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2025

When a Hobby Project Breaks: Thoughts on Responsibility
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Dev Sprytna BuildInPublic
Yesterday, my hobby project experienced an unexpected 8-hour outage. It was an extremely frustrating and humbling experience that sparked deeper reflection: where is the line between a fun little side project and something others depend on?
Hello Sprytna Cards!
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Elixir BuildInPublic Dev
It is one thing to work on a big projects with a team, another to develop something useful as a solo developer. This is my 3 month journey building Sprytna.cards, hopefully it is useful.

2024

Neovim and Elixir-ls Noob Edition
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Nvim Elixir Dev
The following is what I did, as a noob in the Vim ecosystem, to configure Neovim as my daily editor for Elixir development.
First Hops With RabbitMQ
·1263 words·6 mins
Dev Rabbitmq Elixir Node Docker
Just starting with RabbitMQ? This introductory guide will walk you through setting up a local RabbitMQ sandbox. Then we will use RabbitMQ to send messages from Elixir to Node.
Canonical Urls on Fly.io
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Fly.io Dev Blog Docker
How to configure your static site to use your canonical url - dropping the www and redirecting traffic to your apex domain name on Fly.io.
Up and Running With Hugo
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Go Dev Blog Hugo Blowfish
A straightforward ‘up and running’ guide for hosting a static site using Hugo, Blowfish, and Fly.io. designed for individuals with basic technical skills.