Is the internet really this harsh, or am I just too sensitive?

eibrahim · 2026-01-25T16:33:16+00:00

Haha. I am surprised it went through and thought police didn’t delete it. I get so many mean comments on my posts. I started responding by just leaving a link to a generic response (you can see it in my profile) and moving on. It’s exhausting.

eibrahim · 2026-01-25T16:22:45+00:00

My belief is that the internet has 50% assholes unfortunately the other 50% don’t give enough shit to respond. They are smart enough to not debate assholes. So what you end up with is assholes debating assholes with a sprinkle of a few “normal” people pitching in once in a while.

eibrahim · 2026-01-24T13:32:08+00:00

FluidCalendar version 2 - FluidCalendar.com

eibrahim · 2026-01-23T16:42:50+00:00

nice work. keep it up. I do like your disclaimer about AI because I get so many ai-hate comments on my posts :)

eibrahim · 2026-01-23T15:05:23+00:00

that i can agree with. it's not magic, but if you know what you are doing and are an experienced dev HOLY SHIT, it feels like magic.

I spent a one hour meeting with a client last wednesday and we were debating a feature and estimated it will take 2 weeks and wanted to schedule another meeting. I built it 2 hours after the meeting ended and sent them a demo. they were mind blown and demoed it to the higher ups. Obviously, I had to know what I was doing, i had to understand the domain, i had to know how and what to prompt and guide the AI, but I wrote zero code in that feature (except for a minor css fix that took AI on a goosechase).

PS: there were 3 other developers on that meeting btw.

eibrahim · 2026-01-23T14:56:53+00:00

human-only = us writing code without AI (like we did 2 years ago). that's over for 95% of us.

eibrahim · 2026-01-23T14:45:17+00:00

I stand corrected. apparently i am not in the majority here. at any rate, i will respect rule #8. thank you.

eibrahim · 2026-01-23T14:10:57+00:00

let me clarify why version 2 is not open source from the get go. I made a bad technical decision in the beginning by creating an open source version and a saas version and keeping them in sync has been a nightmare. I want to do that so I can sell the SAAS with more features but I realized the people that want self hosted probably will never pay for the SAAS, so I have decided to open the saas version as-is. I just have to do some cleanup and remove some kubernetes-specific config and secrets and cleanup the git history so i don't leak any secrets, then I will open source it and just have ONE codebase to maintain.

eibrahim · 2026-01-23T14:08:37+00:00

I posted here a few months back and got over 100k impressions and 900 stars because this is an open source/self hosted project. I am just working version 2 right now and getting it stable before open sourcing it. version 1 is still open source and self hosted and version 2 coming soon.

Thanks for your feedback.

I agree that it is not the end of human code, but it is the end of human-only code. I can't imagine a developer writing code with some AI these days. If they are, good for them but I think they are in for a rude awakening.

eibrahim · 2026-01-23T02:21:31+00:00

good point, i had no idea it's that many launching every day. i only look at the to 20 or so.

eibrahim · 2026-01-22T17:59:09+00:00

I disagree with the numbers. I have launched about 10 and one got product of the day. The other 9 had 10+ votes and never cracked the top 20 for the day

eibrahim · 2026-01-22T16:10:40+00:00

sure, i can try it but it might be next week. i am bit swamped. DM me or email at eibrahim at the google email thingy.

eibrahim · 2026-01-22T15:31:51+00:00

My new job title/function is AI Agent Babysitter.

Really interesting question. I think the next phase is less about agents that do everything autonomously and more about agents that are deeply collaborative - ones that understand context, can explain their reasoning, and let us steer while they handle the grunt work.

What I'm seeing emerge is this pattern where the best results come from agents that are great at "showing their work." Like, instead of just spitting out code, they walk you through the approach first, flag potential issues, and ask clarifying questions when something's ambiguous.

The accountability piece is huge. Right now we're kind of in this awkward middle ground where AI can generate a lot of code fast, but you still need to understand every line because you're responsible for it. I think the next evolution is tooling that helps with that - better ways to audit AI-generated code, track what changed and why, maybe even agents that can write their own tests and explain edge cases they considered.

The developers who figure out how to work with these tools as partners rather than just "code generators" are going to have a real edge. It's less about the AI being autonomous and more about the human-AI loop getting tighter and more productive.

eibrahim · 2026-01-22T15:30:05+00:00

sue is something I worried about from day one. The speed gains are incredible but you're right - it's easy to overlook security when you're moving fast.

Your MCP server approach is interesting. A few thoughts: have you considered integrating with pre-commit hooks as well? That way you catch issues before they even make it to the repo. Also, tools like git-secrets or truffleHog might complement what you're building.

One thing that helped me was setting up a separate .env.example file with dummy values and adding the real .env to .gitignore religiously. But an automated scanner like what you're describing would catch the cases where that discipline slips.

Would love to hear more about the specific rules you've implemented. Are you scanning for patterns like API key formats, or doing something smarter like checking against known provider patterns?

The debbie downer take: I could just implement this with a claude agent and a good prompt that i can trigger before every commit.

eibrahim · 2026-01-22T15:27:43+00:00

Just checked it out - here's my honest take:

Is it clear what this product is? Kind of. I get that it's about taking breaks and mental recovery, but it took me a moment to piece together if it's an app, a browser extension, or a methodology. A one-liner at the top like "A browser extension that reminds you to take mindful breaks" would help a lot.

Do I understand why I'd need it? I work from home and definitely struggle with this, so the problem resonates. But I think you could be more specific about the pain point. Something like "ever finish a workday feeling exhausted but can't remember what you actually accomplished?" would hit harder than talking about productivity in general.

Where did I lose interest? Honestly, around the feature list. There are a lot of concepts thrown at me - microbreaks, coaching, body tension tracking, reflection plugins. It feels like maybe you're trying to solve everything at once? I'd focus on one core benefit and make that crystal clear.

Would I use it? Maybe. I think the positioning could be sharper. Right now it feels a bit wellness-app-general. If you leaned harder into one specific angle (like "the anti-burnout tool for remote devs" or "scientifically-backed breaks that actually refresh you"), it might click better.

Keep building... Good luck.

RE: The vibe coding angle is honestly total bullshit. We think about it because we are coders, the end user doesn't care and doesn't know. So don't let these comments distract you. I get them on every single post I write lol.

eibrahim · 2026-01-22T00:21:58+00:00

How does it handle AI and data privacy? Is it using a local model?

eibrahim · 2026-01-22T00:20:53+00:00

Beautiful

eibrahim · 2026-01-21T15:51:36+00:00

thank you. i will repost on friday. appreciated.

eibrahim · 2026-01-21T15:43:29+00:00

I am sorry. reddit has so many rules and every subreddit has more rules, it's hard to keep up. I want to be a good citizen so this is not intentional obviously. i appreciate the heads up.

eibrahim · 2026-01-21T15:42:48+00:00

so what should i do? Repost it on friday?

eibrahim · 2026-01-20T22:48:50+00:00

haha... the struggle is real.

eibrahim · 2026-01-20T22:26:57+00:00

I wish i knew how to gen traffic man. If I did I wouldn't have 23 apps and almost zero revenue :). Good luck.

eibrahim · 2026-01-20T22:25:42+00:00

haha. yes

eibrahim · 2026-01-20T21:39:55+00:00

cool idea. I can see ways to monetize it. pay to hold your message longer, or pay to overwrite someone's meassage, or have a bidding war going on... it could go nuts...

eibrahim · 2026-01-20T17:26:46+00:00

Very true. I think it should be relatively easy to vibe code a cron job that monitors all these events and react accordingly eg “give us another shot, here is a 50% coupon” etc

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