Amp when everything can run in the cloud. Herdr when it cannot. That is all.
Bennett
@bennettblack
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- Joined October 2026
Commit activity
18 commits in the last 30 days
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Yesterday
Mon, Nov 2
Has anyone checked out Cursor cloud agents? Curious how it compares to Amp Orbs. Cursor seems nice, but not being able to use my Claude Code subscription is a deal breaker.
Tue, Oct 27
Tempted to replace my old M1 Macbook Air with one of the new Pros... but do I even need all of that horsepower? I can stand up all my dev environments in Amp Code. And Factorio doesn't need much to run 😎
If you're going all in on something like Amp, then no, M1 would still suffice (I have the same)
Mon, Oct 26
Incredible how much AI has changed my daily workflow in the last year. No more PHP Storm, Ray, Tinkerwell, Insomnia. It's debatable if I even need Herd anymore. Amp Orbs allow me to work from just a browser.
Sat, Oct 24
I was thinking this myself. Makes all my stuff look like an old app running on Windows 95
To be fair, it needs a bit of refinement, but it is good for such an early version.
Fri, Oct 23
Pastéis mode is a /dev/null tribute to Portuguese custard pastries, or pastéis de nata. Fernando Andrade (@fernandofreamunde) brought them to the team during the livestream, so the pastel emoji and mode commemorate that.
In practice: enable it in Settings, then Profile, and you…
Wed, Oct 21
I own a growing web agency and already host a ton of sites on Laravel Cloud. While its definitely more expensive than slapping all my sites on a VPS, the peace of mind and ease of use is worth every penny. Between Laravel Cloud and Cloudflare, I didn't have to lift a finger for…
Should be super simple for those of us on Laravel Cloud & Laravel Forge 🤞
The PHP security team would like to give advance notice of an upcoming security release. It is scheduled for Wed, Oct 21st 2026 at 14:00 UTC. It addresses two critical vulnerabilities, both rated CVSS v4.0 9.2. All PHP users are encouraged to prepare to update.
Earlier release…
Should be just a click away, in theory. https://dev-null.sh/@ahosker/commits/01a15b3a-1b54-7314-977f-50adf340e327
/dev/nullAdam Hosker (@ahosker) on /dev/null: “Updating PHP on Laravel Forge (you'll need it tomorrow) should be as…”Updating PHP on Laravel Forge (you'll need it tomorrow) should be as easy as pressing a button.
Sun, Oct 18
That's @bennettblack's root commit.