Steve Simkins
Steve Simkins
Steve Simkins
My name is Steve. I'm a DX Engineer with a passion for developer tooling that advances cypherpunk values. I'm currently doing Developer Relations at OpenZeppelin and I'm also building Orbiter and bhvr in my spare time.
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Even if you haven’t read the book or seen the movie, you are likely familiar with the famous yet humorous answer to the meaning of life: 42. Just a number. The original author didn’t intend any deeper meaning and stresses that it means...
I think most developers out there would agree that we’re in a bit of an AI hype bubble, yet one piece of AI tech that has recently hit the market which developers can’t stop talking about might be different. Of course I’m talking about...
I’m sure many who read this are familiar by now with the term “vibe coding,” a euphoric style of programming where you prompt AI models or IDEs to write software and just “vibe.” One of the more popular instances that made the practice...
The chances are that if you are a modern developer or if you’re starting out, you probably don’t know what jq is, and that’s why I’m writing this post. It won’t take long to explain what jq is, so let’s just get that out of the way. jq...
> When I was first getting started in web development I remember seeing someone’s website and was immediately impressed by one thing: a guestbook. You could sign in with Github and leave a message, similar to someone’s Facebook wall back...
I think every developer has their own text editor journey and how they landed on the tool they use today. Perhaps I’m a geek but I love those stories. I have a great appreciation for developer tools and the work that goes into them. This...
> “I don’t know why this isn’t working” is a question I get often, and I usually respond with “could you share your code with me?” Next thing you know I get a cell phone image of someone’s fingerprint covered laptop screen with a blur of...
In a previous blog post I talked about why I learned Vim, and how it boosted my speed and productivity. In some ways it’s true, but I don’t think I had a grasp on the whole picture. After I watched this video I realized it wasn’t...
> Something I see pretty consistently when the topic of Vim/Neovim comes up is the inevitable question “Why?” Thanks to years of memes about not being able to quit Vim, it has gained a cult popularity of being “elite,” “ancient,” or...
The most popular method used for sharing files off-chain in Web3 is IPFS, and there are some good reasons for that. However it does not come without its own share of problems, and one of those is the ability to share private files. IPFS...
IPFS has proven to be the decentralized storage protocol of choice by many blockchain developers, and one of the crucial tools used to access content on IPFS are Gateways. IPFS Gateways are like bridges between the IPFS protocol and the...
Okay, okay. I know. Before you come at me with virtual torches and pitchforks, hear this first: I love Neovim. I’ve been using it non-stop for the past two years, and honestly, I struggled to use any other kind of editor. I loved the...
Read this post on Medium It’s no secret that AI has revolutionized the tech space, and we’ve already seen some incredible things made with it. ChatGPT was one that immediately proved valuable to everyday people, being capable of...
Read this post on Substack It was a Thursday afternoon at the chiropractor. I was still on my paternity leave, helping my wife take our kids so our youngest could get some adjustments. Like most dads I sat around, waited, and scrolled on...
height=1080 aspectRatio=1.7777777777777777 /> 20 Years of the Same Thing The internet has grown significantly in the last twenty years. What was once just static web pages with facts is now a bustling cyber metropolis where we write...