David Neuman

Product & Engineering at I write about the intersection of engineering, design, and product.

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@peduarte I started typing Raycast before I saw who shared this post 😅

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@linuz90 Thanks for sharing, Fabrizio. Opus 4.5 (now 4.6) has been writing all of my code at work.

I’ve kept trying to stay ahead and build product skills and overall systems design/thinking because what we do has fundamentally changed. I’d rather agree and be wrong than vice-versa.

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@james406 👋🏼

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@EthanChleb You got me hooked on these, man.

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@dillonraphael Love these long forms man. Keep them coming!

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@happydesign_ That’s the plan, Jan!

Appreciate you engaging with my content 🙏🏼

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I'm taking a break from X.

No, I'm not quitting.

In the past few months, I've niched my content from personal development to my area of expertise: tech.

The problem is that I haven't taken the time to create a content strategy.

My content lacks clarity. And when it comes to writing, that's one of the most important considerations.

It also lacks personality.

I found myself sharing less stories. Less of my journey.

Where's the fun in writing - for me or you - without any personality?

So I've decided to take some time to step back and reassess.

I started writing on X because it's the best way to:

• Improve my thinking
• Get rapid feedback on my ideas
• Connect with awesome people
• Create opportunity
• Build something of my own

I still want to write here consistently.

But I want to do it my way. On my terms, while entertaining readers and making my content worth reading.

Time to figure my shit out.

See you soon!

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@GergelyOrosz Almost half of my engineering team was laid off the other week.

As soon as they got the call, their accounts were locked. No time to say goodbye to colleagues.

I don't know if there's a great way to do layoffs, but I think there's certainly better than that.

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@ItsKieranDrew Nothing like sending that email out and then immediately dropping under 30k, eh?

Someone didn't want those lessons!

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@MichaelFangman Thank you Michael! 🙂

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Last week, I was promoted from Full Stack Developer to Technical Product Manager.

3 things that helped me get there:

1. Thinking about the bigger picture
2. Being the go-to person for a given project
3. Effective verbal and written communication

Don't sleep on that last one.

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@AntonsWrites Same here, man.

I’ve been super busy transitioning to a new role at my company. And my son has been sick for two weeks. Lots of stress and not much time.

I want to keep writing. But I want to do it on my terms. My way, if that makes sense.

We’re due for a call too man!

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@linuz90 @typefully @frankdilo @kandros5591 Well deserved! Typefully is a joy to use, man.

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@happydesign_ Thanks, Jan! ✊

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@bookfriend4 @nathanbaugh27 Yup.

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@nathanbaugh27 @TonyBarton The Will of the Many was so, so good.

Also, Islington’s prior trilogy starts off slow, but it’s one of the best conclusions to any fantasy series I’ve ever read.

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We needed a small design tweak in Figma and our contract product designer is expensive.

So I figured it out and did it myself.

The lesson?

Be scrappy. Solve problems. Build a product mindset.

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Today is a sad day.

Lost a few good friends and talented colleagues to layoffs.

If you’re hiring full stack TypeScript devs (React, Node/NestJS, GraphQL, Radix), please let me know.

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shadcn/ui makes it so easy.

Love the responsive dialog/drawer combination.