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I built a webapp to compare health insurance plans. ...because I've always just guessed which one is best. Sharing it for free in case it helps someone else. healthcare-compared.com

My favorite prompt as an AI assisted developer: {CODE_SELECTION} WTF is this?

Row-level security (RLS) in @Supabase lets users define security policies directly in their database. This guide explains how RLS policies work, how to construct them, advanced use cases, and how to write tests to make sure your policies are locked down. dev.to/thebenforce/lo…

I just saw that I was featured in Software Testing Notes!

Hello everyone! 👋 The 172nd issue on #SoftwareTesting is out. 👉 softwaretestingnotes.substack.com/p/issue-172-so… Great articles and resources by @YogitaKLad1 , @theBenForce, @marcoGomier, @norootcause, @GreenReportBlog and more ! 👏 #QA #testing

Copilot was generating massive, hard-to-review changes until I changed my workflow. 💬 Ask mode: create a plan to... 🤖 Agent mode: Do step... Now I get small, easy-to-review changes. What workflows do you use with AI Coding tools? #AI #vibecoding #githubcopilot #devtips

Meeting people as a software engineer... Me: I make Backends faster Them: So...you're a personal trainer? 🤦‍♂️ Has anyone misunderstood your job, or is it just me? 👇 #DevLife #DeveloperHumor

@KartikeyStack Is that Borland Turbo C? I used that after QBasic 👴

I started my coding journey with this editor :) if you know what it is… we're friends

Standing at my desk, I let out a sigh as I open another Job Description. 😮‍💨 Sound familiar? I got tired of finding skills in each job description, so I built a free tool to do it. 🧑‍💻 Try it: partyrock.aws/u/theBenForce/… What AI tools are you using in your job search? 👇

Just curious, what model are you using most right now? I'll go first: 🤖 Gemini’s been my go-to 🧑‍💻 Claude is my favorite for coding 📝 ChatGPT wins on formatting

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Them: can I get an ETA on this ticket? Me: sure, let me stop working on it so I can come up with a wild guess and give it to you? 🤷‍♂️

Worked on simplifying the pipeline view a bit. Clicking on a job will open a details view.

Working on the pipeline preview layout

I've started working more seriously on a tool that I created to simplify working with @gitlab pipeline configurations.

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