1. Complete application from scratch.
Think like a senior full-stack engineer developing a complete, production-ready application. First, design the system architecture and then develop the minimal but scalable version.
The result should include:
• Architecture
• File structure
• Database schema
• API endpoints
• UI architecture
• Complete code.
Design it like a real startup MVP and make it scalable.
@JenLada@Fanatics@Brewers Favorite hoodie is from Fanatics. I bought two more because of how great it fit and felt. The two other ones came half the thickness, but same cost, haha.
Kyle and I had a really challenging existence for many years. But we luckily took the time to figure out our differences and that was something he instigated with a conversation in his bus around how we each managed our racing teams. I was super eager for us to get on better terms. But it was he who made the effort for that to be possible. We did some media together also to laugh through some of the things we put each other through many years ago. Most recently we had even been discussing him running my Late Model at Wilkesboro this summer. He seemed extremely happy and we had planned to meet up next Thursday to get his seat to the shop. He laughed over the idea of his fans and JRM fans having to cheer in unison during that race.
Kyle was one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. No one can deny that. But he was also a father, a husband, brother, son, and a friend to many. My heart is broken for the Busch family. I will never be able to make sense of this loss but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends.
The part about "The talent pipeline" is something I've been talking about as well. I also wonder if there's going to be a price increase that will phase out those who rely heavily on AI to code "for them".
Calling me a gatekeeper is laughable.
I’ve spent the last 12 years building courses to help people become software engineers. I just released a course on Claude Code and how to use it the right way.
This isn’t gatekeeping. Just an honest concern.
We have a new generation of devs who don’t read books, don’t finish 30% of a course, spend hours on IG and TikTok, and now lean on AI agents to write code they don’t understand. No review. No quality check. They can’t even tell quality from garbage. They just hit Enter like they’re pulling a slot machine.
Some may say: “Mosh, why do you care? It’s their app, let them build it however they want.”
Here’s why:
1/ It’s not just their app. Their code holds real users’ data (payments, messages, health info, etc). People who never agreed to be test subjects pay the price when things break.
2/ The talent pipeline is a commons. Every senior was once a junior who learned the fundamentals. Skip that for a generation and in 10 years there’s no one left who actually understands the systems everything runs on (banks, hospitals, infrastructure, etc)
3/ They’re being sold a lie. Influencers profit from “you don’t need to learn, just vibe-code.” The devs buying that pitch are the ones who’ll be unemployable when the market corrects and companies realize they need people who can debug, architect, and reason.
This isn’t gatekeeping. It’s the opposite! I want this generation to make it.
So if you’re starting out: learn the fundamentals, finish what you start, and use AI to amplify real skill, not replace it.
Found myself in another YouTube rabbit hole and I hear a divorce attorney say he's been in therapy for 20 years and age 53 knows himself "maybe 70%". Something about that makes it feel permissible to be a work in progress.
The Madden Exporter has taken some nice changes since I last seen it! @joshdbirdwell
Are you going to add stats to the available download anytime soon?
@joshdbirdwell Do you think the individual(s) maintaining Madden Exporter will modify the tool to include Stats? Someone using my site is asking about it.