André Staltz is an open source freelancer who builds and teaches software focused on JavaScript, reactive programming, and peer-to-peer networks, and is the creator of Manyverse, an off-the-grid social network.
14 articles from this blog
I bought my first programming book in 2004, "The C Programming Language" by K&R. I had been making video games by myself since 2001 using simpler tool
I have felt a lot more productive since getting into agentic coding with tools like Cursor, Claude, Grok Build, and Kimi. Beyond getting a lot more do
A developer creates a minimalist analog clock with only an hour hand for simplicity and faster reading.
A developer reflects on AI coding tools shifting their role from coder to curator, exploring the future of software engineering.
An analysis of how Google's search engine, by making information retrieval too easy, has eroded online community engagement and human connection.
A developer reflects on the fragmented social media landscape and explains his decision to return to blogging as his primary platform for sharing ideas.
A developer explains 'Parametric Progress', a method for improving codebases by changing only one aspect at a time to better understand system effects.
Analyzes the 'Time Till Open Source Alternative' (TTOSA) metric, showing how quickly open-source alternatives emerge to challenge proprietary software.
The article argues that true mass collaboration on the internet is a myth, using examples from open source, gaming, and teamwork dynamics.
A critique of Moxie's web3 article, arguing that some people do want to run their own servers, using data on self-hosting communities.
A developer shares lessons from removing Rust libraries from a mobile app, discussing performance gains but significant compilation and binary size issues.
Analysis reveals most popular open source projects receive donations below industry standards or poverty thresholds, questioning the fairness of the donation model.
A retrospective analysis of 2018 as a pivotal year where tech giants like Facebook and Google faced major scandals, public backlash, and declining trust.
Explores JavaScript abstractions through a pyramid of functions, getters, and setters, explaining their benefits and use cases.
