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Randy
@r38y.com
Software engineer, dancer, yada yada. I like making things, mostly with Elixir.

My babies
https://micastigo.com/
https://pasito.fun/

Writing on mental health, productivity, product dev, software dev, dancing, music at https://r38y.com/.
@ianlandsman.com I'm turning into reply guy, but there is an additional wrinkle to future times:

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But for most things probably only worth it the eighth time someone opens a support ticket complaining.

CDD - Complaint-Driven Development.
How to Save Future Times
I deal a lot with time and time zones in the software I develop, and thankfully most frameworks make it pretty easy to manage. The rule t...
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July 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I added these copy writing rules to my Claude Code rules and then asked Claude Code to rewrite the copy in my app.

It's been my favorite thing so far.
July 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Lesson learned: don't let ANY AI slop code through, even if you think "oh, you're right, that's a good idea, I'll leave that and finish it at some point in the future". Claude will keep trying to make that slop happen and you'll waste hours until you delete it and start over.
July 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Uhhh… just tried Phoenix.new and built this from scratch in two hours and $40. And the interaction wasn’t nerdy at all like it is with Claude Code (love CC btw).

How can I invest in Flyio and Chris McCord? 😂😅

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June 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Started using Claude Code and it’s been pretty amazing so far. Top of list to get working: 1) upgrade a phoenix app from tailwind 3 to 4. 2) upgrade a phoenix app from 1.7.x to 1.8.x including latest conventions.

@solnic.dev I see you talk a lot about AI dev, any recs?

#NerdSnipe
May 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
TF?
REPORTER: But we're seeing as a result that ports here in the US, the traffic has really slowed and now thousands of dockworkers are truck drivers are worried about their jobs

TRUMP: That means we lose less money ... when you say it slowed down, that's a good thing, not a bad thing

May 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
@marcoarment.bsky.social I’ve been creating two index cards every morning for years and have them in front of me all day long. I call them my Daily Jars. New ones every day makes me reprioritize every day.

I’ll have to try remarkable though.
May 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I decided to start developing Pasito more in public:

fyi.pasito.fun

It wont't have much developer content, but it'll go into some deep dives into various systems, like notifications, calendar feeds, etc.

If you want to subscribe to the newsletter, head over to pasito.fun/sub
Pasito.fun
Protips, user spotlights, announcements, and deep dives for Pasito, where you can find local dance events and more!
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May 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Wrote up some of my thoughts on what it means to be nice versus what it means to be kind.

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You can't trust a nice guy - Aaron Francis
They're always up to no good!
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April 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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April 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I recently found some schwag from a company I started in 2009 😲😂✨

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April 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Most human thing you’ll ever see a cat do
March 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I’m always a little bit shocked at how little empathy devs making products have for other devs making products they use.
March 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
@aaronfrancis.com being on episode 26 of Mostly Technical is stressful knowing what comes next. 😰
January 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
2024 gave me a lot to think about, and I think by writing, so I've resurrected my blog. If you're into a mix of mental health, software dev, productivity, dancing, music, check it out maybe.

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Some Random String
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January 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM