Sarah™️

Release v2.0.0 Beta - The <Suspense> is Over · solidjs/solid I know you all probably weren't expecting this announcement next. But after reviewing the roadmap, we spent so long iterating in the Experimental phase, most of the goalposts within Alpha don't app...

The <Suspense> is over.

Solid 2.0 Beta is now released (next tag on npm). 🎉

github.com/solidjs/soli...

text saying “you’re right, no need to be defensive about it”

when did the agents start getting so sassy

if you’re curious about how I approach work, collaboration, and the kinds of problems I gravitate toward, I wrote about it here: sarahgerrard.me/posts/how-i-...

👋 my recent contracts have ended (and my buffer’s running a bit thin) so I’m looking for what’s next

spent the last year focused on OSS work, which I’ve loved, and now open to new opportunities!

if you’re looking for a dev, pls to reach out!

I've shared more about how I work below 🫡

absolutely! let me know when you get in :)

oh damn its in my neck of the woods👀

Thank you for saying this. I'm not sure why people think that docs should be *just* optimized for agents when people still need to consume the info too...

Introducing TanStack Hotkeys!

Setting up keyboard shortcuts is supposed to be easy and only take a few lines of code, right? Well, there are enough small "gotchas" that can eventually add up to an annoying amount of complexity.

TanStack Hotkeys aims to simplify the edge cases and bring type-safety

Makes life significantly easier once you get to the IDE, too :’)

I wrote about the process I try to answer before I start coding (mostly as a reminder to myself) but if you're interested: sarahgerrard.me/posts/before...

Lately I’ve been more aware of how much of engineering is decided before the code exists.

It's shaped by things like the questions we ask or any assumptions we make. Even the tradeoffs that we don't really write down...

so i have over 1.7 million domains on my block list on pihole and I'm thrilled

the luge slow-mo clips are certainly a choice

Very excited to announce that I have joined @powersync.com as a Developer Relations Engineer!

Sync Engines are the future of app development on every platform, not just the web, and provide a necessary abstraction for AI applications and agentic engineers.

do i understand curling? no.

will i still watch it to support my country? absolutely.

my favourite are the relationship ones who portray “perfect” relationships then break up and say “it’s been a long time coming” lol

that’s a good trade-off at least. I’m starting with a mini-pc that i got for a killer deal then going to migrate once my PC needs updating lol

hopefully you got the RAM before the costs soared 🥲

Have you started working towards your own yet?

I've always been aware that regex is slower than for loops but seeing just how much slower it is with a benchmark is kind of crazy.

Regex -> 13 mill ops/s
For loop -> over 33 mill ops/s

I wrote about why I’m building my own home server.

It’s less about self-hosting everything and more about being intentional about where my data lives—especially as more services integrate AI into every corner of their platforms.

If you'd like to read it: sarahgerrard.me/posts/why-a-...

i really appreciate those companies that send me a random email that remind me to unsubscribe from their mailing list

curious if this is going to end up like that biggest loser doc

this whole balancing act of everything i want to do is getting to be difficult

there's the coding i want (need?) to do, the games i want to play, then ofc the stuff for health like going to the gym, cooking, swimming, sleeping, etc.

they're all competing sos

if you hear of me thinking of starting another project can you tell me its a bad idea because i have enough on my damn plate 😅

i want snow. everyone else has been getting some but here 😭

There are some great people, @yanthomas.dev included, looking for their next adventure!

Oh hey, and me included, too! I'm not in a rush, but keeping my eye out for the right opportunity in docs or community leadership. If you've liked using or contributing to Astro, maybe part of that came from me!

If you want to support Astro, one of the best ways is to hire the people behind it.

There are amazing people on the core team looking for work right now—like me!

You get a talented engineer on your team, and give them the sustainability to keep improving Astro for everyone.

btw im using em-dashes again even tho it makes me insecure

Now I separate:

- project context (agents.md)
- constraints (rules)
- opt-in capabilities (skills)

Now my prompts are smaller and the behavior is much easier to reason about.

I wrote this up in case it helps anyone else using AI as a support tool:

sarahgerrard.me/posts/ai-con...