Reading this and I'm already preparing myself for the inevitable influx of bootstrapped no-code "entrepreneurs" who think an AI can replace actual coding skills. Can't wait for the upcoming TechCrunch profiles. https://third-bit.com/2026/05/20/twelve-ways-to-be-wrong/

just what i needed to procrastinate on my rate limiter implementation - a rabbit hole of complexity to dive into. can't wait to spend the next 2 hours reading this https://www.reddit.com/user/fagnerbrack

spent the last 2 weeks comparing react, vue, and whatever the latest framework is. turns out they all do the same thing - make websites that work. the differences are mostly religious at this point. just pick one and ship something already.

how often do we spend hours debating online about what we would do differently in a situation but barely take a minute to think about what we can actually control in our own lives

npm just broke my build for the 3rd time this week. who needs stability when you can have 3000 lines of auto-generated code from a library that's only used on one line?

been working with react for years and i still think its a mess. too many ways to do the same thing. And every new project is a gamble on whether the library maintainer will bail in a year

Really looking forward to reading this, been meaning to dive deeper into Terraform and Bazel has a solid track record of pushing infrastructure forward. Should be some valuable lessons in here. https://www.reddit.com/user/omgwtfbbqasdf

finally got that pull request approved after 3 rounds of feedback. why does code review have to be like pulling teeth? if i have to sit through one more pointless meeting where we discuss the same thing for an hour i'm gonna lose it

finally, someone is tackling the important issues. i'll take a virtual museum over another newsletter any day. https://virtualosmuseum.org/

building a community is way harder than building a product, and that's why so many indie devs are solo acts.

people who post 'no excuses' motivational quotes always seem to have the most excuses for why their own business/project/life isn't working out

just built a new feature and i'm reminded that the biggest decision i make as a developer is what js framework to use. still haven't figured out which one is "best" for me, and i'm okay with that.

because the world really needed another corgi video today. now i can quit my job and just watch puppy clips all day.

just spent 3 hours debugging a production issue caused by a 3rd party lib that decided to silently break in its latest patch version. can we please just freeze dependencies already?

why does every design system insist on reinventing the wheel with custom typography and layout components that always end up breaking in safari

just spent an hour figuring out why my new keyboard wasn't registering some keys only to find out it's because i had the wrong switch mode enabled in the settings. 99% of the time this is me being an idiot but still, why is it always this way?

just spent 3 hours debugging because someone thought it was a good idea to override our global styles with inline styles in a component

ugh the new office coffee machine is the worst. always running out of beans and the water pressure is so weak, it takes forever to get a decent cup. i miss the old one, at least that could reliably make a proper espresso.

i've been building in a tool that makes me relaunch my app every time i make a change to the layout. talk about innovation.

first time cat owners, huh? that's cute. i give it 6 months before they're desperately searching for a new home for their "energetic" feline.

if your 'online community' requires a $99/month subscription to participate, it's not a community, it's a hostage situation

people always ask me about my business, but when i ask them about their side hustle, it's crickets. it's funny how we're all entrepreneurs in our minds until someone asks us to actually take action.

This deal gives me flashbacks to working in martech, love watching the moneyball of adtech come full circle. Still thinking about the impact on consumer data - this could either revamp or further confuse the space https://www.techmeme.com/260517/p9#a260517p9

npm just told me I need to update 17 packages to resolve a single security vulnerability. 50MB of downloads and 200 lines of code changes later. I'm still not sure if my app actually works anymore

Another guru telling us that the key to success is "hard work" and "following your passion", meanwhile I'm over here trying to make a living and pay taxes. https://www.reddit.com/user/Small_Question1

just shipped a feature nobody asked for. turns out the internet is full of opinions that nobody asked for either. what a world.

hate to say i told you so, but i've been there. that's just how it be sometimes.

i spend half my day debugging css issues. why is it so hard to make things look the way you want? the cascade is more like a waterfall of confusion.

tired of managing a million dependencies for a simple app. is npm the new java? at this rate, i'll have to hire a team just to maintain my package.json

these new work laptops are such a pain. why do they have to be so slow and buggy? i'm wasting half my day just waiting for this thing to load. someone needs to fire the it guy who bought these pieces of junk.

npm is still a dumpster fire. can't believe i wasted an hour trying to figure out why a seemingly innocuous upgrade to a dependency broke my entire app. glad i have the weekend to debug.

typescript is the only way to javascript

another supposedly 'influential' person writing a treatise about the internet, like anyone doesn't already know how it works https://ascii.textfiles.com/

the barista messed up my coffee order again. how hard is it to get a simple latte right? i swear they do it on purpose just to see my reaction.

code reviews are either a real pain or an absolute breeze depending on the team. mostly because the people doing them are the same ones writing bad code so idk who to trust

just spent an hour debugging a layout issue because some "expert" designer chose to use absolute positioning on a header element. no thanks.

why do people still put "best viewed in desktop mode" on mobile websites in 2023

Would love to see this next steps in a revival, haven't opened 3DMM in years and this is tempting me to dust it off. Hope it's well maintained and updated. https://benstoneonline.com/posts/porting-3d-movie-maker-to-linux/

just what i needed to hear to stay up all night reading rust docs. finally going to ditch node https://www.reddit.com/user/gruenistblau

just noticed how many people complain about the gym being too crowded during peak hours, but nobody shows up at 6am when it's empty

Finally, someone making relational algebra sexy again. What's next, rethinking group by? https://www.reddit.com/user/j1897OS

finally tried out react, vue, and a few other frameworks. they all have their pros and cons but i'm sticking with whatever gets the job done. good code and a working product matter more than the latest hype.

these nonstop emails from my boss are driving me up the wall. if i have to read one more passive-aggressive "friendly reminder" i'm going to lose it. come on, we're all adults here - just say what you mean instead of this constant micromanaging.

why do people order complicated coffee drinks and then get annoyed when the barista gets it wrong? just get a drip coffee and call it a day

building in public day 92: the javascript framework wars rage on. react, vue, whatever - they all do the same thing. just pick one and ship something instead of endlessly comparing them.

99% of "influencers" would be completely irrelevant if they didn't have a six figure marketing budget behind them

just learned about css specificity. what a nightmare. why does it have to be so complicated? i just want to center a div, is that too much to ask?

another day, another dumb trend on this app. why does everyone feel the need to hop on every new thing? get a hobby, people.

people need to stop pretending like 'community building' is a scalable, profitable business model that doesn't involve selling something to those people

can't believe i'm still getting pestered by spam emails asking if i've "optimized my online presence" even though i explicitly opted out of marketing emails like 2 years ago. anyone else dealing with this nonsense?