Ben Awad
@benawad
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building https://t.co/SZfF7dW76F • software consultant • youtuber
Austin, TX
Joined March 2017
Launching a new Voidpet app today - "Voidpet Dungeon". It's a monster collection and strategy game all built in React Native (this time with a server)
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You're 25. You work on legacy code at a startup with founders who are 28. You haven't seen a single unit test since 2014 and daily standup takes an hour. You stick around for a few years and learn nothing. Company eventually dies and you're almost 30 still coding angular.js.
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Introducing VSCode Stories, the extension you've always wanted but been too afraid to ask for
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Say hello to VSCode Tinder aka VSinder:. stop swiping on bodies and start swiping on code :)
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deleting dating apps because I want to meet someone the old fashioned way (by making a pull request on their GitHub repo).
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programming used to be about how well you could google search. now programming is about how well you can write prompts for an ai system to generate code for you
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I'm trying out this new framework called HTML, I'm really enjoying how blazing fast it is
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ok let's try this again, but on a better platform. my name will update every minute based on the number of likes this tweet gets.
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you become a senior dev when you realize you can't rip out every piece of legacy code that annoys you and you just have to live with it
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You don’t need therapy, you need . - typescript.- node.js.- postgresql.- react.- vscode. then you will feel cool even if your code has bugs 👍
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them: redux is great for complex projects. me: redux is great for making projects complex.
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so if you're a "developer" why haven't you "developed" a relationship??.
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You're Googling an error and you see a Stack Overflow, GitHub, and Reddit link. Which do you click on first?.
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got nominated for app of the year on google play and this is who we are competing against lol
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how to talk like a programmer: . yes → true.no → false.first → zeroth.please → sudo.not found → 404.two → 10.too high -> index out of bounds.
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toxic people rarely realize they are toxic and sometimes even believe they’re being wholesome. stay safe, code in typescript
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Started coding a new startup today. Using the robust hypebeast stack:. React.Typescript.Node.js.Postgresql. actually writing some tests with jest 😁. Expect a video on it in a few weeks
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I use relative imports. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. /utils.tsx . It’s ugly, but vscode automatically handles it. Never breaks, 0 config.
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The coding tutorial space looks super crowded, but it is actually a barren wasteland after the basics of a programming language. everyone is making -> "Learn Python".some -> "API Auth in Python" or "DBs + Python" .few -> "How to build a full project in Python".
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On Twitter, even average news outlets can write articles on you 😤.
On TikTok, even regular average-looking people have thirsty fans flooding their comment sections.
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your job as a software engineer is to eat the free snacks at work. the reason hackathons exist is to prepare you for this.
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if you are a programmer that wants to get started making content but don't know how to do it, try making some bad content it's really easy to do and it teaches you how to make good content.
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With AI, your job as a programmer is no longer to write code but to review code. ChatGPT/copilot is now your personal junior developer that you have to mentor and code review.
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stop trying to find a project that will look impressive on your resume, just build something you're interested in.
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venmo me $40 and I'll make an issue that says "yikes" on your ex's GitHub repository.
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angular.js slid into my dms and I've never been more scared in my life
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One of the best investments I made was learning how to roll my own auth. It’s not trivial to learn, but you use it in every project.
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I'm giving Dan Abramov a coding interview tomorrow on JS/React/Algos. What would you like to see me ask him?.
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My era of programming tutorials has dwindled but is not quite dead. There will be a day where I just drop a 15 hour fullstack web dev tut on you
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Just a reminder the code you wrote last week is now legacy code.
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I used to be a TypeScript developer, but then I took an arrow to the face
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dodged a bullet making our game in react native. unity's new pricing where you pay per install is brutal
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how I learn a new thing. 0. read official docs.1. start building something.2. google stuff.
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Stats from VSinder (VSCode Tinder) so far:. Sign ups: ~14,000. male: 11,373 (81%). null: 1,376 (10%). female: 1,114 (8%). non-binary: 95 (<1%). Goal:. love: 7,000. friendship: 6,000. Matches: 13,000. Messages: 61,000. Acquisition offers from Microsoft: 0.
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🚨 New Tutorial 🚨. Fullstack React + GraphQL + TypeScript + More. I walk you through creating a backend and frontend from scratch then how to deploy the entire thing. 14 HOURS of pure content, all available for free.
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100% of my webdev knowledge is self-taught, college taught me c++ and assembly.
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each failed startup just makes my inevitable success sweater. back to coding 💪
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The existence of react native makes react.js one of the most useful skills to learn. Crazy that 70% of your knowledge from learning to make websites can carry over to building iOS AND android apps.
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programming is a game of persistence where devs usually mindlessly scroll google/stackoverflow/github smashing ctrl-c ctrl-v until a new bug appears because we love pain.
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"is talent required in the field of coding?". hard work > talent.
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when someone doesn't like typescript, ask them who hurt them. it was either java or c++. the trauma from CS101 can last a lifetime.
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I have a CS degree, but learned almost everything I know about webdev on the internet.
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justin looks like he's about to roll up to the hackathon and win the entire thing
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How I validate my startup ideas:. I make a video about the idea and wait to see if any large tech companies copy it.
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I'm considering making a fork of VSCode Tinder for jobs where people who want to hire developers can swipe through the code (or maybe resume instead?) of developers looking for work. what do you think?.
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if you're a young person, ask a middle-aged developer about programming with punch cards. let them talk for 30 mins. act interested and say "oh wow that sounds harder than HTML." after that you can ask them for any favor.
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how I code a project:. for feature in feature_list:. 0. pseudo code it in my brain. 1. code the backend part. 2. code the frontend part.
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a real shame that websites are the perfect project to code, but javascript is a stupid language.
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I design stuff like I code, but instead of copying from StackOverflow, I'm copying from the css window in devtools.
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pros of being a developer:.- free snacks. cons:.- everything else.
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My least favorite thing about doing a startup is having to wear multiple hats, I prefer coding in a hoodie
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Tech stack I used for Voidpet app:. React native .Expo.Typescript.NO BACKEND 🫣.
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if you don’t know what programming language to learn try Arabic.
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Microsoft is slowly acquiring/building all the webdev tools I use:. GitHub.NPM.VSCode.TypeScript. What's next??.
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Clout Driven Development (CDD). Only use GitHub libraries with 5K+ stars.
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I don't really hate java that much, especially with intellij. but being able to use the same language on the frontend + backend is sooo nice. and typescript is basically more elegant java. so that's why I use node.js for everything.
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for those wondering what the OG hypebeast stack is. core: .- react.- typescript.- node.js.- postgresql. addons:.- graphql.- redis.
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the same people who complain about you not open sourcing your project are the ones working on closed source code at their job.
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I'm launching my startup on @ProductHunt today. It's called Saffron and is everything a home cook needs—in one place:. 🥘 Organize recipes.📅 Plan meals.🛒 Generate grocery lists.📖 Share cookbooks . Check it out 👇.
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I hate selfies. I hate even more how programmers don’t feel comfortable taking selfies . I hate Angular.js the most
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Different ways you can make an excessive amount of money if you know how to code. - work at FAANG and climb the ladder.- Quant at hedge fund.- Join a startup before it's a unicorn (i.e. Uber).- Start your own startup/agency.- Make your own crypto coin 🤑.
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Personally, I don't hate Angular. But given I'm a React developer, my religion requires me to detest it.
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Companies: Why can't we find any good developers?. Also companies: We have an exciting legacy Angular.js project for you 🥕🥕🥕.
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I get more done with:. 9hrs sleep + 3hrs coding. than:. 6hrs sleep + 6hrs coding.
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it's perfectly fine to use javascript, just don't expect it to scale smoothly past more than 10 lines of code.
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When I said I'd code your entire startup for 5% equity I was kidding, I'll need at least 6%.
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Launched my next startup in stealth mode yesterday. You might be on the waitlist and not even know it ;)
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if you're ever feeling bad about some code you wrote, put it side by side against some angular.js code and suddenly your code is looking pretty good 😎.
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