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75 episodes
What I built at Recurse Center - a 12 week programming retreat (Return Statement W2'26)
In this video we'll discuss what I built during my 12 week programming retreat at Recurse Center.Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-03_recurse-center-return-statementChapters00:00 - ...
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Why I'm moving from C# to Rust for High-level Apps
In this post we discuss why I'm moving to building primarily in Rust from C# and F#, how I made this decision, and how it's going so far.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_moving-csharp-to-...
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Benchmarking my Markdown Blog in Rust and C# - 4.6x Less Memory, 2-8x Faster Latency on the Same App
In this video we benchmark Rust vs C# for my markdown blog containing 1000 posts with the same architecture and logic.Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_rust-vs-csharp-blog-benchmarkCTA: ...
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Launching Phase Golem - An AI Orchestrator for Configurable Pipelines Backed by Git
In this video we explore Phase Golem, my new AI orchestrator built with Rust. We discuss what it is, how it works, how it's built, and recommendations for using it.Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026...
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The Problem with Clones in Rust - Why Functional Rust is Slower Than You Think (And How to Fix It)
In this video we explore the problems with clones in rust, why it makes functional Rust code slower than mainstream GC languages, and ways to fix it.Original blog post with all diagrams and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_the-probl...
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I Built an AI Orchestrator and Ran It Overnight - Here's What Happened
In this video we explore my AI orchestrator, how it works, and what it means for the future of software engineering.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_ai-orchestrator-overnightCTA: Get a ...
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High-Level Rust: Getting 80% of the Benefits with 20% of the Pain
In this video we explore high-level rust and how to get 80% of the language's benefits without fighting all the hard stuff.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_high-level-rustCTA: Checkout LightClone ...
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CloudSeed Rust - A Fullstack Rust Boilerplate for Building Webapps in Minutes
In this video we explore CloudSeed Rust - a fullstack Rust webapp boilerplate for spinning up webapps faster.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_launching-cloudseed-rustCTA: Get CloudSeed ...
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The Missing Programming Language - Why There's No S-Tier Language (Yet)
In this video we discuss the missing programming language. What I mean by an S-Tier language, why there is no current S-tier language, and the languages that come close.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_mi...
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How I think about writing quality code fast with AI
In this video we explore vibe engineering - and how I'm thinking about using AI tools to code faster while still maintaining high quality.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_how-i-think-about-vibe-engineerin...
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5 AI Coding Best Practices from a Google AI Director (That Actually Work)
In this post we discuss 5 AI coding best practices that actually work from a Google AI Director.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_ai-engineering-best-practicesChapters00:00 - Int...
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How Good Blogging Habits Yield a Book Each Year
In this video we explore how good blogging habits can produce a book each year and a simple system for productizing your blog posts to create books.Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_blogging-a-b...
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How AI Killed Tailwind's Business - And How To Avoid a Similar Fate
In this video we explore how AI ate Tailwind's business and how you can make your business more robust to AI competition.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_ai-destroys-tailwind-businessCT...
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AI Is Here to Stay
Discussing the future of AI with the looming AI and stock market bubbles.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_ai-is-here-to-stayChapters00:00 - Intro00:50 - What about the AI bubble?02...
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How I self-host with Ansible - Multi-server Container Deployments Orchestrated with Nomad
In this video we explore how I host my apps using Ansible to setup multi-server container deployments orchestrated with Nomad.Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_how-i-self-hostCTA: Get $2...
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The Programming Language Death Spiral - How Small Languages Die in the Age of AI
In this video we explore the programming language death spiral - why it affects small languages, how the rise of AI impacts it, and some ways to fix it.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_programm...
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Post-Mortem: hamy.xyz returning 404s (2025.11)
In this video we walk through a post mortem for hamy.xyz returning 404s for 19h on 2025.11.22.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-11_post-mortem-hamy-xyz-404sChapters00:00 - Intro00:30 - Ove...
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If AI can code, what will Software Engineers do?
In this video we explore the future of the software engineering profession now that AI can code. Will AI take all the software engineer jobs? Will it take other roles as well?Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025...
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How To Run In-Terminal Code Reviews with Claude Code
In this video we discuss code reviews with Claude Code including prompts I've found useful.Original blog post with all links and prompts: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_claude-code-reviewChapters00:00 - Intro00:15 - S...
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Notion + Data Loss / Privacy - Should you be worried about losing or leaking your notes?
In this video we discuss Notion's recent data privacy incident and whether you should be worried about losing or leaking your private notes.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-11_notion-data-privacy-loss
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Why I'm Moving Back to Notion from Obsidian for Personal Notes
In this video we explore my reasons for moving back to Notion after a 6 week experiment using Obsidian as my daily driver personal knowledge management system.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-11_moving-back-...
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How I Review my Code with AI
In this video we explore my process for using AI as a code reviewer.Original blog post with all links and prompts: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-10_ai-code-reviewChapters00:00 - Intro00:15 - AI for Code Reviews01:40...
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How I Actually Code with AI as a Senior Software Engineer
In this video we explore how I code with AI in my side projects and at work.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-10_how-i-actually-use-aiChapters00:00 - Intro00:15 - What I'm using AI for...
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An Unexpected Benefit from Quitting Coffee - 10 Months In
In this video we discuss an unexpected benefit I discovered after quitting coffee for 10 months.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-10_unexpected-benefit-quitting-coffeeChapters00:00 - Intro...
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How to use Obsidian Syncing at Work (without breaking the rules)
In this video we explore Obsidian Sync, why it breaks most company's IT rules, and workarounds that allow you to use Obsidian for notes, back them up, all while following the rules.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blo...
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