ai
"We are fucked" and some other half-assed thoughts on AI and coding
I thought AI would take my job. Instead, it gave me a second brain and made me love programming all over again.
Tim Broddin
3d-printing
Playing around with the DeskHog
Playing around with the first hardware product from PostHog.
apps
Table Champion: creating and submitting an app in less than 20 hours
App speed build, but make it real: Expo + Redux + Gluestack UI + careful AI usage = 20 hours from 'dad these flashcards suck' to 'it's live in both stores' 😺
Launching Titans of Industry
After several unfinished attempts, I finally launched my professional site - a modern take on DOS aesthetics.
automattic
Life at/after Automattic
The final part of my post-Automattic series, where I look back at my final months there.
freedom-log
Life after Automattic: week 10 & 11
Missed last week's update since I've been busy polishing my projects. Added PostHog analytics and dark mode to Lijsje, made light-up tiaras for the neighborhood parade, and caught an amazing Vampire Weekend show. Taking it slow for the holidays!
Life after Automattic: Week 9
A weekly sabbatical update covering Lijsje's new sublist feature, Endgame's quiet Product Hunt launch, and a fun pixel art side-project for displaying album covers.
freedom-log
Life after Automattic: Week 8
Released Endgame 1.1 with home screen widgets, saw Lijsje growing to 60+ lists daily, took a break to explore Antwerp's sewers, and remembered what sabbaticals are about.
Life after Automattic: Week 7
I finally regained access to my Apple Developer account after weeks of bureaucracy - Endgame is ready to launch. Meanwhile, Lijsje's product browser is seeing little usage.
freedom-log
Life after Automattic: Week 6
Embracing chaos. This week: building a product finder for Lijsje, battling Apple's bureaucracy, and exploring AI code editors.
freedom-log
Life after Automattic: Week 5
Life after severance: wrestling with Apple support, growing my apps, and letting AI help build new ones - plus a vinyl shelf rescue.
coding
My 2024 programming stack
Last year, I chronicled my tech stack journey - from languages to frameworks to tools, diving deep into what made my developer life tick. Now, a year wiser (and maybe a bit more cynical about free tiers), it's time for my 2024 update.