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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · 17d

Just updated my now page, in case you want a quick peek at what's going on in my world these days.

www.coryzue.com/now/

What I'm doing now

What I'm up to as of October, 2025.

www.coryzue.com

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Sep 10

I just published a new video showing how to add different agent workflows to your web apps with Pydantic AI.

Really awesome framework!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z33I...

Add Agents to your Web Applications with Pydantic AI and Django

YouTube video by Cory Zue

www.youtube.com

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Aug 19

When someone has a 🤯 moment with AI they often want to share it, but I have basically zero interest in reading other people's AI chats.

This phenomenon at scale seems like it could become another way our human experiences get more and more isolated from each other.

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Aug 14

It uses react but you can drop it into any website by adding a few script tags. My blog with the demo doesn't use react.

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Aug 11

I don't know why not. Have you tried and run into issues?

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Django @djangoproject.com · Jul 31

The @djangonaut.space team are looking for mentors for their next session, in October - November ⭐️
www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025... An amazing opportunity to improve your skills and help grow the #Django community!

Djangonaut Space is looking for contributors to be mentors

Posted by Djangonaut Space session organizers on July 31, 2025

www.djangoproject.com

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Douglas Bridges @dougbridgesesq.bsky.social · Jun 6

For additional in-depth discussion about vibe coding, check out this great YT video by @coryzue.com about using vibe coding with his SAAS Pegasus framework (fantastic Django frame IMO).

Very detailed walkthrough of how it worked and how it didn't.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELii...

Vibe Coding with Django, React and Cursor: My Experience and Takeaways

YouTube video by Cory Zue

www.youtube.com

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Jun 4

Yeah, get them comfortable with crippling anxiety while they're young! 😅

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Jun 4

I explained to my kids that—unlike most people—I don't get paid on a schedule, but whenever someone decides to buy something from me.

Now every time I drop them off at school my 4yo says "bye dad, hope you get some money today!"

I wonder what the other parents make of this.

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Jun 3

www.coryzue.com/writing/blue...

Adding Bluesky-powered comments to any website in five minutes

Long live the open web!

www.coryzue.com

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Jun 3

Good to know!

Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Jun 3

Hetzner / Kamal

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Jun 2

One gripe about my current Django + kamal deployment stack is that there doesn't seem to be a good, natural place for this compression to happen.

Currently using Django's (very convenient!) GZipMiddleware, which is getting the job done, but may be sub-optimal, long term.

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · Jun 2

Just sped up lifeweeks.app page loads by more than 10x just by enabling compression on the responses.

Whenever I look into performance, I never know if it's going to be a quick one-line change for huge gains, or days of my life lost to rabbit holes and dead ends.

Life in Weeks | Create a map of your life with each week as a little box.

Create a beautiful, rich timeline of your life in just minutes.

lifeweeks.app

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · May 30

Nothing yet. But have narrowed it down to one of these three:

squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
fumadocs.dev
starlight.astro.build

Material for MkDocs

Write your documentation in Markdown and create a professional static site in minutes – searchable, customizable, in 60+ languages, for all devices

squidfunk.github.io

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · May 30

"Yes, it seems like the next step in our progression as a species. Yes, it will lead to progress in science, medicine and technology. And yet, I'm still hoping it doesn’t happen. I think, because I can't figure out my own worth in a world with superintelligence."

www.coryzue.com/writing/prep...

What will it feel like living a world where AI is smarter than all of us?

Mentally preparing for the age of superintelligence.

www.coryzue.com

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · May 26

That is the exact stack I'm thinking of switching off of 😂

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · May 26

I thought mkdocs (material?) was the new hotness! I'm still using sphinx...

Cory Zue @coryzue.com · May 26

Lazyweb: If you were spinning up a new docs site today what would you use? Main requirements are that it looks good, is fast, and you can author docs in markdown. Bonus points if it can generate markdown copies of your docs for LLMs.

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · May 23

The latest release of bluesky-comments now optionally links to deer.social profiles (in addition to bsky.app).

Thanks @dame.is for the contribution!

deer.social

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · May 22

When you're supposed to be doing marketing but would rather be coding.

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · May 22

🙌

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · May 20

I enjoyed hearing the behind-the-scenes thinking around Brian's launch and strategy.

@briancasel.com I've been running a similar six-figure ARR business in the Django space for 5+ years. If you ever want to chat—on or off the mic—let me know! Guessing we could learn a few things from each other...

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Cory Zue @coryzue.com · May 19

Thanks for the kind words, Jan! Happy to help!

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Jan Builds Digital @janbuildsdigital.bsky.social · May 19

I'm using a SaaS boilerplate from @coryzue.com , and needed tech support a few times.

Almost every time, I got a reply right away, and the fix was done in just a day or two.What a speed!

I appreciate good customer support way more now that I’m the one providing it.

Jan Builds Digital @janbuildsdigital.bsky.social · May 7

Just donated to @grapheneos.org because they’re doing amazing work, and it hit me:

Supporting indie hackers and open-source projects hits differently when you’re indie hacking too. You really feel the struggle of running a digital product and how tough it is to push through.

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