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Collxn

Collxn

I'm working on something new to help me explore my record collection in new ways. I think other collectors may find it fun too.

Community

WE HAVE APOSTROPHES Y'ALL

Some updates for Subcurrent, an open source service that creates a stream of content from the Astoria tech community.

AI

If you didn't have a question, don't subject yourself to an endless stream of answers

With LLMs, looking for the big picture or seeking the pros, cons, and white space in and around my path of inquiry is really all on me as the human.

AI

No cloud required: local LLMs as a practical app dependency

TL;DR: Ollama on a MacBook Air with M4 is great and it's a taste of the future. Developers should try it now.

Product Management

Gall's law

"A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked."

RSS

Subcurrent RSS bot for Discord

Subcurrent now posts RSS updates to Discord. Will it spark discussion around the content?

Social Media

Facebook → /dev/null

Wherein 9 years after I decide to do so, I delete my Facebook account.

Community

Subcurrent

Subcurrent brings together content from Astoria Tech community members into a single web page and RSS feed.

AI

Zero to Deploy with Claude.ai and Val Town

Today I streamed my first video on Twitch, showing how to use Anthropic's Claude.ai and Val Town to ship a small frontend web app.

AI

Batch loading resources in EmbedJS for RAG

A look at dynamically batch loading RAG resources with EmbedJS.

AI

AI-powered fun in p5.js

Using AI in p5.js by wiring up a sketch to a serverless proxy function on Val Town.

Node.js

You're going to Val Town

Val Town's runnable vals (their word for "gists") can be triggered manually, via email, or as an HTTP endpoint or cron job.

AI

RAG in Node.js with EmbedJS

A look at a Node.js library called EmbedJS for RAG AI applications along with a repo to help you get started.

Events

NYU ITP Camp 2024 sessions

NYU ITP Camp 2024 is underway. Here's Info on sessions I'm leading during the first week—one around vinyl, the other on AI.

DevRel

The 3 Cs of Developer Advocacy

The 3 Cs of Developer Advocacy state that, all things being equal, when hiring for Developer Advocates, we must look for 3 competencies: coding ability, community stewardship, and content creation.

AI

DevRel and AI: a department lead’s self-evaluation one year in

Reflecting on the past year's journey of integrating AI into our Developer Relations initiatives at Nylas, I'm taking a moment for self-assessment.

AI

Using Nylas and OpenAI to triage email

Solving email inbox triage with Nylas APIs and OpenAI GPT APIs.

DevRel

Experimenting with AI in DevRel

Using AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to enhance DevRel work, build inspiring code samples, and enhance developer experience.

Node.js

Create an entity resource file for OAS Tools with Prisma

Make an entity resource file with Prisma that can be used with OAS Tools to generate an Open API document and a Node.js/Express server.

Node.js

gRPC: The front door for Node.js developers

As I've been learning more about gRPC over the last couple of months, I've worked with a few resources that have been quite helpful. I'd like to share those here.

JavaScript

Astoria Tech Meetup #22: Containerizing a Node.js app... LIVE!

Our next virtual event is this week. We’ll be containerizing the Astoria Digital MuckRock project.

JavaScript

Number sorting gotcha with JavaScript

Problem: Sorted arrays are coming back in an unexpected order... sometimes. Safari is behaving differently than Chrome and Node.js. Let’s look at what to do.

Podcast

I'd Rather Be Scripting, episode 1

Kerri Shotts and I started a little podcast called I'd Rather Be Scripting.

Community

Astoria Tech Meetup #19: Streamlining with Docker Compose

A virtual event coming up on Wednesday, August 26 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Node.js

Spin up a Node.js/Express server and a Postgres database

Quick steps to create a Node.js, Express, and Postgres playground.