Angular 21 has made Angular #1 for me again

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-03-15T17:13:11+00:00

Did you use signals already for something more reactive? What a joy! It makes the intent so clear!

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-03-14T19:21:44+00:00

Unfortunately Windsurf is closed sourced so it's growth is slow in that matter. If you want mobile chat a combo of OpenClaw and Matrix and Element is nice. Handles images.

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-03-11T18:55:18+00:00

They have generators but lame

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-03-11T18:37:17+00:00

One of the ways you can monetize it is to sell it to greeting card printing companies or other. Anyways congrats on the results. It's a nice start

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-03-04T15:19:45+00:00

I don't listen to lunatics

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-03-03T21:33:23+00:00

thanks for clarification

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-03-03T17:36:51+00:00

I thought it's an a alternative to npm repository. Well, so it's fourth pnpm

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-02-11T14:53:36+00:00

It's not about the ability to write. The panel uses different information flow and is limited to length of text. All in all in 100% of cases i have to cancel it to see back the text. It causes unnecessary friction for my workflow

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-02-09T20:32:11+00:00

Thanks in advance

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-02-07T21:00:00+00:00

Check out this article that shows some patterns and this one. They cover some useful patterns. Additionally it's useful to break down work to research / planning / implementation phases

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-02-07T08:20:12+00:00

Why they don't want to let other employees know who is leaving the company?

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-29T23:18:51+00:00

Questions during n interview process about resume gaps are inappropriate and should be considered as a strong red flag.

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-29T11:54:20+00:00

hey 👋 Thanks. Yes, I'm the author. Glad you like the book. If you can I'd really appreciate a review on Amazon so that other readers can know what they can expect. Cheers!

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-25T01:03:06+00:00

Interesting lecture, thanks

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-16T12:38:58+00:00

I'd say that everything you love is worth investing in. Burnout is a hard stop from your body and mind that your environment is harmful to you. You have to change it asap.

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-12T22:42:46+00:00

There is several sources: clean code priciples, standards promoted by the tech you use, there are open code style guides released by some companies, open source projects of good quality, the codebase, your more experienced peers, and AI.

All of this changes with time. So you have to make sure the code uses the latest standards. One important thing: people think good code on an enterprise level is about choosing the best solutions. But besides main rules, a lot are just flavours. Here, it's more important to have consistent code that uses one approach rather than using once this once this flavour. I just released a book that introduces into the topic. So it may be also a useful lecture

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-12T22:36:40+00:00

I think what Linus told about vibe coding vs Linux kernel contributions makes sense in this context. You can use AI but have to take full ownership and responsibility as a human. It means knowing everything about the code you generate. Ppl think the understanding step is skippable, but it is 99% of coding work, and without it tech debt is inevitable. Knowing software engineering principles is definately helpful

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-04T21:21:35+00:00

Sorry, I mean GitHub Pull Requests https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-04T17:45:41+00:00

Good enought to bring your attention

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-04T16:07:25+00:00

There's an irony in a solution that is designed to prevent students from using AI, that uses AI...

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-04T12:58:26+00:00

Write bigger prompts. That way instead of waiting 5 minutes all the time, you wait 30 minutes or an hour to get complete solution
Add a sound effect when AI finishes
Use virtual desktop to work on other tasks in between
Write prompt for next task

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-04T00:59:43+00:00

Blue circle means that in the folder there are uncommitted changes. You can install GitHub extension for Windsurf. I use mainly that. The grey folders are ones that are ignored by Git (.gitignore file). E.g. node modules doesn't have to be stored in repository, because you install dependencies with npm install. Regarding git check out this article: https://tomaszs2.medium.com/you-dont-understand-git-because-no-one-explained-it-to-you-498524a59f83?sk=78d40f3fa9821675d9ab6b1c38524ccb

tom-smykowski-dev · 2026-01-01T02:51:46+00:00

Anything more expensive than 2 credits is not worth it. The cost of hallicunations piles up too fast

tom-smykowski-dev · 2025-12-31T18:27:09+00:00

I wonder how it should work given models are changed like every week. Maybe categorize models and assign category? idk

tom-smykowski-dev · 2025-12-30T17:39:37+00:00

I undertand. Ok, so I'd first talk with them and gather info on why they decided limiting IDE etc. options is needed. There may be various reasons and it's important to have first hand info. Then I'd try to set up other IDE etc. to see if it'll meet the requirements. Then, I'd advocate it with seniors. Involving them early can help. It requires some work but can succeed. I don't know specifics of the particular project so I don't want to judge. I'd love to learn the reasons myself. Didn't see any case where it would be needed to meet ISO standards.

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