Not much this month, as it's been a busy month outside of technical thinking.

Things that happened

• I launched my website — https://www.timhilton.xyz/. It's vibe–coded slop, but it gives me a dumping ground for random bits and bobs. It's mostly technical at the moment, though I may find time for putting other things on it in the future.

Things I've read / watched / listened to

These are my own reflections from the content, not necessarily the main point of the content.

• Stealing your Telegram account in 10 seconds flat Ʊ lyra's epic blog

  • It feels magical that there are no images on this blog post, even though there are (what appear to be) screenshots. Each one is actually handcrafted HTML & CSS, which is mindblowing! As Teller (of Penn and Teller fame) said, “Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.”

• Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up

  • I thought this was a helpfully evidence–based analysis of LLM coding. It's inspired me to try and track a little more objectively what impact using an LLM has on my own productivity. I've often thought it's unclear if the overall impact is positive or negative for me, though there are definitely some tasks which are far faster with an LLM. I don't expect to completely abandon using LLMs, but it's possible I may use them for fewer tasks or only specific tasks.

• The Future of Software Development is Software Developers – Codemanship's Blog

  • I can't remember what struck me about this, but I'm sharing it anyway 😅

Things I've published

• Nothing this month.

Things I haven't published

Most ideas I have for blog posts never see the light of day because I don't find the time to write them. Here's what I didn't get round to.

• Claude fixing an image

  • This was an interesting case of Claude fixing a problem which I would have had no idea how to approach.

• Sharing github copilot prompts across multiple IDEs

• What keyboard shortcuts I use as a professional programmer

  • I'm hoping to publish this at some point, but have only just started analysing what shortcuts I use most.