aaronblondeau articles - 42 total
Self hosted maps for (practically) free
Using OpenStreetMap, ProtoMaps, Maputnik and MapLibre to self host custom maps is a really fun tech...
PocketBase + React Native
I have a bit of an obsession with finding the fastest way to launch apps. My goal is to be able to...
PocketBase + Firebase Studio
I needed an excuse to try out Firebase Studio so I decided to try and develop a PocketBase backend on...
How to create custom WebView based React Native components
I am currently working on porting a capacitor app to React Native (Expo). One of the components I...
Hack your DNS for better focus
Keeping on top of what is flowing in and out of my house on the internet has been critical for my...
PocketBase + SurrealDB
PocketBase is shockingly well engineered. PocketBase is an open source backend that...
Bow to the rectangle
Here are the steps I had to take to login to Facebook Business Manager recently: 1) Go to Facebook....
I'm not going to learn a new programming language this year
This year I am going to learn something entirely different: knitting. With yarn and needles. Like a...
Geospatial Indexing Sampler
I recently did an exercise in trying to build an app while pretending to be a minimalist. This...
Version Fox for the Win...dows
Not being able to run multiple versions of Node.js on Windows has been one of those things that I...
Deno 2 + Jupyter
I watched the original Deno 2 launch video a few weeks ago and now the YouTube algorithm sends me...
Elixir Learning Plan
I have struggled all year with learning Elixir. I headed out on the wrong path so it my fault not...
Running Elixir Phoenix on Windows
You've miraculously managed to install elixir, erlang, and friends on your Windows machine and you're...
Distributed Actors in Python with Dapr
What makes a worse header image - my hand drawing of an airplane, or yet another super lame AI...
Simple AI Smart Home Manager
The code for this post is all available here :...
How to ditch Neon
If you're reading this you probably got a really steep bill from Neon after finding yourself on their...
I want my default mode network back.
I turned off all my AI code assistants. I expected to feel a huge slowdown in my productivity. I was...
Supabase RLS Automated Testing
It is no doubt that AI offers a huge productivity boost to coders. That productivity boost, however,...
Create a custom Streamlit component with Alpine.js
Who wants to fight with React all day long just to make a simple custom component for Streamlit? Not...
Postgres/Supabase RLS Tips
Does Postgres' Row Level Security make developing apps easier, harder, or just more interesting? I...
Elixir Culture Shock
I decided to learn Elixir in 2024. It isn't off to the start I had planned. I really love the...
CapRover : Dumb name, awesome tool
Render.com raised their prices last year. Their "Starter" instance type (512 MB / 0.5 CPU) is $7 per...
AI vs Turtle Drawing
AI is getting really good at writing code. I've been using GitHub Copilot for several months now and...
Supabase over Hasura for 2024?
I have been working really hard to reduce the amount of things I have to know. I'd love to identify...
Drizzle ORM in a Supabase edge function
I tried to write this blog post last week but got extremely frustrated and quit. It was a case of...
SurrealDB + Python
I've had my eye on SurrealDB for quite some time and finally got a chance to try it out. I did try...
Creating a Llama 2 Agent
I don't think that people are going to be content simply chatting with AIs. We are going to want them...
Crew-Go
Crew-Go https://github.com/aaronblondeau/crew-go is an open-source project that I have created to...
Startup Starter Kit
I recently read both the Running Lean and the Company of One books. Although they describe very...
The Lean Canvas Test
I like writing code so much that I have rarely stopped to think about how I am spending my time. As...