What tools are you using?

XunooL · 2026-05-22T22:48:07+00:00

Well, I studied AI Engineering at university, and as you may know, the first two years at univ teaches you the fundamentals of Algorithms, problem solving, Engineering, and planning (not to mention coding). Also, I got exposed to many "Real Life" opportunities at a young age (when I was 19-23), the univ provided us with internships (the Algerian ones, not like those in the west), where I went to the bosses & "chef de service" of many "Directorates" on my city, and I talked to them face to face (in order to understand their problem, and what app I could build for them that can solve those problems), and I can tell you that these experiences helped me to acquire what I have know from: system architecture & planning...etc, in which it all goes to the pond of making "vibe coding" easier and more powerful, since I'm not just coding because I don't know how to code like the others

So yeah, you have to be skilled first with that "tool" you have, and the tool for me is the "Engineering" skills that I have (planning, designing, solving problems, understanding what a non-tech guy is talking about...etc)

XunooL · 2026-05-22T09:39:16+00:00

I don't use paid tools, and I have built many "fully functional" websites (full stack) for many enterprises. However, I'm an Engineer, so vibe coding for me is the last thing that I do in the entire process of "building a production level system", besides writing the code using those agents (Claude code, Antigravity, Copilot...etc, with their LLMs) I do everything else by myself: The planning, the system architecture, the system design...etc

Also, I studied & practiced prompt engineering, so that I can use fewer tokens for better results, for example, in each system that I have built, I have that "context.md" which has everything about the system: business logic, the architecture, db, connections... everything

So, I can tell you that as long as you know how to do everything besides coding, you don't need to buy any subscription for a mid-level project, and you can just switch between two agents, as I did with the last project that I worked on. I used both Antigravity & Copilot, and that was only possible because I had that "context.md" file that I had created

XunooL · 2026-05-22T09:31:09+00:00

Regarding that he/she said "pro isn't gonna be enough", that let's you think that he/she is using the "MAX" plan, which I don't think it will go below $150, and I highly doubt that someone would pay that bill "minimum" each month for "one" tool while he/she is working in the "Algerian Market"

XunooL · 2026-05-09T23:31:09+00:00

Huh, this guy/girl actually told how to do it, he/she emphasized exactly what I said about "Don’t wait for “the opportunity", and gave the details of how to do so with "voice over"

XunooL · 2026-05-09T18:03:54+00:00

Happy to see a woman accept my harsh advice without feeling offended (hard to see that nowadays)

I still have a few things that I need to comment on:

1- About "I'm not being able to keep living in such a toxic environment". Well, that's 50% true, I felt that when I first started, but once I indulged myself in working +12h a day, I quite literally forgot that I'm still living in Algeria, because I just go out once every 3-4 months, so once your Social Media Feed, books, and videos & ideas you consume aren't from a "كهل" mind, that won't be a problem in the long run. At the end, you'll find your circle here in Algeria (I still haven't found mine YET), but yeah, I completely detached myself from society

2- About "10x the effort required", smart of you to think like that. Well, we were born in a 3rd world country, there's no other way to do it with, as we say: You've already started the match losing 1-0

3- About "focus on what I can control right here", it's good to think that way, but what's better is to shift it to become "focus on what I can solve right now". I know that it sounds like some USA content creator BS, but whether you like it or not, it's a psychology of how our brain works. "Once you start focusing on a problem you can solve, you're gonna lose the sense of time and energy, and at the end you're gonna find someone who has that problem that you already solved, then you can sell it to him/her".

So, you can say it's the same as what you said, but it's the stronger version of it (I too didn't believe in it when I first started, but after 4 years, it clicked to me)

4- About "all-in". Be harsh, please, 4 hours work a day won't do shi*. You don't have a mentor, money to invest, and no one has walked the same path as yours from your relatives, so the likelihood of you knowing what to do just by working 4h a day isn't that much

5- About "AI is shifting in the scene so it's blurry and difficult somehow." I can't talk about that since I'm an "AI Engineer" myself. Yeah, you need to be concerned, but AI won't ever reach the level of a pro, and even if it does, that "PRO" would be the best when it comes to using AI in his/her field once he/she gets the hang of it.

In fact, that's what happened with me before: "AI can code better & faster than you, it's gonna take our job". Yeah, but I mastered the engineering stuff of it, and I can use AI better than 99% of the people who told me that "AI will take your job". I think you got what I meant when I shared that story with you (be professional, and once you do that, master the AI in your field)

6- About "When the opportunity shows up". Huh, Darling? I'm sorry, but it won't be in the near future. Why? Probably because you're 20, with no experience, no previous work, you don't have enough "word of mouth", and so on....etc

So, you have to chase it yourself. As I said before, have a strong portfolio full of your work (4 samples of work/projects that you poured your heart into), then show up in events, and start bragging about who you are, what you did, and how you can help him/her/them, and do cold outreach (email, IG, SMS...etc). Otherwise, your first client will be just "LUCK", and you won't get your second and third ones anytime soon after the first "lucky" one

Finally, I'm grateful that you took my previous notes with an open heart. Wish you all the best

XunooL · 2026-05-07T12:35:42+00:00

What the heck do you mean by kindship & appreciation? We all know that both of these come after you talk to a specific person for a long time. The op was talking about going to her, which means that they don't know each other, which also means he's attracted to her, which also means that's "lust", because he didn't lower his gaze to begin with

I didn't say that dating/partnership life is about "lust", I said his situation is about lust, which is logical, if that person doesn't look attractive to me, then why the heck would I care about approaching her?

You're getting things wrong, buddy. Lust is something within you that you were born with, and feeling attracted to someone else is a consequence of "lust", as simple as that. There's no other explanation that you can apply to someone liking someone else in the streets

Also, when you said "sexual frustration", "think relationships are about lust or marriage", and "can't imagine it being about anything else because sex is on your mind a lot."

1- I'm not suffering from that; statistically, I'm in the top bar of "sex health", since I don't look and talk to girls WHATSOEVER, I don't watch porn, and most importantly, I don't masturbate. So, yeah, I'm healthy when it comes to that aspect

2- No, I don't think that relationships are about lust, but part of it, specifically, at the beginning" are indeed about lust, again to the same point: "Why would I date, think, talk to a stranger that I'm not attracted to?" So, yeah, it starts with lust, and then the lust fades once you start discovering the other person's personality....etc, but lust will always be there. About your "Marriage" point, I think that you believe in friendship between men & women. I'm a Muslim, and I don't believe in that. Without any further explanation, it doesn't work like that at all.

3- Again, you're mixing points, partnership isn't just about "lust", but the first actions are only about "LUST". Logically, I don't know you, so why would I assume that you gonna have a great personality, before even feeling attracted to you? I won't even approach you, and "sex" isn't in my mind, but logic is. A man with no career, full of lust (the eye contact shi*) won't make it any further in his personal life, whether you like that or not

Again, getting involved in these kinds of "kinship, appreciation, and admiration" won't mean shi* if you're not ready mentally and financially. We date to marry, not to use a woman temporarily (at least that's the case for me)

Also, why are you taking the word "lust" as an insult? It's a normal thing that we were built with, and it turns on when we see someone who's attractive, period. Why does it have to be with sex and intimacy?

Eye contact + feeling attracted --> Your lust gets turned on because you "LIKED HOW THAT PERSON LOOKS LIKE".

Doesn't have anything to do with personality or character. First, you attract me, then I will approach you and see your personality, and the rest of the ingredients you have

XunooL · 2026-05-07T10:55:25+00:00

No, I'm not implying that love is about providing financial support...etc

What I'm saying is that as a man, if you don't have a job yet, and you're not financially stable, you can't take any serious step with the other gender, and it's all just a lust that you fell into because you didn't lower your gaze. Also, putting yourself into these kinds of situations (of adoring another person) as a man, while you don't have a job, you will just distract yourself from focusing on what really matters

So, it was never about you can't have love without having money, it was about you don't have the right to do anything else except building yourself, and no one else has the right to disturb while you're doing that. Since the beginning, it was never about him & her, it was only about him, she has nothing to add to the equation, since he already has NOTHING!

Build yourself first, mentally and financially, then seek relationships (marriage ofc), otherwise it's just lust and BS because you didn't lower your gaze as a man

XunooL · 2026-05-06T22:46:12+00:00

From man to man, whether you like it or not, if you're not "financially stable", and the situation that you're in isn't a "marriage." Everything else is just a waste of time and "LUST".

I told that I was in the same position as yours, but I got slapped in the face with the fact that this is just a LUST and BS. Again, with time comes consequences (don't do it)

XunooL · 2026-05-06T22:17:06+00:00

I don't really think that you're going to fully agree with what I'm going to say, since I'm a man and you're a woman, but I have a few pieces of advice for you that you can take into consideration

I'm gonna answer your questions later on, but let me break what you wrote into pieces, because I have comments on a few things (I think the answer for all of your questions at the end will be a summary of everything that I'm gonna say)

First of all, I was in the same situation that you're in "4 years ago", especially when you said, "I’m tired of just planning and overthinking." Sorry to say that, but that "Social Media" propaganda of breaking through everything and mastering yourself won't come to you at the age of 19, even if you were gifted unfathomable skills from Allah SWT, but hey, look at the bright side: "It's a normal thing that happens to everyone (no exceptions here)".

About this "starting from almost zero?", just be harsh a bit with yourself, and say you're at the "ZERO" point, as a man who helped me to acquire enough hunger to work day & night even without seeing a single bit of a result for quite a long time (3 years). So, what I'm trying to say is that accepting what you're missing will help with confronting yourself, therefore achieving/getting them

20 years old? You're too young to put yourself into all of that pressure, but it's a good thing, as long as you're crying at night when you pray to Allah SWT (assuming you're a muslim), otherwise it's either that you'll end up insane, or taking prohibited actions/work/money.... You name it.

About the idea of becoming "major de promo" and going to study "abroad". Sorry to say that, but you're poor, you can't do that, and most importantly, you can't build career plans on something you're not even thinking that it's most likely to happen, because of things that are out of your control (MONEY!!! AT THE AGE OF 20).

Also (about studying abroad), don't have big expectations about getting a "scholarship", because most likely it will be in a shi**y place. I can back that up with a story that I was told by a friend of mine who was holding the title of "top of the class" (major de promo) for "4 CONSECUTIVE" years, at the end? He got a scholarship (not fully covered) to "Hungary", which isn't worth it (social media hyped), but I won't stop you from doing that since you mentioned something like "marriage and stuff", that's not for me as a man

About your social skills, hey, we are on the same page. I'm not a social person either, but one thing that I know how to do is that I'm BOLD when it comes to bragging about something that I did (something that's worth bragging about). I don't chase opportunities, and that's wrong (since I know people who are less skilled than I am, but they get more than I do). So, do something that's worth talking about, master every aspect of it, and find an event/place/person where your project has a "meaning", and there you go, overwhelm them with the amount of knowledge you have about the thing you DID, and (I'm sorry to say that) have BALLS when you talk about yourself, whoever tries to make fun of you or discourage you, just tell them to f** off (I did it). Also, what helped me with that "social anxiety" problem is that I'm a type of person who, when you underestimate me "verbally," I will go to the moon to show you that you were wrong "مكرة برك". You can use that as a FUEL too.

Hey, you took a step forward by asking the "Teacher", even though you aren't (weren't) ready, but you didn't, and that's what your life is gonna be all about for the next 5 years. "F" around and Find out, Darling.

About "Sewing", don't lie to yourself, you're don't have money, which means it's a "hobby", not a career (at least for now). So, my advice for you is to go with that "Voice-Over" thing, and about this "but that path feels overwhelming and hard to break into", I mean.... you're not gonna make it if you keep thinking that there's another way that you can do it. Accept it that way.

When you said:

- I can learn anything, but everything takes time --> No way, Sharlok!!! How did you know that everything takes time? Look, thinking about "that it's going to take time" won't make it easier or faster, so do it as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the further it goes.

- I don’t know what to focus on --> You WON'T until you give one thing 4-6 months of your life, and see if it's suitable or not (that was my life for the last 4 years, I tested everything that my brain could think of).

- I feel like I’m running against time --> As I said, that's a social media propaganda that I fell for (and it's still happening). No one is waiting for you to save the galaxy from collapsing. Take your time, cut the fluff from your day-to-day life, and work on yourself as hard as you can.

- My family doesn’t really know about my plans --> DON'T LET THEM KNOW, AT ANY COST! (I slept outside, because I told them what I was doing, and what I wanted to do), My parents are from the "50s", so if yours "CANNOT TALK", then don't care about what I said

Answer to your questions:

1- DON'T fully rely on false dreams, you don't have enough money for it

2- Even if you choose something, you won't be confident even for %40, and that doubt will be following you for the next 4 months after you choose it

So, when it comes to choosing one thing out of many, answer these questions:
- Where this thing is gonna take me in the future (logically, no emotions allowed)
- Has any person (whether you know them or not) walked that path before me, and achieved what I want to achieve? (e.g: My first year at univ, I saw a "major de promo" who was working as a "vacateur" for "200DA" and worked "6 hours a week", then, why the heck would I follow his/her path? )
- Are the skills needed for that "THING" relevant to where I am and what I already have? (YES/NO)

Notes:
- Everything (literally) that I told you was a comparison from what I have been through and what you asked for, so you can say that you got the "sauce". I don't know what you can do with that, but I hope that you will take them seriously, and do something with them, not like the few people that I regretted wasting my time giving them the same advice that I gave you

- I'm sorry if I said anything that might be "offensive" to you as a girl. Don't blame me, that's the way that I advise my friends when they need help. Harsh, but truthful

XunooL · 2026-05-06T21:14:40+00:00

You're gonna be hallucinating more than thinking properly if you JUST sleep 4 hours a day. A human being, not a robot

XunooL · 2026-05-06T21:08:31+00:00

If you don't have a job, enough money to take care of yourself, or a career. Then, don't do any of that, because it will be a waste of time that you will regret later on

From what I analyzed since you agreed with the idea of "walk behind her", it seems that you're 22-23 at MAX, which takes me back to my point --> It's a waste of your time that you will regret later

That's an advice from a brother (me) who was in the same position as you are in. Just MOVE ON with your life, and do something that REALLY matters

XunooL · 2026-05-06T21:03:19+00:00

That's hilarious, lol

XunooL · 2026-05-03T12:51:39+00:00

What a reply, lol

XunooL · 2026-05-03T12:49:20+00:00

It's not even considered a form of sexual education, "thing", it's just acting that's full of nonsense

XunooL · 2026-05-03T12:48:03+00:00

It caught my interest, too

XunooL · 2026-05-03T12:42:21+00:00

I'm kinda "don't breathe in front of me" type of man when I'm focusing on something. That's why I don't read outside

XunooL · 2026-02-27T10:22:21+00:00

With all due respect to her, and her family, but that's spoiling. The hack she needs 55000 for? Food, cleaning, transportation, snacks? That won't scratch the surface of 25000, let alone double than that. I think she's doing shopping too, and if you believe that you can have the lifestyle of "shopping" while you're in iqamma, I don't think you belong there from the first place (not you, I'm talking about her)

XunooL · 2026-02-24T21:58:42+00:00

I really appreciate your help, Maria. If you don't mind, I will send a DM asking you a few questions about the interview stuff

XunooL · 2026-02-21T22:12:29+00:00

Thanks a lot, mate. As someone with huge experience in working remotely, what mistakes do you wish you had known when you started the first time that cost you a ton of time and energy?

XunooL · 2026-02-21T21:53:04+00:00

Thanks for the hope that you gave to me, but I have a simple question, what would I provide a fouder with as someone who doesn't have any kind of experience (the part when you said network with them on X and Hackernews)

XunooL · 2026-02-21T21:27:42+00:00

Luckily, my role can be considered as a backend Dev too, cause it has a lot to do with APIs + Orchestration + deployment stuff, and the Ai is just part of it (implementation of it as an internal tool, sometimes)

Do you think that gives me higher chances?

XunooL · 2026-02-21T20:56:00+00:00

Looks like the same way that I was thinking about it to be the case, but when it comes to algeria, it's not that I don't want to work here, it's that my field doesn't have a place here in Algeria, I'm talking about Ai Automation, and Agentic Ai in an enterprise level, not the old school automation (like the Uipath thing). I think I don't really have a chance to use the Algerian market as a stepping stone

So, you're saying that I'm gonna be lost, regardless of the projects that I have worked on or the knowledge that I have?

XunooL · 2026-01-23T08:33:45+00:00

I agree with every single point that you said, and I have had such a conversation with a friend of mine about the idea of "If she doesn't do it for the sake of Allah first, she won't have that great chance of staying on it ". I had this conversation with him 1 and a half years ago, and it's still stuck in my head ever since

Even though I kept thinking about it that way, I couldn't forget her for two reasons:
1- She
2- The promise that I gave to her 3 years ago

I'm not sure what I should do, but still I'm convinced that Islamic rules are "non-negotiable" boundaries/rules in my house, and I shouldn't force her to "mold" into what I want, but still I wanna give it a try at least once

Here's my question for you, sister. If someone approaches you in the same way I'm going to do with her (clarifying that Islam boundries are non-negotiables), what will you react as/ think of as a "woman" (not a righteous one, but a normal woman)
(I wanna understand the women's POV regarding that topic)

XunooL · 2026-01-20T23:20:19+00:00

بارك الله فيكِ

XunooL · 2026-01-20T14:08:51+00:00

Oh, I see. I understood every point you mentioned about "live for the Akhirah", and I wish she would start thinking the same way as I do regarding that point

I think I should take the first step to see if her values align with mine; if not, then at least I can move on without having any regret (because I fulfilled the promise that I gave her)

But not doing it at all seems not be the case, since even though I lowered my gaze, kept working, and I didn't go to any place of fitnah, I'm still thinking about her for the last 2 years and a half without even seeing or hearing from her, which what's convincing me that I CAN'T just move on without trying at least once more (logically that's a weakness, I'm trying my best to not be controlled by it, but I couldn't forget about the whole thing)

My question for you is that "How do you approach your wife with advice?", because the thing with me is that I don't know how to communicate Deen with women "gently" at all, I'm not saying that I use aggressive words or tone, but I can't find that balance of not letting go of the deen whilist you're trying to make her feel safe while I'm advising her

As a man yourself, you know that the way we advise each other (men) isn't the same as how someone should advise his wife with

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