@pgr0ss

Principal Software Engineer. Formerly @Rvvup_co, @Ripple, @Braintree/@PayPal, @ThoughtWorks. Mastodon @pgr0ss@hachyderm.io. Bluesky @pgr0ss.bsky.social.

 Seattle
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Joined May 2009
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If you want to continue following me, you can find me here: bsky.app/profile/pgr0ss.bsky…
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Rvvup@Rvvup_co23 Jan 2023
What is @rvvup_co, why now, what's our solution, how did the company start, who's the team, our 5 year predictions & more! 🧵 1/n
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New blog post: ULID Identifiers and ULID Tools Website pgrs.net/2023/01/10/ulid-ide…

ULID Identifiers and ULID Tools Website

Historically, when I wanted to store data in a database, I (or the project/team I was on) used an incrementing integer to uniquely identify each row (e.g. the SERIAL type in PostgreSQL).

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Isochrones 😍 ! This map shows you how far a 5h train ride will take you, departing from any city in Europe. chronotrains-eu.vercel.app/ Inspired by Direkt Bahn Guru by @juliustens.
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Simple Command Line Function to Decode JWTs: pgrs.net/2022/06/02/simple-c…

Simple Command Line Function to Decode JWTs

I come across a lot of JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) these days, and I often want a quick way to see what information is encoded in them. An easy solution is to visit jwt.io, which has an interactive JWT...

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I've been running Deku Deals as a one-man project since 2018. Check out this interview if you want a peek under the hood: dataglitch.frotograf.com/how…
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So, here's my contrarian take on Why Trunk-Based Development Is Great But Probably Won't Work For You. Buckle up, it's a long one.
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jq might be the most powerful but steepest learning curve tool I've used in a while. You can do anything, but only after studying the docs for 30 minutes. stedolan.github.io/jq/manual…
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Getting Started with Phoenix and Kubernetes elixirstatus.com/=KUef /cc @elixirweekly #elixirlang
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Just published a post with @___leigh___ on the new @braintree tech blog medium.com/braintree-product…

Continuous Deployment Isn’t Just for Applications

How We Automatically Deploy Libraries at Braintree

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Jez ⭐@jezzamonn10 Jan 2019
I'm finally finished with my article: An Interactive Introduction to Fourier Transforms! ⭐️ jezzamon.com/fourier ⭐️ Want to learn about practical uses of Fourier transforms? ✅ How about pointless but cool uses of Fourier transforms? ✅
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vim-github-url now copies the URL to the clipboard: github.com/pgr0ss/vim-github…

Add the GitHub URL to the clipboard (#1) · pgr0ss/vim-github-url@71cea62

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Great podcast by @AnnieDuke. So much in here to digest, such as - Using good peer groups to fight your biases - Analyzing failure vs blaming luck - Evaluating decisions by their process instead of their result (and how to preserve innovation) fs.blog/annie-duke/

Getting Better by Being Wrong with Annie Duke [The Knowledge Project Ep. #37]

Annie Duke is a former poker pro and decision strategist. In this episode, she explains why good outcomes can follow bad decisions (and vice versa), how to reduce regret, and why quitting is a skill....

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Jumana B@JumzB23 May 2018
I spoke @DeconstructConf and it was wonderful in so many ways. You can find my slides: jzbahrai.github.io/documents…. Shout out to @pgr0ss whose work I missed citing🤦‍♀️
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I extracted this code to a plugin: github.com/pgr0ss/vim-github…

GitHub - pgr0ss/vim-github-url: Vim plugin to show GitHub URLs in source files

Vim plugin to show GitHub URLs in source files. Contribute to pgr0ss/vim-github-url development by creating an account on GitHub.

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we use a Modular Monolith architecture to build our Rails backend at @joinroot. it's been working exceptionally well for us. medium.com/@dan_manges/the-m…

The Modular Monolith: Rails Architecture

One of the hardest things about building a startup is handling the rapid growth in team and technology. The best way to build software with…

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New blog post: Easily go from Vim to a GitHub link with a simple function pgrs.net/2018/01/05/vim-fun/

Vim Function for GitHub Links

Update (1/31/2018): I extracted this code to a vim plugin and made a few improvements to it: https://github.com/pgr0ss/vim-github-url

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I've been asked more than once for a printable version of the "trunk correlated practices" chart: paulhammant.com/files/Trunk_… #UpdatedFor2017too
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I used Rust to make A Snake's Tale, and I wrote up some thoughts and feelings about that experience: michaelfairley.com/blog/i-ma…
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