Fred Barabs

I’m @fredbarabs I build software between work, family, and weekends. Lately I’ve been exploring whether AI can quietly reduce everyday mental load, starting with groceries. Curious what kind of mental load you think about most.

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Monday Dread The feeling that starts to creep up around Sunday afternoon. Triggers anxiety and other mental forms of distress. Knowing that in a few hours, you'll be back in a place where you no longer want to be, doing something you no longer want to do.

To all of you who signed for the waitlist and follow my journey, I truly appreciate your support ❤ We're nearly there.

X is shutting down Communities on May 6. Ours, #buildinpublic with 250,000+ members, is one of the largest affected. It's not going anywhere. We're building a new home for it. Reserve your spot (and your username) before May 6: buildinpublic.com

I wanna buy a house and get a dog.

@Reagent_Systems Thanks man

@fredbarabs you got this bro, keep at it

After a week's setback. Getting there; we'll get there. #dev #mobileapp #react #android #ios

@iuliatech Have "someone" to build it for.

How do you handle burnout as an indie builder? Looking for inspiring strategies 👀

I was frustrated with this setback though I try to remain positive... CSS and other stylings don't compile properly on build; navigation crashing on some components. I'll give it more shot before throwing the towel and switch on a different framework entirely. #dev #mobileapp

Sunday night. Designing tests for Grozeyrun's Postgres database, with my son next to me, as Riders on the Storm play on the background. #dev #dad

@eliana_jordan Last night, I was thinking of getting a Mac book if I'm serious in developing in iOS. But I'm not fully convinced yet. I stick to my Linux.

I did it! I just got my first mac! Now how i make my first million??

@iuliatech Glad I read this. I'm gonna follow your playbook as X seems like buried my account. Cheers

6 weeks of building in public: • 19 people on the waitlist • 1000 followers 🫶 • the app is almost ready to be published • social media marketing for the app is slowly gaining momentum If you’re also building, I’d love to know more about your progress. 🥂

@systemdesignone AI Engineering - Chip Huyen

SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ONLY Which book are you reading right now?

Sticking to the plan. Saturday afternoon; working on a (thin) backend layer. Getting there, very soon. #imagine #create #build

@MMatt14 Some managers...

@PajosTM Python is the "conductor" of the orchestra. It's not the one doing the heavy lifting. And it's a smart choice at that due to it being closer to natural language (English).

I was in class last week. One of my students raised their hand mid-lecture and asked something that stopped me for a second. "Why is every AI tool built on Python? C++ is faster. Rust is faster. Even Java is faster. So why Python?" Honestly it’s a fair question. And the answer reveals something really interesting about how the AI industry actually works. Let me explain this properly. 🧵

@klindt_david Gilbert Strang, the legend.

Very excited about the new arrivals for our lab's library

@Adidotdev We're having a reckoning. The focus is no longer on speed or production. It's with the experience and understanding of the real world implications of the work we do. It's beyond technical.

Software engineers in 2020: We're irreplaceable. Software engineers in 2023: AI can't handle complex code. Software engineers in 2025: Okay it's good but needs supervision. Software engineers in 2026: Claude, fix the bug please. Software engineers in 2027: ????

@eliana_jordan I used to play video games when I was young. At some point this clicked and I just can't play anymore unless I do it for my kids. It's one of the things you can't unsee.

you’re paying for netflix I’m paying for cursor you use your free time to escape reality I use mine to build a better one we are not the same

I appreciate your support. ❤ Got the login screen up. Just working on a few things beta release. Sign up for the list to get notified soon. 👇