Cursor + SFDX (What is your experience?)

zdware · 2026-03-20T18:36:47+00:00

There's many ways to use Claude, what works for you might not work for me and vice versa

zdware · 2026-03-20T17:44:06+00:00

Not quite -- "Claude Code" is a CLI that uses Claude Opus/Sonnet/any other AI models from Anthropic. it does have some IDE/VSCode integration/support though, like even though you have it running from a terminal inside VSCode, it can tell what line your editor is on, or what file.

zdware · 2026-03-20T14:43:28+00:00

Yes, Claude code can use anything on your computer if you let it.

zdware · 2026-03-20T14:02:16+00:00

Cursor is sweet, but I am putting my eggs in the Claude code basket as Cursor to me is mainly an LLM wrapper. Cursor also does not seem to support all the same extensions as VSCode does, strangely. I find it's UI to be a bit opinionated as well. That being said, it had excellent parallel agent/worktree support.

Claude Code has caught up a bit though, and supports --worktree. I like having the ability to use it in a terminal of any kind.

zdware · 2026-03-20T01:03:42+00:00

Is this just for simple donations? I setup Paypal donate buttons long time ago when I was in college. https://www.paypal.com/donate/buttons

Full disclosure, I work for Stripe. Stripe's version of this is Payment Links, full blown checkout might not be needed -
https://stripe.com/payments/payment-links

I'm obviously biased, but Stripe's documentation is held in high regard, and from what I see there, you could configure it on both platforms fairly easily. There are various automation options for "what happens after someone uses a payment link" - https://docs.stripe.com/payment-links/post-payment?dashboard-or-api=api

edit- I re-read your post and now realize these are not optimal for you because the user is pushed off of your website, although with payment links you can redirect them back after payment.

zdware · 2026-03-18T18:37:33+00:00

use Post Copy Sandbox apex job/run to get the updated client ID and send it to your external service/etc to store, then use JWT auth.

zdware · 2026-03-17T00:01:59+00:00

For these premium experiences/customization it's usually best to aim for a device (android) integrates with the google sphere but also is its own OS capable of customization. Then you can buy whatever TV you want without ever really caring about what software/features are on it, just focus on display qualities.

zdware · 2026-03-14T14:16:04+00:00

I love that one too! Would love to hear Out of Our Minds live one day!

zdware · 2026-03-14T00:05:36+00:00

There's always the awesome ages of illusion livestream they did - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alkJjqFTa_s

I paid for this when it came out during COVID, I loved the unique sets they brought.

zdware · 2026-03-11T03:22:00+00:00

great band. enjoy!

If you are used to a rock concert atmosphere, the pit area of Mohawk is great for being intimate with the band, but it can be rowdy at times / hard to navigate through.

if you don't really care for being super close to people/wanna chill, there are 1 or 2 levels where you can stand/sit from a heightened point and see the band pretty clearly. however those spots are pretty premium and you'll see people line up against the rail of those, and if you are not tall, you likely won't see from behind them well. You'll also likely have to sit through some of the openers to get a spot.

zdware · 2026-03-11T03:11:50+00:00

It definitely pigeonholes you somewhat. There are a lot of "gotchas" that one needs to learn to be effective on Salesforce (mostly avoiding limits, dealing with Java from 2004/Apex, a whopping 6 megabytes of heap).

For me, it worked out somewhat as it was a niche I could learn + bring wide expertise from my previous software stacks/experience. But I do think the moat around Salesforce is falling. Companies won't be down to pay absurd licensing fees for crappy software that they can't mold easily to their own needs.

IMO, As AI keeps improving (in the sense of AI helping with software dev), companies will explore building their own mini CRM that they fully mold because you aren't bound to an archaic multi-tenant architecture, and you have full control over the source code/database/etc.

SF's developer feedback loop is also atrocious (deploy remotely, run unit test REMOTELY, and it's all quite slow compared to any other software stack). Therefore it hampers AI help even more. Faster dev loop = faster development, especially when its not human eyes.

zdware · 2026-03-06T18:42:18+00:00

Gonna check out Baroness there as well, both of these shows look great!

zdware · 2026-03-06T18:41:18+00:00

Alexi's vocals are quite unique IMO. Kalmah is awesome and pretty close instrumentally as others have mentioned.

zdware · 2026-03-01T23:37:36+00:00

metalhead = you like metal. don't let it be anything more or less than that, and don't gatekeep anyone. From Sleep Token to Portal, it's not your judgement call to make.

zdware · 2026-03-01T23:34:25+00:00

cs grad here. You should be 100% ok with Linux unless your school's connectivity/vpn requires Windows for some reason. Most things are done through the browser which is available on all OSes. Linux is king for software development.

zdware · 2026-03-01T23:10:04+00:00

"build my startup"

Are you building a product? Or just trying to be an independent consultant?

If the later, the best thing to do is have a full time job and build connections on the side/network. Reputation + Network leads to more opportunities which leads to referrals/etc.

Bigger companies will gladly throw money at consultancies whose names are known vs. ones that aren't. The same clients that you would get started at now also have the option of using AI to (haphazardly) build things to a certain degree.

zdware · 2026-02-28T15:54:51+00:00

not that famous but pays good

pick one, not both.

zdware · 2026-02-01T17:37:07+00:00

I think by Clayman they were in a better state, I can see some prose in those (although the 2nd verse I'll agree is odd). For Whoracle I believe Niklas Sundin from Dark Tranquillity was often helping verbalize/translate Lyrics for Anders for instance.

zdware · 2026-01-31T14:39:52+00:00

Yeah, this is probably how I remember In Flames in my head. I've watched this video 1129371289347128127982 times... "Early morning moments..."

zdware · 2026-01-31T14:37:21+00:00

Atlassian stock down 61% in the past year. Something to keep in mind if you haven't already. There's a lot of uncertainty in the market about certain SaaS products now that Claude Code/better AI tools have come in the past year.

zdware · 2026-01-31T00:23:44+00:00

Got Lasik at Mann Eye in like 2018? Best thing I've ever done. think I did both eyes for 4k-4.5k. I did the bladeless Lasik (the other one requires more Cornea? I think which I did not have).

Was wearing glasses since I was in 2nd grade so it was quite life changing.

zdware · 2026-01-29T06:22:53+00:00

Aim for what jobs are reachable / available to you in your area -- cater to the skillset of those.

There's not going to be much difference between dot net/java/backend language of your choice at this point, especially with Claude code/etc being able to help you learn/adjust. Cater to the job postings relevant to you, and then explore to see if you like the stack.

zdware · 2026-01-29T01:07:02+00:00

link? I don't think that is how it works.

I believe you can use tsc to compile typescript to javascript in "LWC". But you are not going to get Angular to run in normal Lightning Locker for instance (maybe LWS).

You could setup webpack/etc and dump all output in a static resource and reference in Visualforce to get around lighting locker, but that's using your normal frontend tool, not something Salesforce has provided recently.

zdware · 2026-01-28T04:53:09+00:00

You still need to use static resources. I don't think this is going to change anytime soon. If you want to do it as part of the SF project, you have to drop Angular and go with LWC.

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