Peter Piekarczyk (π₯§ππ₯)
@peterpme
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Working on the @Backpack mobile app
Chicago, IL
Joined March 2009
Backpack just raised 17M which means I'm looking to hire another talented human & React Native dev. Remote is ok. Who is the best RN dev you know?.
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Designing a good API is a question of taste. Some folks have good taste. Most don't π€’.
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After writing a 100+ line server/client time syncing class, I think it's time to give @EffectTS_ a shot.
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React Compiler is analogous to any compiler: ppl *still* find ways of slowing it down.
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No one really *wants* to get into React performance. they're usually forced to.
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Are we going to look back and think "AI-generated PR summaries are a no brainer"?.
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Can I say something without getting everyone mad?. I switched to light mode.
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I need an AI that will go through the 4 hard drives and random zip files I've been keeping around named "backup" JUST IN CASE I forgot about a bitcoin wallet with $100m.
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Every bull market: "why didn't I put in more??".Every bear market: "why did I put in so much!?".
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The way I give back to my community here in Chicago is by convincing the bright kids to move to SF
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I drink coffee from 8am to 12pm almost exclusively and consistently.
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This is *literally* a "if you had a chance to give your younger self advice" moment
A conversation with @patrickc on old programming languages, software at industrial scale, and AI's effect on economics/biology/Patrick's daily life. 00:15 - Why Patrick wrote his first startup in Smalltalk.03:35 - LISP chatbots.06:09 - Good ideas from esoteric programming
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Love React Native but we're 12 years in and we're still getting excited about some new toggles and styling libraries.
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All you *really* need is vim and a delightful mechanical keyboard.
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Today's cursor update better have fkin Grok 4.
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Happy "cancel Claude and purchase Grok" day.
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Sometimes you read an unhinged GitHub comment/issue on your friends repo and you know itβs not fair, but you know itβs funny.
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