Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer)

Father of two. Lead .NET developer, indie app creator behind Maldric, CodePaw and Pollen Cloak, and author of The Shepherd Trilogy. 🚀

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

For anyone who's missed it 😀

My book is available now on Amazon, if you like Sci-Fi and have enjoyed other books like The Expanse, Aurora Rising or A Memory Called Empire. Then give my book a go, I hope you find it an enjoyable read.

Get it here 👉 https://t.co/yVUPvRVhl8

Or dive into the characters, lore and more on my website here 👉 https://t.co/ye2uipl6qk

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@vishwanath_tns For me it's slowing down, fighting the temptation to just build more and more features. Most of those other issues are solved problems now, it rarely makes a mistake. It's now deciding what is worth building, etc.

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@rodri_shema I've moved a lot of mine to Grok Bot now. Got maybe a dozen or so bots that each have several automations setup. Plus a few codex ones knocking about. They keep an eye on almost everything now and help research, plan, etc.

My own little bot team, just for me 😀

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@brentmichaelcox If you don't talk about it, nobody will find it or read it :) Congrats on finishing it. I got my first sci-fi novel out a few months ago :)

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

Well done SpaceXSI team, Grok Bot has been a game changer and every week it gets better. Keep up the great work!

[SpaceX Super Intelligence @SpaceXSI]

Introducing Grok Bot 1.0.

Bots can be shared and are more collaborative and capable than ever.

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

Who else is getting to the point now where you just vibe code a product instead of looking for one?

Just built a little interactive project management tool for my team. Nice Gantt chart, basic interactions, etc. Just the things we need to plan out an upcoming project that's going to be several months in the making.

Was way quicker that researching products, starting trials, getting budget and approval, etc.

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@konstructivizm Very impressive!

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@stephenhalphen Congrats, nothing beats being a Dad! Mine are 11 and 9, every day is an adventure, every year brings something new. Fingers crossed on the job front for you as well, but enjoy these early days :)

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

It is really difficult, expectations have never been higher on us. I try to make sure I'm always there for the school plays, sports days, etc. And I make sure we have time at the weekends. Mine are still young so we enjoy our Minecraft adventures or real ones at the forest near by on the sunny days.

We have to remember that everything we're doing is for our family's future. Sacrifices have to be made to achieve that, sadly nothing comes without some sort of trade.

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@classicbikeshow @0Murderbot If the mods are done well, then go for it. Anything to keep these classics on the road and enjoyed 🙂

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

Another evening spent on book 2, plus some more QoL improvements to Maldric :)

After a stressful day at work it was nice to achieve something tonight!

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@JAL358 Yep, I'm a developer by day but turning to writing in the evenings (with a heavy sprinkle of dev too).

It's nice to do focus on some more creativity in the evenings once the kids are in bed :)

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

Just got Secret Santa sorted at work, told Grok Bot about the person I need to buy for, the budget and some ideas. It's gone off and ordered it all for me, super useful! Just get's better and better.

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@StephPenny1 It is, but worth it in the end. Nice feeling when you get that book out there for others to read 🙂

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

I wasn't sure if I'd still be excited, but I am excited that .Net 11 is about to be released.

AI has removed me from a lot of code these days, but I'm still a .net fanboy! Tried out the RC last night and got some nice little performance gains for free. Lots of little QoL updates 🙂

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@Joey_Walker82 Certainly a much easier way to get some extra cash, assuming your company offers it. Used to do that when I first had my kids!

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@rcmisk For me I have dedicated time for the side projects in the evenings once my kids are in bed. It's very tempting to work on them during the day in the breaks between meetings and things, but I know that would burn me out.

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

This is a concern, the temptation to let it do everything is high!

I've always enjoyed the thinking part of the job, I tend to do that collaboratively with the agent now. I use the voice modes a lot, it's like having a chat with a colleague. That way I can still do most of the thinking and planning, then let the agents go off and implement it.

I can see it creeping in though with smaller tasks though, very easy to just hand those over and not think about it all.

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@CaesarRondina AI helped me get my first book self-published. Very useful with helping me edit and streamline the story plus helped create the book covers, etc. Doubt I'd have managed to get it released without it.

[Chris Vanderplank (Intrepid Developer) @IntrepidDev1988]

@mjovanovictech Not really anywhere near me to do that, but lots of lovely country roads to ride around. Norfolk countryside is lovely 🙂