Gears
@gearsco.de
Amateur software developer, investigating functional programming, compilers and Minecraft datapacks.
- Core team member @gleam.run
- One half of @datapack.dev
- Core team member @gleam.run
- One half of @datapack.dev
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Gears
@gearsco.de
· Dec 4
io.println("Hello, world!")
I'm Gears, an amateur software developer, investigating functional programming, compilers and Minecraft datpapacks.
I'm a team member of @gleam.run,
and one half of the technical datapack team, @datapack.dev
I'm Gears, an amateur software developer, investigating functional programming, compilers and Minecraft datpapacks.
I'm a team member of @gleam.run,
and one half of the technical datapack team, @datapack.dev
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This is one of the funniest threads I’ve read in ages. At no point does OP break, and the landlords, well,
www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
September 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM
This is one of the funniest threads I’ve read in ages. At no point does OP break, and the landlords, well,
www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/c...
I love the smell of my computer frying itself
September 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I love the smell of my computer frying itself
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New favourite example of structural ambiguity
September 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
New favourite example of structural ambiguity
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I finally opened a PR for a feature I've been working on for almost 3 months, I feel like a weight has been lifted off my chest
September 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I finally opened a PR for a feature I've been working on for almost 3 months, I feel like a weight has been lifted off my chest
Still probably the best conference I've ever been to
@crowdhailer.bsky.social is doing it again! This time Gleam Gathering will come to London. See you there?
gleam.run/news/gleam-g...
gleam.run/news/gleam-g...
Gleam Gathering 2027 is coming to London! | Gleam programming language
The first-ever all-Gleam conference returns, this time in the capital city of the UK. We hope you will join us!
gleam.run
September 11, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Still probably the best conference I've ever been to
As they say, if the finance business doesn't work out, you can always become a court jester for the king of a small Pacific island nation
September 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
As they say, if the finance business doesn't work out, you can always become a court jester for the king of a small Pacific island nation
Person on the internet: "I want you to change this thing"
Me: "please tell me why you want it changed"
Person: "I don't want to. I just want it changed"
Me: "to change it, you first need to tell me why"
Person: "but that's not something I want to do"
...yeah I'm just walking away from this
Me: "please tell me why you want it changed"
Person: "I don't want to. I just want it changed"
Me: "to change it, you first need to tell me why"
Person: "but that's not something I want to do"
...yeah I'm just walking away from this
September 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Person on the internet: "I want you to change this thing"
Me: "please tell me why you want it changed"
Person: "I don't want to. I just want it changed"
Me: "to change it, you first need to tell me why"
Person: "but that's not something I want to do"
...yeah I'm just walking away from this
Me: "please tell me why you want it changed"
Person: "I don't want to. I just want it changed"
Me: "to change it, you first need to tell me why"
Person: "but that's not something I want to do"
...yeah I'm just walking away from this
Everyone makes jokes about how violent programming terminology with all the killing of processes, but no one ever brings up all those poor darlings that die in writing and other arts
September 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Everyone makes jokes about how violent programming terminology with all the killing of processes, but no one ever brings up all those poor darlings that die in writing and other arts
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I couldn't agree more with this post. I always love using a library.
September 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I couldn't agree more with this post. I always love using a library.
While I do like the occasional modern pop tune, none of it beats the intense visceral feelings I get from listening to a lot of stuff from the 70s-90s (usually rock or melancholy slow stuff)
September 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
While I do like the occasional modern pop tune, none of it beats the intense visceral feelings I get from listening to a lot of stuff from the 70s-90s (usually rock or melancholy slow stuff)
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There is code that is art, just as there are words that are poems.
But not all words are poems, and not all code is art.
But not all words are poems, and not all code is art.
September 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
There is code that is art, just as there are words that are poems.
But not all words are poems, and not all code is art.
But not all words are poems, and not all code is art.
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Album covers are such cool pieces of art
September 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Album covers are such cool pieces of art
It's kinda messed up that so many images come up if you search "no photo sign"
September 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM
It's kinda messed up that so many images come up if you search "no photo sign"
I kinda wanna start a new podcast just to try this out on a real project
My last release for Muse: Audacity 4. Out today! Even though I've been gone a few months (I left when the app was basically done - it just needing a lot of bug fixing).
As a final gift to my wonderful team, I put together this release video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTQy...
As a final gift to my wonderful team, I put together this release video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTQy...
Introducing Audacity 4: New tools & a new look
YouTube video by Audacity
www.youtube.com
September 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I kinda wanna start a new podcast just to try this out on a real project
Imagine having enough time to work on all your projects
September 2, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Imagine having enough time to work on all your projects
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the problem about having a lot of interests & a lot of projects is that there are only 24 hours in a day and time moves so damn fast
August 31, 2026 at 6:39 PM
the problem about having a lot of interests & a lot of projects is that there are only 24 hours in a day and time moves so damn fast
Today is just one of those days
August 23, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Today is just one of those days
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My sponsorships have steadily gone down for the last couple of months, if you have a couple of bucks to spare and want to help out that would mean a lot! There's no such thing as a sponsorship that's too small
If you like Gleam and want to help me keep working on it please consider sponsoring me, it would mean the world 💖 github.com/sponsors/gia...
Sponsor @giacomocavalieri on GitHub Sponsors
Support Giacomo's open source work on Gleam
github.com
August 20, 2026 at 8:04 AM
My sponsorships have steadily gone down for the last couple of months, if you have a couple of bucks to spare and want to help out that would mean a lot! There's no such thing as a sponsorship that's too small
I've already booked my ticket! It's gonna be loads of fun!
Gleam Gathering 2027 🔥 27.02.2027, London (UK)
Call for talks is open gleamgathering.com#call-for-talks
Ticket sale is on gleamgathering.com#register
Call for talks is open gleamgathering.com#call-for-talks
Ticket sale is on gleamgathering.com#register
Gleam Gathering
gleamgathering.com
August 19, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I've already booked my ticket! It's gonna be loads of fun!
There are two things that I find the coolest when people use Gleam: trains and education
Did you know? @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social has added #Gleamlang to it's CS course!
August 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
There are two things that I find the coolest when people use Gleam: trains and education
Skyspace: "A place for friends who miss 2005"
Me: I missed 2005, does that count?
Me: I missed 2005, does that count?
August 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Skyspace: "A place for friends who miss 2005"
Me: I missed 2005, does that count?
Me: I missed 2005, does that count?