192 / I just want to code

Hey hey, how was your week? It’s getting warmer in northern Germany and I had a lovely time on the beach on Thursday 🏖️

Projects of Friends

Friendzone works as your second brain for relationships, helping you nurture your connections through timely reminders and organized conversation tracking.

I already showed you Friendzone, the app my friend Jan is building, in issue #180. I’ve been using it since the early TestFlight releases and it’s helped me keep in touch with friends and family members that I otherwise wouldn’t have. It’s an incredible app that you can download today in the Apple App Store!

Here are five codes that’ll get you three additional free months after the trial (first come, first served): 4PM637XF84J4EFPEN6, KWKJYE4MMK7PPW7WMR, LEF46PR68KFEK6MRXF, LWAMH7RPXYM3TYTRNR, NKNER7LN787XHEFWLJ

Software

• I use Zip Bombs to Protect my Server (idiallo.com)

  Ibrahim Diallo serves zip bombs to malicious bots.

• The One-Person Framework in practice (bramjetten.dev)

  Bram Jetten writes an inspiring post, explaining how he was the solo developer for 14 years, building a €1M+ ARR company, all using Ruby on Rails.

• I just want to code (zachbellay.com)

  Zach Bellay about the angel and the devil sitting on his shoulders, the former telling him to code for fun and the latter telling him to “be his own boss” and make money.

• Elixir is not owned by Big Tech (underjord.io)

  This blog post elaborates on the Elixir ecosystem and its supporters.

• Life Altering Postgresql Patterns (mccue.dev)

  Ethan McCue lists patterns for working with Postgres that make your life easier in the long run.

Cutting Room Floor

• Oxide’s Compensation Model: How is it Going? (oxide.computer)

  Bryan Cantrill takes resume on the Oxide compensation model, where everyone gets the same salary: $207,264.

• Generative AI is not replacing jobs or hurting wages at all (theregister.com)

  Thomas Claburn writes about a recent working paper by Anders Humlum and Emilie Vestergaard, who found the labor and wage impact of AI to be minimal.