I'm *this close* to building my own PCB CAD software

how do you pronounce "str"

@jacobparis.com ❖ That's easy URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator URI stands for Uniform Resource Iocator

It's, uh, interesting that none of these include a "understands the limitations of AI" you do get some points for mentioning safety I guess. I guess this is one way of saying "we're most interested in hiring unabashed AI boosters"

the fact that a bash script will change behavior if the source file gets modified while its running seems like such a clear footgun. Are there any normal use-cases for this? I would love to be able to `set -no-footguns` to disable the behavior.

I'm pleased to announce OxCaml! OxCaml is Jane Street's branch of OCaml. We've given it a new name and a snazzy logo, and done a bunch of work to make it easy for people to try.

this is very cool

New blog post! "A Practical Comparison of AI Coding Agents" giving a real-world complex ambiguous scenario to 14 different LLMs jaredforsyth.com/posts/practica…

It's great to see thoughtful cost-benefit analysis in this work.

I'm still not particularly happy about passkeys and figured I might want to share my thoughts on why. lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/9/2/passk…

So it turns out Legolas just had access to AI upscaling when the physical behavior of light & the dimensions of his eyes were too limiting 🤔 (youtube.com/watch?v=Rk2izv…)

Last year, we gave over $31,000 across open source projects and language foundations.

Meanwhile, some politicians and pastors who have used hate against LDS people to build their own power now call us fellow Christians while it's convenient, and others double down on their angry rhetoric. Neither type is following the example of Jesus. 4/

So excited to see Remix 3 right now! Watch live here: youtube.com/live/xt_iEOn2a…

ugh I think I have to try remix now

ok but now I'm wondering about what remix3's model would look like in ocaml/rescript 🤔🤔🤔