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More people should set lofty goals, says Build-A-Bear Workshop CEO Sharon Price John.

If you don’t, particularly out of a fear of failure, you could fall short of getting what you really want from your career or personal life, John says.
CEO: Most people make this 'heartbreaking' mistake between ages 7 and 30—it keeps them from getting what they want as adults
Build-A-Bear CEO Sharon Price John shares the mindset young people should adopt to get ahead at work and in life.
cnb.cx
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I’ve been tinkering around LegendState + Supabase + React Native Expo + Stripe.

This stack can achieve offline sync with IndexedDB on the web (RN Web) and SQLite on mobile.

One codebase but it has best of both worlds.

The only cost is Supabase and time to set it up. So far so good.

#solodev
September 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“You think too much.”

Having heard this line at least 4 to 5 times, I picked up this book.

It points out the behaviour and the flaws of an overthinker. And provides workable suggestions to tackle them.

Worth reading for improving decision making.

#reading #think
#BookSky #actbeforeyouoverthink
July 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Keep working on it!

#webdev #indiedev
May 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I tried to log in to my Google account on a website. Then, I saw there was an extra account named: Anderes Konto verwenden.

I thought I was hacked until I asked ChatGPT who it was.

It means "Use a different account" in English... because I've been using a Germany #VPN, obviously. LOL
May 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
#Appwrite just dropped yet another open-source self-host feature for websites, amazing!

I know Appwrite is not as popular as #Supabase, but I do really like their commitment to openness.

I can do almost everything on Appwrite now.

www.producthunt.com/posts/appwri...

#Vercel #Coolify #DB #webdev
Appwrite Sites - The open-source Vercel alternative | Product Hunt
With Sites, Appwrite offers a streamlined solution for easily deploying static and server-rendered applications. Everything is designed to simplify your workflow, from creating a site and connecting a...
www.producthunt.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I've finally figured out how to use WireGuard on my VPS to only allow local access to my personal services - feeling proud. 😇

Learn a little bit more about SSL, docker, and ports today.

Now, onto the juicy part - Which services should I use?

Any recommendation?

#selfhost #degoogle #freedom
April 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
ChatGPT can now work with XCode! I didn't know that.

#Swift #iosdev

help.openai.com/en/articles/...
Work with Apps on macOS | OpenAI Help Center
ChatGPT for macOS can now work with your apps, starting with coding tools like IDEs, terminals, and Notes.
help.openai.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
First time writing my own sync logic - with GRDB and CloudKit.

I did try library like Harmony, but for some reason it has high CPU usage.

Thought it would be hard to so this, but it actually isn’t. Way better than trying to make a package work the way I wanted.

#Swift #iOSdev #GRDB #indiedev
March 9, 2025 at 4:03 AM
From freemium to paid, and to freemium. The product, pricing and marketing have been constantly improved throughout the year and finally seem to be working.

Knowing my app offers value to others, feels great.

#buildinpublic
February 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Woke up this morning to a notification about a 5-star review for my app.

Feeling great, I tapped to see the details and noticed there's also a new 1-star review.

Well, I guess that's life. You can't please everyone, even in the world of apps.

#life #balance #indiedev
January 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Spent a whole day localizing zentube.app, or you can say it's zentube.app/jp, zentube.app/pt ... , etc!

Let's see how it can impact the SEO!

Anyway, proud of myself at the moment.

#buildinpublic #indiedev #marketing #SEO #webdev

It's a Nextjs static site and no library is needed!
ZenTube - decluttered - by intenca
A bloat-free iOS YouTube app for you to unhook from instant gratification.
zentube.app
January 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I've been building apps with native SwiftUI. While I enjoy the SwiftUI experience, being a solo developer with the goal of founding a startup, the lack of cross-platform capability is a significant downside for me.

#buildinpublic #flutterdev #mobiledev #swiftui #indiedev
January 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Been busy adding features into my ZenTube app, time to fine tune!
January 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Hi fellow #iOSDev, can you help me with this?

Apple Review rejected my app update for zentube.app, because of my “Redeem Code” function on the paywall. But it has been there since day one without any issue.

They quoted this after I replied that I only generated the code in App Store Connect…
January 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Open source sounds great, self-hosting sounds great. But in a business POV, it's a time waster. Especially if it's only you maintaining it. I found myself ending up spending way too much time just to make things work, thereby got sidetracked.

Yes, it was fun, but I also wasted a lot of time.
January 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I’ve been trying for a day to drag and drop an item across sections using a List in SwiftUI, but it’s harder than I thought.

I guess I’ll just implement another method for now. 😬

#SwiftUI #iOSdev
December 27, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Any Obsidian fans here?

After going through some PKM software, I ended up using Obsidian.

I like that it has Kanban to track personal projects.
Meanwhile, it has the note-taking ability + more.

Loving it so far.
I've been pouring my life into it today.

The community plugins are truly amazing.
December 21, 2024 at 10:09 AM
After multiple rejections throughout the week, my app update has finally been approved! Now I can finally sleep well…
December 18, 2024 at 5:33 AM
App Review is sometimes frustrating.🤦🏻

They can bring up some issues that weren’t an issue before. Or, just neglecting the in app instruction and say your app doesn’t work properly. (And they screenshot it).

But it was all good! Why this update?

#iosdev #mobiledev
December 13, 2024 at 3:53 PM
For project management I like using Planka. It is open source and can be self-hosted.

It’s like a minimalistic version of Trello but just right for a solo dev.

I do prefer it over the major ones like Trello and Slack.

#buildinpublic #indiedev #solodev
December 13, 2024 at 9:52 AM
I often find myself uploading my app updates to Apple Review right before sleep, so I don’t get too anxious about it getting rejected. 😬

🤞🏻Time to sleep… #nightsky

#buildinpublic #indiedev #iosdev
December 11, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by Hong C.
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November 25, 2024 at 12:46 PM
This is just pure awesomeness.
youtu.be/dOUsC9LDTf0

#wasiaproject #jazz #pop #music
Wasia Project - how can i pretend? (Live Session)
YouTube video by Wasia Project
youtu.be
December 9, 2024 at 2:37 PM
How To Change Your Bluesky Handle – intenca
intenca.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:07 PM