full-stack developer and fuller-stack girl dad by day I build web apps that help clever people do science by night I write iOS/watchOS apps for myself that you can use if you wanthttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.devhttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3mk5strisqs2pI’ve now worked at two different places where staff test production software by using a test user called Mickey Mouse23 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5strisqs2phttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3mjawiuyzp22lI built a calorie tracker for myself because I hate calorie trackers, lost 5kg, it's free if you want it https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eat-aware/id675856089711 Apr 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjawiuyzp22lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3mihrhiylp22wOkay, I think I’m about ready to yell GO ARTEMIS I might say it again closer to splashdown Godspeed you crazy bastards01 Apr 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihrhiylp22whttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3micecearyk2gThe month-long closure of a crucial waterway for the global energy supply has sparked warnings the world is heading for problems worse than those caused by the 1970s oil crisis vs. No It Won’t https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78lj4976lvo30 Mar 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3micecearyk2ghttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3mbd44ozz4c2ugit commit -m "Update copyright footer"01 Jan 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbd44ozz4c2uhttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3m4pnrj24uc2yOnly just seen yesterday’s NYT front page, when the fuck did they turn on Cuomo?03 Nov 2025 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4pnrj24uc2yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3m37xo3of3k2wDays since Unit Tests have stopped me breaking Prod: 015 Oct 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37xo3of3k2whttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lzts5kqta22nI used up my remaining Amazon US gift card balance to buy a "Test Product Not For Sale (Only For Amazon Internal Testing)" and I cannot wait to see what turns up ($0.01 plus $6 international shipping)27 Sep 2025 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzts5kqta22nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lzq5d7mvfk27Just rawdogged a function in C#. No LLM, no intellisense, no ReSharper. Just me and 6 build errors.26 Sep 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzq5d7mvfk27https://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lzq2ks77g22aSantander’s and Lloyds’ banking apps are both over 600mb, and Monzo’s is 400mb. How? Why?26 Sep 2025 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzq2ks77g22ahttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lzkvrsfijk27Finished paying off my iPhone 16 Plus so did what any sensible person would do and sold it to buy an iPhone 13 mini.24 Sep 2025 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzkvrsfijk27https://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lwpmdqzcg226Pips #1 Hard 🔴 3:1019 Aug 2025 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwpmdqzcg226https://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3ltmwu72ugk2pI’ve been writing to MPs in protest of this Bill in some form or another since I was 18 (I’m mid 30s now). The Online Safety Act will turn the UK into a metaphorical island until every other Western nation follows suit. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmwu72ugk2phttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3ltkfqoko4s2eI'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as Bluesky, is in fact, ATProto/Bluesky, or as I've recently taken to calling it, ATProto plus Bluesky. Bluesky is not a protocol unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning ATProto system09 Jul 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkfqoko4s2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3ltkduuonjs2eiOS 26.0 (23A5287g)09 Jul 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkduuonjs2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lr77rv23wk2jiOS 26.0 (23A5260n)09 Jun 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr77rv23wk2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lr6usf3nlk27Welcome back Windows Aero09 Jun 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6usf3nlk27https://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lr4mctclgs2cOh wow okay, fuck me then08 Jun 2025 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4mctclgs2chttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lpwhcb7s2k2iBought myself some proper ceramic coated cookware, ovenproof and the lot. So fucking excited to use them…. anyway microwave meals tonight24 May 2025 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwhcb7s2k2ihttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lpvucalyvs27I mean surely you just delete your account after this clapback 😭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2025 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpvucalyvs27https://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lp7hmuaavk2m@eva.bsky.world phoebe bridgers or atproto? you can only pick one15 May 2025 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7hmuaavk2mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lp7g4gdgbc2mOh yeah, I got this onto the App Store for a 1.0 release! https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/watch-hydration/id6745416167 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7g4gdgbc2mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3loikt2j42c2nI built another app! This one’s watchOS only and it just logs liquid intake to HealthKit 💦 Apple rejected it yesterday with some valid feedback, so while I work on that here’s a TestFlight link for anyone brave enough testflight.apple.com/join/gU8XJgUm https://testflight.apple.com/join/gU8XJgUm06 May 2025 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3loikt2j42c2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lobejyu73k2cHere’s another one I’ve made, this one’s a watchOS exclusive that lets you log liquid intake straight to HealthKit.03 May 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobejyu73k2chttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lo5a4tvakc2wI’m in the App Store!01 May 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo5a4tvakc2whttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lo4ekhgisk2yI have determined App Store reviewers are either rushing and don’t read, or they’re deliberately obtuse and don’t read01 May 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4ekhgisk2yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/thomaschatting.dev/post/3lo42rsdlw22eSubmitted my first app to the App Store, solely so I can add “Published App Developer” to the CV.01 May 2025 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:j4otszsilb7e72lovja3rtcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo42rsdlw22e