if you aren't following @sinasamaki.com, you're missing out on some of the most exquisite and refined jetpack compose animations; I'm constantly surprised/amazed by some of the things they pull off !

Read the Cash App Engineering post on migrating DI framework to Metro and was inspired: code.cash.app/cash-android... I wanted this, but couldn't spend ½ a day doing the migration for my playground apps. Cracks knuckles and opens Codex...

🤠 this is awesome & a gutsy move 1. does it work on Macs though? (verge article says yes; no mention in official google post) 2. there are "alternative" solutions but they all require installing 3rd party soft a _native_ (or atleast no additional app install) way makes this👌

AI-assisted coding → Vibe Engineering ← Vibe Coding We're confusing three different ways to code with AI. The key questions: who generates most of the code, and who owns the design? As agentic workflows take off, the distinction will matter. Exploring the distinction: kau.sh/blog/vibe-eng/

Shout out to the service Soundiiz that has been a godsend every time I decide to jump ship with music providers. It's one service that's reliably transferred my music back and forth from Apply Music, Youtube Music, Spotify etc.

Go with monthly AI subscriptions friends. kau.sh/blog/ai-mont...

Firefox + UbO is still better than Brave, Edge or any Chromium-based solution kau.sh/blog/firefox...

The moment AI "clicked" for me: I realized it wasn’t about finishing the work faster, it was about finishing less exhausted. Lower cognitive burden quietly multiplies output. Wrote more about it here: kau.sh/blog/cogniti...

Never knew the day would come but i use the default color theme everywhere - Ghostty, Zed, even Intellij/Android Studio 🫨; default color theme everywhere. current times have shifted a bit in my brain where i'm more tool agnostic. I still use a custom font/size/line-height (i'm not barbaric!)

Standardize your IDE keyboard shortcuts Mine is: - ⌘ P - ⌘ O 🧘‍♂️ kau.sh/blog/cmd-o-c...

Product vs Model Innovation kau.sh/blog/product...

oh boy... i think i'm a full on convert to @zed.dev now. even if you're not on the AI coding bandwagon, you should check it out. the speed is just 🤯 the only other IDE i've enjoyed using this much was Jetbrains.

Anthropic announced Claude Skills and my first reaction was... uh... so what? Took sometime to try and parse through it. Here's my take on @anthropic.com's new Claude feature - Skills and the interesting bits around progressive disclosure + just-in-time context injection. kau.sh/blog/claude-...

this AWS outage is an excellent opportunity to remind dev bloggers out there - you don't need to use a service like Medium. it's extremely easy to use a static site generator and have your html served directly: Ghost, Hugo, Gatsby, Jekyll - there's plenty of options.

Amp Free by @sourcegraph.com is kind of fascinating. it started as a joke but once we collectively realize the (currently*) untenable costs of true agentic coding, this approach is going to look really appealing for those who cannot pay per. license fees ampcode.com/news/amp-free

I continue my ongoing seminal treatise of explaining software jargon to the masses. From Yak-shaving → Bikeshedding to now Cargo Culting. This is going to be my best work, I can tell. kau.sh/blog/cargo-c...

Do you use VSCode or Cursor? ... you're welcome 😎

The single biggest unlock I've had with AI coding assistants is the planning step. In an OpenAI's DevDay talk, @aaronfriel.bsky.social mentions his "ExecPlan" approach. I know the term game-changer is thrown a lot (esp. with AI written posts) but folks... this is a game-changer.

Engineers won’t be replaced by tools; they’ll be replaced by systems that make today’s tasks nonessential. Inspired by an article from Sangeet Choudary on system‑centric (vs task-centric) view, i think we go from code author to software conductor. Full post: kau.sh/blog/softwar...

Quick way to get much better results from your LLM powered searches. Mike Caulfield wrote an excellent post on this: mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/is-the-llm...

Should go live soon, until it does you can get the whole file embedded in the article here! github.com/openai/opena...

@aaronfriel.bsky.social big fan of your talk from Dev Day. i've also found writing the plan down in detail before kicking off the task, yields much better results with agents; and written about it. but your `PLANS.md` file was 🤯; were you still planning to open source/upload it?

Adding an AGENTS md file is low hanging fruit to get good results from your AI coding agent. Use Claude Code's `/init` on a new repo and you have one ready to go. If your AI coding agent doesn't have this command, it's super easy to build one: kau.sh/blog/build-a...

I often hear from devs that AI coding is great for the simpler one-off tasks but it struggles the minute you're working on slightly bigger tasks or working on tasks that operate across modules etc. i've found success even with these tasks. here's how I think about it: kau.sh/blog/three-r...

I tried an experiment: could I vibe-code my way through unfamiliar territory? Ended up shipping my first Firefox add-on. 🚦https://kau.sh/blog/container-traffic-control/ it can work... if you’re ruthless about pruning.

excited to end the @fragmentedpodcast.com hiatus with a new season: a developer's crash course on #AI #programming just enough theory but more "how do I actually build with this?" i'll start with fluency, then dive deep. help me shape the first few episodes:

A terminal command that tells you if your USB-C cable is bad. kau.sh/blog/usbi/

@kau.sh on theme with your blog post (kau.sh/blog/reclaim...) I wrote a chrome / Firefox plugin to rip the dashes away from ChatGPTs grimy… tensor cores? (Idk) github.com/simonsickle/... Should be in the Mozilla and Chrome web stores in the next few days after reviews are done

Why thank you Claude 🙏 Migration from Compose Navigation 2 → Jetpack Navigation 3 ✅ #AndroidDev

Google still knows how to really swag 😍 #Gemini

one of the reasons I love reading posts, on the same topic, by different authors, is that it hones my understanding. oh and coroutines is a maze that requires constant honing. each author brings their outlook and i pick up more nuggets of info along the way. looking forward to the next posts!

Reclaiming em-en dashing back from AI and lowercasing A personal (and yes petty) manifesto to reclaim em/en dashes and lowercase writing from the clutches of AI-generated sameness. 🤖 🕺 kau.sh/blog/reclaim...

The official Android docs on test doubles are quite needed today. Please write fakes 🙏 , avoid mocks as possible. Assert output state, not behavior. Think of a program or a logical part of it as: input->output https://developer.android.com/training/testing/fundamentals/test-doubles

My God. #Andor is fantastic. You don't have to be a fan of Star Wars at all and it's fantastic cinema. The story telling, the build up of tension... these characters don't bear the Star Wars halo and yet is the best TV show in that universe. Tony Gilroy & team have weaved magic with this series.

Getting Into Flow State with Agentic Coding I recently found myself in a deep state of flow while coding with agents. I put together a workflow that seems to work for me, and I’m sharing the details and exact prompts I use in case it’s useful to others. kau.sh/blog/agentic...

Introducing “shorts” for Henry (my Hugo blog engine/theme). kau.sh/blog/shorts

🦊 How to Firefox kau.sh/blog/how-to-... Vulpophiles unite!

Also, in the event the person in that story’s comments who asked about the wallpaper sees this: sorry I never answered. It’s this one: dynamicwallpaper.club/wallpaper/g3...

what is stopping you from heading to 🦊 at this point? Chrome has removed uBlock Origin - only the most useful extension on the planet.

I heard a developer say, "I only use AI for autocompletion." That's two generations behind! The field has moved fast and the real action is happening elsewhere. I took sometime to map out how #AIProgramming has evolved. Where we are and where we're headed next? Read more - kau.sh/blog/ai-prog...

Claude Code Commands ~= @diabrowser.com Skills ~= .ai/commands 🧘‍♂️

If you hop around different AI Programming tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Windsurf, Junie - maintaining a common set of system instructions is a *pain*. Read my post to see how you can keep them in sync! kau.sh/blog/agents-...

thanks for sharing my post AW 🙇‍♂️

AI won't replace good engineers - it'll make them invaluable. Read more of my thoughts on this (inspired by some other articles i've been reading/following) kau.sh/blog/ai-engi...

only downside of the ChatGPT writing era – you read this and assume it was written by AI.

super excited about the Amper updates specifically (amidst all the other awesome news) I am curios though, how the overall Gradle strategy (for mobile specifically) will play out. but exciting developments blog.jetbrains.com/amper/2025/0...

This interview by @joannastern.bsky.social was masterclass 👏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCEk...

engineering class youtu.be/ve6JuJV17FQ

actions taken by a company -no matter how principled its employees- eventually are influenced by the moral compass of the person at the top. what a shame. news.sky.com/story/meta-f...