ActivityPub Viewer

A small tool to view real-world ActivityPub objects as JSON! Enter a URL or username from Mastodon or a similar service below, and we'll send a request with the right Accept header to the server to view the underlying object.

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{ "@context": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", { "ostatus": "http://ostatus.org#", "atomUri": "ostatus:atomUri", "inReplyToAtomUri": "ostatus:inReplyToAtomUri", "conversation": "ostatus:conversation", "sensitive": "as:sensitive", "toot": "http://joinmastodon.org/ns#", "votersCount": "toot:votersCount", "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag" } ], "id": "https://techhub.social/users/rayckeith/statuses/114073934374760107", "type": "Note", "summary": null, "inReplyTo": null, "published": "2025-02-27T04:21:42Z", "url": "https://techhub.social/@rayckeith/114073934374760107", "attributedTo": "https://techhub.social/users/rayckeith", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://techhub.social/users/rayckeith/followers" ], "sensitive": false, "atomUri": "https://techhub.social/users/rayckeith/statuses/114073934374760107", "inReplyToAtomUri": null, "conversation": "tag:techhub.social,2025-02-27:objectId=237417469:objectType=Conversation", "content": "<p>&quot;When you watch a senior engineer work with <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/AI\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>AI</span></a> tools like Cursor or Copilot, it looks like magic. They can scaffold entire features in minutes, complete with <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/tests\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>tests</span></a> and <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/documentation\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>documentation</span></a>. But watch carefully, and you&#39;ll notice something crucial: They&#39;re not just accepting what the AI suggests. They&#39;re constantly:</p><p>- <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/Refactoring\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Refactoring</span></a> the generated <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/code\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>code</span></a> into smaller, focused modules<br />- Adding edge case handling the AI missed<br />- Strengthening type definitions and interfaces<br />- Questioning architectural decisions<br />- Adding comprehensive error handling</p><p>&quot;In other words, they&#39;re applying years of hard-won engineering wisdom to shape and constrain the AI&#39;s output. The AI is accelerating their implementation, but their expertise is what keeps the code <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/maintainable\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>maintainable</span></a>.</p><p>&quot;Junior engineers often miss these crucial steps. They accept the AI&#39;s output more readily, leading to what I call &quot;house of cards code&quot; – it looks complete but collapses under real-world pressure.…&quot;<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@bruces/114073834069290792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mastodon.social/@bruces/114073</span><span class=\"invisible\">834069290792</span></a></p>", "contentMap": { "en": "<p>&quot;When you watch a senior engineer work with <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/AI\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>AI</span></a> tools like Cursor or Copilot, it looks like magic. They can scaffold entire features in minutes, complete with <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/tests\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>tests</span></a> and <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/documentation\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>documentation</span></a>. But watch carefully, and you&#39;ll notice something crucial: They&#39;re not just accepting what the AI suggests. They&#39;re constantly:</p><p>- <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/Refactoring\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>Refactoring</span></a> the generated <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/code\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>code</span></a> into smaller, focused modules<br />- Adding edge case handling the AI missed<br />- Strengthening type definitions and interfaces<br />- Questioning architectural decisions<br />- Adding comprehensive error handling</p><p>&quot;In other words, they&#39;re applying years of hard-won engineering wisdom to shape and constrain the AI&#39;s output. The AI is accelerating their implementation, but their expertise is what keeps the code <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/maintainable\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>maintainable</span></a>.</p><p>&quot;Junior engineers often miss these crucial steps. They accept the AI&#39;s output more readily, leading to what I call &quot;house of cards code&quot; – it looks complete but collapses under real-world pressure.…&quot;<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@bruces/114073834069290792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mastodon.social/@bruces/114073</span><span class=\"invisible\">834069290792</span></a></p>" }, "attachment": [], "tag": [ { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://techhub.social/tags/AI", "name": "#AI" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://techhub.social/tags/Tests", "name": "#Tests" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://techhub.social/tags/documentation", "name": "#documentation" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://techhub.social/tags/refactoring", "name": "#refactoring" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://techhub.social/tags/code", "name": "#code" }, { "type": "Hashtag", "href": "https://techhub.social/tags/maintainable", "name": "#maintainable" } ], "replies": { "id": "https://techhub.social/users/rayckeith/statuses/114073934374760107/replies", "type": "Collection", "first": { "type": "CollectionPage", "next": "https://techhub.social/users/rayckeith/statuses/114073934374760107/replies?only_other_accounts=true&page=true", "partOf": "https://techhub.social/users/rayckeith/statuses/114073934374760107/replies", "items": [] } }, "likes": { "id": "https://techhub.social/users/rayckeith/statuses/114073934374760107/likes", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 14 }, "shares": { "id": "https://techhub.social/users/rayckeith/statuses/114073934374760107/shares", "type": "Collection", "totalItems": 16 } }