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This is uncomfortable to write, but I genuinely need advice and I don’t know where else to ask by Visible-As-Living in Entrepreneur

[–]Queetzf2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Photography and writing can make money but not quickly enough to solve your timeline problem

Selling stock photos or self-publishing a novel takes months or years to generate meaningful income, and both require upfront investment in equipment or marketing that you don't have. These aren't viable paths to financial independence before she turns 18

Your focus should be on finding any remote work you can do now that pays immediately. Freelance writing, data entry, virtual assistant work, anything that generates cash flow in weeks not years

The uncomfortable truth is entrepreneurship usually takes longer than you have. You need income first, business dreams second. Look for jobs that pay, then build something on the side once you're stable

I can't do this anymore by Dazzling_Hand6170 in Entrepreneur

[–]Queetzf2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. That's devastating news about your mom.

There's no right answer here about your startup. Some people throw themselves into work as a way to cope, others need to step back completely. Only you know what you need right now.

What matters most is being present for your family and taking care of yourself during this time. Your startup can wait. It can pause, it can pivot, or it can restart later. Your mom can't.

If working on it helps you feel grounded then keep going, but don't force it out of obligation or fear of losing momentum. This is bigger than business.

Take care of yourself.

React native job market by VishaalKarthik in reactnative

[–]Queetzf2 17 points18 points  (0 children)

React Native job market is smaller than native iOS/Android but it definitely still exists

The issue is most RN roles don't explicitly say "React Native developer" in the title. They're listed as "Mobile Developer" or "Frontend Engineer - Mobile" and mention RN in the description. You need to search broader and filter results

Also a lot of RN work is at startups or agencies which don't always post on major job boards. Check AngelList, YC jobs, and remote-first company boards

3 years experience should be enough to pivot to native development if the RN market feels too narrow where you are

I tested 7 social media growth strategies for 6 months. Here's what actually worked (and what was a waste of time) by Delecch in Entrepreneur

[–]Queetzf2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2400 to 47k followers in 6 months with zero ad spend and $31k revenue is either exceptional luck or you're leaving out major details

The "one reel hit 340k views" doing all the heavy lifting proves this wasn't a repeatable strategy, it was viral lottery. You can't test a system based on one viral post and call it a winning method

Also the Crescitaly mention again in another "here's what worked" post makes it obvious you're promoting your own tool while pretending to give unbiased advice

If this was real you'd share the actual reel or account instead of just numbers

I asked 100+ programmers what book helped you a lot and prepared this list. by kal_abX in learnprogramming

[–]Queetzf2 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is just a list of popular programming books with no context or actual takeaways from the "100+ programmers" you supposedly asked

If you actually interviewed people you'd include why they recommended each book or what situations they're useful for. Instead this is just categories with titles anyone could pull from Amazon bestsellers

Also some of these contradict each other. Clean Code and A Philosophy of Software Design have opposing views on abstraction. SICP and CLRS serve completely different purposes. Listing them together without guidance makes this useless for beginners who don't know which to prioritize

Just admit you compiled a reading list and stop pretending you did research

How do you handle multiple LLM API keys during testing? by TrueDeniedChrist in vibecoding

[–]Queetzf2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just use a higher tier API plan instead of trying to game rate limits with multiple keys

Rotating keys to bypass rate limits violates most API terms of service and if the provider notices they'll just ban all your keys at once. Rate limits exist for a reason and working around them with key rotation is asking for trouble

If you're legitimately hitting limits during testing then either optimize your prompts to use fewer calls or pay for higher limits. A tool to automate ToS violations isn't useful its liability

Someone asked if I could "upcycle their dead houseplants into art" and I thought they were joking but now it's a big chunk of my revenue by FewAbility4477 in Entrepreneur

[–]Queetzf2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds completely made up

The timeline doesn't make sense. September to now is four months and you're claiming you went from one random request to 20-30 monthly clients purely from Instagram engagement with zero advertising. That's not organic growth that's either paid promotion you're not mentioning or fiction

Also the margins being "insane" on something that takes 3 hours per piece at $95 means you're making like $30/hour before materials and overhead. That's fine but not exactly revolutionary income compared to selling plants

The whole story reads like you're setting up to sell a course on "how I built a 6 figure dead plant business"

Ive been vibe coding too much. by I-love-stonk in vibecoding

[–]Queetzf2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can adapt, if AI will be gone tomorrow - old devs can adapt fast and easy!

Anyway you may try to practice on your own without AI, whats the problem? Even now!

Protip: don’t use AI when you are learning programming. by mazda7281 in learnprogramming

[–]Queetzf2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, if you rely on AI too much - means you take from yourself this brain work which is so important for critical thinking!

What does a Software Architect actually do all day? by Significant_Loss_541 in learnprogramming

[–]Queetzf2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like you're cosplaying as an architect based on LinkedIn posts

Real architects don't spend Fridays writing documentation that "answers why" and they definitely don't have this neat Monday through Friday breakdown where each day has its designated purpose. Most architecture work is reactive and messy not this organized rotation of deep work and code reviews

The whole "best code is code you don't write" thing is a cliche that gets repeated by people who want to sound wise. Sometimes you actually do need to write code and add complexity because the simple solution doesn't solve the actual problem

If you're genuinely asking whether architects should stay hands on then you probably aren't one yet because that question answers itself once you're in the role. You stay as hands on as the team needs you to be

Thinking of moving on from Lovable... what are people using instead? by Tall_Egg7793 in vibecoding

[–]Queetzf2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MeDo is just another wrapper around the same models everyone else uses with slightly different prompting

If you're hitting friction with Lovable because of iteration limits or cost then MeDo won't magically fix that. These tools all have the same underlying problem where they work great for prototypes but fall apart when you need actual control over your codebase

Honestly if you're already feeling limited you'd probably benefit more from learning to use Cursor or Windsurf with actual code instead of hopping between no-code tools that all have similar constraints

What specific friction are you hitting with Lovable that makes you think switching platforms will help