Fred Barabs

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[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

I’m @fredbarabs

I build software between work, family, and weekends.

Lately I’ve been exploring whether AI can quietly reduce everyday mental load, starting with groceries.

Curious what kind of mental load you think about most.

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

Autumn🍁colours, somewhere in the streets of Christchurch.

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

Amazon abandons Auckland data centre, takes $45m hit https://t.co/l0FJrJA9tM

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

Monday Dread

The feeling that starts to creep up around Sunday afternoon.

Triggers anxiety and other mental forms of distress.

Knowing that in a few hours, you'll be back in a place where you no longer want to be, doing something you no longer want to do.

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

To all of you who signed for the waitlist and follow my journey, I truly appreciate your support ❤

We're nearly there.

[Marc Köhlbrugge @marckohlbrugge]

X is shutting down Communities on May 6.

Ours, #buildinpublic with 250,000+ members, is one of the largest affected. It's not going anywhere.

We're building a new home for it. Reserve your spot (and your username) before May 6:

https://t.co/8WXLr2f2bm

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

I wanna buy a house and get a dog.

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

@Reagent_Systems Thanks man

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

After a week's setback.

Getting there; we'll get there.

#dev #mobileapp #react #android #ios

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

@iuliatech Have "someone" to build it for.

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

I was frustrated with this setback though I try to remain positive...

CSS and other stylings don't compile properly on build; navigation crashing on some components.

I'll give it more shot before throwing the towel and switch on a different framework entirely.

#dev #mobileapp

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

Sunday night.

Designing tests for Grozeyrun's Postgres database, with my son next to me, as Riders on the Storm play on the background.
#dev #dad

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

@eliana_jordan Last night, I was thinking of getting a Mac book if I'm serious in developing in iOS.

But I'm not fully convinced yet. I stick to my Linux.

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

@iuliatech Glad I read this.

I'm gonna follow your playbook as X seems like buried my account.

Cheers

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

@systemdesignone AI Engineering - Chip Huyen

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

Sticking to the plan.

Saturday afternoon; working on a (thin) backend layer.

Getting there, very soon.

#imagine #create #build

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

@MMatt14 Some managers...

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

@PajosTM Python is the "conductor" of the orchestra. It's not the one doing the heavy lifting.

And it's a smart choice at that due to it being closer to natural language (English).

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

@klindt_david Gilbert Strang, the legend.

[Fred Barabs @fredbarabs]

@Adidotdev We're having a reckoning.

The focus is no longer on speed or production. It's with the experience and understanding of the real world implications of the work we do. It's beyond technical.