David Neuman

@peduarte I started typing Raycast before I saw who shared this post 😅

it baffles me that people still use spotlight

@linuz90 Thanks for sharing, Fabrizio. Opus 4.5 (now 4.6) has been writing all of my code at work. I’ve kept trying to stay ahead and build product skills and overall systems design/thinking because what we do has fundamentally changed. I’d rather agree and be wrong than vice-versa.

Ok, this actually gave me the chills. I've been suggesting this to close friends for years, and in many cases my "fears" were quickly dismissed. Getting replies like "You're probably off by 10 years" or "It's going to happen slowly anyway" or "AI won't be able to replace [x]" etc. And yet I've been feeling that something was about to change profoundly and quite quickly too, and here we are. Don't skim this one, read it all the way through.

@james406 👋🏼

i am looking for a wild pack of cracked engineers need to build 5 more products enquire within pls quit your job today, thx

@EthanChleb You got me hooked on these, man.

@dillonraphael Love these long forms man. Keep them coming!

@happydesign_ That’s the plan, Jan! Appreciate you engaging with my content 🙏🏼

@DavidMNeuman Rest, recharge your batteries and comeback will double power!

I'm taking a break from X. No, I'm not quitting. In the past few months, I've niched my content from personal development to my area of expertise: tech. The problem is that I haven't taken the time to create a content strategy. My content lacks clarity. And when it comes to writing, that's one of the most important considerations. It also lacks personality. I found myself sharing less stories. Less of my journey. Where's the fun in writing - for me or you - without any personality? So I've decided to take some time to step back and reassess. I started writing on X because it's the best way to: • Improve my thinking • Get rapid feedback on my ideas • Connect with awesome people • Create opportunity • Build something of my own I still want to write here consistently. But I want to do it my way. On my terms, while entertaining readers and making my content worth reading. Time to figure my shit out. See you soon!

@GergelyOrosz Almost half of my engineering team was laid off the other week. As soon as they got the call, their accounts were locked. No time to say goodbye to colleagues. I don't know if there's a great way to do layoffs, but I think there's certainly better than that.

Interesting how different "I quit my job for a new one" is: EU: serve notice as per contract, then work for the remainder (usually 1-3 months): wrap up projects, do handovers etc US: announce you quit; notice no longer than 2 weeks; sometimes locked out of systems the same day.

@ItsKieranDrew Nothing like sending that email out and then immediately dropping under 30k, eh? Someone didn't want those lessons!

I've been hovering between 29,000 and 30,000 email subscribers for a month. Will someone please spread the word to 25 kind souls that my newsletter is worth reading? I have a 'lessons from 30,000 subscribers' email gathering dust in the drafts 🤣

@MichaelFangman Thank you Michael! 🙂

@DavidMNeuman Congrats on the promotion! I’m sure it was well deserved 👏👏👏

Last week, I was promoted from Full Stack Developer to Technical Product Manager. 3 things that helped me get there: 1. Thinking about the bigger picture 2. Being the go-to person for a given project 3. Effective verbal and written communication Don't sleep on that last one.

@AntonsWrites Same here, man. I’ve been super busy transitioning to a new role at my company. And my son has been sick for two weeks. Lots of stress and not much time. I want to keep writing. But I want to do it on my terms. My way, if that makes sense. We’re due for a call too man!

I lost motivation to post as much. I viewed social media as a shortcut. You hear the stories of 100k creators, see what they are doing and find it replicable. And it is, it's just that you didn't see them figure things out for 5 years prior to that. "I'll post for a bit, monetize and gonna enjoy the results" Very similar to "catching the next crypto bull run" Perhaps there's more to it than cookie cutter engagement advice and 47$ courses. You got to get damn good at something in the process. Character development over shortcuts.

@linuz90 @typefully @frankdilo @kandros5591 Well deserved! Typefully is a joy to use, man.

Haven't shared $ numbers in a while. But this one is a huge milestone that seemed impossibile to reach with @typefully just a couple of years ago. $100k MRR is not a dream anymore ✌️

@happydesign_ Thanks, Jan! ✊

@DavidMNeuman Congrats! Lots of good projects ✨

@bookfriend4 @nathanbaugh27 Yup.

@DavidMNeuman @nathanbaugh27 These the red rising books?

I struggle to find great recent fiction. What's a novel you loved that came out in the last ~5 years?

@nathanbaugh27 @TonyBarton The Will of the Many was so, so good. Also, Islington’s prior trilogy starts off slow, but it’s one of the best conclusions to any fantasy series I’ve ever read.

@TonyBarton This and will of the many would be my picks for sci fi / fantasy Haven't read RP2 or Armada! Will check them out, thank ya

We needed a small design tweak in Figma and our contract product designer is expensive. So I figured it out and did it myself. The lesson? Be scrappy. Solve problems. Build a product mindset.

Today is a sad day. Lost a few good friends and talented colleagues to layoffs. If you’re hiring full stack TypeScript devs (React, Node/NestJS, GraphQL, Radix), please let me know.

shadcn/ui makes it so easy. Love the responsive dialog/drawer combination.