Kevin Von James
@kevinvonjames.bsky.social
Indie Hacker
📍 launching something somewhere
#buildinpublic
📍 launching something somewhere
#buildinpublic
How to get in the habit of committing code each time I confirm a definitive working change ??
Currently I forget and then all the sudden break everything and have to reset my branch and then rebuild back the working stuff I just did 🤣
Currently I forget and then all the sudden break everything and have to reset my branch and then rebuild back the working stuff I just did 🤣
December 14, 2024 at 11:50 PM
How to get in the habit of committing code each time I confirm a definitive working change ??
Currently I forget and then all the sudden break everything and have to reset my branch and then rebuild back the working stuff I just did 🤣
Currently I forget and then all the sudden break everything and have to reset my branch and then rebuild back the working stuff I just did 🤣
is it odd that I'm preferring the results of chatting with claude directly as opposed to prompting cursor ?
seems the codegen/understanding is better...
seems the codegen/understanding is better...
December 14, 2024 at 8:22 PM
is it odd that I'm preferring the results of chatting with claude directly as opposed to prompting cursor ?
seems the codegen/understanding is better...
seems the codegen/understanding is better...
slammed a barbell on my vision pro today and it took it like a champ. guess we now know why apple chose aluminum instead of plastic
December 14, 2024 at 7:49 PM
slammed a barbell on my vision pro today and it took it like a champ. guess we now know why apple chose aluminum instead of plastic
hot take. AI utopia is already here: everyone (even non-coders) can now create 1 micro saas per day using AI like replit
December 14, 2024 at 2:07 AM
hot take. AI utopia is already here: everyone (even non-coders) can now create 1 micro saas per day using AI like replit
do beginner devs with good ideas now have the advantage over intermediate devs who get in their own way due to over-analyzing the code ?
December 14, 2024 at 1:50 AM
do beginner devs with good ideas now have the advantage over intermediate devs who get in their own way due to over-analyzing the code ?
what did i miss lmao
December 14, 2024 at 1:10 AM
what did i miss lmao
anyone else feelin' saasy today
December 12, 2024 at 6:30 PM
anyone else feelin' saasy today
the skills of innovative development and maintaining successful systems are both important
December 11, 2024 at 8:55 PM
the skills of innovative development and maintaining successful systems are both important
thought i'd seen every "smart-ified" device
December 11, 2024 at 12:58 AM
thought i'd seen every "smart-ified" device
anyone else's amazon "saved for later" have >400 products ?
December 11, 2024 at 12:57 AM
anyone else's amazon "saved for later" have >400 products ?
You know it's a good app when it makes you do this...
December 10, 2024 at 6:54 PM
You know it's a good app when it makes you do this...
What's the optimal learning:building ratio ?
1:2 ?
1:1 ?
1:10 ?
brings up the classic theoretical knowledge versus practical knowledge debate...
1:2 ?
1:1 ?
1:10 ?
brings up the classic theoretical knowledge versus practical knowledge debate...
December 10, 2024 at 6:31 PM
What's the optimal learning:building ratio ?
1:2 ?
1:1 ?
1:10 ?
brings up the classic theoretical knowledge versus practical knowledge debate...
1:2 ?
1:1 ?
1:10 ?
brings up the classic theoretical knowledge versus practical knowledge debate...
morning checklist:
✅ coffee
✅ nootropics
✅ skeet around on bluesky
✅ coffee
✅ nootropics
✅ skeet around on bluesky
December 10, 2024 at 6:12 PM
morning checklist:
✅ coffee
✅ nootropics
✅ skeet around on bluesky
✅ coffee
✅ nootropics
✅ skeet around on bluesky
another milestone in the indie hacker build path
switched from netlify to vercel
switched from netlify to vercel
December 9, 2024 at 8:43 PM
another milestone in the indie hacker build path
switched from netlify to vercel
switched from netlify to vercel
the more I learn about Javascript, the more I realize it is really a "fuck it who cares just build it" language
while Typescript is more like "ok but we kinda have to care a little bit"
while Typescript is more like "ok but we kinda have to care a little bit"
December 9, 2024 at 7:49 PM
the more I learn about Javascript, the more I realize it is really a "fuck it who cares just build it" language
while Typescript is more like "ok but we kinda have to care a little bit"
while Typescript is more like "ok but we kinda have to care a little bit"
1. Make coffee
2. Forget to drink it
3. Remember I made coffee
4. Drink half of now cold coffee
5. Get grossed out and pour it out
6. Repeat
2. Forget to drink it
3. Remember I made coffee
4. Drink half of now cold coffee
5. Get grossed out and pour it out
6. Repeat
December 9, 2024 at 6:06 PM
1. Make coffee
2. Forget to drink it
3. Remember I made coffee
4. Drink half of now cold coffee
5. Get grossed out and pour it out
6. Repeat
2. Forget to drink it
3. Remember I made coffee
4. Drink half of now cold coffee
5. Get grossed out and pour it out
6. Repeat
how learning web development feels after getting a CS degree that for some reason only taught you Java, C++ and python
December 8, 2024 at 7:46 PM
how learning web development feels after getting a CS degree that for some reason only taught you Java, C++ and python
Windsurf or Cursor
which is better & why ?
which is better & why ?
December 2, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Windsurf or Cursor
which is better & why ?
which is better & why ?
swear I learn about 10+ new AI/coding tools per day
December 2, 2024 at 2:30 AM
swear I learn about 10+ new AI/coding tools per day
Time for some Thanksgiving #buildinpublic
Built a no-BS, pure functionality Obsidian Plugin that keeps my most crucial metric floating in front of my face 24/7.
I got tired of constantly switching between notes to check my daily progress. Solution? A floating window that follows me around.
Built a no-BS, pure functionality Obsidian Plugin that keeps my most crucial metric floating in front of my face 24/7.
I got tired of constantly switching between notes to check my daily progress. Solution? A floating window that follows me around.
November 28, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Time for some Thanksgiving #buildinpublic
Built a no-BS, pure functionality Obsidian Plugin that keeps my most crucial metric floating in front of my face 24/7.
I got tired of constantly switching between notes to check my daily progress. Solution? A floating window that follows me around.
Built a no-BS, pure functionality Obsidian Plugin that keeps my most crucial metric floating in front of my face 24/7.
I got tired of constantly switching between notes to check my daily progress. Solution? A floating window that follows me around.
crazy hot take:
saas is just useful software
saas is just useful software
November 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM
crazy hot take:
saas is just useful software
saas is just useful software
what are the highest return-on-effort AI agent workflows that any indie hacker can implement today ?
November 27, 2024 at 5:13 AM
what are the highest return-on-effort AI agent workflows that any indie hacker can implement today ?