Practical Computer is a small, highly focused software team. You can read more about what we’re working on here: https://practical.computer Currently building Little CRM: https://little-crm.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computerhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3mggbtfp5ls27Heads up! our new home for Ruby gems is gem.coop. If you're looking for the latest and greatest open-source work from us, there's where to go https://beta.gem.coop/@practical-computer06 Mar 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggbtfp5ls27https://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3mdt47xvozy26🕵️‍♂️ Pssst! LittleCRM now lets you set a codename for a deal; because it’s always much more fun to add ✨mystery✨ to the work01 Feb 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdt47xvozy26https://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3md6p3d7iaz2fAnnouncing `caddy-dev`: https://blog.practical.computer/2026/01/24/announcing-caddydev.html24 Jan 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6p3d7iaz2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3mcl3ggpbul2dWeb Awesome continues to be an excellent investment. Since it’s all based on Web Standards, extending it to handle complex behavior leverages decades of experience, tooling, and approaches. Gotta love it! github.com/shoelace-…16 Jan 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcl3ggpbul2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3mawoflq5mq2dBefore and after today’s polishing round. Slowly, but surely, getting there27 Dec 2025 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawoflq5mq2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3m3qe26gnir2cNew open-source PR, this time for Noticed + keyword mailers! github.com/excid3/no…21 Oct 2025 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3qe26gnir2chttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3m35o5icil72hShoutouts to the Datadog team for making it remarkably easy to write + submit an integration. Hopefully this will get merged in soon! github.com/DataDog/d…14 Oct 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35o5icil72hhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3m2pmnntn322uPut together some very quick thoughts from my 3-week deep dive into Lighthouse, Cumulative Layout Shift, and bundling. https://blog.practical.computer/2025/10/08/quick-notes-lies-damn-lies.html08 Oct 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pmnntn322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3ly4mswykik2iThe work that @marcoroth.dev is doing on the view layer for Ruby is so exciting. We’re running the newly-announced ReActionView in Little CRM; which already fixed a variety of syntax errors in our markup 😅05 Sep 2025 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4mswykik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lvegpelbok24To quote @kaspth.com: "LGTM"01 Aug 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvegpelbok24https://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lsqvab2vds2iWith Web Awesome moving towards its release date; I’m finally starting to get a proper design for our apps. The theming is still WIP, but the components are much more cohesive29 Jun 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsqvab2vds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lsc44j2jeu2mIf you’re gonna be at RailsConf, I’m hosting an unofficial hang before the conference kicks off! lu.ma/railshang…23 Jun 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc44j2jeu2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lqo4r3ivog2xThe Practical Framework 3.0.0 (alpha 1): https://blog.practical.computer/2025/06/02/the-practical-framework-alpha.html03 Jun 2025 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqo4r3ivog2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lprzku6och2aFriendship with Scrivener over: https://blog.practical.computer/2025/05/22/friendship-with-scrivener-over.html22 May 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprzku6och2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lpmzacvzrb2eA great read: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/rejecti…20 May 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmzacvzrb2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lnj34lg3t526After 3+ years of work and refining in private repos, I’ve finally published an open-source implementation for client-side error handling that should work for 99% of cases! github.com/practical…23 Apr 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnj34lg3t526https://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3ln42yxegre2mThis is still one of the best guides & approaches for progressively enhanced form errors. I’ve been running a version of it for 2 years; and will be open-sourcing that library in the next few weeks cloudfour.com/thinks/pr…18 Apr 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln42yxegre2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lmckdchlpg26Overhauling an existing app's view layer without halting development: https://blog.practical.computer/2025/04/08/overhauling-an-existing-apps-view.html08 Apr 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmckdchlpg26https://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lmahxebje22yComing soon! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmahxebje22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lkxw4rd56n2zRails View Layers in 2025: https://blog.practical.computer/2025/03/22/rails-view-layers-in.html22 Mar 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxw4rd56n2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3ljxe7heu5i2qSneak peek of a new feature that’s coming soon to Little CRM09 Mar 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxe7heu5i2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3ljobznjp2m2uHaving fun with error messages once again06 Mar 2025 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljobznjp2m2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3linhvqijmz27I’m starting to add notifications, reminders, followups, prompts to Little CRM. Let me know your thoughts and what you’d find valuable (and more importantly, what you’d find annoying!) Now that I’m in the phase of m... https://blog.practical.computer/2025/02/20/im-starting-to-add-notifications.html20 Feb 2025 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3linhvqijmz27https://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lfusotetnz25New tool: Mustachio Extism Plugin: https://blog.practical.computer/2025/01/16/new-tool-mustachio-extism-plugin.html16 Jan 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfusotetnz25https://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lese2b5yes2iI know this isn't exactly what @lollibeepop.bsky.social intended for our Technical Writeup header images, but if the energy fits…😅 https://blog.practical.computer/2024/12/12/how-little-crm.html03 Jan 2025 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lese2b5yes2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3ld5knx2ois2xHow Little CRM is going to try to build a system to try to help folks who aren’t just plain weird, when the space is filled with just plain weirdos: https://blog.practical.computer/2024/12/12/how-little-crm.html13 Dec 2024 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5knx2ois2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/practical.computer/post/3lcsxtydy6k2xLittle CRM update: I’m thinking of hiding “Events” from the UI while I work on the new posting UI. Folks haven’t groked it yet, and I’m thinking they make more sense as special kind of attachment to a micropost, than their own distinct items.08 Dec 2024 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:fouwpjytbdir5el3pfmunufw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsxtydy6k2x