Open-source enthusiast; maker. Previously at Val.town, Membrane.io, oxide.computer, artsy.net. Co-host of devtools.fm. Recurse center alum. Twitter: @zephraph Mast: just_be@pkm.socialhttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.devhttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3mmevwhlngs2cDidn't expect a random Thursday to be one of the hardest days of my life, but here we are. Life is weird. Lovely and strange and sometimes absolutely tragic.21 May 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmevwhlngs2chttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3mk6o2um75k23Gonna be 36 on Saturday. Come help me celebrate by building cool things at sideprojectsaturday.com https://sideprojectsaturday.com23 Apr 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6o2um75k23https://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3mir5x5uwq22pNY's requirement to publish the creation of a business in the paper for 6 weeks is kinda insane. You even have to post if you're doing a new DBA. I get it's likely just a subsidy of legacy print media which on the face of it is fine. It's $1.4k to do a publishing in BK, so everyone uses Albany.05 Apr 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mir5x5uwq22phttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3melosioqmc2eI'm so fucking tired. Just so, so tired.11 Feb 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3melosioqmc2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3mek5zfldcs2jI keep finding all these new & exciting tools and services. Historical me would be delighted and dig into them and build some mental context about where they sit in the ecosystem. There are *so* *many* now. It's cool, but also so very exhausting. Too much of a good thing?10 Feb 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mek5zfldcs2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3mdtj5hzlus2bAhh, claude code doesn't let you override tool call behavior on PreToolUse. That's too bad.01 Feb 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtj5hzlus2bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3mdsrv7dsms23Was trying to publish some NPM packages for the first time in a while and wooo... the DX there definitely still needs a lot of love. JSR is *so* easy, heck, they'll write the publish action for you.01 Feb 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdsrv7dsms23https://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3mcqbbz43vs27When I'm working on a difficult piece of software there are all these moments of introspection dredged up by the friction that make me continually question if it's the right way to do things or the appropriate direction. Coding agents remove a lot of that. It's easier to go the wrong way longer.18 Jan 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcqbbz43vs27https://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3mckju2mkjs2kLove @astro.build, hands down my favorite metaframework. Glad to see they're joining @cloudflare.social, I think that's a great fit.16 Jan 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckju2mkjs2khttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3mckjmdhknc2kHeya friends! It's been a minute! sideprojectsaturday.com is happening tomorrow! If you're around NYC and need something to do Saturday morning, you should come out! https://sideprojectsaturday.com16 Jan 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckjmdhknc2khttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m7pvrvpbrs2jThe nice thing about AI is that I can ask it any question, no matter how stupid and feel fine about it. The bad thing about AI is now anytime I ask a human an informational question I feel bad about wasting their time.11 Dec 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pvrvpbrs2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m7pv2kgevc26I'm just out here doin' the best I can11 Dec 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pv2kgevc26https://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m7ncbe263s2yI bought some open ear head phones made for running and have been just playing ocean sounds at work in the morning. Kinda helps ground me while also not blocking folks out.10 Dec 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ncbe263s2yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m73muywe422k@recurse.com's local host last night was awesome. Great talks, wonderful company. Frederic Kettelhoit's Komucha lang (https://github.com/fkettelhoit/kombucha) was particularly inspirational. Love me a lang with an effect system.03 Dec 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73muywe422khttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m6ztftlmoc25Yo, side project saturday is happening again this weekend: sideprojectsaturday.com/rsvp02 Dec 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ztftlmoc25https://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m6p43la6z22pAs I reflect on this year, I'm grateful for all the wonderful people whose paths I've intersected with. My life is better for knowing each of you.28 Nov 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6p43la6z22phttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m6khftugd222This is cool: https://github.com/coder/ghostty-web. The stated goal is to replace xterm.js using ghostty's vt-ghostty lib compiled to WASM.26 Nov 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6khftugd222https://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m63odhwm6c2nYo. That time again: sideprojectsaturday.com20 Nov 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63odhwm6c2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m5tfvj5iv22uFriends, I am *tired*.17 Nov 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tfvj5iv22uhttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m5m34q2gt22bSide project Saturday is tomorrow: sideprojectsaturday.com https://sideprojectsaturday.com14 Nov 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m34q2gt22bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m4w5csjgys27Howdy folks. The weekend will be here before you know it: sideprojectsaturday.com. Come join me this Saturday in downtown Brooklyn for some side project hackin'. https://sideprojectsaturday.com05 Nov 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4w5csjgys27https://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m4kvxzckt22wSide project Saturday is happening in a few hours. If you’re in NYC and want some time to hack on a side project, join us! sideprojectsaturday.com https://sideprojectsaturday.com01 Nov 2025 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4kvxzckt22whttps://blacksky.community/profile/just-be.dev/post/3m2porysuws2oBout that time again: sideprojectsaturday.com. You know what to do. See you there? https://sideprojectsaturday.com08 Oct 2025 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:zxkg5d6y6uhrsoctq7wgwqul/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2porysuws2o