André Staltz

@staltz
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Open source maintainer of JavaScript libraries. Previously: manyver.se, cycle.js
Websitehttps://staltz.com
SSBhttps://staltz.hermies.club

Mastodon is boring, pedantic, and topologically equivalent to admin-centric php forums. I'll delete this app and won't check it anymore.

Find me on Bluesky with my domain `staltz . com`

AI generated art is killing my joy of looking at illustrations. From afar it seems great, and invites exploring its details. But as soon as I look into its details, I feel conned and disrespected. There is no fun in enjoying the picture anymore.
Now out on Spotify ✨ "The Name Above"
After 7 years, new profile picture. And in a few days from now I'm releasing my EP "The Name Above" with 5 instrumental songs, on Spotify and Apple Music.
I wanted to draw complex diagrams, so I thought of reaching out for Processing, which I tried for ... 15 seconds. Then I just went to good old LaTeX with Tikz and I'm happy.
Programmers prioritize the feeling of productivity over productivity itself. They prefer to rewrite a codebase with tools they are comfortable with (thus, feelings) even if ROI is years away, instead of e.g. fixing a bug (actual productivity) even if it's just two days of work.