Person that programs a bit. Computer and Starcraft lover. Enjoyer of cooking, music, and photography. https://www.djmetzle.io https://github.com/djmetzle https://www.linkedin.com/in/djmetzlehttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3mjggehth6c25I have a Claude code buddy. It is a cactus. I can pet the cactus. It's a better experience then you might expect.14 Apr 2026 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjggehth6c25https://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3mj5kcaikhc2eFrom DORA: > AI’s primary role in software development is that of an amplifier. It magnifies the strengths of high-performing organizations and the dysfunctions of struggling ones.10 Apr 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5kcaikhc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3minls2phqs2d150 quintillion atoms of helium has a mass of about 1 milligram04 Apr 2026 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3minls2phqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3mi3x7uusmk2nEnd-to-end CI/CD on K8s:28 Mar 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi3x7uusmk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3mhog3mkml22jWhen i was a kid, i wanted to be an entomologist, so now i'm a software engineer22 Mar 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhog3mkml22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3mfl26mgtps23I wrote up a primer on NATS messaging patterns: https://www.djmetzle.io/blog/2026-02-22-nats-patterns/ Even put together a Demo/Sandbox for folks to play with: https://github.com/djmetzle/nats-demo #NATSio24 Feb 2026 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfl26mgtps23https://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3mfck6ecxgs24> Wealth management firms recommend against panic selling wealth management stock in the face of AI fears The irony20 Feb 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfck6ecxgs24https://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3mekrzc6fik23Does it matter what tool i use to code? Is it important if it was vi, vscode, cursor, or Claude? If i am personally responsible and accountable for the changeset, how important is the tool i used to create it? Switching to neovim and using LSPs was important. 🤔11 Feb 2026 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mekrzc6fik23https://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3meaoewc7bk2rTIL: React is *eagerly dynamic* And it's overeager07 Feb 2026 05:21 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3meaoewc7bk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3me5slafm4k2eDon't buy the hype, don't sell the fear06 Feb 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5slafm4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3mbxctmuuxk2pWrote up a quick splash on adding #PicoCSS to #Astro https://www.djmetzle.io/blog/2026-01-08-picocss/ Had to do this a few times now, and it's nice to have the howto in one place.09 Jan 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbxctmuuxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3maidhn3jjc2hThe mission21 Dec 2025 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3maidhn3jjc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m7rhxusypk2jI just completed "Factory" - Day 10 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/10 TIL about LP, a very cool gem called Rulp, and Scip. Thanks @clews.id.au [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2025 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7rhxusypk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m7q5g67hds2sI just completed "Reactor" - Day 11 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/11 https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/1111 Dec 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7q5g67hds2shttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m7pxgw2r322y#AdventOfCode Day 11: Reactor Oof. DFS, not BFS, got it...11 Dec 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pxgw2r322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m7igmpj43c25I just completed "Playground" - Day 8 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/8 https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/808 Dec 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7igmpj43c25https://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m7g3p2xgoc2bI just completed "Laboratories" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/7 https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/707 Dec 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7g3p2xgoc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m7dg6vdzg22mI've completed "Trash Compactor" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/6 https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/606 Dec 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dg6vdzg22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m76hkeqdlc25Just pushed a new toy website live: othello.djmetzle.io Built with @astro.build and @vuejs.org https://othello.djmetzle.io04 Dec 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76hkeqdlc25https://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m75azjokps2mI just completed "Printing Department" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/4 https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/404 Dec 2025 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75azjokps2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m754xjwaxs25Wordle 1,628 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩04 Dec 2025 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m754xjwaxs25https://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m73t6w7y6c2cI just completed "Lobby" - Day 3 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/3 https://adventofcode.com/2025/day/303 Dec 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73t6w7y6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m6vqaqe3cc2oSo RAM is very expensive now01 Dec 2025 05:50 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vqaqe3cc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m6b6souq3c2oFascinating take: https://www.bitflux.ai/blog/memory-is-slow-part2/23 Nov 2025 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6b6souq3c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m5xd53ybwc2bIve switched over to #digikam, and hot-damn! Excellent piece of software. Now i wish i'd switched sooner! #opensource #photography19 Nov 2025 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5xd53ybwc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m5unxhn66k2yHumpback whales in Monterey bay18 Nov 2025 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5unxhn66k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m5fu2oaoz22tPSA: possums are cool: - can't get rabies - eat ticks - not aggressive - the only North American marsupial Sure, they're not cute and cuddly. But they're not the pest or menace we make them out to be.12 Nov 2025 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5fu2oaoz22thttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m57ssnxbq22yHad some fun putting together a photography idea generator as a toy. Live now at: ideagen.djmetzle.io Source: https://github.com/djmetzle/ideagen09 Nov 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57ssnxbq22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m55ose3m722r08 Nov 2025 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m55ose3m722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/djmetzle.bsky.social/post/3m4ujcx7dq22e05 Nov 2025 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:dmpb3lpymvhbudb6f6flcbzq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ujcx7dq22e