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Gerald @dev_hulk
Joined March 2015
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Gerald@dev_hulk
14 Jun 2024
@kelseyhightower finale talk was phenomenal. Thank you for your example and mentorship. #RenderATL
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Gerald@dev_hulk
6 Sep 2025
Man it sucks to watch someone’s core beliefs have such a negative effect on their day to day life
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Gerald@dev_hulk
28 Aug 2025
$0 → $100M ARR: just use Go. $100M ARR: you’ve got the cash & traffic to sprinkle in Rust where it matters. Most companies will never even hit the Rust problem.

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Gerald@dev_hulk
9 Jan 2025
Questions are great until you ask me the same question more then twice
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Gerald@dev_hulk
8 Jan 2025
Jr Devs using AI to write code.
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Gerald@dev_hulk
7 Jan 2025
without having to context-switch so hard. I can still write Javascript for the client-side parts of my app that would benefit from it and I do. All thats great but here are some of the potential PROBLEMS I could see running into if a dev is not intentional.
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Gerald@dev_hulk
7 Jan 2025
You will create a monolith. If your not intentional you will create one giant application. I actually don't think this is a bad thing in the beginning. But javascript land kind of forces you not to do this or at least heavily pushes you in the opposite direction.
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Gerald@dev_hulk
7 Jan 2025
ALSO if you grew up in SPA land and jump to HTMX you could definitely make your code more complex then you have to if you don't understand some common MPA patterns like MVC, PRG, etc. The simplicity comes with not managing EVERYTHING with Javascript.
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Gerald@dev_hulk
7 Jan 2025
4 months into using HTMX for a real project and why I chose it vs other more familiar options like Vue/React AND the potential problems🧵. Stack: Go, Templ, HTMX, Pocketbase (SQLite)
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Gerald@dev_hulk
7 Jan 2025
I used NEXT once and didn't like it. Then I stumbled across HTMX. This changed everything. I can use the server-side language I love to create a Hypermedia API that can easily be deployed to any deployment medium u want from VPS to K8S as you scale
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Gerald@dev_hulk
7 Jan 2025
BUT because I was accustomed to creating complex infrastructure, I did. It is looked down upon to create infrastructure that fits your current needs. Everyone wants to start with ECS/EKS GKS or the other more abstracted SaaS options.
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Gerald@dev_hulk
7 Jan 2025
Anytime I had to build something for the web I would reach back for React or Vue (Vue preferably). Create a JSON API, lean into serverless functions and all the cloud native or SaaS options I could. (this isn't a 'bad' thing)
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Gerald@dev_hulk
7 Jan 2025
When I started having to manage cloud environments for my teams I fell in love with Golang and have been writing it ever since. When I made the switch initially I had to unlearn a lot of JS stuff and focused intentionally on just building terminal apps.
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Gerald@dev_hulk
7 Jan 2025
The first apps I made were SPA apps. I didn't know of another way. The complexity of managing state on both the client and server for way more then you have to AND having a JSON API for everything just felt normal because user experience is king. HTMX bridges that gap for MPA.
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Gerald@dev_hulk
26 Dec 2024
AI is really scaling the stack overflow copy/paste issue
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Gerald@dev_hulk
18 Nov 2024
Funny how the things you think matter the least end up having the biggest impact
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Gerald@dev_hulk
15 Nov 2024
A lot of stuff you know about Git and probably a lot you didn't. Genuinely impressed its free. youtube.com/watch?v=rH3zE7Vl…

Git and GitHub - Full Course

Learn Git from start to finished in this full course written by The...

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Gerald@dev_hulk
19 Sep 2024
Loving this. Go, HTMX, and pocketbase.io/
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Gerald@dev_hulk
3 Jul 2024
If you missed @kelseyhightower RenderATL finale talk this won't replace it but definitely covers a lot of the talking points. Regardless of how it performs I'm proud of this one and no matter where you are in your career there's something for you. youtube.com/watch?v=O49Ms-qL…

Kelsey Hightower: You have to put in the work.. Forever

In this episode Gerald and Cory sit down with Kelsey Hightower who ...

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Gerald@dev_hulk
24 Jun 2024
ChatGPT will replace executives way before it replaces tradesman and engineers.
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Gerald@dev_hulk
22 May 2024
I currently work for an AI company and think AI replacement of humans is a joke.
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