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60 episodes
The Programming Language Death Spiral - How Small Languages Die in the Age of AI
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_programm...
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Post-Mortem: hamy.xyz returning 404s (2025.11)
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-404sChapters00:00 - Intro00:30 - Ove...
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If AI can code, what will Software Engineers do?
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...
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How To Run In-Terminal Code Reviews with Claude Code
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-reviewChapters00:00 - Intro00:15 - S...
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Notion + Data Loss / Privacy - Should you be worried about losing or leaking your notes?
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
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Why I'm Moving Back to Notion from Obsidian for Personal Notes
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-...
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15:48
How I Review my Code with AI
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-reviewChapters00:00 - Intro00:15 - AI for Code Reviews01:40...
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How I Actually Code with AI as a Senior Software Engineer
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-aiChapters00:00 - Intro00:15 - What I'm using AI for...
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An Unexpected Benefit from Quitting Coffee - 10 Months In
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-coffeeChapters00:00 - Intro...
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How to use Obsidian Syncing at Work (without breaking the rules)
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/blo...
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The Four Pillars of Career Growth for Software Engineers
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_...
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Why I'm Moving my Personal Notes from Notion to Obsidian as a Software Engineer
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-notesChapter...
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10:45
What's the Best Value VPS Provider? Price to Performance Ratio
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.Or...
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Why I'm Ditching Coolify for Ansible for Deploying my Web Apps
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-ansibleCTA: Get $20 in Hetzner credits wit...
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My Sleep Schedule as a Full-Time Software Engineer with a Newborn
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-scheduleChapters00:...
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6:50
What Are Stacked Commits and Why Should You Use Them?
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-comm...
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Why I'm Rebranding my Venture Studio (HAMY LABS Terminal Garden)
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...
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How to Checkpoint Code Projects with AI Agents: Save Your Work, Stay on Track, Reduce Rework
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-checkpointingChapters00:00 - ...
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How I Stopped Mindless Doom Scrolling As A Chronically Online Software Engineer - Less Time Scrolling, More Time Doing Things I Enjoy
In this video we explore strategies I've used to stop doom scrolling - some that worked and some that don't - and tips for how to implement them effectively.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_how-i-limit-do...
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Stop Vibe Coding, Start Power Coding - How To Write Quality Software Faster With Agentic AI
In this video we explore the issues with vibe coding and introduce an alternative strategy of building software with agentic AI - Power Coding.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_stop-vibe-codingCTA:...
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I Vibe-Coded a C# Library with Claude Code - Here's 6 Things I Learned
In this video we explore vibe coding a C# library with Claude Code and lessons learned along the way.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_vibe-coded-csharp-libraryCTA: Checkout CinderBlockHtml - a C# ...
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24:28
Will Removing Python’s GIL make it significantly faster?
In this video we explore whether removing Python's Global Interpreter Lock will make it significantly faster - and for which workloads.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_will-gil-removal-make-python-faster<...
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5 Reasons to Stop Throwing Exceptions - and What To Do Instead for a more Robust, Composable, and Performant Codebase
In this video we explore reasons that throwing exceptions are bad and an alternative method that leads to more robust, composable, and performant codebases.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-07_5-reasons-to-st...
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