# balmer.dev

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.

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## Pinned posts

- [I made a sweet TODO app with Duso and HTMX](/posts/todo-mvp-with-duso-htmx.md) - Jun 25, 2026
  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.
- [Better context management for AI chat](/posts/better-approach-to-ai-memory.md) - Jun 02, 2026
  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](/posts/build-ai-trust-without-addiction.md) - Jun 05, 2026
  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](/posts/fun-with-emergent-behavior-in-ai.md) - May 31, 2026
  Minimal constraints, maximum improvisation. AI hallucinations aren't always bad. I leaned into them to see what happened.

## Pages

- [Blog](/blog) - Full post archive
- [About](/about) - Who I am

## Feeds

- [RSS](/feed.xml) - RSS feed
- [Atom](/atom.xml) - Atom feed
- [JSON](/feed.json) - JSON feed

## Follow

- [GitHub](https://github.com/davebalmer) - Source code and projects
- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/balmer) - Thoughts and updates
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/davebalmer) - Professional profile