Nicolas Dular

"If these tools are so good, where's all the magic software?" I see more bugs now, in software that was rock solid before. The uncomfortable question: when does that hit something load-bearing? Has it already?

📭 New Blog Post 📬 I wrote a tiny piece about how to store your SSH keys more securely. In times of distribution attacks like Shai-Hulud, it's easy to install malware on your computer that extracts your private SSH keys. Don't let them. peterullrich.com/store-ssh-ke...

I've decided to leave GitLab. What a journey! nicolasdular.com/blog/2026/06...

I like how @mariozechner.at and @mitsuhiko.at are at the forefront of using AI & at the same time not bullshitting 🙌 Worth listening.

"Everyone has a plan until code meets production" - Mike Tyson

Why does every o11y platform has a look and feel like it was made in the early 2010 era 🙈

Data migration at work: 3-6 month project. Data migration at sideproject: "AI Code LGTM. Push!"

Third episode of our podcast is out. We talk about how we end up working more with agents, and what it does to our brain. And of course, complain about the missing sun in Vienna ☀. walkingdevs.com/002-agent-fa...

An official VSCode extension for Expert LS has been released. You can be a 30th person to download it. marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa... #elixir

I am bullish on Elixir elixir-lang.org/blog/2026/01...

When the multiple you made on $NVDA is only the second best investment. #RAMprices

The product of my dreams: lutefish.com But even under best conditions, the physical latency barrier is just too high :( I guess I'll wait for quantum entanglement.

I spent a good chunk of 2025 building side projects no one asked for. And I loved it! 🦥 nicolasdular.com/blog/2025/11...

The job of a programmer is to manage exactly two things: uncertainty and complexity. Code is sometimes an asset and sometimes a liability, but itself has no meaning outside the context of those two factors.

So far I ignored all these clickbait "prompt engineering" guides. Works grat. Telling the LLM what to do is all you need.

Now that Strava has launched a similar feature, I'm ready to show you the project I've been working on this year: easyhard.carbonative.com It will help you to obey the 80/20 rule in running: 80% of your runs should be easy, 20% hard.

Ruby community reaches JavaScript community drama level.

I looked into Node/Typescript ecosystem for a Fullstack framework last week. Quality on the backend is just too far off from what I see in Rails/Phoenix. My biggest requirement is: full typing between backend to frontend. Now looking into @ash-hq.org 👀

I am looking into the NodeJS ecosystem. A bit shocked about the state of ORMs. Maybe it's what I needed to appreciate ActiveRecord 😂

After being a drummer all my life, it still blows my mind that I can take my Trombone WITH ME. Disassemble. Put it in the case. Go Just like that 🤯

Our GitHub repository is now public! github.com/elixir-lang/...

"What do you hate about ActiveRecord?" That interview would definitely go over time.

Experience means: you hate all your solutions equally.

I blogged again nicolasdular.com/blog/2025/06...

I am getting SO tired of these posts from influencers: “We literally cloned an N billion-dollar company in 20 minutes with {vibe coding tool}. This changes the game forever.” No, you didn’t “clone” a billion-dollar business. You created a landing page similar to it. That’s all.

This! spiess.dev/note/enginee...

Most SaaS products are just fancier Excel sheets. Dedicated software is still nicer to use though. But with AI, I expect more companies starting to build tailored tools themselves.