Personal site of Roger Stringerhttps://rogerstringer.com/en-ushttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/local-first-datastar-ollamahttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/local-first-datastar-ollama<![CDATA[Take the Astro + Datastar + Vercel AI SDK stack from this series and run it entirely on your own machine with Ollama — no API key, no per-token cost, no data leaving your laptop. It's a one-import change.]]>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/streaming-structured-output-datastarhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/streaming-structured-output-datastar<![CDATA[Stream typed, structured data from the Vercel AI SDK and watch a card build itself field by field in a Datastar UI — using streamText with output, the v6 replacement for streamObject. No React.]]>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/how-to-use-claude-code-to-qa-your-websitehttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/how-to-use-claude-code-to-qa-your-website<![CDATA[My dialer QAs itself: Claude Code logs in, dials a list of Twilio test numbers — a voicemail, an IVR, a simulated gatekeeper — records what happened vs. what should have, and files GitHub issues for another agent to fix.]]>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/datastar-agent-tools-vercel-ai-sdkhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/datastar-agent-tools-vercel-ai-sdk<![CDATA[Turn the streaming chat widget into an agent that calls tools — and stream the tool-call status live into the conversation. Astro, Datastar, and the AI SDK v6 ToolLoopAgent, no React.]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/streaming-ai-chat-widget-astro-datastarhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/streaming-ai-chat-widget-astro-datastar<![CDATA[A full multi-turn chat widget with live token streaming — where the server owns the conversation and the DOM is just the view. No React, no useChat, no client framework.]]>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/ai-summarize-button-astro-datastarhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/ai-summarize-button-astro-datastar<![CDATA[A small, genuinely useful build: a button that streams an AI summary of the current page into a panel, using Astro, Datastar, and the Vercel AI SDK — no React, no client framework.]]>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/streaming-llm-datastar-vercel-ai-sdkhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/streaming-llm-datastar-vercel-ai-sdk<![CDATA[The Vercel AI SDK's useChat only ships React, Vue, and Svelte bindings. Here's the small, reusable pattern for streaming AI tokens into a plain Datastar UI instead — no framework required]]>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/ai-apps-with-datastarhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/ai-apps-with-datastar<![CDATA[The Vercel AI SDK's useChat only ships React, Vue, and Svelte bindings. This six-part series builds real AI apps — chat, agents, structured output, local models — with no client framework at all, using Astro, Datastar, and one small streaming pattern]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/vapid-web-push-notifications-astrohttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/vapid-web-push-notifications-astro<![CDATA[You don't need OneSignal or Firebase to send push notifications. Web push with VAPID keys is built into every modern browser — here's the full setup in Astro: service worker, subscribe flow, SSR endpoints, and sending from the server.]]>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/streaming-url-summarizer-astro-datastar-vercel-ai-sdkhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/streaming-url-summarizer-astro-datastar-vercel-ai-sdk<![CDATA[How I wired up a tiny TLDR tool that takes a URL, extracts the article, and streams a Markdown summary back to the browser in real time — using Astro SSR, Datastar for reactivity, and the Vercel AI SDK for the model call.]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/why-im-migrating-from-htmx-alpine-to-datastarhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/why-im-migrating-from-htmx-alpine-to-datastar<![CDATA[I've been a big fan of HTMX + Alpine for a long time, the combination just lets you create powerful reactive web apps, but recently I've made the decision to move from HTMX + Alpine to Datastar for various reasons and the result means a better experience for users. ]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/keto-chaffle-recipehttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/keto-chaffle-recipe<![CDATA[My girlfriend and I made a resolution to get healthier this year, by being low carb, high protein, for some recipes we follow keto, for others, we don't. One recipe we've been enjoying are chaffles, these are keto waffles made of egg and cheese. I added a little almond flour for a savoury version. The texture is firm and just a little crispy. They're delicious whether you're counting carbs or not!]]>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/bun-is-joining-anthropichttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/bun-is-joining-anthropic<![CDATA[TLDR: Bun has been acquired by Anthropic. Anthropic is betting on Bun as the infrastructure powering Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, and future AI coding products & tools.]]>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/self-hosting-n8n-on-railwayhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/self-hosting-n8n-on-railway<![CDATA[n8n is a powerful workflow automation tool that helps connect different services and automate tasks, ideal for personal or small-scale use. ]]>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/replit-ai-agent-deletes-users-entire-production-databasehttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/replit-ai-agent-deletes-users-entire-production-database<![CDATA[A browser-based AI-powered software creation platform called Replit appears to have gone rogue and deleted a live company database with thousands of entries. What may be even worse is that the Replit AI agent apparently tried to cover up its misdemeanors, and even ‘lied’ about its failures. The Replit CEO has responded, and there appears to have already been a lot of firefighting behind the scenes to rein in this AI tool.]]>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/windsurfs-new-chapterhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/windsurfs-new-chapter<![CDATA[Cognition, a San Francisco–based AI company, has finalised an agreement to acquire Windsurf, including its IP, product, trademark, and remaining workforce.]]>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/google-windsurf-ceo-openaihttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/google-windsurf-ceo-openai<![CDATA[OpenAI’s deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and some of Windsurf’s R&D employees and bring them onto the Google DeepMind team, Google and Windsurf announced Friday.]]>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/the-curious-case-of-apple-and-perplexityhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/the-curious-case-of-apple-and-perplexity<![CDATA[According to Mark Gurman, Apple executives are in the early stages of mulling an acquisition of Perplexity.]]>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/a-new-path-forward-for-wordpress-and-for-the-open-webhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/a-new-path-forward-for-wordpress-and-for-the-open-web<![CDATA[The goal of FAIR is not to fork WordPress. We’re still using the same core software. We’re not building a separate platform. We are adding a new distribution layer and putting our own governance on top of it. It’s a new path within WordPress, not outside it.]]>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/wake-up-remixhttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/wake-up-remix<![CDATA[Remix v2 had become such a thin wrapper around React Router that an artificial separation developed between the two projects. ]]>Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/claude-4https://rogerstringer.com/blog/claude-4<![CDATA[Claude Opus 4 is the world’s best coding model, with sustained performance on complex, long-running tasks and agent workflows. Claude Sonnet 4 is a significant upgrade to Claude Sonnet 3.7, delivering superior coding and reasoning while responding more precisely to your instructions.]]>Sun, 25 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/siegler-sweeney-fortnite-bank-shothttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/siegler-sweeney-fortnite-bank-shot<![CDATA[Again, Sweeney is not a moron, he has to know all of this. But why simply sit quietly when you have an excuse to poke the bear again and raise hell for your cause? So that’s what he’s doing. He wasn’t going to win the legal fight, but he could win the political one. And now he’s not going to win this legal fight, but he can win the pressure campaign. Especially important in the weeks leading up to WWDC...]]>Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/mozilla-is-killing-pockethttps://rogerstringer.com/blog/mozilla-is-killing-pocket<![CDATA["We’ve made the difficult decision to shut down Pocket on July 8, 2025. Thank you for being part of our journey over the years—we're proud of the impact Pocket has had for our users and communities.
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