In this video we'll dive into the best laptop size for productivity for software engineers based on my 8+ years coding with laptops.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-01_laptop-size-for-software-engineers<...

In this video we talk about why I'm shutting down 1000 checkboxes and the future of internet checkboxes.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-01_why-im-shutting-down-1000-checkboxesCTA: One Million Checkb...

In this video we talk about some strategies for finding a fulfilling career based on your own interests.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-01_how-to-find-a-fulfilling-careerChapters01:10 - What...

In this video we talk about The HAM Stack - the Simple Scalable System for building modern web apps fast and cheapOriginal blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-02_hamstackChapters00:35 - The HAM Stack...

In this video we discuss my programming language tier list going into 2025.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2025-01_programming-language-tier-listChapters00:30 - 2025 Programming Langua...

In this video we explore lessons this developer learned from building and running a SaaS with F# over the past 5 years.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-12_5-years-fsharp-in-productionCTA: You can fin...

In this video we do a year in review of HAMY LABS from Builds to Shares to Business.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-12_hamy-labs-2024-reviewChapters00:50 - Shares01:20 - HAMY ...

In this video we'll explore how this developer's side project ended up costing him $100k in a single month including what went wrong and how you can protect your own side projects from similar DDoS scenarios.Original blog post with all ...

In this video we explore the merits of snake_case over camelCase for variable names.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-12_snake-case-vs-camel-caseCTA: Try out the p5js sketch - https://hamyg...

In this video we explore Hetzner's new price increases for US servers and what it means for your business going into 2025.Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-12_hetzner-price-increasesCTA: Co...

In this video we explore how popular F# is in the software engineering community.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-11_fsharp-popularityCTA: Get started learning F# -  https://hamy.xyz/...

In this video we explore GitHub's claim that Python is more popular than JavaScript in 2024.Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-11_python-beats-javascriptChapters00:40 - GitHub claims...

In this video we explore why HTMX is a great tool for web-based side projects through comparisons with other popular web paradigms like Multi-Page Apps (MPA) and Single-Page Apps (SPAs)Original blog post with links and pictures: https:/...

In this post we explore how Software Engineers use AI to improve their productivity - What AI is good at, what AI is bad at, and how much more productive tech workers actually are using AI.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy...

In this video we explore how I built One Million Checkboxes with HTMX - along with what it is, why I built it, and challenges along the way.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/one-million-checkboxesCTA: One ...

In this video we explain why F# is often described as a "fun" language using its history, comparisons to Python, and theory from video games.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-02_fsharp-is-funChapters<...

In this video we explore whether MySQL is free or not - taking a look at its ownership, its licensing, and whether this applies to you and your software or not.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-09_is-mysql-fr...

In this video we do a survey of the state of HTMX in 2024, comparing it to other players in the webdev landscape. We go over what HTMX is, what it's used for, how popular it is, if people like it, if people run HTMX in production apps, and if t...

In this video we talk about Amazon's new 5-day per week Return-to-Office policy, why they're doing it, and what the industry thinks about it.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-09_amazon-rto-policyChapt...

In this video we explore why Postgres is a great default database choice for most web applications - comparing it to Non-relational options like Mongo and Dynamo, other relational options like MySQL and SQLite, as well as some pathways to getti...

In this video we explore why Zig is moving from AWS to a self-hosted server on Hetzner. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-09_zig-migrating-off-awsChapters00:20 - What is Zig Mi...

In this video we explore how types vs no types affects common development flows through the analogy of code flows as wires.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-09_types-vs-no-typesCTA: Why Typ...

In this video we explore the simple reason why you should consider HTMX for your next web app.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-09_simple-reason-use-htmxCTA: See all my HTMX posts - https://hamy.xyz/l...

In this video we dive into the similarities and differences of popular low-js tools HTMX and Alpine and give recommendations for when to reach for each for building your own web app.Original blog post with all images and links: https://...

In this video we explore how I validate side projects - my systems, what I optimize for, and things to avoid.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-08_validate-side-projectsChapters01:05 - Goals fo...