Erix Mendoza

I'm an Android developer and founder of @buildtoworld1. I love building apps and helping people learn to code. IG: @codemendozaa

[Erix Mendoza @codemendozaa]

Today we go back to the Moon.
Big ideas start with the courage to launch.

#ArtemisII #NASA #DreamBig #LaunchDay

[Erix Mendoza @codemendozaa]

Claude Code doesn’t just speed up coding.

It accelerates the execution of ideas.

What used to take days across implementation, testing, and refactors can now become an MVP in just hours.

#ClaudeCode #BuildInPublic #AIEngineering #MVP #SoftwareDevelopment

[Femke Plantinga @femke_plantinga]

𝗠𝗖𝗣 or 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀?

You're asking the wrong question.

Short answer: they're not alternatives - they're solving different problems in the same ecosystem.

If you're building with AI agents, you've probably heard about both the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and maybe also Agent Skills.

Let’s break down what each does:

𝗠𝗖𝗣:
The Model Context Protocol, introduced by Anthropic in late 2024, is a universal standard for connecting AI applications to external data sources and tools. It’s basically a standardized API gateway. Your agent makes a deterministic API call with fixed input/output schemas and receives a deterministic response: clean and predictable.

𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀:
These are something else. When an agent uses a skill, it's interpreting natural language instructions about 𝘩𝘰𝘸 to accomplish something. The agent decides which skill to use, when, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 to execute it. Less "call this function" and more "here's how to think about this problem.”

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 / 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿

Agent Skills leverages the standardization that MCP enables. So they 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 have a place in agentic coding. Skills are great for behavioral guidance, MCP works better for the direct infrastructure calls.

Use 𝗠𝗖𝗣 when you're:
• Building broad integrations across multiple tools and data sources
• Creating custom MCP servers for your own systems
• Working with any MCP-compatible AI application

Use 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 when you're:
• Building specifically with specialized Weaviate tools/infrastructure
• Using coding agents like Cursor or Claude Code
• Need reliable, production-ready Weaviate implementations without debugging hallucinations

We just released our Agent Skills repository for Weaviate, serving as a bridge between your coding agent and Weaviate's infrastructure. The repository contains both granular Weaviate-specific scripts (schema inspection, data ingestion, precision search) and full end-to-end project blueprints (RAG pipelines, Query Agent chatbots, multivector PDF retrieval).

The best part is that you can get started with just one line of code in your terminal:

npx skills add weaviate/agent-skills

Learn all about Agent Skills in this release blog post: https://t.co/pHIsTQLjDr

[Claude @claudeai]

This is Claude Sonnet 4.6: our most capable Sonnet model yet.

It’s a full upgrade across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design.

It also features a 1M token context window in beta.

[Claude @claudeai]

Announcing Built with Opus 4.6: a Claude Code virtual hackathon.

Join the Claude Code team for a week of building. Winners will be hand-selected to win $100K in Claude API credits.

Apply here: https://t.co/SkEg8Py1l2

[Cursor @cursor_ai]

Cursor can now write detailed plans before starting complex tasks.

This allows agents to run for significantly longer.

[Claude @claudeai]

Turn design into code with Claude Code + @figma.

Through MCP, Claude sees your mockup at the data level—component hierarchies, design tokens, auto-layout rules—and translates it into production-ready code.

[Erix Mendoza @codemendozaa]

De Medellín pal mundo 🌎
Estamos validando la beta de SplitTrip: una forma simple de dividir gastos grupales sin drama 💡.
¿Te unes a probarla? 👉 https://t.co/SSCHkI0pT7
#TravelTech #MadeInColombia

[sandusky.eth 🐱 @sandusky_eth]

✨Impulsa tus ideas en Web3✨

Próximo Miércoles 2 de Julio
En @HASHHOUSECLUB
👇👇👇
Oportunidades en el ecosistema de @Lisk
Y presentando el bootcamp de @Celo_Col

[AristiDevs @AristiDevs]

El 23 de Noviembre se celebra el DevFest Medellín 2024 y para celebrarlo se regalarán tres de mis cursos de Jetpack Compose entre los asistentes.

Tenéis toda la info en la imagen y en la web de Google Developer Groups

[Android Dev Notes @androiddevnotes]

Android Studio on IDX
(https://t.co/hpW9q9pGot)

Open Android Studio projects directly in web browser

[Google Developer Group Medellin - GDG Medellin @gdgmed]

¿Quieres conectar con la comunidad tech de Medellín? ¡Esta es tu oportunidad!
27 de julio de 2024, Medellín será sede del Google I/O Extended. Como patrocinador.
Reserva tu cupo: [email protected] o [Formulario](https://t.co/drtjjRoL1q)

[CityJS Medellín @CityJSMedellin]

🚨🎟️ The doors to CityJS Medellin are open. Starting this Friday, June 28 you can purchase your tickets at a special price and be part of the most important JavaScript conference in Colombia. 🇨🇴

https://t.co/jzAHqhyVgu

#CityJSMedellin
#EarlyBird
#JavaScript
#Conferencia

[Kotlin by JetBrains @kotlin]

🎓 If you teach Kotlin, check out our "Programming in Kotlin" course materials!
Use these ready-made, customizable resources to equip your students with real-world coding skills, from language basics to advanced features and topics. Download them today ⤵
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[Google @Google]

Later this year, @Android’s accessibility feature TalkBack will get a boost with Gemini Nano. Image descriptions will be clearer and richer, helping low-vision and blind users better navigate their phone with spoken feedback. #GoogleIO

[Erix Mendoza @codemendozaa]

@Mteheran Creo que es falta de cultura, y conocer el crecimiento de cada empleado

[Brais Moure @MoureDev]

Esta herramienta te ayuda a crear el README de documentación de tu proyecto (algo esencial).

→ Tienes ejemplos de las secciones más habituales.
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[Kotlin by JetBrains @kotlin]

🎉 Throwback time... JetBrains released Kotlin 1.0 in 2016!

🚀 Now, this modern all-purpose programming language powers development for backend, mobile, web, desktop, and data science.

Let's celebrate together! Share your favorite Kotlin projects and stories with us! 💜

[John O'Reilly @joreilly]

New Android Studio Canary (Jellyfish) now available! 🪼

[Eduardo J. Medina A. @eduardomedina]

Kotlin Multiplatform Is Stable and Production-Ready
https://t.co/CbLaUXWp7m
https://t.co/kWIgWqQYSR
#kotlin #KMP