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Building Simple Scalable Systems for Software Projects, Businesses, and general Creation Cycles.
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Discussing the future of AI with the looming AI and stock market bubbles. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_ai-is-here-to-stay Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - What about the AI bubble? 02:25 - The pragmatic AI approach Links: - If AI can code, what will Software Engineers do? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pxiC_WfT4 - Stop Vibe Coding, Start Power Coding - How To Write Quality Software Faster With Agentic AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akiymB1PyjY...
In this video we explore how I host my apps using Ansible to setup multi-server container deployments orchestrated with Nomad. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_how-i-self-host CTA: Get $20 off Hetzner Cloud - https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=8HuJz94yRocp Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - How I host my apps 03:15 - Why I use Ansible 05:50 - How I use Ansible 07:35 - Analytics Server 10:35 - Database Server 13:30 - App Servers 16:40 - Why self-host vs...
In this video we explore the programming language death spiral - why it affects small languages, how the rise of AI impacts it, and some ways to fix it. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_programming-language-death-spiral Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Big Languages have a virtuous cycle 02:55 - Small languages have a vicious death spiral 07:55 - AI amplifies these adoption cycles 14:35 - There's still hope for small languages Links: - If AI can c...
In this video we walk through a post mortem for hamy.xyz returning 404s for 19h on 2025.11.22. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-11_post-mortem-hamy-xyz-404s Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Overview 00:55 - Impact 01:35 - Root Cause 03:35 - Detection 05:40 - Mitigation 06:20 - Prevention Links: - How Meta runs blameless Post-mortems at scale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzzv_Us0hrY - Why I'm Moving my Blog from F# to C# - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08...
In this video we explore the future of the software engineering profession now that AI can code. Will AI take all the software engineer jobs? Will it take other roles as well? Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_software-engineers-ai Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - New Technologies and Job Change 03:25 - How AI is different 06:25 - AI, Enginers, and Coders 10:05 - AI and other roles Links: - Stop Vibe Coding, Start Power Coding - How To Write Quality Software ...
In this video we discuss code reviews with Claude Code including prompts I've found useful. Original blog post with all links and prompts: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_claude-code-review Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Simple Code Review 01:30 - Code Review with Tooling Links: - Stop Vibe Coding, Start Power Coding - How To Write Quality Software Faster With Agentic AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akiymB1PyjY - How I Actually Code with AI as a Senior Software Engineer - https://www....
In this video we discuss Notion's recent data privacy incident and whether you should be worried about losing or leaking your private notes. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-11_notion-data-privacy-loss Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - What happened with this Notion take-down? 01:15 - What does this mean for you and your notes? 02:00 - Should you be worried about this? 04:15 - What can you do about it? Links: - Why I'm Moving Back to Notion from Obsidian for Per...
In this video we explore my reasons for moving back to Notion after a 6 week experiment using Obsidian as my daily driver personal knowledge management system. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-11_moving-back-to-notion Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Obsidian has no built-in collaboration features 01:30 - Obsidian handles media poorly 03:45 - Obsidian requires a LOT of customization to be usable 07:15 - Notion has a superior editing experience 10:50 - I prefer we...
In this video we explore my process for using AI as a code reviewer. Original blog post with all links and prompts: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-10_ai-code-review Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - AI for Code Reviews 01:40 - Simple AI Code Review 04:50 - A More Extensible AI Code Review Links: - How I Actually Code with AI as a Senior Software Engineer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe64DwfiRBY - Stop Vibe Coding, Start Power Coding - How To Write Quality Software Faster With Agentic AI - ...
In this video we explore how I code with AI in my side projects and at work. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-10_how-i-actually-use-ai Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - What I'm using AI for 00:40 - Investigations with AI 02:00 - Coding with AI 07:45 - Reviews with AI 10:25 - How much Faster I Am with AI Links: - Stop Vibe Coding, Start Power Coding - How To Write Quality Software Faster With Agentic AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akiymB1PyjY - I Vibe-Code...
In this video we discuss an unexpected benefit I discovered after quitting coffee for 10 months. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-10_unexpected-benefit-quitting-coffee Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - The Unexpected Benefit of Quitting Coffee Links: - I Quit Coffee for 90 Days - Here’s How It Affected Me as a Software Engineer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo9B9TOad0E - My Sleep Schedule as a Full-Time Software Engineer with a Newborn - https://www.youtube....
In this video we explore Obsidian Sync, why it breaks most company's IT rules, and workarounds that allow you to use Obsidian for notes, back them up, all while following the rules. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-09_obsidian-syncing-at-work Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Work Rules 02:15 - Obsidian Sync 03:10 - Work-compliant syncing 04:20 - My Obsidian Setup at Work Links: - Why I'm Moving my Personal Notes from Notion to Obsidian as a Software Engineer - ...
In this video we explore the four pillars of career growth for software engineers - what they are, examples of each, and how they typically map to different career levels. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-09_four-disciplines-career-growth Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - The Four Pillars of Career Growth 07:30 - The Four Pillars and Career Level Links: - My 2025 Job Search as a Senior Software Engineer - Results, Timelines, + How I Study for Interviews - https:...
In this video we discuss why I'm moving from Notion to Obsidian, where each is better, and what I recommend to different people. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-09_notion-to-obsidian-for-notes Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Where Obsidian is better than Notion 05:45 - Where Notion is better than Obsidian 08:55 - Would I recommend Obsidian or Notion? Links: - How to Setup an Ergonomic Workstation - More productivity, less back / neck / wrist pain - https://ww...
In this video we explore recommendations for the best price:performance value VPS provider for most people. We dive into comparisons on server price and egress costs as well as if running a VPS makes sense vs choosing a Cloud or PaaS. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-08_best-value-vps CTA: Get $20 in cloud credits on Hetzner with my link - https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=8HuJz94yRocp Checkout CloudCompare for more cloud hosting comparisons: https://cloudc...
In this video we explore why I chose Ansible over Coolify for setting up my servers and deploying my web apps. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-08_coolify-to-ansible CTA: Get $20 in Hetzner credits with my link - https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=8HuJz94yRocp Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Infrastructure as Code 02:35 - Control and Transparency 05:30 - Less Dependency Risk 06:50 - A Learning Opportunity 08:10 - How my Ansible Script is Working Out Links: - Hosting ...
In this video we explore my sleep schedule as a newborn parent working full-time as a software engineer. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-08_newborn-parent-sleep-schedule Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Newborn Feeding Schedule 01:30 - Sleeping at the same time didn't work for us 02:35 - Sleeping in schedules Links: - My Multi-Computer WFH Productivity Desk Setup as a Software Engineer and YouTuber - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPExXxGc60&a...
In this video we explore stacked and atomic commits - what they are, how they differ from traditional feature branches, and why you should use them. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_stacked-commits Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Traditional version control focuses on feature branches 05:30 - Stacked commits land a series of atomic commits as they're ready 15:00 - How to build features with stacked commits 22:05 - Tools for stacked commits in git ...
In this video we explore my HAMY LABS rebrand - why I'm doing it, what colors I chose, and the principles behind the Terminal Garden theme. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_hamy-labs-rebrand Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - What is changing in the rebrand? 00:30 - Why rebrand HAMY LABS? 01:10 - What's the new brand? Links: - My Career in Programming Languages - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0iX5FdX0h8&ab_channel=HAMYLABS -...
In this video we explore AI checkpointing - why it's useful, what checkpoints are useful for AI, and how to implement them. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_ai-checkpointing Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - What is a checkpoint? 01:35 - A code checkpoint is like a save in a game 03:10 - A project checkpoint is like a quest tracker 04:20 - How to implement code checkpoints 08:50 - How to implement project checkpoints 11:40 - RFCs are useful for keeping pr...
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