Sequence Is Not Structure: Getting Lost in Long LLM Conversations
Long LLM conversations preserve sequence, not structure. I want a way to see where ideas branch, drift, and remain unfinished.
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Moving Active Storage Between Buckets Without 404s
A small fallback service and rclone made it possible to move Active Storage files to a new S3 bucket without downtime.
Generative UI in Rails with RubyLLM
A walk through the design choices for showing rich UI in an LLM chat app instead of plain text bubbles. Tools, schemas, and a tiny gem for generative UI on top of RubyLLM.
Share Extension Auth in iOS 18: Four Approaches Compared
Share Extensions can no longer open your app directly. A comparison of four approaches to handle authentication in iOS 18.
Dictionary-Quality Word Pronunciation Without Dictionary APIs
How to build reliable word pronunciation for language learning apps using LLM-based TTS instead of dictionary APIs. Covers handling heteronyms with IPA substitution and building a practical pronunciation pipeline.
Diving into Fizzy’s Routes: Rails’ resolve and direct
Exploring two underused Rails routing features — direct and resolve — through 37signals' newly open-sourced Fizzy codebase. Learn how to create custom URL helpers and teach Rails to generate polymorphic URLs for models without their own routes.