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Evan
@evanhalley.dev
"Fine young man with an old man mind."

Software engineer & runner
Phew, the amount of hoops I needed to jump through to create a Google Play Store account for an LLC. There are way more in 2025 compared to what I went through in 2012. The process does make the Google Play Store feel a lot less like the wild west like it did in the early 2010s. 😅
August 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Joey Bada$$’s verse 🔥😮‍💨

youtu.be/jp3PLPkjmco?...
Joey Bada$$, Big Sean, Ab-Soul | Red Bull Spiral Freestyle
YouTube video by Red Bull 1520
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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One reason Apple fought tooth and nail to disallow web payments for apps:

Because Apple’s IAP is SO bad in many ways, and *so many* apps will move to web-based payments now not mainly because of the 30% Apple fee, but because of how bad IAP is (from a dev perspective).

Let me give you21 examples:
May 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Trump officials planned a military strike over Signal – with a magazine editor on the line
Trump officials planned a military strike over Signal – with a magazine editor on the line
Unclassified emoji usage
buff.ly
March 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm still refining this idea, but I think a lot of resistance to varying levels of AI in our workflows (from Copilots to "vibe coding") is because we put code on too high a pedestal. Now that we can generate large amounts of it easily, our roles need to shift.

evanhalley.dev/post/2025-03...
Stop Putting Code on a Pedestal :: EvanHalley•Dev — Coding is a habit
Large language models have been injected into your daily workflows for a few years. I see where it's going, but let's stop putting the code on a pedestal.
evanhalley.dev
March 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Interesting to witness these tools evolve and how they are being used. I've been on the GitHub Copilot bandwagon for a while, but it still feels like there's another level I can reach send me productivity through the roof. 🚀

youtube.com/watch?v=IACH...
Vibe Coding Is The Future
YouTube video by Y Combinator
youtube.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'm trying to get back into the habit of:

(a) writing and publishing more
(b) on my own platform
(c) about what I'm working on

Wrote a bit about a project I've been hacking away at for five years 😭

evanhalley.dev/post/2025-02...
February 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
They put a lot of sauce on that title
Just sent out by DOD
February 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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February 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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The whole tech world needs more projects that aren't trying to become billion- (let alone trillion-) dollar ideas, but are happily shooting for success as million-dollar ideas (or less!).
Pebble Founder Eric Migicovsky Is Bringing It Back
The whole tech world needs more projects that aren’t trying to become billion- (let alone trillion-) dollar ideas, but are happily shooting for success as million-dollar ideas (or less!).
daringfireball.net
January 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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I recently gave the closing keynote at PyCon South Africa.

In it, I covered everything I've learned going from a developer to a solopreneur, with two goals:

1. Convince people it's a viable career path.
2. Help them do it.

Watch the talk or read a transcript here: www.coryzue.com/writing/solo...
Using Coding Skills to Make Passive Income
A decade of firsthand advice on going from an employed software developer to successful indie hacker running your own business(es).
www.coryzue.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Sliding back into my side project / SaaS app like I never left. 😅
a little girl is sliding down an orange slide with the word byeeee on the bottom
ALT: a little girl is sliding down an orange slide with the word byeeee on the bottom
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
J. Cole telling us he put Jay-Z on to medium steaks is hilarious 😆

www.inevitable.live/episodes
Inevitable Audio Series: Jermaine Cole & Ibrahim Hamad
Jermaine Cole takes listeners on a raw and unfiltered journey through his life, career, and personal evolution
www.inevitable.live
November 26, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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MUSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAARDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
November 22, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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Ain’t Gon Let Up by DG Yola is a Negro spiritual. IDC.
November 21, 2024 at 1:59 PM
I woke up this morning, looked at my phone...my font is looking real tiny all of a sudden. 🧐
November 20, 2024 at 3:33 PM
The NY Jets are the NFL's version of a "Sh*t Show at the F**k Factory" #NYJets

www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
Why Joe Douglas never stood a chance as Jets GM
As owner Woody Johnson took on a bigger role running the Jets, the writing was on the wall.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:00 AM
November 19, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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Shamelessly stolen from Steve on the other app:

Winning % as Jets starting QB:
Zach Wilson .364
Sam Darnold .342
Aaron Rodgers .273
November 17, 2024 at 10:16 PM
The New York Jets are elite at taking a hard look at things and fixing nothing.
November 17, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Oh.
November 16, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Can confirm, a full marathon does feel 3 times as long as a half marathon, sheesh.
November 16, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Every few months I rediscover "Royalty" by Childish Gambino and I am reminded that Nipsey Hussle gave him one of his greatest feature verses on "Black Faces"

youtu.be/VAzzHpEeon8?...
Childish Gambino - Black Faces (feat. Nipsey Hussle)
YouTube video by GambinoRoyalty
youtu.be
November 14, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Pullin' up to Bluesky
November 13, 2024 at 12:15 AM