icemelt8
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Comment · 3 months ago
fun fact: Bunny CDN provides a privacy first mirror to all google fonts https://bunny.net/fonts/
Comment · 4 months ago
what a beautiful article, thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
Comment · 5 months ago
This is the story with most frontend developers, they are not usually from a typical computer science background.
Comment · 5 months ago
Cursor 3 is a complete rewrite, its no longer a fork.
Comment · 5 months ago
AI slop
Comment · 8 months ago
What an amazing piece of information in a thread about a game engine, thanks for sharing this.
Comment · 9 months ago
We built Wetarseel with a focus on keeping the "mental overhead" of infrastructure as low as possible.
The Hardware: > We’re using a single Hetzner VPS (8 vCPU, 32GB RAM, 200GB NVMe) for ~$25/month. Compared to the big cloud providers, the vertical scaling headroom here is massive for the price.
The Stack:
Orchestration: Coolify (self-hosted PaaS). It handles SSL, GitHub-triggered Red/Blue deployments, and Docker management.
Runtime: Next.js and Bun.
Database: SQLite. Having the DB as a local file on NVMe makes latency negligible and simplifies backups (it's just a file copy).
Workers: BullMQ via Redis.
Storage: Self-hosted S3-compatible storage on the same node.
The goal was to see how far we could get before needing a distributed system. So far, the performance has been excellent, and "it just works." Happy to answer any questions about the setup or the trade-offs of going single-server.
Comment · 10 months ago
The most shocking thing in this article is learning about the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine I didn't know about it, what an unnecessary loss of life in a modern era.
Comment · 11 months ago
> I’m typing this blog on a HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14. Question to HP, who names this crap? Why do these companies insist on having the most confusing product lineups and names.
The reason is that they are not serious companies, this is why anything other than a real macbook and with a real macOS is not worth having spent time on.
Comment · 11 months ago
Even if one game doesn't work on this (there are many) and works on Windows, why shouldn't I just use Windows?
Comment · 11 months ago
Thanks this is very helpful, can you please look at the code more, specially around inserts and reads why its so slow?
I am a lowly frontend developer who got into the SQLite hype due to twitter and DHH from Rails, didn't know how bad SQLite was.
Comment · 11 months ago
check the benchmarks here https://trailbase.io/reference/benchmarks/
its clear thats a lot of overhead on top of sqlite
Experienced Frontend Engineering Manager with a strong foundation in TypeScript and JavaScript and deep expertise in frameworks like Next.js, Remix, and React.js. I specialize in leading teams, mentoring developers, and driving the delivery of scalable, user-focused web applications that deliver real business value.
Current Interests: - AI development with Machine learning and local MCP servers. - Crypto and Blockchain development on the Solana chain and Ethereum Dapps.
I have a proven track record of success in: • Hiring and building high-performing engineering teams. • Mentoring and empowering individuals to achieve their career goals. • Effectively communicating with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives. • Delivering high-impact projects, including the largest property classified portal, the 3rd largest car rental app in KSA, and the largest B2B travel portal in the GCC.
Additionally, I am the founder of a marketing startup, combining technical and entrepreneurial expertise to deliver innovative solutions.
I thrive on creating value, scaling teams, and launching products that make a meaningful impact on millions of users across the GCC region.