Daily Dot — a minimal habit tracker designed to keep things simple. Built by @ruthabiti. Really cool app — you guys should check it out!

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I want to spend an hour or two every couple of days just doing something I don’t usually do with programming—if I can. Try out cool stuff, mess around, and create random, half-baked experimental projects out of curiosity.

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idk where this is going ... but its better than ignoring the whole code-base ig 😂

@selfmadecoder

I'm Building my own ultimate SaaS boilerplate with better-t-stack

tRPC, Prisma, Hono, Next.js
better-auth for auth
Polar for payments
AI SDK integration
Expo (mobile), Tauri (desktop)
Tailwind + shadcn/ui
Bun, Turborepo, Biome, Husky

One codebase → Web, Mobile, Desktop.👀🔥

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Checkout our launch video as well
HUGEEEE shoutout to @just_tem for the video editing like🥵🥵

#ExamBuddy

Okay time for some rant 😊 .. buckle up

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If your company’s full of people who hate change, don’t care about the mission, and are stuck in their old ways... ngmi

@selfmadecoder

When I build a company:

1. I’ll immediately fire any bureaucrat and gatekeeper who lacks a deep passion for the role, learning, and growth.


2. I’ll make sure every employee feels like the product and company are their own.


3. I only want people who truly care about the product. I’ll actively hunt down the bureaucrats — no mercy on this, for real. That doesn’t mean there won’t be rules, tho

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If you’re in university, read this.

Don’t let sitting in classrooms and the whole school setup trick you into thinking it’s just like high school — it’s not. You’re getting older, probably in your 20s. It’s time to start taking responsibility and thinking about your future, your current and future family.

I’m honestly surprised by students who still act like they’re “young” just because they’re in uni. This is some real brotherly advice — something I think everyone should hear.

(No offense intended… but if it does offend you, take it as tough love.)

@selfmadecoder

I bought my potato PC last year.
Yeah, probably more recently than most of you think.

Before that, I used to go to the 6kilo Digital Lab just to use a computer. Sometimes it was packed, so I had to show up early. Couldn’t even leave for lunch — I’d lose my seat. I was obsessed with making progress. Ask my dorm mates — they’d probably say I was going crazy.

One thing I’ve learned: know what God gave you as a gift. For me, it’s hard work. I can grind all day like a dog and still feel like I didn’t do enough. (Honestly, that’s how I think everyone should feel — like there's always more to do.)

I knew people back then who had laptops, and I kept telling them to start learning programming — most didn’t. Some of them even DM me now asking for help.

Since I told you earlier not to think you're “too young” in uni, let me add this:
Don’t take what you have for granted. Be thankful.

@selfmadecoder

Let’s talk about dating (spicy, right? 😁).

Stop dating just for fun.
Take some real time for yourself — get to know who you are, and build a real connection with God before letting someone into your heart (or whatever space you’ve prepared for them 😁).

Try asking one of those “used-to-be all-night flirters” how they feel about it now. Are they proud of it as they grow older? Would you be?

This is real life, not high school.

One reason I say uni feels like high school for some people is because I see dudes spending half their night texting girls they’ll stop talking to in two weeks. Come on now...

Again — take responsibility, guys.

@selfmadecoder

I’ll be back in an hour. If you’re still up, you’ll get to hear some of my raw, fresh thoughts 😁

@selfmadecoder

Peer pressure is real. You’ve got to learn to set boundaries — especially now.
People will say, “boundaries are for old folks,” but that’s false. The life you’re building today will shape your future and affect the people around you.

Be conscious of who you let close.
Be picky — that’s not ego, that’s self-respect.

If someone’s moving in the opposite direction of who you want to be — especially if they have no ambition — I’ve got nothing but the Gospel for them. That’s it.

And please, don’t befriend people just to avoid being alone. That’s worse than being alone.
If you want solid friends, be the kind of person you’d want to have in your life.

@selfmadecoderr

When giving excuses becomes the norm in your head, you'll find an excuse for your incompetence instead of admitting it and trying to improve.

I wish I could tell y’all to hit the gym — but I’m not even going myself (yet).
I need to tho. At this point, it’s not even an option it's a necessity.

@selfmadecoder

Finally watch this movie.

Movie name: Whiplash — I’ll drop it in the comments.

Rant over. Sorry if I yapped too much, just couldn’t leave without saying this.

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I'm not a UI guy, but here's the login page I built for my new SaaS boilerplate.

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better_auth + polar_sh offer the best developer experience in 2025. automatic Polar customer creation on signup.👌

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