Dominic Frei
@dominicfrei
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Software Engineer, Developer Advocate https://t.co/EmHm6h80Mx ex @MongoDB @RedBull @SumUp Building stuff and writing about it. ๐CLICK :)
Joined April 2011
Who wants a BlueSky invite?. Follow, Like and Retweet if you want one. :).
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I'm almost at 1000 followers. But I rarely even get more than 50 views on my tweets. Does anyone understand Twitter? :D
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Can we please stop promoting that this works for everyone? . I'm a mess at 6am and I guarantee you, you don't want to be anywhere close to me at that time. 10am is the new 6am.
Waking up at 5:45am solves 99.9% of daily issues.
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@levelsio To be honest, I hate login via email link as a user. Bad UX imho. Going back and forth But I see why people do it. Now I wonder, should I do it too even though I hate it? ๐ค.
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So, hear me out! :D. Most of us are not only here for engagement or approval and don't take it too seriously. I usually consider myself one of them. But if someone who a lot of us look up to starts following you, it still feels great. ;). Thanks, @levelsio ! <3
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Are you on LinkedIn?. Letโs connect!. Share your profile here. And tag, at least one other person that I should follow as well! ๐๐๐.
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@KevinNaughtonJr The best software engineers know that there is no point in arguing for or against a specific OS and just get on with their job.
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I have a confession to make!. After 15 years on iOS I bought an Android phone. And I like it.
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Are you into #tech ? ๐. Letโs connect! ๐ค. And donโt forget to tag two other techies you want me to meet! ๐.
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@allenholub You do realize that the backlog is really just to do list? How do you determine what the next task is if thereโs no to do list?.
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@OngDevLab I'd say English. It is very widely spoken still and comparably easy next to the other options like Mandarin or Japanese.
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Do you have a LinkedIn profile?. Share the link and let's connect. Tag other interesting people here! ๐๐๐.
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This just happened! ๐๐๐. Thank you so much to all those who are new but also those who's been here. ๐๐๐. What an amazing support!!! ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
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WhatsApp is just the worst messanger out there. Basically any other one is better. Change my mind!. P.S.: I'm still stuck with some people on it. Why the h*** is that? :D Can we switch to something that's not bad? :D.
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@levelsio That's ok then. Especially since you are not a bank or a crypto exchange, it makes sense. But what I don't understand is why other apps that are not security critical, log you out after a couple days AND do magic links . That's annoying. ๐.
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I heard about this new Google product called โBardโ and wanted to check it out. Seems like Google doesnโt know about it though. ๐
#google @Google #bard #GoogleBard #ai #ChatGPT @googledevs #GoogleAI
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@DThompsonDev No. For me, becoming a senior software engineer was in big parts due to working in a team and learning how to work with others. Exchange ideas, teach others, etc. You're not a senior just because you've written the same code over and over again in your basement. :).
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This just happened! ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ. Monday, 20 May 2024 will forever be a special day in my life. It's the day I made my first money online. ๐ Read the full story in the thread!
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Someone just guessed my nationality based on my cable management. Are we really THAT stereotypical??? . ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ. Also, what is so bad about being organized? ๐
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Which business unit do you think #DevRel should belong/report to?. #DevRel #DeveloperAdvocates #business #department #unit #poll . @hmehtaro @FrancescoCiull4 @eddiejaoude What do you seniors think? :).
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Those kids these days . so easily offended. I try my best to be nice, kind, helpful and always add value if I can. The one time I tweet something a biiit more salty, someone blocks me right away. I guess I'm finally a real part of Twitter now right? :D . Now I just need
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@codewithvoid It's called socializing, team-building, bonding, gossip. Everyone who's ever worked in an office with the direct team knows what I'm talking about. :) Not discouraging remote, I work remotely too. But please don't think remote == in office. It's not. :).
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Imagine getting paid for creating and playing games. Yes, thatโs a Dual Shock 4. Yes, thatโs Unity3D. Yes, thatโs actually my job (at the moment). ๐
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. Iโm f-ing lucky!. Took me 40 years though. Canโt recommend my approach. ๐
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@afonsolfm My best friends are Indian and you just got one big unfollow. I'll think about the block tomorrow. But it's going to be a very close call.
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@tibo_maker My sample people didn't like my past posts then. :D . But good to see this one got enough traction that it even landed on the feed of one of the Twitter masters.๐๐๐. Thank you, @tibo_maker !.
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Letโs meet!!. Who is at the Game Developers Conference this week in San Francisco?
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Show me your desk!. Right now, no cleaning up before you take the photo. :-)
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I've always had a hard time working with JavaScript. But that's finally over! Meet @Microsoft Blazor! C# is the new JS! And I will show you how to use it. Part #1 of the tutorial series just got published: #microsoft #blazor #dotnet #csharp #javascript
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I missed out on the 666, but let's take that one. Thank you to you 888 amazing people! ๐๐๐
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@eddiejaoude I stopped waiting today and started building. Thank you for always pushing us, Eddie! <3.
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Productivity Tip #42:. Always try to stay focused! ๐ช.Remove distractions! ๐ค. One of the things Iโve done this week is remove distractions from my desk. ๐. What do you think about the old vs. the new desk set up? ๐
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@tibo_maker The fresh IP can literally be the problem. It needs to be warmed up first. Gradually sending more emails. If you start with a new IP and send 100k emails right away, it'll just get blocked.
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@KevinNaughtonJr โFirst forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ โOctavia Butler.
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I missed out on a screenshot for 420. Can we take 820 instead? ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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Clickbait is one thing. It's boring but hey, we've all done it. But this kinda stuff. If you like that, please get outta my face!.
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Who on Twitter inspires you the most? ๐๐๐. Tag them here and let them know! ๐๐๐.
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@andrewbaisden The answer is the same, independent of JS and Python. :D. It's going to be C#!. As @J_Lieu already pointed out, great tooling and community on top of the mature language.
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When you literally have to scroll half the list to find your year of birthโฆ. Who else is old here? ๐๐๐
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I just finished extracting the first bit of code from and made it ready to go open-source:. More to come! ๐๐๐. Thank you to @eddiejaoude @loftwah for pushing and motivating me to do that as part of GrittR! ๐๐๐.
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Why does just about everything just look better in dark mode?. My office desk in dark mode. ๐
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(๏ฟฃ๏ฟฃ๏ฟฃ๏ฟฃ๏ฟฃ๏ฟฃ๏ฟฃ๏ฟฃ๏ฟฃ๏ฟฃ๏ฟฃ). Light or Dark mode?.(๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ). ๐. ๐ซฒ๐๐ซฑ๐ฟ. ๐.
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What to not do when starting a business with someone else?.(asked by @eddiejaoude). Just from the top of my head:.- Don't treat them as a friend, even if you are when you're starting out. - Write proper contracts. Contracts are not for when evefrything's fine, they are for when.
@dominicfrei sorry to hear you got burned, anything you can share for people to learn from it.
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There are always multiple perspectives to the same situation. Don't believe everything you see. ;). I look super healthy right?. 1/2
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The MongoDB GameDay in the AWS StartUp Loft is about to finish and we are ready to announce the winner and best finisher of our quest! ๐๐๐
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@ThePeterMick I'm Dominic. I post about being a software engineer (mainly backend), on a journey back to self-employment again, building products, services and just being a normal human being. Albeit an old one. :D . @dominicfrei
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3โฆ 2โฆ 1โฆ itโs time to get home. Leaving PHL any second now for DUB. Where did your last fly go to?
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Controversial opinion:. Courses and certificates donโt get you a job.
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My Game Develoeprs Conference (@Official_GDC) game is #opensource now!. If you played it and want to know more, click the link above. If you didn't and want to find out, click it too. ;). @MongoDB #MongoDB
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I really don't want to ever post about politics but I simply can't hold myself back here . Am I the only one who thinks this is just the sadest type of clickbait?. I mean, we're on Twitter, so I'm not surprised. But where is this world going to end? :(.
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Thatโs what the end of a very productive day looks like!. @Official_GDC Our game is ready for the conference!. (No, Not rocket league! Lol). How was your start into the week? ๐๐๐
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Sorry for not being really active the past weeks! ๐ฑ. Sick, travelling (gone again already) and a bit stressed โฆ didnโt really help the activity! ๐ญ.
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Imagine being young enough to have a link to your first project. My first project died on it's HDD when I swapped my 286 for a brand new 386. :D.
Drop your first-ever coding project?. Link๐.
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@SullyOmarr Most of us don't have enough trust in AI and AI agent yet to actually let them work alone. It's like people used to watch machines until they trusted that the machine will do what it was programmed to do. Basically the same thing all over again and it will time to get there. :).
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Career Growth Tip #42:. Get your name out there! :). There are so many options, here is one example:. I'm now also on LinkFree:.(well, soon). Make sure you have a presence on many different platforms. ๐๐๐.
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@kunalstwt I think that's a very fair reason. I'd stay far away from people who don't like mechanical keyboards, too.
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@KevinNaughtonJr โWhen you leave work on Friday, leave work. Donโt let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails) take a break you will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break.โ โCatherine Pulsifer.
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@dannypostmaa Yup. They just don't know because our tax law is so big that no one knows it completely.
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To my #buildinpublic friends out there:. Which parts of your products / services do you usually struggle most with?. Design?.Code?.Deployment?.Maintanance?.DevOps?. I've built so many backends in my life I was wondering if a simple BaaS for Indies would be something valuable.
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As a developer, do you prefer sugarfree Coke or sugarfree Red Bull?. And why is it the Red Bull?
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Twitter Growth Tip #42:. You want to get yourself one of those Blue ticks. Not for the NFT profile picture or the edit function but for exactly one feature:. Getting ranked higher when replying to someone's tweet. ๐๐๐
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"Mom, I'm on TV!". Well, almost. ๐. I recorded my first ever podcast episode last week and it went live today. ๐ฑ. Well, @mlynn recorded it. But I was invited to speak together with @nraboy and @SigNarvaez ! ๐๐๐.
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When you try to reply to a tweet again because you still think itโs funny, only to find out that you already tweeted exactly the same emoji. ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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@DThompsonDev @Lumarycodes @hey_amandam @kb9700 @LuoBaishun @MrNick_Buzz @deleteman123 @romaindewolff @loftwah @EmmaDawsonDev @GwendalBrossard @jfversluis @krshkun @remotejoeclark @_justlilian @thejimlock . There are too many awesome people here!
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Let's celebrate 10% @d4m1n :D. I just crossed 1500 myself and have no clue how I added 50% followers within like a month after getting to 1000 within 13 years. :D. Course next? :D .
15000 followers ๐.Feels like just the other day I had 300. I used to know each and every single one of them,.but know I maybe can recall 1000?*. tell me what you do. what you're building. what's your story?. It's about YOU today, I'll celebrate next time.
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You know you're famous when this happens. ๐ฑ. I mean, well deserved, @eddiejaoude !!!. HAPPY HAPPY Birthday!! ๐ฅณ๐
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Life is a very strange game. But the graphics are amazing!.
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@tibo_maker Too expensive for too little actual usage. What would you actually use it for long-term?. It's one of those gadgets that are fun for a couple of days. But then, it's just turning from fun into inconvenience you're just returning to do the things the way you did them before. :D.
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The is a special place in hell for people who design a mouse with the charger on the BOTTOM!. Use it or charge it. You want both? Nah, not in 2023!. ๐๐
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With the recent Twitter API changes I might end up not being able to offer `One Inbox`. And of course it's the one I started with!. Would you still use @grittr_app if it only offered the others on the list?. Which one would you like to see first?.
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Job Selection Tip #42:. "Choose a Job You Love, and You Will Never Have To Work a Day in Your Life." ๐. Today, I had this bad boy in my mail box. ๐. Why? Because I'm working on an Arcade style game for our booth demo at @Official_GDC to showcase @MongoDB #Atlas ๐ฎ. How freaking
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I'm working on my second million. The first one didn't work out.
They say the first hundred grand is the hardest. Let's go! ๐.
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