Rafael Mendiola
@raf.dev
React Native developer, I like to make my own products
I had a great time talking at the Callstack AI meetup!
Callstack@callstack.com · 11mo agoStill wrestling with generic tools for your dev workflow? It's time to build your own. In this talk from our AI Meetup, @raf.dev shows you how to create custom, AI-powered tools like a personal slide generator with React and an AI dev notebook with Astro ➡️ youtu.be/MWGeGtIhf7o?...
this is cool, I made myself a webapp to help me manage and combine styles and characters to use with gpt-image-1. It's like my own personal midjourney
Gave a talk at Boston Code & Coffee on How to Get Hired in Tech in 2025. Opinionated advice on leveling up, being discoverable, and adapting to AI. Slides + vibe-coded visuals by Claude Code + DALL·E: getting-hired.raf.dev
Getting Hired in Tech in 2025
Nurture your skills, become discoverable, and get prepared for the AI paradigm shift
getting-hired.raf.dev
Tomorrow I'm giving a small talk about how to get hired as a software eng in 2025. I built my self a slide presentation webapp, and I can get Claude Code to automatically generate images for the slides for me using the OpenAI API. This is so much better than Keynote.
App Conf 2025 rétrospective de la plus grosse conférence React Native https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/weshipit/episodes/App-js-Conf-2025-rtrospective-de-la-plus-grosse-confrence-React-Native-e345n72 #reactnative #podcast
App.js Conf 2025 rétrospective de la plus grosse conférence React Native by Le Cross Platform Show
SommaireDans cet épisode du Cross Platform Show, les invités discutent de leurs expériences à la conférence App.js, des ateliers sur la performance, des outils innovants comme Radon et Expo, ainsi que des annonces clés faites lors de la key...
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I recently switched from Cursor to Claude Code and I like it way more. I'm a terminal person who uses Vim, and I didn't want to go back to VSCode for AI coding. Let me tell you what I like about Claude Code. 🧵
This looks so cool
JP ✨@justinpoliachik.com · last yr.🚨 just dropped a mac app 🚨 it’s a digital typewriter - made to feel like the real thing. vibes, sounds & rhythm totally free & super lightweight, just 906kb if you like focused writing tools or just wanna try something fun & different: apps.apple.com/us/app/monot... how it went: 🧵
lool, I'm watching Mountainhead. "If you bust a b-nut into this app, it will give birth to a unicorn"
I've been thinking a lot about the future of software developer jobs. I wonder what's going to happen. On one hand there's going to be a lot of pressure to produce more. But on the other hand, AI gives developers a lot of power and freedom to build whatever they want.
Guess who I just ran into the flight to Krakow
Frank Calise@frankcalise.dev · last yr.Anyone hanging at AMS for the flight to Kraków later?
Amazon developers saying that their work is starting to resemble warehouse work. I think that's going to be a sad outcome of AI tools, and I hope people recognize they can go towards more fun and creative programming careers now. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/b...
At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work
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Digital physical therapy provider Hinge Health raised $437M in its US IPO, after the company and its backers sold 13.7M shares at $32 each, the top of its range (Anthony Hughes/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
These are the stickers I'm going to give out at App.js Conf. Say hi to me if you want one!
Every software company should have a weekly "what sucks" meeting on Friday, where you look at the product and list out the things that suck. Then you fix them first thing on Monday
I was hoping to practice my AppJS talk on Saturday at a local tech event, but I was just told they can't do it for some reason. Hmmm, what to do.
I know there's a lot of uncertainty about whether software jobs are going to go away. But do developers understand how much more empowered they are?
