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For managing versions of development tools like Ruby and Node.js, I had gone through *env tools like rbenv and nodenv , then switched to asdf in 2019. For environment variable management, I had been using direnv since even earlier—2014. Recently, a tool called mise has been gaining attention. I wasn’t particularly having issues, but out of curiosity and the motivation to reduce the number of tools—since I heard mise also has direnv-like functionality—I decided to make the switch. My environment is macOS. ...

I created a GitHub Actions Reusable Workflows repository for my personal use. What Are GitHub Actions Reusable Workflows? GitHub Actions’ reusable workflows is a mechanism that allows workflow files to be called from other repositories. For example, you can call a workflow from another repository like this: jobs: example: uses: masutaka/actions/.github/workflows/some-workflow.yml@main Since you can consolidate common processes in one place, it saves you the trouble of managing the same workflow across multiple repositories. ...

Last month I changed jobs and returned to Rails development after a long time. With a 6-year gap and only one month available for learning, I needed to efficiently grasp Rails 8’s new features and refresh my memory of existing ones. So I decided to learn by building a working app together with Claude Code while referencing the Rails Guides. I temporarily subscribed to Claude Code’s Max plan at USD 100/mo. ...

In recent years, I’ve been mainly writing LookML, SQL, HCL, and other languages, with fewer opportunities to write programming languages like Ruby. However, I’ve recently returned to Rails development this month. So, I finally got around to setting up LSP (Language Server Protocol ) in Emacs. During this process, I also learned about Tree-sitter and configured it as well. ※ LSP is an advanced code assistance mechanism provided by Language Servers, while Tree-sitter is a parsing engine that quickly generates AST from code to enable highlighting and structural editing. ...

Skitch was an app for macOS/Windows/Android/iOS that made it easy to create screenshots with annotations like arrows, text, and shapes. I had been using it for years for work and blog post creation, but since the official site disappeared and it was removed from Homebrew Cask, I switched to Shottr . How Skitch Became Unavailable Over the past 10 years, Skitch’s support has been gradually reduced. 2011/08/18: Evernote acquires Skitch 2015/12/17: Support for Skitch for Windows/Android/iOS ends. Only macOS version continues 2024/03/17: Reports of it becoming unavailable from official site and App Store 2024/06/26: Installation via Homebrew Cask disabled You can still download it from the url listed in Homebrew Cask’s Casks/s/skitch.rb , but I don’t know how long that will last. I realized it was finally time to switch to an alternative tool. ...

I’ve made this blog built with Hugo multilingual. For now, it’s only available in English. https://masutaka.net/ https://masutaka.net/en/ 👈 Why I implemented multilingual support As part of my OSS activities at work, I often cross-post translated articles to platforms like dev.to and Medium. Recently, I’ve been casually translating and cross-posting articles on my own as well. For example, the English translation of [2025-08-15-1] was cross-posted to these three sites: dev.to - This served as the original English version Hashnode - Set dev.to’s article as the canonical version Medium - Set dev.to’s article as the canonical version However, since I’m maintaining this blog masutaka.net, I thought it would be better to store the original English articles here and cross-post them to the above three sites. Setting the canonical URL to my own blog seems like it would also be beneficial for SEO. ...

I’ve migrated from Pocket and Hatena Bookmark (Hatebu) , services I had been using for over a decade, to a new bookmarking service: Raindrop.io. I’ve also created helm-raindrop.el so I can comfortably search from Emacs as before. What is Raindrop.io? 🔗 https://raindrop.io/ Raindrop.io is a bookmarking service with a modern design and rich features. Organize bookmarks with collections Tagging and smart filters Full-text search (premium plan only) Browser extensions, mobile apps Integrations with external services like IFTTT and Zapier REST API for developers The backend is proprietary, but everything else is open-source (OSS) and maintained by a single person, Rustem Mussabekov , who lives in Kazakhstan. ...

For casual information gathering, I’ve been running a serverless application called masutaka-feed since 2020. Post GitHub private feeds1 to Mastodon Star and follow notifications are also sent to Pushover Post Hatena Bookmark favorites feeds2 to Mastodon These are pieces of information that aren’t worth subscribing to seriously with a feed reader, but I want to keep them in my field of view. ※ Mastodon posts are made to the private account @[email protected] Previous Architecture Diagram Previously, I used IFTTT’s RSS Feed Integration to detect new items and call Lambda functions via API Gateway. ...

What is llms.txt? llms.txt is a Markdown-formatted text file proposed to address the limitation that LLMs have small context windows and cannot process entire websites. It was proposed on September 3, 2024, by Jeremy Howard of Answer.AI at https://llmstxt.org/ . It is not defined in an RFC like robots.txt. The format includes certain specifications such as the website name in an H1 section, a brief summary, and a list of links in H2 sections. Example: https://llmstxt.org/llms.txt ...

On GitHub, when you paste Issue/PR/Discussion URLs into comments or descriptions, GitHub automatically renders the status, title, and number. For example, if you write the following: * https://github.com/masutaka/sandbox/issues/93 * https://github.com/masutaka/sandbox/issues/70 * https://github.com/masutaka/sandbox/pull/90 * https://github.com/masutaka/sandbox/discussions/91 It renders like this: However, when writing in a plain text area or text editor, the URLs aren’t automatically expanded, so you can’t see the titles or statuses at a glance. This isn’t a problem with just a few URLs, but it can become confusing when dealing with many. ...