Turing test seem to be an interactive take-home thing where all of of us shrug but secretly do therapy sessions to train the thing to beat the test? Seems like a @greatdismal.bsky.social plot but … it’s happening (and don’t pretend you haven’t had that session)

IOW I feel like the real training for these LLMs isn't the Old Internet - it's our interaction with the Old Internet information base. #robafterdark

1 July 2025

Ghosted for not wanting to do a technical interview at 9pm because of time zones. Wild how people assume you’ll adjust because you live where you do. I’m almost asleep by then!

1 July 2025

To be clear: I’m fine getting up early and adjusting as I can for the job. Remote work IRL and I’ve been doing it since 2003. Just give me a take home already!