Alex Leighton's Blog

Testing my new camera in the sun.

Planning for upstream drift.

Terminal Mermaid rendering for OCaml.

By Dimension Published on 2026-07-11 Tags: listening-to, music Dimension - Offender Acid techno, drum and bass, inject it into my veins!

Coding agents can't gatekeep themselves, so stop pretending.

Leaning on JavaScript for LLM-authored micro-programs.

By Superheaven Published on 2026-07-09 Tags: listening-to, music Superheaven by Superheaven Grungey, shoegazey rock.

Publishing documentation for osx-keychain.

By Desired Published on 2026-07-06 Tags: listening-to, music Nineteen + Memory Tape by Desired Lofi hiphop, very chill.

Regaining rigor as agents reshape how we build software.

A field guide to the "laws" of computing.

By LANNDS Published on 2026-07-04 Tags: listening-to, music If the Door Closes by LANNDS Their music always reminds me of summer, especially the way Rania Woodard sings.

My first Opam-published package, and why I built it.

By Blood Cultures Published on 2026-07-01 Tags: listening-to, music Skate Story: Vol. 1 by Blood Cultures Psychedelic synthwave.

Shrinking deployment size 97% by serving images from CloudFront.

Upwards and outwards.

A feed of the music I've been listening to.

By REZZ Published on 2026-06-20 Tags: listening-to, music REZZ - Contorted Edgy, thumping bass.

A decade of work arrives in JDK 28 Published on 2026-06-20 Tags: commentary, java, kotlin, quote, software-eng Wonderfully in-depth article on the history and technical details of "value objects" arriving in JDK 28.

Knowing your limits can lead to quitting early.