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: johnbeales.comThere’s been talk in the agentic programming universe recently that AI does a worse job of updating existing, older, manually-created codebases than it does updating new AI-created codebases. Maybe I haven’t worked enough with new AI-created codebases, but I’m having a great time using AI to update...
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/micro/2026-01-28t215017-0500/","date_published":"2026-01-29T02:50:57+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-29 02:50","date_timestamp":1769655057,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"82399329","content_html":"\nWorking on putting WordPress into a subdirectory of a Laravel application this morning.
On one hand it seems like a bad idea with the potential for problems. On the other hand it seems pretty simple.
The post appeared first on John Beales.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/micro/2026-01-19t100738-0500/","date_published":"2026-01-19T15:09:27+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-19 15:09","date_timestamp":1768835367,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80007840","content_html":"\nNice waffle setup!
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/micro/2025-12-14t113655-0500/","date_published":"2025-12-14T16:37:24+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-14 16:37","date_timestamp":1765730244,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"79407424","content_html":"\n@Manton – He talked about it on Mostly Technical just over a week ago. IIRC he’s coming from Feedly.
\n\n\n\n\nThe post appeared first on John Beales.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/micro/2025-12-05t103541-0500/","date_published":"2025-12-05T15:36:14+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-05 15:36","date_timestamp":1764948974,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"79009628","content_html":"Sunrise on the Reaping : johnbeales.com
Just dumped a semester’s worth of reading on my Books I’ve Read page.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/micro/2025-11-27t212853-0500/","date_published":"2025-11-28T02:29:24+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-28 02:29","date_timestamp":1764296964,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78887808","content_html":"Poor Folk and Other Stories ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://i0.wp.com/johnbeales.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/book-39897-cover.jpg?fit=315%2C500&ssl=1\")
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The Body of the Beasts ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://i0.wp.com/johnbeales.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/book-39886-cover.jpg?fit=328%2C500&ssl=1\")
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A Double Life: johnbeales.com
","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/books/a-double-life/","date_published":"2025-11-28T02:19:52+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-28 02:19","date_timestamp":1764296392,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78887811","content_html":"The Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector, and Selected Stories: johnbeales.com
","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/books/the-diary-of-a-madman-the-government-inspector-and-selected-stories/","date_published":"2025-11-28T02:14:05+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-28 02:14","date_timestamp":1764296045,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78887812","content_html":"A Hero of Our Time ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://i0.wp.com/johnbeales.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/book-39865-cover.jpg?fit=306%2C475&ssl=1\")
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The Wall: johnbeales.com
","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/books/the-wall/","date_published":"2025-11-28T01:59:02+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-28 01:59","date_timestamp":1764295142,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78887814","content_html":"Memoirs of a Porcupine ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://i0.wp.com/johnbeales.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/book-39848-cover.jpg?fit=266%2C400&ssl=1\")
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Eugene Onegin: johnbeales.com
","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/books/eugene-onegin/","date_published":"2025-11-28T01:51:22+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-28 01:51","date_timestamp":1764294682,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78885365","content_html":"Flush: johnbeales.com
","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/books/flush/","date_published":"2025-11-28T01:46:37+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-28 01:46","date_timestamp":1764294397,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74736219","content_html":"I hear a U-Haul being loaded under cover of darkness. ?
\nThe post appeared first on John Beales.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/micro/2025-09-30t204442-0400/","date_published":"2025-10-01T00:44:42+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-01 00:44","date_timestamp":1759279482,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"73114828","content_html":"\nFinally got into testing Claude Code tonight and so far I’m impressed. It got the most severe bug from Sentry, proposed, and implemented a solution, and changed course when I wanted to do things differently.
\nThe post appeared first on John Beales.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/micro/2025-09-08t213935-0400/","date_published":"2025-09-09T01:41:01+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-09 01:41","date_timestamp":1757382061,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"73068121","content_html":"Playground: johnbeales.com
","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/books/playground/","date_published":"2025-09-08T14:08:37+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-08 14:08","date_timestamp":1757340517,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"73067685","content_html":"Woe from Wit: johnbeales.com
","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/books/woe-from-wit/","date_published":"2025-09-08T13:59:57+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-08 13:59","date_timestamp":1757339997,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"72885932","content_html":"\nOn the phone with PayPal customer support – they’re pretty helpful, but this is becoming a tech support ticket… Hopefully it gets resolved before a customer gets double-billed!
\nThe post appeared first on John Beales.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/micro/2025-09-05t172234-0400/","date_published":"2025-09-05T21:23:25+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-05 21:23","date_timestamp":1757107405,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"71829444","content_html":"\nNoticed a referral to my site from copilot.microsoft.com just now. Nice to see some LLMs link back to sources.
\nThe post appeared first on John Beales.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/micro/2025-08-22t140035-0400/","date_published":"2025-08-22T18:01:13+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-22 18:01","date_timestamp":1755885673,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"71829445","content_html":"\nPosting to legacy social media platforms when promoting something sure feels like throwing a speck of dust into the algorithmic wind and hoping something big happens.
\nThe post appeared first on John Beales.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/micro/2025-08-22t135830-0400/","date_published":"2025-08-22T17:59:25+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-22 17:59","date_timestamp":1755885565,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"71400749","content_html":"Performant Video Hero Backgrounds: johnbeales.com
","summary":"","url":"https://johnbeales.com/2025/performant-video-hero-backgrounds/","date_published":"2025-08-16T20:25:44+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-16 20:25","date_timestamp":1755375944,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"177299","content_html":"@aaronpk is that a chain store that might have a Montreal location? I’d love to grab some more ABA books, but shipping to Canada is super expensive.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/beales/177299","date_published":"2017-10-26T17:11:25+00:00","author":{"name":"John Beales","url":"https://johnbeales.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F273e297193c7b955a8bf9feb67f1e1c1%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"beales"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2017-10-26 17:11","date_timestamp":1509037885,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}