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Matei Busui
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Hello lovely people, time for me to introduce myself:

I'm Matei, I'm a software engineer focused on backend and infrastructure. You can see a glimpse of that here: github.com/AwareRO

I care about:
* people, communities and living together
* the environment
* education
* space exploration
Reposted by Matei Busui
After 8 months and 100s of hours.

We're live!

An app that I started as a way to help keep better track of my fitness is finally available on Android!

This is an MVP there will be bugs.
If you have any issues or features you'd like to see drop me a message.

bearly.fit

#bearlyfit #buildinpublic
May 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
When things are going great, posting on social media gets so hard. There's just not enough drama in it.
March 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Automation's value is in freeing your time for the creative tasks.
March 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Who knew Solitaire can be so much fun 😅
It started with me testing the product of a client for whom I've built infra, and now I'm hooked
February 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Freedom is not absolute but I definitely enjoy it as is. Can't think of any better alternative.
February 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Why would anyone use git submodules?
February 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Legacy code is like an engine that's on fire.
February 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Software frees your time.. when done right. All technology is like that.
February 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Moar storage moooooar 🚀
February 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
February 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
February 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
You know you're going to have a bad weekend when the alert thread on Friday night looks like this:
February 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I can't study because I don't have enough tomatoes
February 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
To me it looks like the skill of navigating legacy code bases will only increase in value in the following years
February 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
January 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
January 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Everybody has a roadmap, until the requirements change.
January 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Reposted by Matei Busui
A wave from deep space.
These red blobs are early-Universe prequel to huge galaxy clusters, found by Webb thanks to its powerful sensitivity. Since the distant is so great, we see them as they were only 650 million years after the big bang.
🔭 🧪
January 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Rules in software: testing matters. Try things out before jumping to conclusions, or worse: shipping your new version.
January 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Amazing coding challenges for any programmer who wants to practice his/her craft: codingchallenges.substack.com/archive?sort...
The best part is that John is also publishing the most common mistakes and lessons learned from the submissions he receives.
Enjoy!
Archive - Coding Challenges
Full archive of all the posts from Coding Challenges.
codingchallenges.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
KeePassXC is the best password manager I've ever used. It gives me all the power and even works without being connected to the internet.
January 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Rules in software: all unfamiliar code looks bad; try to understand before you criticize
January 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Rules in software: fix causes not symptoms. First find the root cause, then fix it.
January 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Rules in software: dependencies are baggage, they get you going fast and then slow you down later when you want to move to a new place
January 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM