Writing software for 10+ years. Eschew hype; focus on performance.

Living in Switzerland 🇨🇭 since 2017.

Eduardo Lavaque's Blog

    2025
  1. Indie social networking service

    What if the small web could discover itself?

  2. When in doubt: Steps 1, 2, 3

    How I solve procrastination quite effectively and simply.

  3. On my blog vs social media

    Thoughts regarding posting on my blog vs on social media.

  4. Deeply creative life

    It's a nice thought. And it's on the top of my life goals.

  5. Productivity: the basics get you 80%

    Productivity is often overcomplicated, it doesn't have to be.

  6. Multiple screens is worse than one screen

    Is the idea of having multiple screens propaganda from big monitor?

  7. Premature optimization is the root of all evil, is bunk

    Talking about how far the pendulum swung in Knuth's direction.

  8. Learning framework for dummies

    You don't need a textbook or a roadmap or a teacher, you need a framework and a mindset.

  9. Your hedge against AI as a programmer

    I see there's three primary paths to not be made obsolete by AI.

  10. I reviewed my code from my first job in 2015

    The good, the bad, and the ugly. Reviewing my first professional code, from 10 years ago.

  11. 2024
  12. Soft-wrapping a Piece Table to draw with Raylib, in Odin

    How to implement a Piece Table with text wrapping, in order to turn an array of memory into a softly-wrapped text.

  13. Straightforward Programming (by Hasen Judi)

    Quick thoughts on the Straightforward Programming Manifesto by Hasen Judi.

  14. The Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pattern for LLMs

    A full conceptual guide explaining what RAG is, how it's useful, and how to implement it without frameworks.

  15. A workable definition of simple for programming

    Many definitions of "simple" are thrown around, but can they be applied to programming to produce better code?

  16. Clean Code(tm), SOLID, OOP, and Gangs of Four are not simple, by definition

    By definition all these concepts in the OOP world from the 90s and early 2000s are more complex than simple.

  17. Essential and Accidental complexity, and performance

    The two different kinds of complexity, Essential and Accidental, a fundamental part of becoming a better programmer.

  18. Learnings from Gadget Software

    I left Gadget Software, a bespoke software agency I contributed to for 2 years, I write down my learnings.

  19. Drawing text on a window with Odin - Part 1: GLFW

    How to open a window with GLFW in Odin.

  20. The pleasure of writing Clean OOP code /s

    A sarcastic write-up on how wonderful OOP code is. I was just venting OK? I was frustrated at work.

  21. I've removed AI from my workflow

    Using AI made me dumber, and doesn't make me proud of the output.

  22. My largest regret

    "I worked too much" is a common regret on elder's deathbeds, but what about "I worked too little"?

  23. The only way forward for developers

    Can you deliver pure value, no fluff, producing real business value? Innovating solutions that AI hasn't heard of?

  24. 2023
  25. Python project setup

    Using pip-tools and makefiles to optimize my Python flow.

  26. Using pyenv on DigitalOcean Ubuntu 22.04

  27. Basic security in Python Litestar projects (bonus HTMX CSRF config)

    Getting CSRF, CORS, and allowed hosts working with Python Litestar projects, plus CSRF setup for HTMX.

  28. Shallow thoughts are cheaper for experts

  29. Throw early for programmer errors

  30. Svelte v4 in Django using Webpack

  31. Twitter 3-legged OAuth with Django using Tweepy, for Twitter bots

  32. HTMX kills most single page applications

  33. Book Summary: Don't Make Me Think Revisited A Common Sense Approach to Web and Mobile Usability by Steve Krug

  34. 2022
  35. Adding TailwindCSS to Svelte components in a Django app

  36. Using Svelte components in a Django app

  37. Managing sync state

  38. Tailwind, using grid-cols-12 instead of mx-auto

  39. Generating a Swagger file with ASP.Net Core and generating API code for Angular

  40. Kubernetes RabbitMQ Certificate Revocation List

  41. 2021
  42. Devilboxを使ってローカルのWordPressサイトの最初のセットアップしよ

  43. 2018
  44. Exiting early, cognitive load

  45. Assigning variables, cognitive load

  46. Git config

  47. On Adblockers

  48. New website

  49. 2016
  50. How to run a Promises array in a series

  51. File navigation in Vim (my way)

  52. 2015
  53. Two months of OpenBSD

  54. Experience upgrading OpenBSD to 5.7

  55. Indentation and hooks in Emacs

  56. My switch to OpenBSD, first impressions

  57. December 2014 to April 2015

  58. 2014
  59. Respect, for respect is acknowledgement, and acknowledgement is a right

  60. Figuring out when you installed Arch Linux

  61. Minimal amount of fonts in Arch Linux

  62. Get it together Linux users/devs!

  63. The bleeding terminal background inside Vim + Tmux problem

  64. Getting used to software updates

  65. Barebones file navigation in Vim

  66. Navigating in the dark

  67. Knowing something but not registering it

  68. A week with Emacs

  69. A small project is not the same as a big project

  70. A projects page!

  71. Several VLC interfaces

  72. Enable `pass` auto-completion in Zsh

  73. Acknowledgements in communication

  74. Arch Linux font tip(s)

  75. My slow switch to Emacs

  76. New blog!

  77. My take on Vim vs. Emacs

  78. You need to understand JavaScript callbacks

  79. Neat trick for Vim keybindings

  80. Just switch to UTC

  81. My experience with the BSPWM and Sxhkd

  82. Write down the day ahead of you

  83. What the gut feeling is for me

  84. A technique to remember small stuff

  85. Out of sight is not out of mind

  86. Installing Arch Linux on a Dell Vostro 1500

  87. Text editor categories

  88. My experience with SolydXK (X)

  89. Disconnecting from the DocPad community

  90. Read stuff you have read before

  91. Real science, not bullshit

  92. My explanation of The Zone

  93. The world of Window Managers

  94. My trip to Switzerland, part 1, getting there

  95. 2013
  96. A love letter to Arch Linux

  97. Switching from Zsh to fish

  98. Light Table, the new Emacs

  99. Open source games without going poor