Monday, 23rd June 2025
I've added a Disclosures section to my about page, listing my various sources of income and the companies that directly sponsor my work or have supported it in the recent past.
I do not receive any compensation writing about specific topics on this blog - no sponsored content! I plan to continue this policy. If I ever change this I will disclose that both here and in the post itself. [...]
I see my credibility as one of my most valuable assets, so it's important to be transparent about how financial interests may influence my writing here.
I took inspiration from Molly White's disclosures page.
Phoenix.new is Fly’s entry into the prompt-driven app development space
Here’s a fascinating new entrant into the AI-assisted-programming / coding-agents space by Fly.io, introduced on their blog in Phoenix.new – The Remote AI Runtime for Phoenix: describe an app in a prompt, get a full Phoenix application, backed by SQLite and running on Fly’s hosting platform. The official Phoenix.new YouTube launch video is a good way to get a sense for what this does.
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