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Slow Down the Thinking, Speed Up the Setup
You know that moment. You get an idea, you’re ready to fire up Claude or Copilot and just go…
Thoughts
Over the years I’ve written about developer experience, side projects, comedy, and whatever else is on my mind. Here’s what I’ve been thinking about lately.
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You Don’t Get Points for Memorizing Syntax
Einstein was once asked how many feet are in a mile. He said, “I don’t know. Why should I fill my head with facts I can look up in two minutes?”
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Coding isn’t programming
I’ve been building with LLMs a lot lately. One thing has become very clear: there’s a difference between coding and programming. And that difference matters …
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On Podcasts: Not everything needs to be a TED Talk.
I miss when podcasts were just conversations. Two people talking. Same voices, week after week. Occasionally a guest might drop in, but the format stayed …
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Testing publishing via email again
Was having some issues with GitHub actions. Looks like this should hopefully be fixed now? 🤞🏼
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Start with the Short List
Zipf’s Law says that in any language, a tiny set of words does most of the heavy lifting. Words like “the,” “and,” “of.”
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The goal of a tutorial isn’t to make people follow every step.
It’s to get them up and running as quickly as possible. That’s why every guide should include the complete sample code right at the top.
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We’ve been on the road for 10 months now, with a two-year-old in tow.
A lot of friends and family have asked why we did this, how we did this, and what it’s been like. So I thought I’d share our experience—what led to it, how it’s …
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Quick Start Guides: Give Everything, Assume Nothing
Don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you’re writing a quick start guide, give people everything they need. Right there in the guide. No …
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Craft Quick Start Guides That Developers Will Love
Quick Start guides are your first handshake with developers. These guides are essential for getting developers onboard with your API or SDK. They’re the …
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Working out in the afternoon
I’ve been using this app called Rise Sleep for over a year now. Unlike many other sleep trackers, including the Oura ring, which focus on REM sleep and …
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The 'What do you do' Identity Crisis
When you work for someone else, the first sentence of your answer to the question - “what do you do?” (and your Twitter bio) is more or less taken care of. …
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How to apply for OCI (Overseas Citizen of India)
Documenting the steps I followed to apply for OCI recently. Fill out the online application form for OCI on the OCI website. This has two parts -
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My ever changing thoughts on taking notes
December 29, 2020 Alright, typing this for the first time in Noteplan 3. I think I accidentally ran into Noteplan 3, when the developer mentioned the app in a …
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How I consume Podcasts and long form videos using Otter
Podcasts Download the MP3 for the Podcast (most provide them on their websites)Save this file in Dropbox (I have it connected to my Otter account), or manually …
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Being a Developer Evangelist
Last week, I was given an opportunity to give a talk at NYC Developer Evangelists Meetup and I chose to talk about what it is like being a Developer Evangelist, …
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Hey Amit, are you still doing Stand-up Comedy?
My wife gifted me six weeks of stand-up comedy classes for my 35th birthday. While I loved watching stand-up, actually doing stand up comedy had never occurred …
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For God's sake, follow your dreams
We were just about getting ready to warm up for the practice game over the weekend when I had an interesting conversation with one of the team mates I actually …
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The Online Cooking Recipe Ecosystem is Fucking up the Customer Experience (CX)
Attempting to follow a food recipe on the internet is like playing a game of Minesweeper. You want to cook Pasta. You’re just looking for ingredients and the …
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Minimum Effective Dose for Typing Speed
I can touch type. But my typing speed is no match for my brain speed.
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Programming for Lazy Humans
I have come to realize that "being lazy" is a perfectly legit reason to learn a bit of programming.
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Follow Your Dreams
We were just about getting ready to warm up for a practice cricket match over the weekend when I had an interesting conversation with one of the teammates I …