Rodrigo Dias

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[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

The next big education product probably feels more like a game than a course.

Courses deliver content.

Games create momentum: clear goals, fast feedback, visible progress, rising difficulty.

The future of learning is probably less “watch videos” and more “complete missions.”

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

SQLite is boring.

That’s exactly why it’s great for mobile apps.

When the network drops, the app backgrounds, or a sync gets interrupted, SQLite can keep state intact and the product feeling reliable.

Offline support is only part of the story.

Local-first thinking matters.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

@vibecademyai @bridgemindai We have agents responding to agents responding to agents before GTA VI 😭

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

AI didn’t replace the hard part.

It moved it.

Writing code, drafts, plans, and docs is easier than ever.

But knowing what to build, what to delete, what to trust, and what actually matters?

That still takes judgment.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

“Execution > ideas” is only half true.

Execution compounds what the idea already is.

A weak idea executed perfectly is still a weak idea.

A sharp idea creates leverage before the first line of code or pitch deck.

Ideas aren’t everything. Really.

But they set the ceiling.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

Tiny productivity win: I sync my laptop and desktop dev folders with Syncthing.

This means I don’t have to commit half-finished changes just because I’m switching machines.

Git is ONLY for meaningful checkpoints.

Sync handles “I want to keep working from the couch”.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

Vibecoding still isn’t a viable way to build genuinely well-engineered software.

But most of the time, that’s not what matters.

What matters is whether the software solves a real user problem, saves time, or removes friction.

“Well-built” only matters after “useful” is proven.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

@haroftastfel @ce5ssyday @thekitze He's either dyslexic or a maniac, I can assure you of that

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

AI is making your tech stack matter less.

The best language or framework for a project should now be chosen solely based on the problem, not what the team already knows.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

I built a custom TUI to manage my NixOS + nix-darwin machines.

Rebuilds, diffs, updates, formatting, linting, secrets, and cleanup - all in one place.

Because "just run the right nix command" eventually becomes its own workflow 😅

Check it out @ github:rodrgds/nix-config

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

The best developer tools don’t make me feel powerful.

They make me feel less interrupted.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

@akoskm I guess those sort of issues will get ironed out with time... Claude Code is maybe the roughest one to implement this on top of as they don't have an official ACP implementation and also don't really like people using cc outside of the terminal so yeah... But hey maybe file a BR?

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

Zed finally feels ready: a minimal UI, LSPs that just work, an agent threads view, custom ACP agents that fit in seamlessly, and a scrollable diff editor that feels original and is sooo useful.

No other IDE feels this fresh right now... and I’ve only just started using it.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

@akoskm You used Claude Code in Zed with their ACP?

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

OpenPost's UI is LOOKING GOOD ayy

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

Yes, configuring my NixOS machine wastes more time than it will ever earn me.

Yes, I’m going to keep doing it anyway.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

Learning is yet to take a complete revamp, TBH. With AI, you can learn so much more in so much less time. It's basically a teacher with infinite patience.

I just don't think society has noticed the value of this yet, but it WILL happen.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

Aaaaaaand Google won...

[Google DeepMind @GoogleDeepMind]

Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS is our most controllable text-to-speech model yet.

With new Audio Tags, you can easily direct vocal style, delivery, and pace through text commands. 🧵

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

Missing a day doesn't mean things must spiral. Don't let them.

[Rodrigo Dias @rodrgds]

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