bram stroker
@bsky.probablyfine.co.uk
Average at software, bad at games, uiuaboo. Bi 🩷💜💙
Interested in:
✅ TDD
👥 Ensemble development
🔄 Continuous delivery
🖥️ Extreme programming
Not interested in: coriander, liquorice, cucumbers
Also @[email protected]
Interested in:
✅ TDD
👥 Ensemble development
🔄 Continuous delivery
🖥️ Extreme programming
Not interested in: coriander, liquorice, cucumbers
Also @[email protected]
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bram stroker
@bsky.probablyfine.co.uk
· Jan 4
Attempting Advent of Code 2024 using Uiua
blog.probablyfine.co.uk
I wrote up my experience of using #uiua for 2024's #AdventOfCode. Many languages could learn a lesson or two from the frankly beautiful developer experience of Uiua's web repl.
blog.probablyfine.co.uk/2025/01/04/a...
blog.probablyfine.co.uk/2025/01/04/a...
It's October, so I'm calling out to all my AI bros, let's crush it this month; make those MVPs, get to market, build the thing.
I'm locked in, are you? #Locktober
I'm locked in, are you? #Locktober
October 1, 2026 at 8:17 AM
It's October, so I'm calling out to all my AI bros, let's crush it this month; make those MVPs, get to market, build the thing.
I'm locked in, are you? #Locktober
I'm locked in, are you? #Locktober
evergreen rant:
you don't need a fancy JS heavy site
you don't need react
it's just static content
stick it on a static hosting service (S3 / GH Pages etc) and be done with it
it's 2026, stop overengineering
you don't need a fancy JS heavy site
you don't need react
it's just static content
stick it on a static hosting service (S3 / GH Pages etc) and be done with it
it's 2026, stop overengineering
August 13, 2026 at 11:42 AM
evergreen rant:
you don't need a fancy JS heavy site
you don't need react
it's just static content
stick it on a static hosting service (S3 / GH Pages etc) and be done with it
it's 2026, stop overengineering
you don't need a fancy JS heavy site
you don't need react
it's just static content
stick it on a static hosting service (S3 / GH Pages etc) and be done with it
it's 2026, stop overengineering
Happy Sunday, folks!
Today's Clue of the Day is another from me.
In the morning, ring Trump supporters about liberal union (7)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Today's Clue of the Day is another from me.
In the morning, ring Trump supporters about liberal union (7)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Clue of the Day | 17 May 2026
In the morning, ring Trump supporters about liberal union (7)
cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
May 17, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Happy Sunday, folks!
Today's Clue of the Day is another from me.
In the morning, ring Trump supporters about liberal union (7)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Today's Clue of the Day is another from me.
In the morning, ring Trump supporters about liberal union (7)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
I was reminded today that JIRA still exists and Atlassian hasn't yet crumbled under the weight of such a dogshit product.
The voices have returned, they whisper.
The voices have returned, they whisper.
May 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM
I was reminded today that JIRA still exists and Atlassian hasn't yet crumbled under the weight of such a dogshit product.
The voices have returned, they whisper.
The voices have returned, they whisper.
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Absence of explicit process is not lack of maturity. In many cases it’s more mature to have less process. Measure on what’s actually achieved. What supports the better outcome?
May 8, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Absence of explicit process is not lack of maturity. In many cases it’s more mature to have less process. Measure on what’s actually achieved. What supports the better outcome?
Referring to what an AI-tool does as "thinking" should warrant a swift kick in the shins.
My friend, it's not thinking, it's doing maths and picking something based on the outcome of those maths.
My friend, it's not thinking, it's doing maths and picking something based on the outcome of those maths.
May 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Referring to what an AI-tool does as "thinking" should warrant a swift kick in the shins.
My friend, it's not thinking, it's doing maths and picking something based on the outcome of those maths.
My friend, it's not thinking, it's doing maths and picking something based on the outcome of those maths.
toki a!
tenpo suno ni la mi mute li pana e lipu lon poki vote lon ma Inli
tenpo suno ni la mi mute li pana e lipu lon poki vote lon ma Inli
May 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM
toki a!
tenpo suno ni la mi mute li pana e lipu lon poki vote lon ma Inli
tenpo suno ni la mi mute li pana e lipu lon poki vote lon ma Inli
mi wile lape, taso mi moku e telo wawa
😴
😴
May 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM
mi wile lape, taso mi moku e telo wawa
😴
😴
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Today's Clue of the Day is from me, and perhaps a little thematically appropriate?
Film franchise launch snubbed, original footage sent back with extra section (4,4)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Film franchise launch snubbed, original footage sent back with extra section (4,4)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Clue of the Day | 4 May 2026
Film franchise launch snubbed, original footage sent back with extra section (4,4)
cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
May 4, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Today's Clue of the Day is from me, and perhaps a little thematically appropriate?
Film franchise launch snubbed, original footage sent back with extra section (4,4)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Film franchise launch snubbed, original footage sent back with extra section (4,4)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Reposted by bram stroker
Today's Clue of the Day, on this beautiful sunny weekend, comes from the excellent @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social !
Renovation endlessly afflicted with changes (8)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Renovation endlessly afflicted with changes (8)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Clue of the Day | 25 Apr 2026
Renovation endlessly afflicted with changes (8)
cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
April 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Today's Clue of the Day, on this beautiful sunny weekend, comes from the excellent @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social !
Renovation endlessly afflicted with changes (8)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Renovation endlessly afflicted with changes (8)
#cryptic #crossword #cotd
Hey folks, cross-pollinating between accounts a bit.
I built Cryptick; a site for sharing crossword clues with other people, no accounts needed.
It also contains an RSS feed of cryptic clues, updated daily at cryptick.wildvale.co.uk/feed.xml
Take a look at today's COTD, I'd love feedback!
I built Cryptick; a site for sharing crossword clues with other people, no accounts needed.
It also contains an RSS feed of cryptic clues, updated daily at cryptick.wildvale.co.uk/feed.xml
Take a look at today's COTD, I'd love feedback!
Cryptick
Advise sect to embrace wayward son (7)
cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
March 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Hey folks, cross-pollinating between accounts a bit.
I built Cryptick; a site for sharing crossword clues with other people, no accounts needed.
It also contains an RSS feed of cryptic clues, updated daily at cryptick.wildvale.co.uk/feed.xml
Take a look at today's COTD, I'd love feedback!
I built Cryptick; a site for sharing crossword clues with other people, no accounts needed.
It also contains an RSS feed of cryptic clues, updated daily at cryptick.wildvale.co.uk/feed.xml
Take a look at today's COTD, I'd love feedback!
I still can't believe so many people are bought into AI solving all their problems.
December 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I still can't believe so many people are bought into AI solving all their problems.
IT'S HERE, MOSSBAG MY GOAT
The (Somewhat) Complete Lore of Silksong
YouTube video by mossbag
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
IT'S HERE, MOSSBAG MY GOAT
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I like how you can use emojis to zoom in on a pig
🐖
🐷
🐽
🐖
🐷
🐽
November 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I like how you can use emojis to zoom in on a pig
🐖
🐷
🐽
🐖
🐷
🐽
joining the "no stupid questions" channel and posting "pray, mr. babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?'
October 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
joining the "no stupid questions" channel and posting "pray, mr. babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?'
Waking up this morning and reading my feed
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Waking up this morning and reading my feed
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knowing the time horizon of your code is one of the best (only) ways of estimating the true cost of that code.
How @glenjamin.co.uk put it,
"Software that does what people need it to, and can be continually and efficiently adapted to those needs over time"
"efficiency" seems important to add.
How @glenjamin.co.uk put it,
"Software that does what people need it to, and can be continually and efficiently adapted to those needs over time"
"efficiency" seems important to add.
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
knowing the time horizon of your code is one of the best (only) ways of estimating the true cost of that code.
How @glenjamin.co.uk put it,
"Software that does what people need it to, and can be continually and efficiently adapted to those needs over time"
"efficiency" seems important to add.
How @glenjamin.co.uk put it,
"Software that does what people need it to, and can be continually and efficiently adapted to those needs over time"
"efficiency" seems important to add.
Finally clawed my way into 1級 on tenhou with a barnstorming fightback from 7k to 31k points.
Time to get my arse handed to me on a platter in the lower dan rooms, I guess.
#mahjong
Time to get my arse handed to me on a platter in the lower dan rooms, I guess.
#mahjong
October 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Finally clawed my way into 1級 on tenhou with a barnstorming fightback from 7k to 31k points.
Time to get my arse handed to me on a platter in the lower dan rooms, I guess.
#mahjong
Time to get my arse handed to me on a platter in the lower dan rooms, I guess.
#mahjong
Reposted by bram stroker
There's relatively little LLM training data for niche languages and this causes poorer coding agent performance. I think this is an existential threat for smaller language communities like OCaml.
My talk at the OCaml workshop gave some actionable steps to mitigate that: toao.com/blog/ai-exis...
My talk at the OCaml workshop gave some actionable steps to mitigate that: toao.com/blog/ai-exis...
Three Steps for OCaml to Crest the AI Humps
- Sadiq Jaffer
toao.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
There's relatively little LLM training data for niche languages and this causes poorer coding agent performance. I think this is an existential threat for smaller language communities like OCaml.
My talk at the OCaml workshop gave some actionable steps to mitigate that: toao.com/blog/ai-exis...
My talk at the OCaml workshop gave some actionable steps to mitigate that: toao.com/blog/ai-exis...
Reposted by bram stroker
[extremely bbc news reporter voice] if you think back to the ever given blocking the suez canal, this is similar to that, but on the information superhighway
October 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
[extremely bbc news reporter voice] if you think back to the ever given blocking the suez canal, this is similar to that, but on the information superhighway
I wasn't keen on fireworks before, but having a pet has radicalised me.
Ban them from public sale at all times of year.
Ban them from public sale at all times of year.
October 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I wasn't keen on fireworks before, but having a pet has radicalised me.
Ban them from public sale at all times of year.
Ban them from public sale at all times of year.
Reposted by bram stroker
Reposted by bram stroker
A little #Silksong flavoured clue, to gear up for the big day this week!
The Hollow Knight retreated, guarding the heart of past duty (4)
#cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue
The Hollow Knight retreated, guarding the heart of past duty (4)
#cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue
September 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A little #Silksong flavoured clue, to gear up for the big day this week!
The Hollow Knight retreated, guarding the heart of past duty (4)
#cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue
The Hollow Knight retreated, guarding the heart of past duty (4)
#cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue
Reposted by bram stroker
The UK Government will send a test alert to mobile phones on Sunday. This is how to switch it off: www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
Before anyone types before thinking: domestic abuse survivors may need this. If you don’t, just scroll on.
Before anyone types before thinking: domestic abuse survivors may need this. If you don’t, just scroll on.
Opting out of emergency alerts
Opting out of emergency alerts
www.gov.uk
September 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The UK Government will send a test alert to mobile phones on Sunday. This is how to switch it off: www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
Before anyone types before thinking: domestic abuse survivors may need this. If you don’t, just scroll on.
Before anyone types before thinking: domestic abuse survivors may need this. If you don’t, just scroll on.