how do you make stories that actually react to user choices without it feeling weird? trying to nail this for my language app and it's harder than I thought the story has to flow like a real convo but also sneak in the right words sometimes it just feels forced still figuring it out

Just launched early access for Formula 100: - Language learning app - Comprehensible input + SRS - One continuing story - You steer the lesson’s end Reminder: founder members get lifetime access for $10 & help shape the product. DMs always open.

How is it that language apps build tools that: - SO MANY people try - SO MANY people get frustrated with (Duolingo, Memrise, Babbel) They go against the usual advice for language learning success that starts with "make it fun and easy to love"

i just found a social network that feels like the anti-distraction app i didn’t know i needed no endless scroll, no fake progress, just real work, tracked in bytes finally, proof of work actually means something

just when you think language apps are neutral territory Duolingo’s German lesson called JK Rowling “mean,” then apologized for it even in vocab drills, can’t escape the culture wars

just realized I could convert Formula 100 in unique telenovela plot twists every lesson, no heartbreak, and.... just spaced reviews that actually stick honestly, i remember these stories better than anything i’ve binged

Yesterday I finished the naming and logo for my Spanish learning app. It’s called Formula 100 how did I come up with this?

I just learnt one thing: we need to sell the outcome, not the product spent months explaining how my app works instead of what it actually does for you people really don't care about features, they care about results funny how long it took me to see that lesson learned

Language Learning: Comprehensible Input, Spaced Repetition, Story-Driven Lessons App: Formula 100, Early Preview, November Launch Access: Founder Members, $10 Lifetime, Early Beta Goal: Shape Product, Build in Public, Feedback Loop who wants to be my first beta user? i’d like to help 🤔

I want to follow back more people who: • Build language apps • Love coding challenges • Experiment with indie hacking • Think in conversations If that’s you, say hi!

we should probably stop saying MVP and start building MDPs AI messes with how we test ideas anyone got a reason this is off?

building the language app i wish existed when i was freezing up in german supermarkets turns out standing there confused while trying to ask for salt is universal here's how personal frustration became something others might actually want 👇

been on x for months and still feel like i'm talking to myself how do you actually find your people here? everything feels so scattered am i missing something obvious or is this just how it works?

Tired of Duolingo? - Spaced repetition - Learn through real conversations - Focus on speaking, not grammar drills - Practice daily without the hassle - Actually enjoy the process This isn’t just another language app. It’s a whole new way to learn.

i'm building a little tool that nudges me when a thread is heating up honestly, i miss out on replies cuz i overthink or worry it's too late still figuring out if anyone else feels this way do you ever wish you had a push to just join the convo?

naming a saas is a maze. 3 hours in, still nothing good everything’s either boring or weird why is this so hard? any recommendations?

making the landing page + asking chatgpt for feedback = infinite loop hard to know when to call it done, but setting a timer for feedback rounds helps me move on never gonna be perfect

Hey language learners, I'm new here. Let's connect and help each other grow 😊

What you order VS what you get cc @robj3d3

just doubled my MRR in two weeks and feeling unstoppable here is how i did it 👇

if you ever tried Duolingo, did it actually work for you or just feel like it should? did you actually reach your language goals or nah curious what you think was missing

i love chiang mai

working now on my job. cannot stop thinking about my saas

the weirdest part of my 45-min speak-first routine. suddenly you want to jump into conversations instead of freezing over grammar turns out confidence comes as a side effect, not the goal

in percentage, how much time do you spend building vs marketing? asking for a friend who only remembers to market right before launch

Spent 45 minutes a day going from “ordering coffee” to having actual conversations in another language No hacks, just a system that makes you speak before you feel ready Small habit, big shift. Reply if you are interested.

Planning to sell 100 early access spots to my Duolingo killer for $10 instead of building in silence for months if people won’t pay $10, they probably won’t pay $80 later let’s see who bites first time validating an idea, am I doing it right?

I'm stuck on Mission 2 of the $1K Challenge by @AliAbdaal The goal is to sell something that doesn't exist yet. You have to create the product once someone buys it. I tried different approaches, but nothing worked, so I took a step back and analysed what the winners are doing 👇

if Duolingo is so good, why does a 100-day streak mean you can only say hi for two minutes? are X-day streaks really how we should measure progress? maybe it’s time to rethink what "learning" looks like

App idea: A worldwide ranking system in which people post their weight loss progress.

Grateful for 8 months designing presentation visuals as Marketing User Interface at @OpenAI. Ready to bring that same energy to a new team—open to roles in marketing, UX, or data-viz. Let’s collaborate!

GPT 6 before GTA 6

so wen gpt-6?

Which grammar rule made you question your entire existence, like German cases, French subjunctive, or English phrasal verbs?

I started a challenge. Who is in? @robj3d3 maybe a new feature for the groups? haha

New app idea: learn languages by chatting with AI versions of your favorite movie heroes

Feeling great with Duolingo… right up to the moment you have to talk? 🙃 I hacked a 45-min/day, speak-first routine that took me from “The horse eats a banana” to real chats in 100 days. Turning it into a $10 guide (+ a surprise app). Want in? stan.store/onmax/p/busy...

I'm looking forward for @nuxt.com and its future in the short/medium term. But, I worry in the long term: 1. One Nuxt's main selling points was its independence 2. Vercel is becoming a monopoly I completely understand the decision from Nuxt though. OS is hard.

A big thank you to the @johnsoncodehk.bsky.social extension — I've just backed you! 🙌 Shout-out to @thealexlichter.com for the video! It's great to see Vue folks teaming up — it shows how healthy the ecosystem is. Keep it up!

A really powerful mcp that I have found is github.com/modelcontext... Instead letting the AI do the work, the agent will try to divide the action in multiple steps making sure that the approach is correct and deviating from the original prompt

I have been studying Swedish with the goal of having a conversation, not being C1 level! It is quite rudimentary but the methods are solid. I think I can make an app out of it My girlfriend is learning Spanish, so it is the perfect moment I will be sharing my progress! So join me to follow along

Hey @thealexlichter.com! A coworker recently asked about composables, and I remembered the great rules you shared a while back. They helped me a lot! I turned your slides into a blog post (actually ChatGPT did): onmax.github.io/onmax/posts/... Thanks for the slides—and for all your awesome work!

I made an RFC for this :) Feel free to share your thoughts! github.com/nuxt/nuxt/di...

Introducing the @nuxt.com `nuxt-safe-runtime-config` module. github.com/onmax/nuxt-s... Easily validate your runtime config in your Nuxt app. Just add a Valibot, Zod or Arktype schema to the configuration and the module will validate the 'runtimeConfig' for you during build or development time.

I've created an ESLint plugin that categorises your dependencies and automatically moves them to a named catalogue. It's the first version, so it's not perfect, but feel free to give it a try! github.com/onmax/eslint...

Introducing Bases, a new core plugin that lets you turn any set of notes into a powerful database. With Bases you can organize everything from projects to travel plans, reading lists, and more. Bases are now available in Obsidian 1.9.0 for early access users.

I love modern CSS and UnoCSS. So powerful! No JS and just a couple of line I managed to create a star input from 1 to 5

I love `better-auth`, but it forces you to use `zod`. Let's change that and switch to `standard-schema`.

chat gpt learning chinese apparently

🤌 chef kiss Although done, I love how this is turning out. 1. Fix the blue pill so it doesn't look choppy 2. Add a blue gradient to the pill 3. Set nice timings and easing curve Thanks to @emilkowal.ski for animations.dev