https://moskitohero.com/Recent content on MoskitoHeroHugoen-usTue, 12 May 2026 22:10:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2026-05-12-opening-the-mind-of-a-thinking-agent/Tue, 12 May 2026 22:10:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2026-05-12-opening-the-mind-of-a-thinking-agent/Reflecting on my experience of using AI agents for coding, I start wondering what is really hiding behind the concept of a "thinking agent". Time to take a look inside its brain…​https://moskitohero.com/post/2025-05-19-zed-turtle-extension/Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2025-05-19-zed-turtle-extension/I have just released the first version of a Zed extension for the Turtle format.https://moskitohero.com/post/2025-05-06-an-introduction-to-barley-the-fast-model-serializer/Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2025-05-06-an-introduction-to-barley-the-fast-model-serializer/How I built and open-sourced Barley, a fast and simple model serializer gem for Rails, born from real-world performance needs and benchmarked against the best in the Ruby ecosystem.https://moskitohero.com/post/2025-05-06-set-up-ghost-with-podman-on-a-vps/Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2025-05-06-set-up-ghost-with-podman-on-a-vps/A step-by-step walkthrough for running Ghost on a VPS using Podman quadlets backed by Systemd, with MySQL and Caddy as a reverse proxy.https://moskitohero.com/post/2025-03-18-working-for-your-manager-success/Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2025-03-18-working-for-your-manager-success/Estimates are inevitable in software development, but committing to deadlines — like a mechanic does — requires honesty with your manager rather than optimism to impress them.https://moskitohero.com/post/2024-12-16-from-chaos-to-clarity-my-journey-with-adhd-ticktick-and-para/Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2024-12-16-from-chaos-to-clarity-my-journey-with-adhd-ticktick-and-para/How I use TickTick and the PARA method to manage ADHD and transform daily chaos into a structured, productive second brain.https://moskitohero.com/post/2024-12-10-annotating-sql-queries-for-debugging-purposes/Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2024-12-10-annotating-sql-queries-for-debugging-purposes/Embed contextual comments directly into your SQL queries using ActiveRecord’s annotate method, making log analysis and debugging far easier.https://moskitohero.com/post/2024-01-12-ruby-best-practices-method-arguments/Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2024-01-12-ruby-best-practices-method-arguments/Simple rules for ordering Ruby method arguments — put optional arguments last, and switch to keyword arguments when you have more than one optional parameter.https://moskitohero.com/post/2022-05-17-learn-your-error-messages-as-thyself/Tue, 17 May 2022 07:44:36 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2022-05-17-learn-your-error-messages-as-thyself/Stop ignoring error messages and start reading them — it will make you a better developer and help you understand your language from the inside out.https://moskitohero.com/post/2021-11-21-writing-code-for-your-future-self/Sun, 21 Nov 2021 07:44:36 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2021-11-21-writing-code-for-your-future-self/A set of guidelines to write clean, readable code that you — and your future self — will thank you for.https://moskitohero.com/post/2021-02-20-lessons-learned-after-migrating-from-heroku-to-a-kubernetes-cluster/Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2021-02-20-lessons-learned-after-migrating-from-heroku-to-a-kubernetes-cluster/I recently migrated my company’s rails hosting from Heroku to a kubernetes cluster. It was a daunting task, but I learned a lot. Here are the lessons I learned, and how you can avoid the pitfalls I encountered.https://moskitohero.com/post/2020-10-08-an-alternative-to-the-activerecord-after-initialize-callbacks/Sat, 03 Oct 2020 00:23:33 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2020-10-08-an-alternative-to-the-activerecord-after-initialize-callbacks/Avoiding the callback hell in Rails by creating a simple method in the model to initialize associated records.https://moskitohero.com/post/2020-10-03-chaining-conditions-in-regular-expressions/Sat, 03 Oct 2020 00:23:33 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2020-10-03-chaining-conditions-in-regular-expressions/Unleash the full power of regular expressions by chaining conditions together.https://moskitohero.com/post/2020-05-19-a-leap-into-the-unknown/Tue, 19 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2020-05-19-a-leap-into-the-unknown/After 19 years as a teacher, I finally made the leap into a new career as a software developer. Here are my thoughts on this transition, the challenges ahead, and the feelings that come with stepping into the unknown.https://moskitohero.com/post/2020-01-26-prevent-devise-from-sending-confirmation-emails/Sun, 26 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2020-01-26-prevent-devise-from-sending-confirmation-emails/When you need to import users into a new Rails app using Devise, you may want to skip sending confirmation emails. Here’s how to do it by overriding an instance method in the User model.https://moskitohero.com/post/2020-01-20-genesis-of-a-career-change/Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2020-01-20-genesis-of-a-career-change/After 19 years as a teacher, I decided to change careers and become a software developer. Here are the reasons that led me to this decision, and the first lessons I’ve learned from this transformation.https://moskitohero.com/post/2019-01-24-first-i-drink-the-coffee/Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://moskitohero.com/post/2019-01-24-first-i-drink-the-coffee/Here is a wallpaper I made. Feel free to download…​