Brian Bowden
@bicx.bsky.social
Software engineer, moto guy, and traveler.
Big fan of Elixir, Kotlin, sci-fi, and my TW200.
Currently living in Port Aransas, TX, while working remotely for a SF Bay Area startup.
Genetically incapable of catching fish.
I see sea turtles.
Big fan of Elixir, Kotlin, sci-fi, and my TW200.
Currently living in Port Aransas, TX, while working remotely for a SF Bay Area startup.
Genetically incapable of catching fish.
I see sea turtles.
Sometimes I wonder if we all actually died during the pandemic, and we’re now in a Lost-style purgatory situation.
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Sometimes I wonder if we all actually died during the pandemic, and we’re now in a Lost-style purgatory situation.
Regarding Musk and Trump: Experts have always agreed that the biggest strain on any relationship is the federal judicial system. When court orders ruin your plans, it's easy to start blaming each other.
June 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Regarding Musk and Trump: Experts have always agreed that the biggest strain on any relationship is the federal judicial system. When court orders ruin your plans, it's easy to start blaming each other.
Nothing like leaving yourself a cliffhanger on your own todo list. Still don't know what I was talking about, but I am very concerned.
March 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nothing like leaving yourself a cliffhanger on your own todo list. Still don't know what I was talking about, but I am very concerned.
XCode, you never fail to disappoint me
February 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
XCode, you never fail to disappoint me
As I get closer to 40, I end up learning the same lesson repeatedly: choosing the spicy wings is always a mistake.
January 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As I get closer to 40, I end up learning the same lesson repeatedly: choosing the spicy wings is always a mistake.
If you’re placed on PIP as a Python engineer, does typing “pip install” just serve as an irritating reminder?
(I guess you could just create a command alias.)
(I guess you could just create a command alias.)
December 24, 2024 at 10:20 PM
If you’re placed on PIP as a Python engineer, does typing “pip install” just serve as an irritating reminder?
(I guess you could just create a command alias.)
(I guess you could just create a command alias.)
After 15 years of software development (and many years of Android and React Native), I’m finally building native iOS apps.
Xcode is missing so many quality-of-life features available to other IDEs in 2024. I didn’t think there was a modern flagship IDE that would make me miss Android Studio.
Xcode is missing so many quality-of-life features available to other IDEs in 2024. I didn’t think there was a modern flagship IDE that would make me miss Android Studio.
December 23, 2024 at 6:45 PM
After 15 years of software development (and many years of Android and React Native), I’m finally building native iOS apps.
Xcode is missing so many quality-of-life features available to other IDEs in 2024. I didn’t think there was a modern flagship IDE that would make me miss Android Studio.
Xcode is missing so many quality-of-life features available to other IDEs in 2024. I didn’t think there was a modern flagship IDE that would make me miss Android Studio.
@asavage.bsky.social Get in loser, we’re posting on Bluesky
December 5, 2024 at 8:34 PM
@asavage.bsky.social Get in loser, we’re posting on Bluesky
Every time I make a public mistake at work, I just tell myself that it humanizes me and makes me more relatable.
December 5, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Every time I make a public mistake at work, I just tell myself that it humanizes me and makes me more relatable.
I’ve spent over a decade building mobile apps for startups, and 90% of that in native apps. I have to say: the vast majority of app-centric startups are making a mistake by not using React Native or Flutter for cross-platform. For most cases, the result is indistinguishable from native for the user.
December 4, 2024 at 4:30 PM
I’ve spent over a decade building mobile apps for startups, and 90% of that in native apps. I have to say: the vast majority of app-centric startups are making a mistake by not using React Native or Flutter for cross-platform. For most cases, the result is indistinguishable from native for the user.
Reposted by Brian Bowden
LiveView 1.0 was released! Time to upgrade from RC :) I've been enjoying building UIs *again* thanks to LV/Phoenix 🥰
#ElixirLang#ElixirPhoenix#Liveview
You can read the announcement here 👇🏻
https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-liveview-1.0-released
#ElixirLang#ElixirPhoenix#Liveview
You can read the announcement here 👇🏻
https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-liveview-1.0-released
December 3, 2024 at 11:37 PM
LiveView 1.0 was released! Time to upgrade from RC :) I've been enjoying building UIs *again* thanks to LV/Phoenix 🥰
#ElixirLang#ElixirPhoenix#Liveview
You can read the announcement here 👇🏻
https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-liveview-1.0-released
#ElixirLang#ElixirPhoenix#Liveview
You can read the announcement here 👇🏻
https://www.phoenixframework.org/blog/phoenix-liveview-1.0-released
After half-assing my way through ML training a few years ago, I’m now taking myself through the Huggingface Transformers course. One of the hardest things for me to do (but the most important) is to truly become a student again without immediately looking for ways to achieve real-world productivity.
November 30, 2024 at 11:18 PM
After half-assing my way through ML training a few years ago, I’m now taking myself through the Huggingface Transformers course. One of the hardest things for me to do (but the most important) is to truly become a student again without immediately looking for ways to achieve real-world productivity.
In tech, I’ve seen how far people can go in their career, and I always wonder how far I should try to follow. Then, moving to a smaller town, I see how happy people can be with even a meager living. I’m simultaneously comforted that I have enough while and also afraid of losing my drive to succeed.
November 24, 2024 at 2:21 AM
In tech, I’ve seen how far people can go in their career, and I always wonder how far I should try to follow. Then, moving to a smaller town, I see how happy people can be with even a meager living. I’m simultaneously comforted that I have enough while and also afraid of losing my drive to succeed.
I've realized that any answer to a question like "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" is just a projection of what you think will bring you satisfaction in the current moment.
The "me" of 5 years ago had completely different struggles and ambitions than I do today.
The "me" of 5 years ago had completely different struggles and ambitions than I do today.
November 22, 2024 at 2:46 PM
I've realized that any answer to a question like "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" is just a projection of what you think will bring you satisfaction in the current moment.
The "me" of 5 years ago had completely different struggles and ambitions than I do today.
The "me" of 5 years ago had completely different struggles and ambitions than I do today.
Any TW200 fans out there? Loving mine for puttering around the island.
November 22, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Any TW200 fans out there? Loving mine for puttering around the island.
Chilling with the sea turtles
November 19, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Chilling with the sea turtles
The last 2 years have been the most adventurous of my career. Through writing this post, I wanted to explore how significantly each change impacted my approach to building software.
Facets of my Engineering Career
The last 2 years have been the most adventurous of my career. Through writing this post, I wanted to explore how significantly each change impacted my approach to building software.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2024 at 4:37 PM
The last 2 years have been the most adventurous of my career. Through writing this post, I wanted to explore how significantly each change impacted my approach to building software.
Starting an RV Lifestyle list on Bluesky. Let me know who might be a good addition!
February 7, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Starting an RV Lifestyle list on Bluesky. Let me know who might be a good addition!
Currently staying in Deming, NM, as part of our ongoing RV adventure, and we discovered White Sands National Monument. Beautiful!
February 7, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Currently staying in Deming, NM, as part of our ongoing RV adventure, and we discovered White Sands National Monument. Beautiful!
Reposted by Brian Bowden
I love the new developer website the @bsky.app team launched today. Clear, well documented, and shows their commitment to an open developer community 🦋💙
www.docs.bsky.app
www.docs.bsky.app
Bluesky Documentation | Bluesky
Explore guides and tutorials to the Bluesky API.
www.docs.bsky.app
February 7, 2024 at 3:05 AM
I love the new developer website the @bsky.app team launched today. Clear, well documented, and shows their commitment to an open developer community 🦋💙
www.docs.bsky.app
www.docs.bsky.app
Any fulltime RVers out here on Bluesky?
February 7, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Any fulltime RVers out here on Bluesky?