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[Dagim Meseret @Dagimlogs]

Hey, I’m Dagim. I’m 23, recently walked away from a 9–5 to bet on myself.

Now I’m figuring out freelancing, building an agency, getting better at software, and honestly, trying to make something of myself.

I’m still early. Let’s connect and grow together 🤝

[Dagim Meseret @Dagimlogs]

Your API is a product too.

Developers shouldn’t have to guess:

What an endpoint expects.
What it returns.
How errors are handled.
What happens in edge cases.

Good API design reduces cognitive load.

The less you need to explain, the better you’ve designed it.

[Sid @ifnln]

@Dagimlogs Clear APIs make life easier for everyone involved.

[Dagim Meseret @Dagimlogs]

Backend design tip:

If every consumer of your API needs a long explanation to understand how an endpoint behaves, revisit the design.

Predictability is a feature.

[Dagim Meseret @Dagimlogs]

AI can make developers faster.

But speed alone doesn’t make someone a strong engineer.

Fundamentals, judgment and the ability to verify your work still matter.

The tools change. Those skills compound.

[Dagim Meseret @Dagimlogs]

The tooling keeps evolving, but the fundamentals don’t disappear.

As coding gets more automated, system design, debugging and evaluating the output become even more important.

Knowing what to build is still a valuable skill.

[Dagim Meseret @Dagimlogs]

I used to think more features made a better product.

Now I think a smaller product that solves its core problem clearly is often much more valuable.

Complexity isn’t the same as value.

[Sid @ifnln]

@Dagimlogs Exactly this. I’ve found the biggest leap in agent performance comes from tightening the feedback loop — clear success criteria + automated verification — rather than just dumping more of the codebase into context. Autonomy without accountability just produces confident nonsense.

[Dagim Meseret @Dagimlogs]

Running coding agents well is less about giving them bigger tasks and more about giving them the right context, clear boundaries and a way to verify the result.

Autonomy still needs accountability.

[Sid @ifnln]

@Dagimlogs Unclear scope at the start always turns into a massive headache of rework down the line.

[Sid @ifnln]

@Dagimlogs Deciding what goes straight to production without manual review. Some lines should never be crossed.

[Sid @ifnln]

@Dagimlogs Endless polishing feels productive, but shipping is the only test that actually matters.

[Sid @ifnln]

@Dagimlogs True. Sometimes having fewer options actually helps you focus on what matters instead of wasting time trying to do everything.

[Sid @ifnln]

@Dagimlogs This is so true. It’s crazy how you can spend weeks building something, but getting people to actually care about it is a completely different challenge.

[Sid @ifnln]

@Dagimlogs I’ve definitely seen this with side projects. You keep adding things thinking they’ll make it better, then realize you made the whole thing harder to maintain 😂

[Sid @ifnln]

@Dagimlogs I think you’re right, it’s not about the amount of features shipped, the main question is are the features working as the clients and users intended.

[Sid @ifnln]

@Dagimlogs The classic “works perfectly in the demo, falls apart in production” situation 😂

[Sid @ifnln]

@mis__educated Illmatic and the college dropout

[Sid @ifnln]

@EyosiYemane My man

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