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Derrick Reimer

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Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Aug 12

SavvyCal is hiring!

I'm looking for a remote full-stack developer to join the team. You'll work directly with me on interesting problems and make a meaningful impact on thousands of customers.

Stack: Elixir, PostgreSQL, Inertia.js, React, TS, Tailwind CSS

Apply: savvycal.com/jobs/full-st...

Senior Full-Stack Developer

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Jan 6

Sorry, should be able to now

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Jan 5

Lots of good things about the previous iteration, but it was a bit inflexible and we needed to play with using more copy and product visuals. I’d like to gradually get some of that personality worked back in though

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Jan 5

Hmm we do run some email validation checks automatically, but it’s possible some are getting through (some of the checks are not super reliable, so we don’t rely on them aggressively). By don’t resolve, do you mean they bounce when you email them?

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Dec 13

Feels like a sort of societal decay. A bit concerning.

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Dec 13

At least it’s sunny! … 🫠

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Dec 5

🤯

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Dec 3

Straight up Inertia + React

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Dec 2

I've been flirting with it, but still get spooked by those who claim adverse long-term heath affects on various organs. (I don't remember the specifics of their claims, just that I've seen them) 😅

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 30

Strongly recommend it! Long-running branches that may diverge significantly from main are quite the momentum killer (stress, uncertainty, accumulating sense of inertia).

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 30

I generally use whatever package is en vogue for my backend framework (in Elixir land, there's a package called FunWithFlags I'm using which gives me a little UI for enabling/disabling them, and some functions for checking status wherever needed in code).

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 30

When in doubt, toss it behind a feature flag and get it into production early.

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 30

Nostalgic!

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 30

Oh…oh that’s good

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 30

That would be really cool! I should also clarify that Inertia.js is more of a "protocol" that lets you use React, Vue or Svelte for your view layer, married up beautifully with your Elixir/Rails/Laravel/etc backend.

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 30

When in doubt, make the UI layer dumber.

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 25

It's fascinating to me how so much early education is focused on writing as an art form rather than writing as an optimized communication mechanism. I wonder if that's ideal...

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 25

In school, I was taught to use bigger words and more complex literary devices to express ideas.

Now as I product builder, I have to continuously battle against those instincts and instead optimize for clarity above all.

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 22

Thank you, Daragh! Here's the public booking link: savvycal.com/daragh/free-... (that URL above is your link settings)

Free AI Consultation

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 21

😂 yeah I’m sure mine was as well around that whole genre

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 20

Thanks Dave!

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 20

🤯

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 20

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Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 20

🤘

Derrick Reimer @derrickreimer.com · Nov 20

Redesigning a core interface. Vacillating between “this is amazing!” and “ugh this is no good…” 😁