Andrew Vasilyev

Proud Girl Dad • Building Dev Tools • Indie Dev & Game Collector • Russian Expat in Amsterdam • Anti-War • Pro-human

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[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

Hi! I’m Andrew.

I moved from Russia to the Netherlands with my family and cats.

Now in Amsterdam, I work at JetBrains, collect retro games, and build a tactical indie game.

Into tech, game dev, or migration stories with a touch of humor?

You’re in the right place.

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

Every week — another Cursor vs Claude Code vs Copilot comparison. Doesn't matter which you pick. The thing that decides whether your team succeeds with AI isn't visible in any tool comparison.

Full breakdown: https://t.co/ZT5L4DqFIT

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

Updated my guide on screening tech employers in the Netherlands (v2.0, May 2026).

Available in English and Russian:
🔗 EN: https://t.co/SI1f9sjk2C
🔗 RU: https://t.co/9h12q9m3OZ

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

A colleague wrote about using Meowary — my OSS tool for knowledge-driven dev. Ingest OneNote, Confluence, codebases → generate ADRs, system designs, plans. Cool to see independent adoption.

https://t.co/mI4m1awmSK

#opensource #ai #devtools #meowary #adr #knowledgegraph

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

Leave typed code review annotations inside Neovim. Export them as structured Markdown — file, line, symbol context, snippet, comment — and feed the whole thing to your AI agent.

https://t.co/VtLJKfJon2

#Neovim #Vim #Lua #OpenSource #DeveloperTools #AITools #CodeReview

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

meow.yarn.nvim v0.1.2 is out 🧶

New: navigation breadcrumbs in the tree window title + a custom node renderer API.

https://t.co/Hv9qpI8idn

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

@alprog_ @dasannikov Если это «большая» студия, то гугли вокруг IntraTextAdornments, они позволяют воткнуть любой WPF-контрол между строк или между символов, включая картинки, конечно.

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

Announcing meow ask for my CLI meowg1k — talk to your codebase from the terminal.

Privacy-first: supports local models, so your code never leaves your machine.

Release 0.1.0 is on the way.

#DevTools #CLI #RAG #AI #DevEx #OpenSource

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

If you're interested in the philosophy and the "why" behind this project, I've written down the core principles that guide its development:

https://t.co/YaVEoqXEXO

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

Update on my open-source project, meowg1k! 🚀

It's an AI assistant for your terminal, built automation & scripting, not for chat.

The documentation is now live, along with a new demo GIF showing it in action.

https://t.co/OQ30LsvL5X

#DeveloperTools #DevEx #AI #CLI #OpenSource

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

I've been building my perfect development setup and made a small plugin to scratch an itch! meow.yarn.nvim helps you visualize LSP type & call hierarchies in a simple, interactive tree.

Hope you find it useful.

https://t.co/Hv9qpI8idn

#vim #opensource #DeveloperTools

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

@PaGrom А где в нем AI?

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

@controlflow I guess @DSavvinov knows more.

[Umiar Iusupov @umyarX]

Привет, твиттер! Я попал в какую-то дурацкую ситуацию, в чем сам конечно же полностью виноват. Но надо как-то выпутываться.
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[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

@vanadium23 SSO через гугл

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

Well, all the paperwork is signed. So...

#uber

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

May your code stay clean and your deploys remain smooth! 😉

As always, feel free to reach out!

#jetbrains

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

After almost seven years, my journey with JetBrains is coming to a close. Next week will be my last.

These have been incredible years, and the first five were genuinely some of the happiest, largely thanks to the amazing people I had the privilege of working alongside.

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

I learned so much, and I'll truly miss our special atmosphere and energy. Working with you all has been a real honor. Thank you for everything!

I wish everyone at JetBrains the very best of luck and all the success, both professionally and personally.

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

Is having two identical high-spec Macs overkill, or does it make sense? What potential hurdles should I expect switching from Windows and running this dual setup? Any advice or experiences to share?

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#MacBookPro #TechLife #WorkSetup #Apple

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

Looking at my battle-scarred Dell, I realized an upgrade is due. Feels like my Windows era is winding down, especially since I spend most of my time in WSL anyway. A switch seems natural now.

[1/6]

[Andrew Vasilyev @retran]

But here’s the twist: I caught myself wanting the exact same powerful setup for home! I'm just done with compromises and the overheating/throttling issues I've faced with previous laptops.

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