Christian W
@w-christian.bsky.social
Making things with computers 💻🪄
"AI speeds up development"
I've found in software engineering, AI often gets you 90% of the way there quickly but fixing that missing 10%, which isn’t obvious, can take just as long (or longer) than doing it all manually from scratch
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I've found in software engineering, AI often gets you 90% of the way there quickly but fixing that missing 10%, which isn’t obvious, can take just as long (or longer) than doing it all manually from scratch
#buildinpublic
August 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"AI speeds up development"
I've found in software engineering, AI often gets you 90% of the way there quickly but fixing that missing 10%, which isn’t obvious, can take just as long (or longer) than doing it all manually from scratch
#buildinpublic
I've found in software engineering, AI often gets you 90% of the way there quickly but fixing that missing 10%, which isn’t obvious, can take just as long (or longer) than doing it all manually from scratch
#buildinpublic
Just asked AI for creative ways to weigh myself without body scales. It said to weigh myself on the doorframe using luggage scales
August 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Just asked AI for creative ways to weigh myself without body scales. It said to weigh myself on the doorframe using luggage scales
June 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Cursor / vibe coding is mainstream at the moment"
Is this really true?
or is it just noise?
My professional dev friends say they only use these tools sometimes and the results are not reliable at a certain complexity.
Is it just noisy marketing?
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Is this really true?
or is it just noise?
My professional dev friends say they only use these tools sometimes and the results are not reliable at a certain complexity.
Is it just noisy marketing?
#buildinpublic
June 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"Cursor / vibe coding is mainstream at the moment"
Is this really true?
or is it just noise?
My professional dev friends say they only use these tools sometimes and the results are not reliable at a certain complexity.
Is it just noisy marketing?
#buildinpublic
Is this really true?
or is it just noise?
My professional dev friends say they only use these tools sometimes and the results are not reliable at a certain complexity.
Is it just noisy marketing?
#buildinpublic
Senior devs used to be the only ones managing juniors. Now, with codebase level LLM tools like Codex, Curosr etc, all devs will feel like they have a team of interns to spec tickets for. Will future devs have enough experience to know what success looks like for these tickets?
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June 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Senior devs used to be the only ones managing juniors. Now, with codebase level LLM tools like Codex, Curosr etc, all devs will feel like they have a team of interns to spec tickets for. Will future devs have enough experience to know what success looks like for these tickets?
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
For people in the JS stack
If you don't want to fully invest into NextJS just for the benefit of static rendering consider using this instead,
github.com/stereobooste...
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If you don't want to fully invest into NextJS just for the benefit of static rendering consider using this instead,
github.com/stereobooste...
#buildinpublic
github.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
For people in the JS stack
If you don't want to fully invest into NextJS just for the benefit of static rendering consider using this instead,
github.com/stereobooste...
#buildinpublic
If you don't want to fully invest into NextJS just for the benefit of static rendering consider using this instead,
github.com/stereobooste...
#buildinpublic
Not an Apple guy usually but picked up these.
Everyone says they are surprisingly good for calls - let's see!
Everyone says they are surprisingly good for calls - let's see!
June 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Not an Apple guy usually but picked up these.
Everyone says they are surprisingly good for calls - let's see!
Everyone says they are surprisingly good for calls - let's see!
Thinking about turning my rental property ROI spreadsheet into a web app for people to use...
Do you think people would use it? 🤔
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Do you think people would use it? 🤔
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June 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Thinking about turning my rental property ROI spreadsheet into a web app for people to use...
Do you think people would use it? 🤔
#buildinpublic
Do you think people would use it? 🤔
#buildinpublic
If you visit a new app and are given 2 sign in options. Which do you choose? and why?
1. Google Sign In
2. Email / Password
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1. Google Sign In
2. Email / Password
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June 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If you visit a new app and are given 2 sign in options. Which do you choose? and why?
1. Google Sign In
2. Email / Password
#buildinpublic
1. Google Sign In
2. Email / Password
#buildinpublic
2 PRs being written at the same time automatically is a bizarre experience I didn't expect in my career.
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June 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
2 PRs being written at the same time automatically is a bizarre experience I didn't expect in my career.
#buildinpublic
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June 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
3 PRs I've made today via OpenAI's web based Codex. Apart from the usual AI problems, I've found making changes by the way of PRs and branches in Github much better vs doing things via a terminal.
Has anyone else been using it?
Has anyone else been using it?
June 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
3 PRs I've made today via OpenAI's web based Codex. Apart from the usual AI problems, I've found making changes by the way of PRs and branches in Github much better vs doing things via a terminal.
Has anyone else been using it?
Has anyone else been using it?
Who is using OpenAI's Codex today? I've just been given access via my Plus subscription and it seems to be good at making PRs in my first attempt 🚀
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June 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Who is using OpenAI's Codex today? I've just been given access via my Plus subscription and it seems to be good at making PRs in my first attempt 🚀
#buildinpublic
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I'm curious are any of you still reading technical documentation or are you asking AI to read it for you like me?
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June 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'm curious are any of you still reading technical documentation or are you asking AI to read it for you like me?
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
If AI didn't say 'Great question' after asking it a question then how would you know if it was a good question?
May 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If AI didn't say 'Great question' after asking it a question then how would you know if it was a good question?
Software devs - there is a setting in Github to make it so your private repo contributions appear on your profile. Make sure to turn it on if you are active and want people to see.
May 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Software devs - there is a setting in Github to make it so your private repo contributions appear on your profile. Make sure to turn it on if you are active and want people to see.
"Early-stage employees need to be in the office so we can whiteboard together and work effectively."
Early-stage companies also need a good reason for people to join them, and letting them work remotely is a great one at zero cost.
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Early-stage companies also need a good reason for people to join them, and letting them work remotely is a great one at zero cost.
#buildinpublic
May 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Early-stage employees need to be in the office so we can whiteboard together and work effectively."
Early-stage companies also need a good reason for people to join them, and letting them work remotely is a great one at zero cost.
#buildinpublic
Early-stage companies also need a good reason for people to join them, and letting them work remotely is a great one at zero cost.
#buildinpublic
A potential client told me they’re paying £100/month for someone to maintain their ecommerce store. Said it feels like too much.
If that’s a stretch, maybe it’s not the right time for your own store.
But if you're set on it, go with a managed platform and DIY.
If that’s a stretch, maybe it’s not the right time for your own store.
But if you're set on it, go with a managed platform and DIY.
May 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A potential client told me they’re paying £100/month for someone to maintain their ecommerce store. Said it feels like too much.
If that’s a stretch, maybe it’s not the right time for your own store.
But if you're set on it, go with a managed platform and DIY.
If that’s a stretch, maybe it’s not the right time for your own store.
But if you're set on it, go with a managed platform and DIY.
For anyone wanting to purely vibe code I suggest you at least learn git.
May 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
For anyone wanting to purely vibe code I suggest you at least learn git.
I've been struggling to get AI to recreate existing websites.
After a few attempts and a Saturday afternoon experimenting I made a lot of progress.
Left: Original
Right: AI generated copy (tailwind, react, nextjs)
See thread,
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After a few attempts and a Saturday afternoon experimenting I made a lot of progress.
Left: Original
Right: AI generated copy (tailwind, react, nextjs)
See thread,
#BuildInPublic
May 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I've been struggling to get AI to recreate existing websites.
After a few attempts and a Saturday afternoon experimenting I made a lot of progress.
Left: Original
Right: AI generated copy (tailwind, react, nextjs)
See thread,
#BuildInPublic
After a few attempts and a Saturday afternoon experimenting I made a lot of progress.
Left: Original
Right: AI generated copy (tailwind, react, nextjs)
See thread,
#BuildInPublic
Go devs: Node has ORMs like Prisma/Drizzle and auth options (e.g. BetterAuth). What’s the equivalent in Go? Anything similar?
#webdevelopment
#webdevelopment
May 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Go devs: Node has ORMs like Prisma/Drizzle and auth options (e.g. BetterAuth). What’s the equivalent in Go? Anything similar?
#webdevelopment
#webdevelopment
May 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM