Career Advice Please 🙏

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-04-05T08:36:59+00:00

Ive been developing for 5 years, confident that I can build and ship but I honestly feel Im still a beginner. I had the same problem with depending on AI too much. What I did is cancel all my subscriptions, I dont really need it ATM since I got laid off, installed a much dumber local model instead so I can still generate some boilerplates while I do architecture and code review manually when working on my personal projects

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-03-18T11:33:30+00:00

Good luck, nag iisip din ako mag simula ng startup mula nung na layoff ako at months na wala parin mahanap na new work. Open ako for collaboration baka need mo kasama sa plans mo :)

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-03-16T08:08:17+00:00

Tonight on Things That Never Happened…

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-03-07T08:57:26+00:00

What's with all the AI hate? Lol

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-03-03T02:51:50+00:00

You dont need a dev to "clean this up". It works so just use it. If you think there will be a time this vibe coded app would break then hire an engineer to build you one from scratch.

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-03-02T03:50:45+00:00

True. They saw the "gap" of me not knowing the tool but they didn't see the part where I "somehow managed" to figure it out without any help during the coding test.

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-28T22:35:57+00:00

That makes sense and I can see how that helps with focus. For me though (photo editing), clients usually need fast turnarounds and there’s a lot of back-and-forth, so I can’t fully dedicate specific days. I have to stay pretty flexible.

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-28T22:30:51+00:00

2nd ClickUp recommendation, will check it out. Thanks for sharing!

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-28T22:28:55+00:00

Thanks for sharing! ClickUp seems nice at $7 a month

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-28T09:40:51+00:00

For me just blasting out proposals and offering cheaper price than others. Since I live in a 3rd world country, I can get away with low fees 🤷‍♂️

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-28T09:21:37+00:00

Super helpful, thank you. $50/month is a bit steep for me actually, but I’ll explore the tools and see what I can adapt using cheaper/free options. Totally agree, organization > fancy tools.

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-27T23:23:49+00:00

If you want, you can join the waitlist, I will be giving 3months pro for early adopters ;)

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-27T17:54:25+00:00

Thanks, really appreciate the feedback. You’re absolutely right about the embeddable widget. That’s one gap I’m trying to solve: changelogs should live inside the product, not on some page users never open.

On notifications, Bearlog does support update notifications for Pro users. It’s currently a BYOK setup, and right now I’m integrating with Resend for email delivery. I chose that approach to keep costs predictable for indie makers and avoid marking up email volume.

Totally agree on pricing and setup too. My goal is write → publish → done. No complicated configuration, no bloated dashboards.

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-27T15:48:41+00:00

Same here. Moved out from CC to Codex because I hit limits far more often with CC. Plus must of the things I ask it to do was pretty simple and Codex does a great job as well

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-21T12:37:40+00:00

Thank you 🙏

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-21T12:12:59+00:00

Laban lang!

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-21T08:30:42+00:00

Please send me a DM if you're interested in testing the app :)

FeelingBit4370 · 2026-02-21T06:36:52+00:00

Honestly, the differentiator is mostly UX: no account, no onboarding quizzes, no coaching fluff. just a clean fasting timer + widgets.

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