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Local-first architecture isn't just nicer for users: it also solves some of the pain-points of Flutter (and mobile/frontend dev in general).

Obligatory: Can you hook it up to GPT-3 and an email address, so a client can just email in a feature request and get it added automatically?

The land is in limbo: it's abandoned pine plantations currently being used by joggers, dogwalkers and (to a lesser degree) cyclists. I can highly recommend trail building (both wal…

In South Africa, we have pretty harsh lockdown laws, including only being able to exercise within 5km of your house and only between 6am and 9am. I'm a keen mountain biker, so I've…

ha, that's awesome! I started using this for my side project a couple of days ago (found you via google). Great product, really useful.

If you feel like a wierdo while doing this, you can take some comfort in the fact that it is endorsed by one of the most reputable psychologists in the world (Seligman) and that is…

Work: Our team has an extensive set of interlinked linked google docs for everything from how to set up your dev env to the plan for the week and logistics for off-sites. As well a…

Our (fully remote) startup was acquired by a (fully non-remote) company about 18 months ago. My team was fortunate enough to be allowed to remain completely remote, although we hav…

When I was a kid, my father bribed and coerced me into playing with LOGO (really showing my age here). I ended up spending a fair amount of time playing with it, (I guess) learning…

Most "non-tech" people have a reasonably small attack surface, so my approach has been to try and milk the Pareto principle: Here are some things I've found which are simple enough…

I remember Joel saying something about "smart AND gets things done" back in '06. But I guess the youth of today are too busy working 18/7 and learning the latest, hippest Javascrip…

A ex-colleague working for a local startup mentioned to me that one of the three co-founders of the company had agreed to "step down" as a co-founder due to family commitments (not…

There is a similar issue with technology certifications (e.g. FIPS 140-2). A lot of companies treat these as some kind of mystical incantations that will protect them if sufficient…