David Brown | Problem Solver

I've pretty much gone all in on AI native software building. Some key thoughts: - The end product is usually better if you have good steering docs. - Review time is time consuming - It might only be marginally faster to develop - It's a net positive but not a silver bullet

Kind of amazing. Kind of terrifying. Mostly amazing paperclip.ing

Is it me or is ChatGPT dialed up the sycophancy recently #ChatGPT

Super rough first pass at my Google Drive/Photos hybrid app tied to user's S3/R2 bucket. ✅ Auth/DB via Supabase ✅ Connect to real bucket ✅ CRUD on files + folders + drag and drop to upload ✅ Gallery view like Photos ✅ Mobile swiping support 🚧 Name it!

Photographers would be an ideal client

Started building a small app to browse an S3 or Cloudflare R2 bucket like a hybrid of Google Drive and Google Photos but minimalistic. Good for personal stuff or dev work exploring uploads, and everything stays in your own bucket. Building for fun because I want it to exist

And I need a name for it

Working on a feature that will boost company revenue by $100k/mo and will increase over time. No marginal cost of replication. Depending on EBITDA multiple could easily boost company value by $12m. Nbd.

Sound money is on sale! Now you can buy more real money for less fake money than you could 7 days ago #Bitcoin #GOLD #silver #SoundMoney

Observation: Education is now... Teacher used AI to generate assignments Student uses AI to execute assignment Teacher uses AI to grade assignment

At some point 90% of code will be written by AI. Then us engineers have the hard part of writing the other 90%

Number 1 mistake I see in software code: massively overcomplicating the task. Ruthlessly simplify. Simple code is readable code and readable code is maintainable code. You will be happier and more productive. #SoftwareDevelopment

@Pranjal13365048 We don't really measure it in years. We care more about attitude, aptitude, and ability

@TheOneTheOnlyDB How much exp required?

...we're hiring 4 engineers #SoftwareEngineering

Come work with me! job-boards.greenhouse.io/jobsatphamily/…

Everyone is using AI to think less. But the highest-leverage AI prompts do the exact opposite. They make you think more. The most common AI prompts make us comfortable: • “Summarize this article.” • “Write this email for me.” • “Tell my girlfriend it’s over.” But, the best prompts force you into discomfort. Here's what I mean. This prompt went viral last year: "Based on everything you know about me, what are my biggest blindspots?" Decent. But watch what happens when you engineer psychological pressure into the structure: ROLE You are an expert psychologist with a keen eye for spotting human patterns. OBJECTIVE Based on everything you know about me, what are my biggest blindspots? How are they holding me back? What potential am I wasting? What should I be paying attention to but I'm not? INSTRUCTIONS • Reason from first principles • Do not make large leaps—stick to what's most likely • Go deep, don't hold back • Be brutally honest OUTPUT: 1. Summary: 3–5 sentences describing my patterns 2. Top 3 Blindspots with: • Current belief • Why it's flawed • Harm pattern (how it shows up) • Upgraded belief (clear, testable) • One micro-experiment to validate the new belief 3. Next 14 Days: One behavioral test I can apply TONE: Curious, incisive, non-judgmental. Challenge assumptions without shaming. Here’s what just happened: → “Be brutally honest” strips politeness filters. → “First principles” blocks generic BS. → “Upgraded belief + micro-test” forces action. → “Next 14 days” removes the “someday” excuse. People won’t shut up about optimizing prompts for clarity, when really they should be optimizing for inescapability. We've democratized access to world-class coaching— And most people are using it to write breakup emails. If your AI conversations don't occasionally make you uncomfortable… You're just having a very expensive echo chamber conversation.

@FAETHFLEX Some rules are specific to my app. Adjust to your needs github.com/TheOneTheOnlyD…

@TheOneTheOnlyDB Would love to see it! Got that article you shared in my reading queue today.

Built out a pre-prompt that is working dangerously well. Super slow but worth it. Let me know if you'd like to see it. Does ignore some statements though. It's more suggestions that rules

I was today years old when I learned you can make custom chat modes in vscode so your commands can be pre-prompted. I'm going to add so many in the coming weeks/years. #ai #SoftwareDevelopment code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/c…