jmarchello's comments

Large app - Ruby on Rails with Hotwire for FE and PostgreSQL for database.

Small App for fun - Golang and SQLite with as little external libs as possible.

Try “Rucking”.

Get a backpack, put some weight in it (start with 15-20 lbs), and go for a walk. That’s it. I lost 9 lbs in just a couple weeks Rucking about 2 miles 2-3 times per week.

In an additional to high calorie burn and low impact cardio, it strengthens your back and leg muscles considerably.

I absolutely love it and it’s so simple.

Thanks!

It’s been my experience that Seth can fit more wisdom in 55 words than most can get into 1000

I’m not sure the age of your child but have you tried one of those toy sinks that continuously pump water? There’s plenty on Amazon under $30.

My neurotypical 2yo would play with it for hours at a time.

This is great! I built something similar on itunes here https://apps.apple.com/us/app/timeyet/id1613447823

I feel like tools like this are extremely valuable to those with time blindness from ADHD, Autism, etc...

I think this is how software development should be done as well. Software, like literature, requires one to hold all the context in order to avoid contradictions and to get things to fit together.

I think in most cases the best software is made by one or two individuals rather than large teams.

And don't even get me started on how much faster it is. Scrum is the mind-killer.

Yes, Especially for a solo founder, Rails is an effective and powerful choice. It scales from "Hello World" to IPO and allows you to do 10x the work while focusing on your users rather than boilerplate and plumbing. Its also trusted by some of the biggest tech platforms such as GitHub and Shopify.

The creator of rails recently wrote a great article on how Rails is the perfect choice for solo founders here: https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-one-person-framework-711e6318

I also recently wrote a short article about how enjoyable it is to work in Ruby and Rails here: https://jmarchello.com/a-love-letter-to-ruby-and-rails

If you have any questions or want to talk more about learning Rails, DM me on twitter @j_marchello. I'd love to help.

The very nature of CSS allows you to them this simply by overwriting the styles with your own CSS. You don't need to edit the original CSS.

I can't wait to play with this! Having worked with Python's Asyncio a lot, this looks SO MUCH easier to work with.

I would argue that the problems you mentioned are not unique to rails.

I've seen those same problems in other technologies and architectures, just as I've seen them in Rails applications. I think those issues come from lacks of carefully enforced standards, separation of concerns, domain design, and discipline. These are people problems, not technology problems.

What rails provides is the freedom to think about your business domains and such without having to also design the plumbing. I would argue that rails gives you space to solve those problems, but you still have to solve them.

I second figma, it’s great

Man there’s a lot of mansplaining going on in this thread. Good work! This is really cool!

I recently picked Ruby up again after about a year of JS and Python. I instantly fell in live again due to how simple it is to do anything with Ruby.

Rails is a breath of fresh air after trying to maintain hand-rolled solutions. The productivity gains are incredible. With Ruby 3 coming soon it seems like the performance of the language has drastically improved. I’m excited to see ruby continue to flourish.

I spent some time working for a company in this exact space. My recommendation would be to integrate a 3rd party accounting/ledger management product rather than building your own. That stuff gets messy real quick and next thing you know you're dealing with accounting more than actually improving your core value offerings.

> The only reason why this product is still surviving and still works is due to literally millions of tests!

Lesson learned. Always write tests. Your business will depend on it.

This is so true. There is a lost art of software architecture and design.

Do you play a lot of video games? If so, I would recommend dropping them completely. At lest until your life is where you want it. I spent all HS playing video games and regret loosing so much time of my life. What’s more, they are highly addictive and have severely stunted the progress of many people I know closely. It will probably be hard but you’ll be amazed the difference it makes in your ability to work hard and stay motivated.

You may want to look into having your hormone levels tested. A lack of drive may be attributed to that. If not, listen to the advice regarding depression.

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