i started lemmy with a programming instance, as it's a bit more focused on what i want to see. on android i use an app 'Sync for Lemmy' which makes it a little easier when i want to branch out into viewing all of lemmy.
honestly, any platform these days is going to need a lot of filtering to cut out what you don't want to see
- Lemmy is FEDERATED ( google about it )
- If you want to see only posts from LOCAL ( not local to your instance ) posts select "LOCAL" default is "ALL" ( Federated from all )
Thanks, I think it got better in at least one instance of those. But for some reason programming.dev is okay either way. Feels like posts don’t change if I switch between all/local. Why is that?
this is almost exactly how ive been using llms. i dont like the code complete in the ide, personally, and prefer all llm usage to be narrow specific blocks of code. it helps as i bounce between a lot of side projects, projects at work, and freelance projects. not to mention with context switching it really helps keep things moving, imo
i'm a pretty active dev outside of my 9-5 working hours and just really enjoy building and solving problems that resolve pain points for people. i'm very comfortable in a startup environment and enjoy being productive.
if you're in nyc and want to grab a coffee/drink to chat let me know!
i like to bounce between projects week to week and am in a huge phase of just trying to build services i pay money for.
the first fun thing i'm working on a roguelite(?) type of petsim in dragonruby for my wife and i to play.
then i'll go back to working on my mtg collection / deck builder app. instead of rewriting in nextjs i decided to just go modern rails with it and i am honestly having a lot of fun. a redesign helps too, but once you get the hang of turbo/hotwire and stuff it really isn't that bad.
another thing i've got kicking is writing up a portfolio site for my old photography since that current hosted plan is about to renew. this is more of a stability and performance issue as i really liked using Format, but every single time i go to show my port to someone irl i would either not load or take forever or have images missing. extremely frustrating.
i'm very tired of SaaS pricing going up (with unwanted features) and user experience and value going down. reallllllly fighting the urge to just build a clone and try to take a cut of the overall business.
the app i use the most is a simple budget app, no connecting to external accounts. just built w/react and uses localStorage for storing info. i think i spent like a week on it and i definitely am the only one using it.
https://simplebudgetcontrol.com/
another app i still use is an app that tracks my magic the gathering collection, ha. rails/react and lots of outdated frontend code that i started to refactor and then realized i'm the only one using it so who cares haha.
https://www.99staples.com/collections/denvermullets/9
i just recently started working on my own event server in rails (similar in idea to mixpanel) and have it deployed for my portfolio site.
love starting projects and getting them rolling. i wish i could just work on stuff i cared about all the time honestly
my company just changed the policy from unlimited PTO to a set amount (4 weeks). it made me realize that in almost a year of being at this company i've only taken 1 week off, and that was for my wedding.
ended up taking this week off because i really need to make sure i'm at least taking off the minimum given. this is precisely why we changed our policy. i would've taken more off if i had a baseline of what normal employees took off but most people didn't really.
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