I made a sweet TODO app with Duso and HTMX
A simple CRUD demo web app that's only 164 lines of code and html. Features multi-sessions, persistence, and no dependencies. Includes link to a deep comparison vs. Node, Go, Python, Rails, PHP, and Rust.
Duso 1.7 release! Replace your stack with my small, fierce, independent server language and runtime. Just one clean 12MB binary, free and open source.
Home page for Dave Balmer, an overly-seasoned sr. software developer who’s probably been doing this stuff longer than you but still screws something up every day.
Pinned blog posts
Better context management for AI chat
Context compression is clumsy. I Built a three-stage memory system that keeps your AI agent sharp across long conversations while saving time and money.
Build AI trust without addiction
AI chat defaults to addiction. I rejected that approach and built something different. I found that users come back more when you respect their time.
Fun with emergent behavior in AI
Minimal constraints, maximum improvisation. AI hallucinations aren't always bad. I leaned into them to see what happened.