{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"Jonathan Bennett","link":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/","description":"Recent content on Jonathan Bennett","generator":"Hugo","language":"en-us","lastBuildDate":"Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000","item":[{"title":"My Attempt to Define Abstraction","link":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/articles\/my-attempt-to-define-abstraction\/","pubDate":"Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000","guid":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/articles\/my-attempt-to-define-abstraction\/","description":"

Listening to the code with jason podcast<\/a> with Joel Drapper and Jason asked for a definition of abstraction. Here is my attempt:<\/p>\n

Abstraction in composed of two things:<\/p>\n

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  1. Elimintation\/hiding of elements that are not required for communication\/understanding<\/li>\n
  2. Communicating in a way and level that is appropriate for the remaining elements<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Joel used the example of \u201cclean your room\u201d. He did two things with this, he removed a million elements that are required but not core to the overall task (put away socks, make the bed, \u2026) and he communicated at higher level, the overall goal of the room being clean, not the specific body movements needed (open hand, grab sock, close hand).<\/p>"},{"title":"When You Get Product Market Fit on the First Try\u2026","link":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/articles\/when-you-get-product-market-fit-on-the-first-try\/","pubDate":"Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0400","guid":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/articles\/when-you-get-product-market-fit-on-the-first-try\/","description":"

    Yesterday I turned this:<\/p>\n

    \"Raw<\/p>\n

    into this:<\/p>\n

    \"The<\/p>\n

    Some product launches are more delicious<\/strong><\/em> than others.<\/p>"},{"title":"Deploy Kamal with Github Actions","link":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/articles\/deploy-kamal-with-github-actions\/","pubDate":"Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000","guid":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/articles\/deploy-kamal-with-github-actions\/","description":"

    Automatically deploying a Kamal application when you push to Github can be a simple 3 step process:<\/p>\n

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    1. Setup secrets<\/li>\n
    2. Add a deploy workflow<\/li>\n
    3. Profit<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      1. Setup Secrets<\/h2>\n

      You are likely going to need a new personal access token for DockerHub and an SSH key for deployment.<\/p>\n

      Docker Hub<\/h3>\n

      In you Docker Hub, click your profile picture in the top right corner, and navigate to the Account Settings<\/em> screen, then the Personal access tokens<\/a> screen. Make a new token, giving it a name for this project with read and wrote access. Take note of this new token.<\/p>"},{"title":"A Modern Solution to Frontend Styles","link":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/articles\/a-modern-solution-to-frontend-styles\/","pubDate":"Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0400","guid":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/articles\/a-modern-solution-to-frontend-styles\/","description":"

      Yesterday, we looked at the problems with CSS frameworks<\/a>, and I suggested going completely without one. To do that, let me make an initially awful suggestion\u2014and then make it much more appealing.<\/p>\n

      The Concept<\/h2>\n

      Here\u2019s my (conceptual) suggestion: use something like ViewComponents and write all your styles inline.<\/p>\n

      Hear me out. If you have a button component with inline styles, that\u2019s essentially the same as having a button component and a separate button.css<\/code> file that you import\u2014this approach simply keeps everything in one place.<\/p>"},{"title":"The Case Against CSS Frameworks","link":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/articles\/the-case-against-css-frameworks\/","pubDate":"Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:00:00 -0400","guid":"https:\/\/jbennett.me\/articles\/the-case-against-css-frameworks\/","description":"

      Our Rails testing friend, Jason Swett, has an unpopular opinion: don\u2019t use third-party CSS frameworks<\/a>. I don\u2019t think he goes far enough. In fact, I believe you shouldn\u2019t use any frameworks\u2014not even first-party ones.<\/p>\n

      Why Use a Framework?<\/h2>\n

      Before diving into the problems with frameworks, let\u2019s quickly review why we use them in the first place. A few major problems CSS frameworks aim to solve include:<\/p>\n