I'm on the latest episode of the tmpdir podcast to talk about how developers can improve their writing and how that can help them in their careers and side projects. https://tmpdir.org/044/
27.5.2025 19:26I'm on the latest episode of the tmpdir podcast to talk about how developers can improve their writing and how that can help them in...Got several useful tips about LLMs, open-source development, blogging, and being an indie founder from @simon's recent interview on the Software Misadventures podcast, so I wrote up my takeaways. https://mtlynch.io/notes/simon-willison-software-misadventures/
23.5.2025 14:14Got several useful tips about LLMs, open-source development, blogging, and being an indie founder from @simon's recent interview on the...Always enjoy seeing @zekjur share his approach to choosing hardware components and networking infrastructure.
https://mas.to/@zekjur/114512167622724525
@adam - We'd love to have you!
15.5.2025 14:58@adam - We'd love to have you!If you're in the Western Mass area and you've got an indie business, side project, or want to start one, join me next week for a meetup in Hadley, MA https://www.meetup.com/nerdsummit/events/307237486/
15.5.2025 14:57If you're in the Western Mass area and you've got an indie business, side project, or want to start one, join me next week for a...I guess people really liked my latest blog post
https://fosstodon.org/@plausible/114477036344612650
In my April retrospective, I evaluate the process for writing my book and look for ways to make it faster and more measurable. I also share a preview of a tool I'm working on to better understand Hacker News, and I try out a DRM-free movie store. https://mtlynch.io/retrospectives/2025/05/
8.5.2025 17:53In my April retrospective, I evaluate the process for writing my book and look for ways to make it faster and more measurable. I also share...Thanks to a reader suggestion, I updated my post about calling C code from Zig so that everything builds again with the latest Zig (0.14.0). https://mtlynch.io/notes/zig-call-c-simple/
5.5.2025 14:37Thanks to a reader suggestion, I updated my post about calling C code from Zig so that everything builds again with the latest Zig (0.14.0)....I'm now famous enough that people remember vague, disconnected details about me
1.5.2025 15:21I'm now famous enough that people remember vague, disconnected details about meI haven’t seen many authors crowdfund their books before completing them, so I thought I’d write about why I did it, which parts of the process worked well, and which parts turned out to be a waste of time. https://mtlynch.io/my-6k-advance/
25.4.2025 14:17I haven’t seen many authors crowdfund their books before completing them, so I thought I’d write about why I did it, which parts of the...One gotcha when you create a podcast is that you should never give out your platform's RSS URL to listeners or podcast directories. Instead, you can use a CDN to give your podcast a custom domain, regardless of which podcast platform you use. https://mtlynch.io/notes/bunny-podcast-feed/
12.4.2025 23:32One gotcha when you create a podcast is that you should never give out your platform's RSS URL to listeners or podcast directories....If you're in the Western Mass area and run a business or side project or you're interested in starting one, come join me at our next meetup on Tuesday, May 20th - 2pm at Esselon Cafe in Hadley, MA.
11.4.2025 19:33If you're in the Western Mass area and run a business or side project or you're interested in starting one, come join me at our next...In March, I published more blog posts than ever before. In my latest retrospective, I share how I chose those posts and how their actual performance compared with my predictions. I'm also looking for book publishing software recommendations, if you've got 'em. https://mtlynch.io/retrospectives/2025/04/
9.4.2025 18:45In March, I published more blog posts than ever before. In my latest retrospective, I share how I chose those posts and how their actual...I played around more with the Hacker News Popularity Contest site and now you can view stats for your domain. https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/domain/?d=mtlynch.io
4.4.2025 18:04I played around more with the Hacker News Popularity Contest site and now you can view stats for your domain....The pre-sale for my book has now reached $6,100 of its $5k goal. You'd think it comfortably reached its target, but just four days ago, I was totally convinced I'd failed. I'd only raised $3k, and I had no idea how I'd find the last $2k https://mtlynch.io/book-pre-sale-just-barely-succeeded/
31.3.2025 19:40The pre-sale for my book has now reached $6,100 of its $5k goal. You'd think it comfortably reached its target, but just four days ago,...@siddhantgoel - What tool did you use to write your book? Would you recommend it?
29.3.2025 19:52@siddhantgoel - What tool did you use to write your book? Would you recommend it?My blog post about writing blog posts that appeal to Hacker News is on the front page of Hacker News
28.3.2025 15:09My blog post about writing blog posts that appeal to Hacker News is on the front page of Hacker NewsIn the nine years I've been blogging about software development, some of my posts have hit 300k+ readers, while others flopped, especially early on. I'm sharing all the lessons I learned the hard way about how to write popular blog posts for developers. https://refactoringenglish.com/chapters/write-blog-posts-developers-read/
27.3.2025 13:43In the nine years I've been blogging about software development, some of my posts have hit 300k+ readers, while others flopped,...If in the Western Mass area and you've got an indie business, side project, or want to start one, join me next week for a meetup in Hadley, MA https://www.meetup.com/nerdsummit/events/306936067/
26.3.2025 17:54If in the Western Mass area and you've got an indie business, side project, or want to start one, join me next week for a meetup in...Hacker News fickleness strikes again! I submitted my tool to figure out HN's favorite bloggers twice as Show HNs, and it flopped both times. But then someone just submitted it, and it's on the front page.
26.3.2025 01:14Hacker News fickleness strikes again! I submitted my tool to figure out HN's favorite bloggers twice as Show HNs, and it flopped both...⬆️
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