Mastodawn

Good to see new awesome stuff still being shipped in Swift. Unfortunately it has remained largely an Apple ecosystem thing - could have become a strong contender to Python, Go and Rust with a proper marketing strategy, which Apple never really capitalized on. https://www.swift.org/blog/swift-6.3-released/

#programming

Swift 6.3 Released

Swift is designed to be the language you reach for at every layer of the software stack. Whether you’re building embedded firmware, internet-scale services, or full-featured mobile apps, Swift delivers strong safety guarantees, performance control when you need it, and expressive language features and APIs.

Swift.org

Preslav Rachev 6h ago

Plausible Analytics 6h ago

Everyone tells you to hire fast. It "feels" like growth.

We’re 10 people, seven years in.

No hiring sprees.
No layoffs.
No cycles of expansion and contraction.

Just careful additions when the work demanded it.

Most of the team that joined early is still here. A couple moved on when their paths changed.

Continuity doesn’t feel dramatic while it’s happening, only later do you realize how much it shaped the company.

Preslav Rachev 1d ago

Like, seriously, whoever created this game deserves my admiration and $$$: https://100jumps.org/

I am pretty sure it was vibe-coded, but who cares, the game mechanics is so simple and awesome. The absolute pure epitome of the concept of Flow. The new Flappy Bird!

Don't say I did not warn ya!

100 Jumps

Hold to charge, release to jump. Land on 100 platforms to win — but one miss and it's over. How many attempts will it take you?

Preslav Rachev 2d ago

Stephan Dörner 5d ago

"The links worth reading, chosen by the people you trust on Bluesky and Mastodon. Gathered overnight, in your inbox by morning."

https://murmel.social

Murmel — Your morning read, already waiting.

The links worth reading, chosen by the people you trust on Bluesky and Mastodon.

Preslav Rachev 2d ago

Murmel 2d ago

📢 Last Friday, we launched a completely revamped version of Murmel - a v2.0 of sorts. It is a complete rewrite, and not just a an incremental update. We took this path, because we learned a lot of valuable lessons on the way, and the hardest one was that v1.0 would not scale teh way we wanted it.

Thus, v2.0. The bigest upgarde is that you now Mastodon AND Bluesky support, and up to 3 feed feeds to include in your digest.

Give it a try: https://murmel.social

Preslav Rachev 2d ago

The sad realization every software developer goes through:

You wanted to build products.

You ended up building projects.

Preslav Rachev 2d ago

Wake me up when the aliens come and save us: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/23/earth-being-pushed-beyond-its-limits-as-energy-imbalance-reaches-record-high

Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high

State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat

The Guardian

Preslav Rachev 4d ago

30 y. ago: The two things that have stood the test of time:
CLI and email.

20 y. ago: The two things that have stood the test of time:
CLI and email.

10 y. ago: The two things that have stood the test of time:
CLI and email.

now: The two things that have stood the test of time:
CLI and email.

Preslav Rachev 5d ago

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you are not getting or using #Obsidian, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with you. Folks on here want to make it look like it’s the Holly Grail of knowledge management, and yeah, it’s great, but not for everyone. It’s totally fine to use sth else. #obsdmd

Preslav Rachev 6d ago

In completely unrelated news, @murmel_social now supports both #Mastodon AND #Bluesky.

But don't tell anybody 🤫

https://murmel.social

🏡 My home on the Internet.	https://preslav.me
Discover new people through RSS feeds.	https://feedle.world/
The best of your Fediverse-world in one email a day.	https://murmel.social