Alex Claes

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81 Posts
Software Developer. Web Enthusiast. Digital Thinker.
Webhttps://claes.tech
GitHubhttps://alexclaes.github.io
Alex ClaesNov 29
Andy BellNov 27

A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.

It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too đź’›

https://bell.bz/its-been-a-very-hard-year/

It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell

Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year. I think a naive person would blame it all on the seemingly industry-wide attitude of “AI can just do this […]

Andy Bell
Alex ClaesNov 22
Tom ForsythNov 21
Recent discussion about the perils of doors in gamedev reminded me of a bug caused by a door in a game you may have heard of called "Half Life 2". Are you sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin.
Alex ClaesNov 21

Huge thanks to Nils for organizing yesterday’s 16th edition of the #hamburg Dev & Design #meetup. I had the chance to contribute a talk and spoke about the least impressive CSS feature with the most impressive impact. With the help of typed arithmetic, we can now perform calculations in #CSS that were previously impossible.

My slides: https://claes.tech/connect/dev-design/

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/devanddesign-meetup-hamburg/events/311563410/

Alex ClaesNov 20
k3ym𖺀Nov 19
this checks out lmao
Alex ClaesNov 7
Chris ShiflettNov 6

I’ve known a lot of people to step away from running their own studio, but I never would’ve guessed Jonny would.

This video serves as an example of his skills, an ode to his career (so far), and maybe the best job application ever.

https://vimeo.com/1134339225

Jonny Gives a Sh!t

Vimeo
Alex ClaesOct 16
Niki TonskyOct 15
About syntax highlighting https://tonsky.me/blog/syntax-highlighting/
I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong

Applying human ergonomics and design principles to syntax highlighting

tonsky.me
Alex ClaesOct 15
CCCOct 15
Die Welt nach robots.txt: Mit dem Aufkommen der „KI“-Akteure verwandelte sich das Internet von einem kollaborativen Raum in eine Extraktionszone https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Nachruf-Abschied-von-robots-txt-1994-2025-10752448.html?seite=all
Nachruf: Abschied von robots.txt (1994-2025)

Das freiwillige Compliance-Protokoll, das das Internet zivilisierte, ist von uns gegangen. Es verabschiedet sich Henning Fries.

Developer
Alex ClaesAug 27, 2025
ZenAug 27, 2025
đź“‚ you've
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Alex ClaesAug 21, 2025
PiccalilliAug 21, 2025

Let’s face it, social media is becoming increasingly difficult to find things amongst the noise. RSS is better than ever now though and this guide will get you running nicely.

https://www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-rss/

Curate your own newspaper with RSS

Escape newsletter inbox chaos and algorithmic surveillance by building your own enshittification-proof newspaper from the writers you already read

Citation Needed
Alex ClaesAug 10, 2025
Francisco TolmaskyAug 8, 2025
I just barely managed to gain the upper hand in this cerebral chess match against GPT-5's PhD-level reasoning.