Martin Piliar
@piliar.me
🎮 Senior Unity Developer at ChargedMonkey
🍪 Ex co-founder of Mad Cookies Studio
😅 Somehow became the funny guy at standups
🖊️ Portfolio → piliar.me
🍪 Ex co-founder of Mad Cookies Studio
😅 Somehow became the funny guy at standups
🖊️ Portfolio → piliar.me
How do you prevent your Figma files from turning into a complete mess? 🤔
This is the page structure I'm currently using to keep our B2C, B2B, and shared components organized. It works, but I'm always looking for a better way.
This is the page structure I'm currently using to keep our B2C, B2B, and shared components organized. It works, but I'm always looking for a better way.
August 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
How do you prevent your Figma files from turning into a complete mess? 🤔
This is the page structure I'm currently using to keep our B2C, B2B, and shared components organized. It works, but I'm always looking for a better way.
This is the page structure I'm currently using to keep our B2C, B2B, and shared components organized. It works, but I'm always looking for a better way.
The eternal builder's dilemma: Build it fast or build it right?
Choosing speed isn't lazy. It's taking on "technical debt" as a strategic choice to get feedback faster.
It’s a calculated risk.
How do you decide when it's worth it?
Choosing speed isn't lazy. It's taking on "technical debt" as a strategic choice to get feedback faster.
It’s a calculated risk.
How do you decide when it's worth it?
August 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The eternal builder's dilemma: Build it fast or build it right?
Choosing speed isn't lazy. It's taking on "technical debt" as a strategic choice to get feedback faster.
It’s a calculated risk.
How do you decide when it's worth it?
Choosing speed isn't lazy. It's taking on "technical debt" as a strategic choice to get feedback faster.
It’s a calculated risk.
How do you decide when it's worth it?
PART 2
So what's the solution?
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A true game-changer for high-performance .NET. Here's how it works: 🧵👇
So what's the solution?
Span<T>
A true game-changer for high-performance .NET. Here's how it works: 🧵👇
July 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
PART 2
So what's the solution?
Span<T>
A true game-changer for high-performance .NET. Here's how it works: 🧵👇
So what's the solution?
Span<T>
A true game-changer for high-performance .NET. Here's how it works: 🧵👇
PART 1
Ever wondered why some of your .NET code feels sluggish, especially when processing text or handling large amounts of data? 🤔
The culprit is often hidden in plain sight: memory allocations.
Ever wondered why some of your .NET code feels sluggish, especially when processing text or handling large amounts of data? 🤔
The culprit is often hidden in plain sight: memory allocations.
July 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
PART 1
Ever wondered why some of your .NET code feels sluggish, especially when processing text or handling large amounts of data? 🤔
The culprit is often hidden in plain sight: memory allocations.
Ever wondered why some of your .NET code feels sluggish, especially when processing text or handling large amounts of data? 🤔
The culprit is often hidden in plain sight: memory allocations.
Stopped organizing React Native by technical layers (components/, services/, utils/) and started organizing by features (auth/, profile/, posts/)
Everything related to one feature lives in one folder.
Game changer for maintainability 🔥
Full guide in thread 👇
Everything related to one feature lives in one folder.
Game changer for maintainability 🔥
Full guide in thread 👇
July 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Stopped organizing React Native by technical layers (components/, services/, utils/) and started organizing by features (auth/, profile/, posts/)
Everything related to one feature lives in one folder.
Game changer for maintainability 🔥
Full guide in thread 👇
Everything related to one feature lives in one folder.
Game changer for maintainability 🔥
Full guide in thread 👇
Ever get that blank stare during standup when someone asks what you worked on yesterday? 👀
I built a smart Obsidian template to solve this. Just released it on GitHub!
I wrote a detailed blog post about why and how I built it: piliar.me/blog/smart-d...
I built a smart Obsidian template to solve this. Just released it on GitHub!
I wrote a detailed blog post about why and how I built it: piliar.me/blog/smart-d...
February 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Ever get that blank stare during standup when someone asks what you worked on yesterday? 👀
I built a smart Obsidian template to solve this. Just released it on GitHub!
I wrote a detailed blog post about why and how I built it: piliar.me/blog/smart-d...
I built a smart Obsidian template to solve this. Just released it on GitHub!
I wrote a detailed blog post about why and how I built it: piliar.me/blog/smart-d...
Working with React Native on Windows?
Those path length limitations in monorepos can be tricky 🤔
Just published a guide on how to fix it with symlinks (saved me hours of debugging!)
piliar.me/blog/taming-...
PS: Using this in a new project - more soon 👀
Those path length limitations in monorepos can be tricky 🤔
Just published a guide on how to fix it with symlinks (saved me hours of debugging!)
piliar.me/blog/taming-...
PS: Using this in a new project - more soon 👀
February 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Working with React Native on Windows?
Those path length limitations in monorepos can be tricky 🤔
Just published a guide on how to fix it with symlinks (saved me hours of debugging!)
piliar.me/blog/taming-...
PS: Using this in a new project - more soon 👀
Those path length limitations in monorepos can be tricky 🤔
Just published a guide on how to fix it with symlinks (saved me hours of debugging!)
piliar.me/blog/taming-...
PS: Using this in a new project - more soon 👀
programmers literally only want one thing and it's fucking disgusting
January 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
programmers literally only want one thing and it's fucking disgusting
Just finished my yearly retrospective (3rd time in a row!) - from work to fitness to mental health.
~10k characters of hopes, learnings, and plans. Already excited to see how this doc ages when I check it next January 👀
Do you also do yearly reviews? Any ideas for improvement?
~10k characters of hopes, learnings, and plans. Already excited to see how this doc ages when I check it next January 👀
Do you also do yearly reviews? Any ideas for improvement?
January 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Just finished my yearly retrospective (3rd time in a row!) - from work to fitness to mental health.
~10k characters of hopes, learnings, and plans. Already excited to see how this doc ages when I check it next January 👀
Do you also do yearly reviews? Any ideas for improvement?
~10k characters of hopes, learnings, and plans. Already excited to see how this doc ages when I check it next January 👀
Do you also do yearly reviews? Any ideas for improvement?
So, this app has been my pet project for a few months now (super part-time). Already got a domain, so things are getting serious™️ (hopefully this one won't end up in the domain cemetery)
Excited to share that it's starting to look presentable! Might start documenting the journey with #buildinpublic
Excited to share that it's starting to look presentable! Might start documenting the journey with #buildinpublic
December 30, 2024 at 4:58 AM
So, this app has been my pet project for a few months now (super part-time). Already got a domain, so things are getting serious™️ (hopefully this one won't end up in the domain cemetery)
Excited to share that it's starting to look presentable! Might start documenting the journey with #buildinpublic
Excited to share that it's starting to look presentable! Might start documenting the journey with #buildinpublic
Anyone know what this type of animated header is called? (Does it even have a proper name? 🤔)
Built it with React Native Reanimated but would love to see how others tackle this!
Built it with React Native Reanimated but would love to see how others tackle this!
December 29, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Anyone know what this type of animated header is called? (Does it even have a proper name? 🤔)
Built it with React Native Reanimated but would love to see how others tackle this!
Built it with React Native Reanimated but would love to see how others tackle this!
Ever wondered why some React Native projects look completely different from others? 🤔
Found these two in the wild:
- Feature-based (auth, feed, profile)
- Type-based (components, screens, services)
Best part? No wrong answers here - one for big projects, one for quick MVPs.
Any other ideas? 🧵
Found these two in the wild:
- Feature-based (auth, feed, profile)
- Type-based (components, screens, services)
Best part? No wrong answers here - one for big projects, one for quick MVPs.
Any other ideas? 🧵
December 28, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Ever wondered why some React Native projects look completely different from others? 🤔
Found these two in the wild:
- Feature-based (auth, feed, profile)
- Type-based (components, screens, services)
Best part? No wrong answers here - one for big projects, one for quick MVPs.
Any other ideas? 🧵
Found these two in the wild:
- Feature-based (auth, feed, profile)
- Type-based (components, screens, services)
Best part? No wrong answers here - one for big projects, one for quick MVPs.
Any other ideas? 🧵
When your code starts looking like a gingerbread cookie that's seen better days 😅
10/10 would still eat the cookie though… the code needs a complete rewrite…
10/10 would still eat the cookie though… the code needs a complete rewrite…
December 19, 2024 at 3:48 PM
When your code starts looking like a gingerbread cookie that's seen better days 😅
10/10 would still eat the cookie though… the code needs a complete rewrite…
10/10 would still eat the cookie though… the code needs a complete rewrite…
Looks like I have a new project manager - enforcing mandatory breaks by blocking my keyboard during programming 🐕
(Someone tell her that 'sit' doesn't mean 'sit on my workspace while I'm trying to code')
#programming #dog
(Someone tell her that 'sit' doesn't mean 'sit on my workspace while I'm trying to code')
#programming #dog
December 18, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Looks like I have a new project manager - enforcing mandatory breaks by blocking my keyboard during programming 🐕
(Someone tell her that 'sit' doesn't mean 'sit on my workspace while I'm trying to code')
#programming #dog
(Someone tell her that 'sit' doesn't mean 'sit on my workspace while I'm trying to code')
#programming #dog
TIL about git rerere (reuse recorded resolution): a feature that remembers how you solved merge conflicts 🧠
Will I ever use it? Probably (and hopefully) not.
Did it blow my mind that Git has been holding out on me this whole time? Absolutely 🤯
git config --global rerere.enabled true
Will I ever use it? Probably (and hopefully) not.
Did it blow my mind that Git has been holding out on me this whole time? Absolutely 🤯
git config --global rerere.enabled true
December 10, 2024 at 4:13 PM
TIL about git rerere (reuse recorded resolution): a feature that remembers how you solved merge conflicts 🧠
Will I ever use it? Probably (and hopefully) not.
Did it blow my mind that Git has been holding out on me this whole time? Absolutely 🤯
git config --global rerere.enabled true
Will I ever use it? Probably (and hopefully) not.
Did it blow my mind that Git has been holding out on me this whole time? Absolutely 🤯
git config --global rerere.enabled true
This is actually the first Spotify Wrapped where I was like “yeah that checks out”.
For some reason, during the previous ones, I was always surprised by both top artists and songs haha.
For some reason, during the previous ones, I was always surprised by both top artists and songs haha.
December 5, 2024 at 4:09 AM
This is actually the first Spotify Wrapped where I was like “yeah that checks out”.
For some reason, during the previous ones, I was always surprised by both top artists and songs haha.
For some reason, during the previous ones, I was always surprised by both top artists and songs haha.
Woah, I haven't seen these covers yet. Now I wonder which ones are the original. I'm really digging these:
November 15, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Woah, I haven't seen these covers yet. Now I wonder which ones are the original. I'm really digging these:
Friendly reminder 🔔
Season 2 of Silo TV show has just premiered on AppleTV+.
In case you haven’t read the book, I really recommend you to do so! 📚💙
Season 2 of Silo TV show has just premiered on AppleTV+.
In case you haven’t read the book, I really recommend you to do so! 📚💙
November 15, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Friendly reminder 🔔
Season 2 of Silo TV show has just premiered on AppleTV+.
In case you haven’t read the book, I really recommend you to do so! 📚💙
Season 2 of Silo TV show has just premiered on AppleTV+.
In case you haven’t read the book, I really recommend you to do so! 📚💙
Found this old Reddit post of mine - still makes me happy whenever I spot dedicated bike lanes, especially when they're actually smoother than the car roads themselves
#safestreets
#safestreets
November 10, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Found this old Reddit post of mine - still makes me happy whenever I spot dedicated bike lanes, especially when they're actually smoother than the car roads themselves
#safestreets
#safestreets
October 21, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Why is it so fun to work on tools instead of what I should be doing?🤔
Anyway… Just released Minimal Unity Build Tool v1.1.0 with plugin support for custom pre/post build actions.
Enjoy!🚀Btw. It's completely free, open-source, MIT license.
github.com/martin-pilia...
Anyway… Just released Minimal Unity Build Tool v1.1.0 with plugin support for custom pre/post build actions.
Enjoy!🚀Btw. It's completely free, open-source, MIT license.
github.com/martin-pilia...
October 18, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Why is it so fun to work on tools instead of what I should be doing?🤔
Anyway… Just released Minimal Unity Build Tool v1.1.0 with plugin support for custom pre/post build actions.
Enjoy!🚀Btw. It's completely free, open-source, MIT license.
github.com/martin-pilia...
Anyway… Just released Minimal Unity Build Tool v1.1.0 with plugin support for custom pre/post build actions.
Enjoy!🚀Btw. It's completely free, open-source, MIT license.
github.com/martin-pilia...
I just found out about </kbd> tags in Markdown to format text as a button! 🤔 Fellow developers! What's a neat trick or tool you recently discovered?
I write down things I learn into my Obsidian, this helps with formatting step-by-step tutorials tremendously.
I write down things I learn into my Obsidian, this helps with formatting step-by-step tutorials tremendously.
December 29, 2023 at 7:33 AM
I just found out about </kbd> tags in Markdown to format text as a button! 🤔 Fellow developers! What's a neat trick or tool you recently discovered?
I write down things I learn into my Obsidian, this helps with formatting step-by-step tutorials tremendously.
I write down things I learn into my Obsidian, this helps with formatting step-by-step tutorials tremendously.
📚💙 Ironically, not getting the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson initially led me to countless other books. Now, two years later, I'm finally diving into the book that sparked my reading spree!
Let's hope it's more groundbreaking than the latest iOS update 🫢 (jk, namedrop is great)
Let's hope it's more groundbreaking than the latest iOS update 🫢 (jk, namedrop is great)
December 28, 2023 at 7:25 PM
📚💙 Ironically, not getting the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson initially led me to countless other books. Now, two years later, I'm finally diving into the book that sparked my reading spree!
Let's hope it's more groundbreaking than the latest iOS update 🫢 (jk, namedrop is great)
Let's hope it's more groundbreaking than the latest iOS update 🫢 (jk, namedrop is great)