Ghostty 1.2 is now out! macOS Tahoe support, command palette, graphical progress bars, custom cursor shaders, background images, quick terminal on Linux, global keybinds on Linux, localization to two dozen locales on Linux, and hundreds more changes. ghostty.org/docs/install/r…

really like the progress bar escape sequences. Hope tools pick up this feature soon. Easy to test with try & ai: try ghostty-progress && claude "implement a ruby script demo for the progress bar features mentioned at <release-notes-url>"

ray tian/天 To clarify this: the reality of almost all software that ends up making billions of dollars is that you take one "revolutionary" idea someone came up with 15 years ago, then just relentlessly iterate on it. There are only a handful of "sparks of genius" along the way.

Since this went very viral: I'm not actually a super human coder. It's automation and the shades of green represent me actually doing work. I don't know why GitHub doesn't filter the automated actions for this graph. It clearly can distinguish them in the API/UI. Vercel uses a

one does not simple "rename" an XCode project...

Trick or Treat

Bash is beautiful when you embrace its constraints. Here's a lovely little pattern for parsing cli flags.

Today’s afternoon adventure

Robert Scoble The claims (vague as they are) are implausible — bandwidth and computation in production models are such that 20x+ improvements and 99% energy savings are just not on the table. There are plenty of improvements available, but none that go that far. Rather than just dueling

Birds aren’t real

TIL: secretive.dev gives you hardware-backed SSH keys tied to your Mac’s Secure Enclave, unlocked with Touch ID and locked with the machine.

Ghostty is now a non-profit project, fiscally sponsored by Hack Club. mitchellh.com/writing/ghostt… I view terminals as critical infrastructure that should be stewarded by a mission-driven, non-commercial entity that prioritizes public benefit over profit. Ghostty is now that.

Treasure hunters