Welshman in America. Head of Design at @clickhouse.com. Web developer. iOS app builder. Wine lover. Boxing enthusiast. Building http://fightscores.co.https://bsky.app/profile/gjon.eshttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lqde4ofu6s2mI’m hugely excited to be in San Francisco this week for the first-ever @clickhouse.com user conference! The past three-plus years have been an incredible journey, and seeing how far the company has come in such a short amount of time is deeply rewarding.29 May 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqde4ofu6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lpc447tac22hDecent look at the effects of coding with LLMs over time, I'm sure they'll improve, but I'm not sure we will. https://albertofortin.com/writing/coding-with-ai16 May 2025 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpc447tac22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lhum4z7sn22gThe problem with the Hornets is that we set up to shoot a 3 every single play but we’re also horrible at shooting 3s. #hornets11 Feb 2025 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhum4z7sn22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lhoe2dm2ks2zExpecting the worse but hoping for… very little really #6nations08 Feb 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhoe2dm2ks2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lghbz7mzkk2iAs one of my top 5 films, I wholeheartedly reject the idea of a labyrinth remake, but may go see it if they cut the trailer just right. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2025 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lghbz7mzkk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lfj7xtqxks2iI'm not crying, you're crying.12 Jan 2025 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfj7xtqxks2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3ledhdpr7pc2bThe Gavin & Stacey finale did not disappoint.28 Dec 2024 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3ledhdpr7pc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3ldmsnu3fns2dI wonder what Curser have up their sleeve for their next release. They must’ve know that VS Code team/Microsoft would do this.19 Dec 2024 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldmsnu3fns2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3ldms625gkk2dThis was so good, great idea and the 🌶️ really topped it off. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Dec 2024 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldms625gkk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3ld5r6j2y5c2oMy daughter just turned eight, I’m still useless at anything other than a basic ponytail. I bought a mannequin head to practice braiding and… 60 mins later I’m still shit. Dads send help!13 Dec 2024 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5r6j2y5c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lcyqv73rz22wAgree that it's certainly different, I'd argue that it allows us to be more aware, involved, and ultimately valuable. I feel like this is an evolution of leadership positions rather than a problem. Eng hierarchy is weighed down by decades of what came before, slow moving, by comparison design isnt. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2024 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcyqv73rz22whttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lcyqdbvms22wI managed to get this children's book I've been working on finished and to the printer's in time for Christmas. * Based on an afternoon walk I took with the kids in Wales * Written by me, edited for grammatical errors by ChatGPT * Illustrated using Midjourney * Laid out in Affinity Publisher11 Dec 2024 02:44 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcyqdbvms22whttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lctj4cyll22xThis is amazing. https://youtu.be/RV_SdCfZ-0s?si=NyNA0j_fWA9z5JQn09 Dec 2024 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lctj4cyll22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lcqukc5ggc2kAlright #designsky, I’m opening up a super exciting role for a design engineer on our website. If you equally love design and frontend development, have passion for clean code and performant websites, please reach out. N.America/Europe only at this time. 👇 https://boards.greenhouse.io/clickhouse/jobs/538477300407 Dec 2024 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcqukc5ggc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lcqcqydyws24Let’s go Hornets!07 Dec 2024 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcqcqydyws24https://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lcflwo23ec2oIf I’m writing something that’ll be seen by others in a professional context, I do tend to run it through AI to check my grammar. I can imagine it’s incredibly useful for non-native English speakers. Having AI write the actual content seems all kinds of wrong though https://www.wired.com/story/linkedin-ai-generated-influencers/03 Dec 2024 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcflwo23ec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lceiyadfas2hI bought my daughter a bearded dragon this weekend and now I spend my meetings wondering if it's bored and worrying that I'm not entertaining it enough in the daytime when she's at school.03 Dec 2024 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lceiyadfas2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lce4a4loim2hI've been thinking a bit about the Jaguar rebrand. I can see why people would have issues with it when comparing it to the old, iconic British automaker. But when looking through the lens of a brand new EV company, I actually think it works.02 Dec 2024 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lce4a4loim2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lbxexmjzrn2hI released this a few months ago, but this is still one of my favourite features on my iOS app Fight Scores. The ability to see how others are scoring a fight in real-time. fightscores.co27 Nov 2024 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxexmjzrn2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lbwj6xphcc2cIt’s from back in 2020 but I hadn’t read this article before. It’s a nicely balanced, incredibly insightful, and well written piece on leadership. I’d recommend you give it a read. https://www.svpg.com/product-leadership-is-hard/27 Nov 2024 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwj6xphcc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gjon.es/post/3lbwj3dwbuk2cOne of the most impactful things we've done for the visibility of Design at @clickhouse.com is send a monthly google slide deck that covers some of our recent work and highlights. #designsky27 Nov 2024 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:7pfstrhrbec3f3bjtkw2zgel/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwj3dwbuk2c