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Build bots on Bluesky with Node.js and GitHub Actions

Bluesky is the new social network in town and it’s an exciting place to explore right now. I was fortunate enough to get an invite early on and take part in the early community. But Bluesky is not just a Twitter clone, it’s an application on top of The AT Protocol, a (still being built) federated protocol for social networks with some interesting properties.

Create a CLI Chatbot with the ChatGPT API and Node.js

ChatGPT has taken the world by storm and this week OpenAI released the ChatGPT API. I’ve spent some time playing with ChatGPT in the browser, but the best way to really get on board with these new capabilities is to try building something with it. With the API available, now is that time.

The yaml document from hell — JavaScript edition

I recently came across this blog post from Ruud van Asseldonk titled “The yaml document from hell”. I’ve always heard that yaml has its pitfalls, but hadn’t looked into the details and thankfully hadn’t been affected, mainly due to my very infrequent and simple use of yaml. If you are in the same boat as me, I recommend reading that article now as I almost can’t believe I’ve avoided any issues with it.