Vol. II · No. 312
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Dmitry Kudryavtsev.

Dmitry Kudryavtsev on software, AI skepticism, philosophy, and outdoor adventures.

Recent essays

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How I vibe-code

A short description of my ever-evolving vibe-coding setup.

The bots situation is crazy

I decided to dig a bit into my blog analytics, and I found a weird connection between bots and radiology.

I am a Prompt addict

I used LLMs long enough to notice some concerning symptoms.

After 14 years, I finally built my dream personal finance app

It took me more than a decade, but I finally built my DREAM personal finance app. Let me tell you everything about it.

I think I have AIpolar disorder

AI is good, AI is bad, AI is good, AI is bad

Feature unrequest

We keep talking about feature requests, but we never discuss feature unrequests.

“SaaS is Dead” - they say

Everyone says that SaaS is dead. Is it though?

Farewell, Rust

Farewell, Rust for web. For now…

Don’t apologize for replying late to my email

“I’m sorry for the delayed reply” - please don’t be!

Introducing mjmx: a custom JSX runtime for mjml

I wrote and published an open source library to generate mjml using JSX

We can no longer trust software

Software used to be something we can rely on. But with recent advances in technology, this is no longer true.

Isolating Claude Code

Being a paranoid vibe coder means you don’t trust Claude Code to not extract your secrets.

Dead Internet Theory

I had a wierd experience which made me realize that the internet is probably dead.

Not knowing is part of the path

Not knowing something should be embraced more, as this is the most important part of the journey.

I’m Netlify-Free!

My journey from Netlify to self hosting on a VPS

Climbing La Om Peak in Romania

While travelling in Romania, I decided to climb one of the most beautiful peaks in the country.

5 days in Romania

A short review of my 5 day trip to Romania.

Thoughts on AI, Intelligence, and Knowledge

Me rumblinb on AI, intelligence and what does it mean to know something?

Change and Adversity

Can you change by overcoming adversity in life, or is your character already determined?

In the name of progress

Progress is the holy grail in the name of which humanity does things. And nobody questions if it’s right.

Why I ditched my Apple Watch

I finally removed my Apple Watch, and I no longer intent to wear it. Why?

Vibe Management

Vibe coders are in heaved. Let’s help management get there as well.

Working with systemd timers

Let’s learn how to work with systemd timers in order to create automated backups.

The commoditization of AI

Are we going to see AI being commoditized the same way the internet was?

Ghost Engineers

Let’s address the existence of so called Ghost Engineers

How to be a great manager

An insight from a non-manager perspective.

Why DX doesn’t matter

Developer experience, or shortly DX, seems to be the number one thing that people pay attention to in their chosen tools/frameworks.

Software Development Fragmentation

We used to build everything in-house, but today we just glue a bunch of APIs together.

One year of Rust in production

Software development is hard