Simon Willison
Aug 13
sqlite-utils 4.2
Release: sqlite-utils 4. 2 Lots of improvements in this one relating to the table.
github-to-sqlite 2.9.1
The article announces the release of github-to-sqlite version 2.9.1. It includes a fix that ensures compatibility with sqlite-utils 4.x. The update is relevant for users integrating GitHub data into SQLite databases.
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Simon Willison
Sep 20
datasette-explain 0.2.2
The article announces the release of datasette-explain version 0.2.2, noting that the plugin’s plan explanations now work on read‑only stored‑query pages. The author upgraded the demo site to Datasette 1.0a40, which motivated the new plugin version. The release is tagged for sqlite and datasette users.
Simon Willison
Aug 13
sqlite-utils 4.2.1
Release: sqlite-utils 4. 2.
Simon Willison
Sep 18
Quoting Thariq Shihipar
The article announces that Claude Code will now support AGENTS.md files starting with version 2.1.277. If a CLAUDE.md file is absent in a folder, Claude will automatically look for and use AGENTS.md, leveraging Claude Code mods to customize the harness. The built‑in mod is available for use, and users can also create their own custom project instructions.
Simon Willison
Oct 10
Python 3.15.0 added to actions/python-versions
Python 3.15.0 has been added to the actions/python-versions repository. The author had been monitoring the repository for the release and used ChatGPT to automate the check. With the new version available, users can now include "3.15" in their GitHub Actions testing matrix to run tests against the latest Python release.
Simon Willison
Aug 12
alchemy-utils 0.1a0
Release: alchemy-utils 0. 1a0 I've long pondered what a database agnostic version of my sqlite-utils Python library and CLI utility might look like.
Simon Willison
Oct 26
Quoting Jason Koebler
The article discusses how users of major tech platforms, frustrated by the lack of human customer support, are increasingly turning to ChatGPT for help with everyday tech issues. ChatGPT is reportedly suggesting that these users have uncovered a noteworthy story and that 404 Media can assist them. The piece highlights the growing role of AI in both troubleshooting and journalism.
Simon Willison
3d ago
llm 0.37.1
Release: llm 0.37.1 A bugfix release for LLM, with contributions from Steven Huang, Tao An, Arjan Mossel, and XQ. Tags: llm
Simon Willison
Sep 11
Quoting Boris Cherny
The article discusses how production code generated by Claude, Anthropic’s AI, should meet higher standards than human-written code. Anthropic enforces this through numerous guardrails such as lint rules, extensive testing, Claude-driven end‑to‑end tests, daily fuzzers, automated code and security reviews, and automated refactoring. These measures aim to prevent the code from becoming difficult to maintain.
Simon Willison
Oct 6
datasette-atom 0.11a0
The article announces the release of datasette-atom version 0.11a0, which includes a minor fix to ensure compatibility with the latest Datasette alpha releases. This update enables the datasette.io website to be upgraded to Datasette 1.0a41. The release is tagged under "atom" and "datasette".
Simon Willison
Oct 16
sparqlite: SPARQL 1.1 inside SQLite, written in Rust
Research: sparqlite: SPARQL 1.1 inside SQLite, written in Rust This research task is really an experiment in running Claude Code for web in "Ultracode" mode, as described in Orchestrate subage...
Simon Willison
Oct 17
web-edit 0.1a2
Simon Willison released version 0.1a2 of his web-edit app, a lightweight web interface for browsing and editing files within a folder. The update adds a copy-to-clipboard feature for both text and image data, aimed at simplifying the transfer of logs and other outputs. The tool was primarily developed to enable file editing across devices via Tailscale, and the new feature was motivated by the author’s need to copy logs from a laptop to a Gist while using DeepSeek 4.1 Flash 1017 on a phone.