Robin Venneman @[email protected]

Software crafter, passionate about design & code, health & fitness, music, games, startups...

[Robin Venneman @[email protected] @robinvenneman]

Still true in 2026, didn't expect entire codebases being rewritten to Rust using AI in a matter of days though! 😃 I wonder how well Bun is working now since the rewrite...

[Robin Venneman @[email protected] @robinvenneman]

“Any application that can be written in JavaScript, will eventually be written in JavaScript.” Jef Atwood, 2007.
Me in 2020:
"Anything that can be written in Rust, will be written in Rust"

[Sir William Browder KCMG @Billbrowder]

President Zelensky went to Washington to get Tomahawks and instead got a lecture from Trump urging him to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia. Another shameful moment in US foreign policy towards Ukraine.
https://t.co/peKsHvkQj7

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce a former Ukrainian politician and president, Viktor Yanukovych. He’s best known for selling his country to Russia, trying to turn it into an authoritarian state, and eventually fleeing to Moscow once his plan failed.

1/22

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Trump said he had good meetings with Russia and not so good ones with Ukraine. Yes, when you ask nothing of Russia and agree to everything Putin wants, those will go great. When you make unreasonable demands of Ukraine, those aren't going to go so well.

[MM  @adgirlMM]

Just a reminder to the maga crowd cheering on these mass firings...

These are scientists. Park rangers.
Disabled Veterans. Humanitarians. Civil servants.

They are human.
They have bills to pay. Families who depend on them. Children. Many of them took pride in their work. Some were just getting started in their careers.

Losing a job and financial hardship is not funny. It impacts every member of the family. It impacts self worth. It impacts the economy.

Finding satisfaction in the indiscriminate firing of tens of thousands of Americans at the hands of a punch drunk billionaire is not only cruel, it's unAmerican.

This is not patriotism.

[Addy Osmani @addyosmani]

"What is an AI Agent and why do they matter?"

An agent is a program that autonomously completes tasks or makes decisions based on data. What do I mean by autonomous? The agent understands task intent, can plan steps to solve the problem, decide and execute and actions and adapt to the environment.

Consider how many of us use AI chat interfaces today.

You might ask ChatGPT to write an article from start to finish and get a one-shot response. You probably need to do some work to iterate on it yourself. An agentic version is more nuanced - it might write an outline, decide if research is needed, write a draft, evaluate if it needs work and revise itself. Unlike traditional AI models that simply respond to queries, agents are designed to be autonomous and proactive.

Think of them as assistants that can not only understand what you need but also take initiative to accomplish tasks by using various tools and making decisions along the way.

For example, an AI agent might help a marketing team by not just analyzing campaign data, but actively monitoring performance, adjusting budget allocations, and even drafting social media posts based on real-time engagement metrics. The significance of AI agents lies in their potential to transform how we work.

In customer service, agents can handle complex inquiries by accessing multiple databases, processing payments, and updating records - all while maintaining natural conversations with customers.

In software development, they can assist programmers by not just suggesting code but actively debugging issues, writing test cases, and even refactoring entire codebases. This level of autonomy and capability represents a fundamental shift from AI as a tool to AI as a collaborative partner.

While there remain many unknowns, I'm excited about the potential for agents and we're thinking about how they can help users and developers on the web over in Chrome. The key to success will likely be finding the right balance between human oversight and agent autonomy, ensuring that these powerful tools enhance rather than diminish the human element in business operations.

[Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki]

Friendly reminder that everything is your fault as CEO.

- Product sucks? Your fault.
- Marketing sucks? Your fault.
- Growth sucks? Your fault.

Instead of blaming others take responsibility and do something about it. That's a big part of being a startup founder.

[Eto Buziashvili @EtoBuziashvili]

In under 5 mins, Ukraine's ex-FM Kuleba dismantles Russian lies "Russia had to attack Ukraine bc of Ukrainians wanted to join NATO" and "NATO promised no eastward enlargement" with facts & a compelling historical journey. A must-watch.

[Robin Venneman @[email protected] @robinvenneman]

Started with a video from @freeCodeCamp and reading "programming Rust" and then some exercises on @exercism_io ... still haven't made much progress yet with Rust but slow and steady wins the race 😉

[zack @zack_overflow]

If you know Rust

How did you learn it and how long did it take you?

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

Automattic - the creator of WordPress, a company raising $950M in VC funding - took a paid WordPress plugin built and owned by another dev and re-published it, making it free.

If you have a business selling a paid WP plugin: Automattic can null it, anytime.

Another new low.

[John Arundel @bitfield]

“Never think that being polite is a sign of weakness,” Chen said. “It is really a sign of great strength. When people are rude, they expose their weaknesses. When we are polite, our enemies cannot see our weaknesses.”

https://t.co/ZSYZT3EgaE

[Marcin Moskała @marcinmoskala]

What are the advantages of Kotlin over Java TODAY? Since Kotlin gained popularity, Java has started dynamically introducing features inspired by Kotlin. But what does Kotlin still have up its sleeve, and is it reachable for Java? Here is the list of the most important advantages:

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

This is the third serious security breach at Okta in ~2 years.

Okta sells security as a service: and yet it cannot secure itself. In the past we know it did not follow security 101. Yet another inexplainable incident.

Who can trust Okta after all this?

[Yann LeCun @ylecun]

Elon's weird sense of priority:
- The most important thing for humanity is getting to Mars ASAP.
- Trump promised me he'll help (like he promised me he cared about climate change in 2016).
- So I'm supporting him. Nothing else matters.
- I bought Twitter so I could amplify the propaganda. I overpaid for it, and I'm losing tons of money, but nothing is more important than going to Mars.
- Yeah, I'm spewing nonsense all the time, and I bribe folks with $1M checks illegally, but nothing is more important than going to Mars ASAP.
- Democracy be damned.

[Robin Venneman @[email protected] @robinvenneman]

Who else is on blue sky https://t.co/AAtf9CrnQQ I'd use it more but not following much yet. Same for mastodon and threads.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Putin wants Trump to win. There's no serious debate about that. Does Putin want America to be weak or strong? There's no serious debate about that either.

Why would you vote for the candidate Putin wants you to vote for?

[Robin Venneman @[email protected] @robinvenneman]

I've got to try this 👀

[Jakob | Move or Die @moveorperish]

The most overlooked exercise of the fitness industry:

Eye Mobility

Revitalize tired eyes and keep them resilient with these 8 simple mobility exercises.

[Hiten Shah @hnshah]

Breaking Bad is a co-founder story disguised as a drug-dealing story.

It’s a hilariously accurate image of what co-founder challenges look like.

Here are the best example scenes and what you can learn from them.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Putin, with a smile on his face, says that he is ready to continue the war with Ukraine.

"Victory will be ours," he said.

Exactly what I said before - Russia is certain it can outplay the West and win the war. Global chaos and collapse will follow. Exactly what Putin wants.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Russia is using Iranian and Chinese weapons and North Korean troops to invade and destroy a European country. Meanwhile, Ukraine is expected to stand alone and even has artificial limitations put on its ability to defend itself by its allies.