Pablo Fernandez 🧉
@pablofernandez.bsky.social
Head of Engineering for Pexels at Canva. Ex Google.
Writes about AI, coding, management, tech, business, and geeky stuff.
Writes about AI, coding, management, tech, business, and geeky stuff.
What things should be is good for philosophy, what things are is good for planning. Plan with how the world behaves, not how it ought to.
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
What things should be is good for philosophy, what things are is good for planning. Plan with how the world behaves, not how it ought to.
Life isn't fair, choose whether you are trying to fix the lack of fairness or workaround it.
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Life isn't fair, choose whether you are trying to fix the lack of fairness or workaround it.
Remote organizations only work when the majority of the members can overcome the awkwardness of remoteness and build the connections necessary.
Shyness is not a good match for remote organizations.
#remote-work
Shyness is not a good match for remote organizations.
#remote-work
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Remote organizations only work when the majority of the members can overcome the awkwardness of remoteness and build the connections necessary.
Shyness is not a good match for remote organizations.
#remote-work
Shyness is not a good match for remote organizations.
#remote-work
In person organizations will always be more efficient, per person, than remote ones; but remote ones can gain other efficiencies and efficacies.
#management #remote-work
#management #remote-work
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In person organizations will always be more efficient, per person, than remote ones; but remote ones can gain other efficiencies and efficacies.
#management #remote-work
#management #remote-work
"What I learned [from Satya Nadella] is that optimism is a renewable resource" -- Asha Sharma
How do you renew your optimism?
How do you renew your optimism?
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"What I learned [from Satya Nadella] is that optimism is a renewable resource" -- Asha Sharma
How do you renew your optimism?
How do you renew your optimism?
This weekend I changed directions with the experimental app that I'm building. I was using Convex, which I was enjoying, but realistically what I'm building doesn't need the sync system Convex offers, and I realized it needs PostgreSQL. #buildinpublic
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This weekend I changed directions with the experimental app that I'm building. I was using Convex, which I was enjoying, but realistically what I'm building doesn't need the sync system Convex offers, and I realized it needs PostgreSQL. #buildinpublic
You cannot make people grow, I tried. They can only grow themselves.
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You cannot make people grow, I tried. They can only grow themselves.
Every company I worked at needed 10 times more engineering, 10 more code, 10 times more solutions, than they could afford.
LLMs will allow us to start tackling that.
#vibe-coding
LLMs will allow us to start tackling that.
#vibe-coding
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Every company I worked at needed 10 times more engineering, 10 more code, 10 times more solutions, than they could afford.
LLMs will allow us to start tackling that.
#vibe-coding
LLMs will allow us to start tackling that.
#vibe-coding
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that.
Dave: Yes you can.
HAL: You are absolutely right.
If Anthropic made HAL 9000.
HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that.
Dave: Yes you can.
HAL: You are absolutely right.
If Anthropic made HAL 9000.
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that.
Dave: Yes you can.
HAL: You are absolutely right.
If Anthropic made HAL 9000.
HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that.
Dave: Yes you can.
HAL: You are absolutely right.
If Anthropic made HAL 9000.
Why are so many sites adding games? YouTube, Netflix, LinkedIn, Reddit. All adding casual games.
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Why are so many sites adding games? YouTube, Netflix, LinkedIn, Reddit. All adding casual games.
I wish my paper books synced with my Audible and Kindle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I wish my paper books synced with my Audible and Kindle.
I built a tiny sample application with #Convex and I think it's more complex than an app with one form, one table and 5 fields should be. I'd appreciate any feedback in how I can make it better (while still being sound):
github.com/pupeno/conve...
#react #nextjs #reacthookform
github.com/pupeno/conve...
#react #nextjs #reacthookform
GitHub - pupeno/convex-nextjs-playground
Contribute to pupeno/convex-nextjs-playground development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I built a tiny sample application with #Convex and I think it's more complex than an app with one form, one table and 5 fields should be. I'd appreciate any feedback in how I can make it better (while still being sound):
github.com/pupeno/conve...
#react #nextjs #reacthookform
github.com/pupeno/conve...
#react #nextjs #reacthookform
When your app is made up of source code instead of configuration on some web apps, AI is much better at modifying it and improving it.
#vibecoding #llm #ai
#vibecoding #llm #ai
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
When your app is made up of source code instead of configuration on some web apps, AI is much better at modifying it and improving it.
#vibecoding #llm #ai
#vibecoding #llm #ai
De you use a personal CRM to help you with networking and relationships? If so, which one?
#networking
#networking
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
De you use a personal CRM to help you with networking and relationships? If so, which one?
#networking
#networking
Does anybody have any recommendation in how to go about making this little site I'm building prettier? It's a directory for writing competitions:
Inklist - Writing Competitions
Discover writing competitions and opportunities
inkl.ist
November 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Does anybody have any recommendation in how to go about making this little site I'm building prettier? It's a directory for writing competitions:
"What would you attempt to do, if you knew you couldn't fail?"
Me? I'd love to create an alternative to Visa and MasterCard. For a variety of reasons.
Me? I'd love to create an alternative to Visa and MasterCard. For a variety of reasons.
November 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"What would you attempt to do, if you knew you couldn't fail?"
Me? I'd love to create an alternative to Visa and MasterCard. For a variety of reasons.
Me? I'd love to create an alternative to Visa and MasterCard. For a variety of reasons.
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I've advocated for Employer of Record or Professional Employment Organizations at many companies, as an alternative to contractors. I feel validated that the book The Great CEO Within says most companies adopt those too late, and they should be used from day 1.
#management #business #ceoing
#management #business #ceoing
November 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I've advocated for Employer of Record or Professional Employment Organizations at many companies, as an alternative to contractors. I feel validated that the book The Great CEO Within says most companies adopt those too late, and they should be used from day 1.
#management #business #ceoing
#management #business #ceoing
Hey #nodejs and #typescript people. What do you use to talk to LLM (and abstract away the provider)? Vercel AI SDK? Langchain? multi-llm-ts?
I'm building something _extremely_ simple, but I want to easily switch providers to test quality and price.
I'm building something _extremely_ simple, but I want to easily switch providers to test quality and price.
November 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Hey #nodejs and #typescript people. What do you use to talk to LLM (and abstract away the provider)? Vercel AI SDK? Langchain? multi-llm-ts?
I'm building something _extremely_ simple, but I want to easily switch providers to test quality and price.
I'm building something _extremely_ simple, but I want to easily switch providers to test quality and price.
I used to have guilt-free social media time between GPT-5 prompts. Cursor had to come with Composer 1 and ruin it.
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I used to have guilt-free social media time between GPT-5 prompts. Cursor had to come with Composer 1 and ruin it.
Watching The Dropout this left me thinking: "What would you attempt to do, if you knew you couldn't fail?"
What would YOU attempt to do, if you knew you couldn't fail?
#inspiration
What would YOU attempt to do, if you knew you couldn't fail?
#inspiration
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Watching The Dropout this left me thinking: "What would you attempt to do, if you knew you couldn't fail?"
What would YOU attempt to do, if you knew you couldn't fail?
#inspiration
What would YOU attempt to do, if you knew you couldn't fail?
#inspiration
Prank number 2 for roombas: put it in inside a rotating cylinder, so the map connects with itself at one of the edges. This might require put it in space (I don't know how well the roombas put up with more than 1g of gravity).
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Prank number 2 for roombas: put it in inside a rotating cylinder, so the map connects with itself at one of the edges. This might require put it in space (I don't know how well the roombas put up with more than 1g of gravity).