Cam
@cameronhscott.bsky.social
Full-stack developer, product manager, and fractional technology leader
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New Deploy Empathy chapter draft: “How to run your own customer interview workshop”
(Thinking this becomes Appendix C in the revised edition) open.substack.com/pub/deployem...
(Thinking this becomes Appendix C in the revised edition) open.substack.com/pub/deployem...
How to run your own customer interview workshop
A guide to running your own customer interview workshop with Deploy Empathy
open.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
New Deploy Empathy chapter draft: “How to run your own customer interview workshop”
(Thinking this becomes Appendix C in the revised edition) open.substack.com/pub/deployem...
(Thinking this becomes Appendix C in the revised edition) open.substack.com/pub/deployem...
Dan Mall @danmall.bsky.social has re-released his "Pricing Design" ALA book as a free e-book! While originally written for designers, there's so much good insight here that a freelance developer can use to make more money.
pricingdesignbook.com
pricingdesignbook.com
Pricing Design — A book by Dan Mall
Dan Mall explains how to earn more, by understanding what goes into a price and what your clients really want—and are willing to pay for.
pricingdesignbook.com
January 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Dan Mall @danmall.bsky.social has re-released his "Pricing Design" ALA book as a free e-book! While originally written for designers, there's so much good insight here that a freelance developer can use to make more money.
pricingdesignbook.com
pricingdesignbook.com
The whole set is really enjoyable, but specifically check out 10:50, where she plays lap-style with a mallet while accompanying herself with tap shoes and kalimba taped to her guitar. That level of mastery is so much fun to hear:
youtu.be/nKDoVuG7uZ0?...
youtu.be/nKDoVuG7uZ0?...
Yasmin Williams: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
December 16, 2024 at 2:15 PM
The whole set is really enjoyable, but specifically check out 10:50, where she plays lap-style with a mallet while accompanying herself with tap shoes and kalimba taped to her guitar. That level of mastery is so much fun to hear:
youtu.be/nKDoVuG7uZ0?...
youtu.be/nKDoVuG7uZ0?...
Genuine, non-troll-y question: have you ever had a positive experience with a consumer-facing AI chatbot?
December 16, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Genuine, non-troll-y question: have you ever had a positive experience with a consumer-facing AI chatbot?
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If you’re not getting at least 10 new, paying customers per weekday, you should not be doing anything with the word “scale” in it.
Rather, you should be seeking how to get to 10 new, paying customers per weekday.
(Unless average MRR > $100)
Rather, you should be seeking how to get to 10 new, paying customers per weekday.
(Unless average MRR > $100)
December 15, 2024 at 8:24 AM
If you’re not getting at least 10 new, paying customers per weekday, you should not be doing anything with the word “scale” in it.
Rather, you should be seeking how to get to 10 new, paying customers per weekday.
(Unless average MRR > $100)
Rather, you should be seeking how to get to 10 new, paying customers per weekday.
(Unless average MRR > $100)
Say your app has account debits and credits, and you need to show an account balance.
If it's a few thousand records, you *might* get away with $records->pluck('amount')->sum(), but how do you prefer to handle it when you have a few million?
If it's a few thousand records, you *might* get away with $records->pluck('amount')->sum(), but how do you prefer to handle it when you have a few million?
December 13, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Say your app has account debits and credits, and you need to show an account balance.
If it's a few thousand records, you *might* get away with $records->pluck('amount')->sum(), but how do you prefer to handle it when you have a few million?
If it's a few thousand records, you *might* get away with $records->pluck('amount')->sum(), but how do you prefer to handle it when you have a few million?
Putting aside the specific content of the talk (which is excellent) for a second, this is just a superb example of a successful keynote: engaging, funny, applicable to a broad audience, but still specific enough that folks can take away real, tangible actions.
This is a great talk about what it looks like to be prepared as a sane person who cares about people. I've listened to it a few times and am slowly implementing parts of it as they make sense.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihr...
Lawyer. Passport. Locksmith. Gun. (A Talk About Risk & Preparedness)
YouTube video by DeviantOllam
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Putting aside the specific content of the talk (which is excellent) for a second, this is just a superb example of a successful keynote: engaging, funny, applicable to a broad audience, but still specific enough that folks can take away real, tangible actions.
Loving the latest Business of Laravel podcast with @alxndrmlr.com. His touch on navigating the weird, sometimes-fraught process of choosing a tech stack really resonated—especially the "JavaScript or Die" mindset that some investors/decision-makers hold onto.
businessoflaravel.com
businessoflaravel.com
The Business of Laravel
Short, powerful interviews with business leaders working with and within the Laravel ecosystem--about business, tech, and more! Hosted by Matt Stauffer.
businessoflaravel.com
December 11, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Loving the latest Business of Laravel podcast with @alxndrmlr.com. His touch on navigating the weird, sometimes-fraught process of choosing a tech stack really resonated—especially the "JavaScript or Die" mindset that some investors/decision-makers hold onto.
businessoflaravel.com
businessoflaravel.com
I recently had to really sell a decision-maker on Laravel (rather than Next) as the most effective framework to meet their aggressive time and cost constraints. For the first time in a while, I really took stock of the framework as a whole, and man, what a gift it is.
December 10, 2024 at 1:59 PM
I recently had to really sell a decision-maker on Laravel (rather than Next) as the most effective framework to meet their aggressive time and cost constraints. For the first time in a while, I really took stock of the framework as a whole, and man, what a gift it is.
I just love that Slack is this customizable—I had no idea.
Wanna make Slack better?
Settings:
1. Appearance > Font = Robot Mono
2. Messages > Theme =Compact
3. Messages > Names = Just display names
4. Messages > Additional options: uncheck “Display information about who is currently typing a message”
Give it a week. I don’t even hate Slack anymore.
Settings:
1. Appearance > Font = Robot Mono
2. Messages > Theme =Compact
3. Messages > Names = Just display names
4. Messages > Additional options: uncheck “Display information about who is currently typing a message”
Give it a week. I don’t even hate Slack anymore.
I changed my font in Slack to a monospace font thanks to @tim.macdonald.au and phew what an upgrade
December 10, 2024 at 1:33 AM
I just love that Slack is this customizable—I had no idea.
Gotta tell you, I ran `defaults write CreateDesktop -bool false && killall Finder` a few years ago and I've never looked back—a terminal command that prevents the file contents of your desktop from rendering.
It's so placid! So serene! Plus, it's great for screensharing.
It's so placid! So serene! Plus, it's great for screensharing.
December 9, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Gotta tell you, I ran `defaults write CreateDesktop -bool false && killall Finder` a few years ago and I've never looked back—a terminal command that prevents the file contents of your desktop from rendering.
It's so placid! So serene! Plus, it's great for screensharing.
It's so placid! So serene! Plus, it's great for screensharing.
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Cut a new version of Night Owl today, merging in a lot of PRs, thanks for the contributions ❤️
December 8, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Cut a new version of Night Owl today, merging in a lot of PRs, thanks for the contributions ❤️
This is kinda everywhere right now, and it deserves to be: easily in the top 5 Tiny Desks ever. The levels of artistry, precision, and presence are just wild
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-91v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-91v...
Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2024 at 11:29 AM
This is kinda everywhere right now, and it deserves to be: easily in the top 5 Tiny Desks ever. The levels of artistry, precision, and presence are just wild
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-91v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-91v...
I missed this, but Laravel's Director of Engineering recently announced that the company's products will be SOC 2 and ISO27001 compliant by the end of 2025—and maybe even HIPAA, too. (Shoutout to @mattstauffer.com's newsletter for this one.)
December 8, 2024 at 11:21 AM
I missed this, but Laravel's Director of Engineering recently announced that the company's products will be SOC 2 and ISO27001 compliant by the end of 2025—and maybe even HIPAA, too. (Shoutout to @mattstauffer.com's newsletter for this one.)
A fun little #laravel Eloquent method I didn't know existed: you can grab the sum of a relationship attribute and return it with the model. Can also do withMin(), withMax(), withAvg, and withExists(). Should save you a collection or two.
laravel.com/docs/11.x/el...
laravel.com/docs/11.x/el...
December 7, 2024 at 1:35 PM
A fun little #laravel Eloquent method I didn't know existed: you can grab the sum of a relationship attribute and return it with the model. Can also do withMin(), withMax(), withAvg, and withExists(). Should save you a collection or two.
laravel.com/docs/11.x/el...
laravel.com/docs/11.x/el...