Alex

🇷🇴 software engineer

Building Kai, an iPhone planner for routines, tasks, and calmer days.

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

I'm building an iPhone app called Kai.

People burn mental energy on decisions that structure should handle for them.

Most days don't fall apart because we lack ambition. They fall apart because too much has to be re-decided from scratch.

That's the problem I'm obsessed with.

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

@theo @daviderameh_ 🐌

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

openusage is saying ~700k tokens and im at 82% usage

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

anyone else feel like Codex limits are draining faster?

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

@SahilBloom gotta make the periods of deep work count so you can rest guilt free

[Mo @atmoio]

I'm done. I'm f***ing done.

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

i find it helpful for feature planning on the go with codebase context.

also if i want it to start a new feature in a worktree or something.

i still review code and do manual testing on my computer

[Ekaeo @Ekaeoq]

I am trying to understand why people would want Codex on their phone

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

codex and i have a good thing going

[Zed @zeddotdev]

You can now use your ChatGPT subscription in the Zed agent, with the same usage and rate limits you benefit from in Codex directly. We're grateful that @openaidevs continues to support subscription-based access for third-party tools, even as others move toward usage-based billing.

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

@Akasheth_ 2 of these are not frameworks 😭

[OpenAI Developers @OpenAIDevs]

Step away from your laptop. Keep building with Codex on your phone.

Codex keeps working on your computer, with your files and project context still in place.

Pocket-sized access. Full Codex working state.

https://t.co/vGsw5wnHnG

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

If you could remove one thing that creates unnecessary friction in productivity apps, what would it be?

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

i think "habit tracker" and "to-do list" are both incomplete models for how people actually try to improve their lives.

most people are trying to build enough structure that they can stop thinking about the basics and focus on deep work.

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

seeing routines and tasks in chronological order changes the mental load immediately.

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

One thing I keep coming back to while building Kai:

your day should look like an action plan.

not a pile of decisions waiting to be renegotiated.

but i can't decide which ui looks better

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

@colinhacks Does this work in GitLab?

[Karri Saarinen @karrisaarinen]

What if we built better software, not just more of it?

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

@rezoundous how do you define AGI?

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

update on this since a lot of people seem to relate.

i think i’ve found a solution to my problem.

the issue is not necessarily that i change my mind about implementation.

i feel pressure to speak the perfect prompt as soon as the mic turns on. this is because i was using 1 to 1 speech to text which transcrivbes everything.

what i really need is a post-processor that will take my ramblings, rewording, and filler words and distill it into an actionable prompt for the agent.

i’ve been trying out this app Utter(not affiliated) that was recommended in the comments and it’s been great so far. (gonna check out superwhisper too)

took some fiddling to get it set up, but i’m using the free on device models and i had claude write a custom post-process prompt.

now, i feel like i can speak for however long i want and come out the other side with a polished prompt.

still adapting to using voice first, but this is much better than /voice in Claude Code or anything else i’ve tried.

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

i feel like i don’t think linearly enough for speech to text prompting.

i frequently change wording as i write so the pressure of having to voice the right prompt first try is frustrating

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

@TTrimoreau with the amount of time i get to actually work on my project, i rarely hit limits

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

@mackross i’ve seen that app featured in a @SnazzyLabs video recently. i thought it was just typing but maybe it has voice support too

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

i feel like i don’t think linearly enough for speech to text prompting.

i frequently change wording as i write so the pressure of having to voice the right prompt first try is frustrating

[gabriel @gabriel1]

ultra fast voice & language models will be even more important for everyday work

use your voice to work, and immediately see the result live on your screen. go between apps, navigate complex interfaces, create custom interfaces to preview, all instant

[Alex @dev_alexandrum]

@Jaytel just cancelled my subscription last week 💀

what am i missing?