Shay Punter

I always want to build a lot but then i realise im a developer and cannot be bothered maintaining what I build lol

This is the best @claudeai code setting to enable. /memory Learns over time, so you don't need to give it all these skills and constraints And its specific to your codebase, so it can build long lasting important context on how you build #claude #code

@Hesamation Honestly I can relate to the fix the P1 bug please 🤣 Throw it into claude and it spits out a usually good resolution in a matter of minutes Keeps the top-dogs happy, and me less stressed

@claudeai Now we can become 100x developers 🤓

Computer use is now in Claude Code. Claude can open your apps, click through your UI, and test what it built, right from the CLI. Now in research preview on Pro and Max plans.

People focus on too many things now-a-days. 10-15 different projects? Nah, sounds too stressful, id rather focus on 1-2. Keeping shipping quickly. But drop the deadweight $100/mo projects when you have projects generating you $1k/month.

@rohanpaul_ai Wow, I didn't know about this. Quite useful, thanks!

Turn any GitHub repository into a prompt-friendly text ingest for LLMs. You can also replace hub with ingest in any github url to access the coresponding digest

Worst thing to do as a developer? Stop learning. Learning nowadays is so easy. All you need to do, is just listen to audiobooks while working. Take notes from the audiobook that you'll might find useful. Then figure out how to incorporate the new knowledge into your life. Another benefit about learning, is we are all often learning on the job, without realising it

@denicmarko I am self-taught! Started learning to code using a site called codecademy back in 2015 Now-a-days I am often learning on the job

How did you learn to code? 1. University 2. Self-taught 3. Bootcamp 4. Something else

This one feature in Laravel is overpowered. It's called Laravel Pennant. Learn more about it 👇 Laravel Pennant is a feature flagging package, it helps you A/B test and incrementally rollout new features. The best part? Its free, this stuff typically costs $30-$60/month. Heres some examples: Percentage Based Feature Rollout: Feature::define('new-dashboard', function (User $user) { return $user->id % 100 < 25; // 25% of users }); A/B Testing Pricing: Feature::define('pricing-test', function (User $user) { return Feature::for($user)->variant('pricing-test', [ 'control' => 50, // Original pricing 'test' => 50, // New pricing ]); }); $variant = Feature::variant('pricing-test'); $price = match($variant) { 'test' => 19.99, default => 14.99, }; Time based feature rollouts: Feature::define('new-ui', function (User $user) { $start = now()->startOfDay(); $days = now()->diffInDays($start); $percentage = min(($days / 14) * 100, 100); return $user->id % 100 < $percentage; }); What do you plan to do with Laravel Pennant?

@karakhanyanS Big win! Good to have 6 months' runway covered. Keep a solid eye on the funds, as they'll soon go

I quit. My job. Going full indie to grow Directify and Larafast even further. Have 6 months of runway. Wish me luck!

Want to know the secret to being successful as a developer? Patience. Last week, I had no jobs, this week, I'm working from 8am - 12am absolutely booked. Sometimes you have to wait for some jobs to be available. Other times you need to post and get yourself out there. But in the end, have patience and keep with the process, even if you're not seeing results just yet

Want to build and ship faster? Templatize. Start creating prebuilt components that you can reuse over and over again. And use AI for boilerplate code and for quickly reading documentation. You'll begin to see your development speed massively increase

@d4m1n Love this, Everything has also really picked up for me on the freelancing side of things too, going to be a crazy December that's for sure!

@ThePeterMick Hi! I'm Shay. Building punterdigital (my web design agency). I share thoughtful tips about websites, such as breaking down why certain websites convert better than others. Follow me if you want to improve your knowledge about websites

Are you ready? It’s Cyber Follow Monday! If you’d like more followers, tell us why we should follow you 👇 Happy Monday everyone 😊

Want to learn what makes a website convert like crazy? I broke down @marclou's code fast. It’s a platform teaching entrepreneurs to code SaaS apps. The design is brilliant—let’s dive in: 🧵 1/ Designed for an audience CodeFast speaks directly to entrepreneurs, not engineers. The messaging focuses on what they care about: fast results, not theory. 2/ Minimalist aesthetics The site’s clean design highlights the core message. Nothing distracts from the CTAs. Whitespace is your friend! 3/ Urgency drivers Discount offers + action-oriented CTAs like “Get instant access” create FOMO and encourage immediate clicks. 4/ Clear call to actions Every CTA tells the user exactly what to do and what they’ll get. No confusion, no hesitation. 5/ Social proof Real testimonials and project examples show the value. This builds trust and combats skepticism. 6/ Simplified value proposition “Learn to code in weeks, not months.” It’s sharp, benefits-focused, and easy to grasp in seconds. Key takeaway: The CodeFast site is conversion-focused, blending clarity, trust, and urgency. Save this thread as inspiration for your next web project! ✨

@taylorotwell I love the sound of this, would help and give the community a reliable well maintained set of starter kits

In the next few weeks we'll be kicking off work on new Laravel starter kits. Here's what I'm thinking... I don't think the starter kits should be packages. Instead, I think they should just be GitHub repositories you clone. All of the code lives in your application, no "install" commands or copying files around. Just clone a starter kit and start building. 🔨 Think something like "laravel/simple-starter-kit" and "laravel/saas-starter-kit"... and maybe more in the future? "laravel/api-starter-kit"... "laravel/ai-starter-kit"? Easy to inspect what is included, easy to accept community contributions. 👍 Thinking the simple starter kit would be the equivalent of today's Laravel Breeze. Basic registration, authentication, password reset, profile management. The SaaS starter kit would include all of that, teams, Stripe Checkout integration with Cashier, and more. 💰 Both totally free and open source. Livewire and Inertia 2.0 flavors. Tailwind 4. Maybe something like @shadcn for the Inertia variant? What do you think?

@d4m1n Absolutely nuts, 2M requests 🤯 Just make sure cloudflare sales team doesn't come running after you 🤣

I can’t believe I paid $0 for all this what a wild 2 weeks. please don’t tell Cloudflare and Vercel 😂

Put the time spent on building landing pages back into your SaaS. Free templates, easy to customise and quick to deploy. Landify - punterdigital.com/landify #soloprenuer #indiehacker #saas

Got a big win this week! Signed an £XX,XXX contract with the potential to go up to £XXX,XXX in the next 2 years! (sorry can't share money details, all under NDA :( )

@Dima_heyqq I have been using Hotjar, nice UI and what not, though been considering posthog, just need to find the time to implement it

Are any of you using any heat map service on your landing pages? Hotjar or something similar?