IndieDevs

The next indie developer community.

[IndieDevs @IndieDevsApp]

Hey there! 👋

I'm IndieDevs!

A community and portfolio platform built for indie developers.

Show your projects, track visits, clicks, and get discovered by skills!

Built by @emanueledpt with ❤️

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

Excited to finally announce that I'm building Codex for mobile: Phodex!

A native iOS client for Codex.

It runs 24/7 so that your Mac doesn't need to be on

Unlike the Codex cloud app, responses stream in real time instead of coming back in one block.

Built on Codex app-server

Launching this week 🫡

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

Day 8 of building my new startup! 🚀

You can now insert a link and the AI:
- sort link automatically to the best folder
- if that folder doesn’t exist, it creates it
- it changes the name of the folder if it becomes too specific
- it changes the icon of the folder based on topic

I’m so happy about this app
Can’t wait to ship it!

Back to work!

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

I never though I'd say this...

But I almost finished my weekly credits on Codex

@sama @OpenAI please add a $100 plan 🙏

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

I need help

How do you sell a startup?

I got offered $2k for my startup @IndieDevsApp on @trust_mrr by @marclou

But idk how to give out the domain, codebase, social media accounts and so on

Could someone help me please?🙏

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

So now the questions is clear...

GPT 5.3 Codex or Opus 4.6?

I feel like Opus 4.6 is better at understanding larger codebases and making detailed plans

While GPT 5.3 Codex is better at coding, especially in larger codebases with a lot of context

Did you notice the same?

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

Day 2 of building my new startup! 🚀

- Setup GitHub login
- DAL functions
- Better Auth Connected
- Convex paired with Better Auth
- First Login UI done with my free SaaS (dpstemplates(.)com)

The goal is to learn here, so I’m taking much more time to understand how things works

So today I will be using the new frontier models to learn better

The first UI will be done today + DB setup!

Back to work!

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

My new baby is coming next week

Now the audio quality of my daily videos and YT videos will be even better

Every time I’m making money I’m not buying silly things

I’m investing them somehow
- for my content
- for my productivity
- for my personal brand

Can’t wait to try it🚀

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

I’m running Claude Code inside Codex terminal

I’m so cooked

AI is officially a drug

But I’m using it the right way I swear

Instead of just accepting everything and make sloppy prompt

I’m learning how to use AI to learn, and learn things from AI
- Charts
- .md files
- deep explanations

Use AI wisely

Knowledge can make you money too, not just saying yes to what AI gives you

This was Day 159 ✅

X: 5357

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

5300!! 🎉

4300 → 5300 in 17 days!

Growth has its highs and lows
As it supposed to

The important part is recognising that and keeping in showing up!

Always do your best, detach from results, and just keep posting!

Next goal: 5.5k!

Thank you all ❤️

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

New journey:
Day 1 of building my new startup! 🚀

This will be a special one
More inclined to learning than making money

Because I will switch:
- From Supabase to Convex
- From Supabase Auth to Better Auth

And it will be my first AI app

I will make a post everyday til the startups is completed!

I hope you will like this new type of format!

(Sorry for the mic)

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

Goodbye Cursor

You were my first AI love

Codex is too good
Claude is too good

Not opening an IDE like I used to
VS Code does the job now

(I also have Antigravity for free, so it's useless for now)

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

Too much has happened

- I removed my cursor subscription
- Moved back to VS Code
- Opus 4.6 dropped
- GPT 5.3 Codex drops 30 mins later and seems better than Opus 4.6

Big AI companies are giving us gold while they fight

Best time to build and ship

That’s why I decided to build this new product

GitHub done, DAL functions for secure Auth, UI using my SaaS

What a day

This was Day 158 ✅

X: 5340

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

What you see online is not the truth.
It's highlights.

You see all my posts about reaching followers and growing fast.
So this idea of me gets created in your mind.

Well, let me break that illusion.

This chart shows how X actually works.

One day you:
- Gain 220 followers
- Lose 1

It's not roses and rainbows.
This is the reality.

You can never predict what's gonna happen.
You can just show up every day, til you get your lucky day.

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

Here's what AI tools I use to ship 20x faster in 2026:

→ Claude Cowork
– keeps my folders and posts organised so I can focus on building
- use Notion MCP if you're a content creator, great way to save post ideas

→ @blackboxai
– fastest CLI I've ever used, great when I need something quick done
- i can use multiple models and agents depending on what outcome i want too

→ Cursor/Antigravity
– my main IDEs, i like to have a nice UI to look at when checking for code

→ Opencode + Kimi K2.5
– free for now and surprisingly good, had to test it myself

→ GPT 5.2 + Plan Mode
– planning out features before I touch any code

→ Opus 4.5
– check if everything is good with the plan
- if i need a more human AI for planning things and executing regular code

→ GPT 5.2 Codex
- go-to model for executing complicated and long coding tasks

Use AI to learn, not just execute blindly.

Don't go YOLO mode.
Understand what it's doing, why it works, how to guide it.

AI is a companion that makes you better, not a replacement that does everything.

Learn from it. Control it. Build faster.

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

I finally did my blog!

What better way to announce it's out than using @Remotion?

After an insane amount of tokens used, 45 minutes later, here’s the video!

This is a super fun tool

Can’t wait to do more projects just to market them with this!

You can find it in bio! 👇

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

Had an amazing call with @picoito today

I’m beyond grateful to have met him
Truly

I will do a post about him tomorrow because he deserves it.

He helped so much today, like you couldn’t even comprehend

I’m grateful to have met these wonderful people on this platform

Forever grateful

This was Day 154 ✅

X: 5235

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

Reminder to self:
An output is feedback, not identity

If you fail, you're not a failure

Ask yourself:
- What caused it?
- What can I do differently?

You are the input, what you keep on doing
You control your actions, the input, not output.

Focus on the input, not the output.

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

I find peace in sunny Sunday mornings

It’s the best way to enjoy life and work on what you love

Went for a walk this morning
Had breakfast
Went home and tried something new with @Remotion

Later the results 👀
Feeling blessed 🙏

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

5200!! 🎉

+400 in 3 days!

We're on a roll!

Never grew so much
But alo never had this level of curated content

That should tell you something!

Improve your posts, increase your reach, be consistent and you'll grow too!

Let's keep pushing!

Thank you all ❤️

[Emanuele Di Pietro @emanueledpt]

First month of 2026 has gone by.
What have you achieved?

Me:
- 4670 → 5230 (+560 in 1 week)
- Client done
- Got my biggest X payout yet
- Learning how to leverage AI to learn and code
- Preparing for a big comeback 👀

My biggest month ever.
Super happy of this 2026 start 🫡