This is newsletter number #100 🏆
I started sending a new email every week on Wednesday nearly 2 years ago. Every. Single. Week.
Let's peek at these past 100 emails, and then peek on what's coming in the next 100 👀
Main themes: coding, writing, personal development
The newsletter is fully based on my work/thoughts during the week.
A lot of what I do is writing code (it's my job and hobby 👍)
I extract a few novel principles and write about them. Mostly timely principles, things that work now, later, and in many contexts.
Main themes on the tech side:
- Effect
- Local-first
- Sync engines
- TypeScript (type-safety)
Lately I am working also with React Native (Expo).
You can expect more on web/mobile with TypeScript/React (with functional programming here and there 👀)
Technologies that you should be on the lookout for 2025 Local-first Many new tools available and a growing community. 2025 will bring even more innovation To follow: @localfirstconf @schickling Sync engines The UX and DX of sync engines is magical. They will become more and Show more
Writing is thinking
Another major thing that I do is writing. That's because "writing is formalized thinking".
A skill that never grows old is (clear) communication, which comes from clear ideas, which are developed and explored through writing ✍️
Writing has fewer principles, it's more unstructured and practical.
Expect a few emails about it, less about "general" writing, and more about how to apply it in your day-to-day.
Personal development at its core
Lately I am exploring more "meta" topics.
These have to do with "how to get better" in general.
I am interested in the core principles behind a behavior or action ("Incompressible") 🏗️
This is my process:
- I sense a pattern, I sense it's important, and I want to get deeper
- I explore a few scenarios, laying down all my assumptions and expected outcomes
- I chat with people and AI, aiming to unveil only what's always and objectively valid
- Once a principle becomes "Incompressible", I write down what I discovered
Some patterns are more general, others assume a certain context, but all bring some value ✨
Expect more of these. Few principles that matter 🤝
Other: Pixel art, dart, flutter, games
Many people find the newsletter from a few iconic articles I wrote.
Fun fact: I am 1st on Google Search for anything "learn pixel art" 🧩
A few topics are less relevant to what I do recently:
- Pixel art: you won't find much on the newsletter (check out the articles) 😶
- Dart/Flutter: slow movement and few innovations, I don't use them much anymore
- Games: I am more interest in game development and principles, those may come sparingly
What's coming
I don't plan any major updates on the content of the newsletter.
These are some of the topics I am exploring or following:
- Effect v4
- XState v6
- React Native/Expo
- Local-first
- Speed up coding with AI
On top of these, I keep exploring life principles, personal development, and anything related to writing, communication, human behavior and such 🫡
See you next 👋