25 Aug 2026 · Comments for Philip O'Toole
[…] like really Slack, Flowdock, Hipchat and their ilk — I’ve written about it before. I couldn’t do my job without them. But it’s time to confront the damage these tools are […]
19 Aug 2026 · Philip O'Toole
I recently appeared on the Bug Bash podcast to talk about rqlite, software testing, and the impact of Agentic coding. You check out the audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, and the video on YouTube.
15 Aug 2026 · Philip O'Toole
rqlite is a lightweight, open-source, distributed relational database built on SQLite and Raft. rqlite.io is the Hugo-based website for rqlite, built on the Docsy theme. It introduces people to the database, as well as serving all the technical documentation. Last month I decided to ask Claude Code to redesign the website. I fed this simple prompt to Opus 5, […]
11 Aug 2026 · Philip O'Toole
OpenAI has given me six months of ChatGPT Pro through its Codex for Open Source programme, which backs maintainers of projects the wider ecosystem depends on. I will be putting it to work on rqlite — primarily coding and PR review, as well as the routine maintenance that keeps releases moving. Many thanks to OpenAI […]