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If you start with a blank canvas, it's quite tricky to get the defaults right while building apps. Previously I used to prompt the LLMs like a rookie by saying "fix this, add this, build this", and so on. Realised that the app is only as good as our ability to carefully prompt them. I came across Harper Reed's blog talking about his own LLM-aided coding workflow, I felt like sharing something...

I recently open-sourced my astro-blog-ghost GitHub repository - a modern blog template built with AstroJS and Ghost CMS integration. This project serves as an excellent starting point for developers looking to create a portfolio website with: - 📦 Zero-client JavaScript by default (with opt-in hydration) - 🚀 Built-in Ghost CMS integration for content management - 🌓 Dark/light mode toggle with...

I was listening to a talk by Debbie Mcmahon from Financial Times recently at Productcon recently and I was surprised by the fact that even in journalism we're seeing tailwind trends more and more computational skills required — genAI is now used to spot stories, and to spin up newsworthy headlines and narratives around these stories. They are now, 'computational journalists'...who are equipped...

I got this opportunity to attend ProductCon at London this year. Here are some notes from "the bleeding edge of product management" as described by the panelists and experts. Here are some personal notes from this event: - We're in the AI goldrush era, and the best way to look at this might be too go broad, instead of going narrow. This goes against the grain, and is counterintuitive with all the...

Analysing codebase and understanding the patterns followed at a top level has become surprisingly easier nowadays with the help of tools such as Gemini (for larger context windows), Gitingest (to convert codebases to simpler markdown), and Mermaid.js (for visualising mermaid diagrams). This is how I would approach understanding a fresh new codebase in order to take a cursory look: Use Gitingest...

My last year's resolution was to learn how to build on Rails. I taught myself the basics by following some courses, but nothing really stuck with me. I wasn’t building apps; I was getting into a tutorial rut. I needed a better way to learn, akin to being pushed into the river with a swimming instructor. So, I discovered the Founder/Hacker course, which provided more tactical insights into the...

Last week, I was looking at various ways in which I could "style transfer" my writing style to AI generated drafts. The first draft usually generated by AI is so devoid of your style and personality, and to get to the stage where it even comes remotely close to that requires a lot of fine-tuning, and custom prompts. Due to the time consumed in style-transfer, I ended up writing on my own. (Read...

I've been working on a kaomoji generator. It's a simple tool that allows you to generate kaomojis for instant messaging. You can find the kaomoji-generator GitHub repository with the full source code and implementation details. The project uses Next.js with TypeScript and features: - Dynamic kaomoji generation using LLM API endpoints - Customizable emotion/intensity parameters (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ -...

I've created an unofficial Raycast plugin for Zotero that makes reference management slightly easier. This plugin lets you: - 🔍 Search your entire Zotero library in milliseconds - 📑 Quick-insert citations into any Markdown editor with [[Shortcut]] - 🎯 Filter by collections/tags with smart fuzzy matching - 📋 Copy citations in APA/MLA/Chicago format instantly - 🌓 Dark mode support that matches...

This financial dashboard helps couples visualize and optimize their joint finances through three strategic phases: 1. Debt Visibility & Emergency Planning The interactive debt tracker shows progress on multiple loans (education, gold, visa) with real-time calculations: - Automatic months-left estimates with compound interest modeling for student loans - Payment impact simulator - adjust monthly...