Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty

Professional "Vibe Coder." AI Engineer. Obsessed with MCPs. My favorite headless CMS is @strapijs. Embrace AI, code & create content around things I enjoy.

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

I learned how to build MCPs from @kentcdodds, and it's a gift that keeps on giving.

I built a local-first knowledge base using @strapijs, @tan_stack, and @ollama with Gemma 4.

But if you need to use a frontier model like Claude for more power, just expose your tools and data via MCP.

[Alem Tuzlak 🇧🇦 @AlemTuzlak]

I'll be doing a workshop at @thejsnation on building AI powered apps, and while I was working on the workshop I said to myself:

"Why not make this an Epic Workshop"

And that's exactly what I'm going to do!

If you're interested I'll be announcing the workshop soon!

[Pierre Burgy - Strapi.io 🚀 @pierre_burgy]

Strapi 5.47.0 is out. This is what this crazy community is shipping 8 days after 5.46.1 🤯🤯🤯

[Pierre Burgy - Strapi.io 🚀 @pierre_burgy]

HERE WE ARE: The Strapi MCP beta is live 💥

Can't wait to see what you will 𝚋̶𝚞̶𝚒̶𝚕̶𝚍̶prompt with it.

[Kadi Kraman 💚 @kadikraman]

React Native and Expo are the best way to build mobile apps with AI. Let's keep it going! 💪🚀 @appjsconf @expo

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

We are hiring.

[Pierre Burgy - Strapi.io 🚀 @pierre_burgy]

We are hiring a VP of Marketing for Strapi 🚀

After 6 years as a VP of Marketing at Strapi, @vcoisne is transitioning into a fractional CMO role. What does this mean?
1. If you are building a startup and want Marketing advice, you should absolutely work with him.
2. He leaves room for a fantastic opportunity.
3. The bar is high.

Therefore, we are looking for a solid, devTool-experienced VP of Marketing for Strapi.

Full-remote. San Francisco / Bay Area-based. Ambitious. AI-first.

With 70K GitHub stars, Strapi is the most popular open-source Headless CMS. Our 3K+ customers include Amazon, Abbott, Toyota, Airbus, n8n, PostHog, and CodeRabbit. We target developers in digital agencies and enterprises. We have two business models: open-core (Enterprise Edition, which includes additional features and support) and hosting (Strapi Cloud). Our last round was a Series B led by @CRV. Since then, we have been growing rapidly and have even become cash flow positive.

Application link is in the comments.

[WebDevCody @webdevcody]

I'm getting a little traction, just need to keep marketing!

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

@strapijs @tan_stack @AlemTuzlak I still need to get you on my YT channel to discuss Dev tools and TanStack AI. I did not forget. Just took time from making videos on that channel for a bit.

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

Love how @strapijs and @tan_stack empower you to build things fast.

I consume a lot of music tutorials from YouTube and wanted to create a knowledge base to help me learn music. AI powered by Gemma 4. Working pretty well on my MacBook.

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

Shorty, we will have a post showing you how to set it up locally in Launchpad @strapijs & @nextjs starter. Want a preview? Check this repo: 👉 https://t.co/EbEc15QaEn

We even have a skill to easily help you set the plugin up in your project.

[Pierre Burgy - Strapi.io 🚀 @pierre_burgy]

@strapijs 🤝 @better_auth

[TANSTACK @tan_stack]

New in TanStack Router: more control over dynamic route params.

Use params.parse to accept or skip a candidate, with priority for overlapping dynamic params.

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

Continuing to work on @strapijs form builder using @tan_stack AI under the hood. In this current example, I am using Gemma4 through @ollama, but you can also connect @AnthropicAI provider. Just added the ability to reference Strapi collections in form. This is still in alpha pre-release build.

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

Continuing to work on @strapijs form builder using @tan_stack AI under the hood. In this current example, I am using Gemma4 through @ollama, but you can also connect @AnthropicAI provider. Just added the ability to reference Strapi collections in form. This is still in alpha pre-release build.

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

New coding setup. Play piano while waiting for Claude.

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

Yes. But only if that is what you enjoy.

The joy of knowing how things work under the hood.

I use Suno to remix my songs, and I am continuing to learn guitar and piano.

So I can play my song or the AI-generated song.

It’s the same reason I still learn concepts behind software engineering.

I want to understand and explain the code that Claude writes, even though I did not write it.

But if you don't enjoy it, though. Then no. Become a plumber. Or a pilot, lol, that is what my friend is pivoting to.

Before someone says, AI will replace you.

Will AI also replace paying my taxes.

[Alem Tuzlak 🇧🇦 @AlemTuzlak]

Don't sleep on TanStack AI!

Genious video by Jack right here!

[Strapi @strapijs]

SF folks: we’re hosting a meetup @strapijs × @vercel × @better_auth tomorrow!

If you’re a developer working on content apps, auth, or modern frontends, this one’s for you.

📍 @MuxHQ on Market (SF)
🗓 Tue, May 12 · 5:30–8:30 PM
3 quick talks by @paola3decampos @pierre_burgy and @MarcBaiza + networking
RSVP link (Seats are limited.) https://t.co/Ja5SBGDHis

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

I am cooking some more features. Bring your own AI, In my case using @ollama with Gemma 4 on my Mac, but you can use any other provider.

[Pierre Burgy - Strapi.io 🚀 @pierre_burgy]

Form Builder for Strapi 😎 Should Paul launch it?

[Tanner Linsley @tannerlinsley]

One of our core TanStack Start/Router team, @ChaponFlo, is looking for his next full-time remote position.

Easily top 1% talent, highly skilled in perf, dev-facing tools, TS, full-stack, etc (including TanStack, obviously 😉)

If hiring, DM him. If not, spread the word.

[Paul Bratslavsky | formerly coding after thirty @codingthirty]

Been building local AI first applications. Love Gemma4.

I am using these models gemma4-kb:latest and nomic-embed-text for embedings.

I have Mac with 24gb, and both work surprisingly very capable. Using through @ollama with @tan_stack AI and of course my backend is @strapijs