Vivian Guillen
@vivgui.bsky.social
Full Stack Developer. Huge Tailwind CSS fan.
Founder of Red Pixel Themes and design2tailwind.com.
Curator of @tailwindweekly.bsky.social and codelier.com.
Founder of Red Pixel Themes and design2tailwind.com.
Curator of @tailwindweekly.bsky.social and codelier.com.
Had my monthly financial meeting with my biz partner & she asked why I buy so many different AI API credits 😂
I said that every 3-4 months, there's a new coding model that's miles ahead of everything else and a game changer for some tasks.
What a time to be alive ✌️
I said that every 3-4 months, there's a new coding model that's miles ahead of everything else and a game changer for some tasks.
What a time to be alive ✌️
April 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Had my monthly financial meeting with my biz partner & she asked why I buy so many different AI API credits 😂
I said that every 3-4 months, there's a new coding model that's miles ahead of everything else and a game changer for some tasks.
What a time to be alive ✌️
I said that every 3-4 months, there's a new coding model that's miles ahead of everything else and a game changer for some tasks.
What a time to be alive ✌️
I have been testing the new OpenAI v4.1 model on Cursor, and it's very impressive 🤯 . Right now, it's free on Cursor while they test it out, so it would be a good time to try a trial!
April 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I have been testing the new OpenAI v4.1 model on Cursor, and it's very impressive 🤯 . Right now, it's free on Cursor while they test it out, so it would be a good time to try a trial!
Whenever I need motivation to work more on my side projects I like to browse the timeline on wip.co.
Very inspiring to see so many people consistently working on their thing!
Very inspiring to see so many people consistently working on their thing!
WIP
We are a community of makers who help each other ship project.
wip.co
April 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Whenever I need motivation to work more on my side projects I like to browse the timeline on wip.co.
Very inspiring to see so many people consistently working on their thing!
Very inspiring to see so many people consistently working on their thing!
This happened yesterday in my city and it's been a terrible 36 hours to say the least. The dead count increases by the hour.
Please hug your loved ones tonight and pray for the families in this tragedy. May the Lord have mercy on them.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/...
Please hug your loved ones tonight and pray for the families in this tragedy. May the Lord have mercy on them.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/...
April 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This happened yesterday in my city and it's been a terrible 36 hours to say the least. The dead count increases by the hour.
Please hug your loved ones tonight and pray for the families in this tragedy. May the Lord have mercy on them.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/...
Please hug your loved ones tonight and pray for the families in this tragedy. May the Lord have mercy on them.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/...
Tailwind Tip 🔥
Working with the default Tailwind CSS colors is great, but for some projects, you may have your own color palette.
If you only want to see your own colors in the autocomplete, then just add this to your `@theme` config: `--color-*: initial;`
Working with the default Tailwind CSS colors is great, but for some projects, you may have your own color palette.
If you only want to see your own colors in the autocomplete, then just add this to your `@theme` config: `--color-*: initial;`
April 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Tailwind Tip 🔥
Working with the default Tailwind CSS colors is great, but for some projects, you may have your own color palette.
If you only want to see your own colors in the autocomplete, then just add this to your `@theme` config: `--color-*: initial;`
Working with the default Tailwind CSS colors is great, but for some projects, you may have your own color palette.
If you only want to see your own colors in the autocomplete, then just add this to your `@theme` config: `--color-*: initial;`
I had to translate a massive style guide into code today, and the new Gemini model did it on the first try!
I just pasted a Figma screenshot in cursor and gave format examples for the utility classes.
A 2h+ task turned into 30m 😄
I just pasted a Figma screenshot in cursor and gave format examples for the utility classes.
A 2h+ task turned into 30m 😄
April 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I had to translate a massive style guide into code today, and the new Gemini model did it on the first try!
I just pasted a Figma screenshot in cursor and gave format examples for the utility classes.
A 2h+ task turned into 30m 😄
I just pasted a Figma screenshot in cursor and gave format examples for the utility classes.
A 2h+ task turned into 30m 😄
Tailwind Tip 🔥
Use `size-4` (or a higher number) for perfectly square SVG icons, including heroicons! And always set the `viewBox` attribute for best results.
Perfect for when you want to align multiple icons vertically.
Use `size-4` (or a higher number) for perfectly square SVG icons, including heroicons! And always set the `viewBox` attribute for best results.
Perfect for when you want to align multiple icons vertically.
April 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Tailwind Tip 🔥
Use `size-4` (or a higher number) for perfectly square SVG icons, including heroicons! And always set the `viewBox` attribute for best results.
Perfect for when you want to align multiple icons vertically.
Use `size-4` (or a higher number) for perfectly square SVG icons, including heroicons! And always set the `viewBox` attribute for best results.
Perfect for when you want to align multiple icons vertically.
After surgery and 10 days of recovery, I'm finally back! Nothing life-threatening, thankfully, but stuff that needed to be done.
Now I'm back to work on @tailwindweekly.bsky.social, @codelier.bsky.social, and a cool project I secretly launched on the last issue of @tailwindweekly.bsky.social 😄
Now I'm back to work on @tailwindweekly.bsky.social, @codelier.bsky.social, and a cool project I secretly launched on the last issue of @tailwindweekly.bsky.social 😄
March 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
After surgery and 10 days of recovery, I'm finally back! Nothing life-threatening, thankfully, but stuff that needed to be done.
Now I'm back to work on @tailwindweekly.bsky.social, @codelier.bsky.social, and a cool project I secretly launched on the last issue of @tailwindweekly.bsky.social 😄
Now I'm back to work on @tailwindweekly.bsky.social, @codelier.bsky.social, and a cool project I secretly launched on the last issue of @tailwindweekly.bsky.social 😄
I discovered this desktop app that lets you play Steam games on your Mac over the weekend, and I love it!
Paired with my Apple Studio Display and M3 Max processor, the games look so freaking good 😍 .
www.codeweavers.com/crossover
Paired with my Apple Studio Display and M3 Max processor, the games look so freaking good 😍 .
www.codeweavers.com/crossover
CrossOver runs the Windows software you need on Mac and Linux.
Don't buy a Windows license, don't reboot and don't use a Virtual Machine. Try a free trial of CrossOver to run your Windows software on Mac and Linux.
www.codeweavers.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I discovered this desktop app that lets you play Steam games on your Mac over the weekend, and I love it!
Paired with my Apple Studio Display and M3 Max processor, the games look so freaking good 😍 .
www.codeweavers.com/crossover
Paired with my Apple Studio Display and M3 Max processor, the games look so freaking good 😍 .
www.codeweavers.com/crossover
I got a cool product announcement for tomorrow's @tailwindweekly.bsky.social. Sign up so you don't miss it!
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March 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I got a cool product announcement for tomorrow's @tailwindweekly.bsky.social. Sign up so you don't miss it!
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Added 4 more books to @codelier.bsky.social 🔥
- "The Imposter's Handbook" by Rob Conery
- "The Art of PostgreSQL" by Dimitri Fontaine
- "Functional Programming, Simplified" by Alvin Alexander
- "Database Performance at Scale" by the ScyllaDB team
- "The Imposter's Handbook" by Rob Conery
- "The Art of PostgreSQL" by Dimitri Fontaine
- "Functional Programming, Simplified" by Alvin Alexander
- "Database Performance at Scale" by the ScyllaDB team
March 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Added 4 more books to @codelier.bsky.social 🔥
- "The Imposter's Handbook" by Rob Conery
- "The Art of PostgreSQL" by Dimitri Fontaine
- "Functional Programming, Simplified" by Alvin Alexander
- "Database Performance at Scale" by the ScyllaDB team
- "The Imposter's Handbook" by Rob Conery
- "The Art of PostgreSQL" by Dimitri Fontaine
- "Functional Programming, Simplified" by Alvin Alexander
- "Database Performance at Scale" by the ScyllaDB team
I've been getting into using MCPs with Cursor lately, and I'm loving this Postgres MCP. I like that I can easily connect to my Laravel Cloud db and query it right in the editor.
github.com/modelcontex...
github.com/modelcontex...
servers/src/postgres at main · modelcontextprotocol/servers
Model Context Protocol Servers. Contribute to modelcontextprotocol/servers development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I've been getting into using MCPs with Cursor lately, and I'm loving this Postgres MCP. I like that I can easily connect to my Laravel Cloud db and query it right in the editor.
github.com/modelcontex...
github.com/modelcontex...
I'm diving deeper into PHP and wanted to memorize the most popular functions so I added an Anki deck (PHP - Top 100 functions) to my favorite flashcards app: mochi.cards.
Mochi is a dream for developers: supports spaced repetition, AI, markdown, keyboard shortcuts & more!
Mochi is a dream for developers: supports spaced repetition, AI, markdown, keyboard shortcuts & more!
March 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'm diving deeper into PHP and wanted to memorize the most popular functions so I added an Anki deck (PHP - Top 100 functions) to my favorite flashcards app: mochi.cards.
Mochi is a dream for developers: supports spaced repetition, AI, markdown, keyboard shortcuts & more!
Mochi is a dream for developers: supports spaced repetition, AI, markdown, keyboard shortcuts & more!
Starting a new Laravel project with my friend Matt. After defining the db schema, I had to create models, migrations, controllers, etc.
This VSCode plugin REALLY sped up the process and worked perfectly in Cursor.
marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemN...
This VSCode plugin REALLY sped up the process and worked perfectly in Cursor.
marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemN...
Laravel Artisan - Visual Studio Marketplace
Extension for Visual Studio Code - Run Laravel Artisan commands within Visual Studio Code
marketplace.visualstudio.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Starting a new Laravel project with my friend Matt. After defining the db schema, I had to create models, migrations, controllers, etc.
This VSCode plugin REALLY sped up the process and worked perfectly in Cursor.
marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemN...
This VSCode plugin REALLY sped up the process and worked perfectly in Cursor.
marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemN...
I bought into the hype and bought one of those CO2 monitors. It arrived today, and shockingly, my office was in the danger zone 😨.
I opened the windows and turned on my fan, and after a few minutes it went into the safe zone. Can't believe I was breathing poison for so long!
I opened the windows and turned on my fan, and after a few minutes it went into the safe zone. Can't believe I was breathing poison for so long!
February 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I bought into the hype and bought one of those CO2 monitors. It arrived today, and shockingly, my office was in the danger zone 😨.
I opened the windows and turned on my fan, and after a few minutes it went into the safe zone. Can't believe I was breathing poison for so long!
I opened the windows and turned on my fan, and after a few minutes it went into the safe zone. Can't believe I was breathing poison for so long!
I manage 3 Google calendars: work, my company & personal. I used to manually copy over events to avoid double bookings until I found dontdoublebookme.com.
It's a simple little microsaas that, for just $20/year, syncs all my calendars automatically. So incredibly useful!
It's a simple little microsaas that, for just $20/year, syncs all my calendars automatically. So incredibly useful!
Don't Double Book Me
Prevent double bookings by syncing Google Calendars in real-time. Avoid scheduling conflicts — try it free, only $20/year.
dontdoublebookme.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I manage 3 Google calendars: work, my company & personal. I used to manually copy over events to avoid double bookings until I found dontdoublebookme.com.
It's a simple little microsaas that, for just $20/year, syncs all my calendars automatically. So incredibly useful!
It's a simple little microsaas that, for just $20/year, syncs all my calendars automatically. So incredibly useful!
Laravel Cloud is here, so I'm migrating everything I can to it.
The @statamic.bsky.social team already shared their recommendations, and the TL;DR is to either use a DB or disable the control panel in production.
I'll go the DB route 👌
statamic.dev/deploying/l...
The @statamic.bsky.social team already shared their recommendations, and the TL;DR is to either use a DB or disable the control panel in production.
I'll go the DB route 👌
statamic.dev/deploying/l...
Deploying Statamic with Laravel Cloud
Laravel Cloud is a fully managed infrastructure platform. It's relentlessly optimized for Laravel and PHP. It's our favorite way to deploy Statamic sites that need to scale.
statamic.dev
February 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Laravel Cloud is here, so I'm migrating everything I can to it.
The @statamic.bsky.social team already shared their recommendations, and the TL;DR is to either use a DB or disable the control panel in production.
I'll go the DB route 👌
statamic.dev/deploying/l...
The @statamic.bsky.social team already shared their recommendations, and the TL;DR is to either use a DB or disable the control panel in production.
I'll go the DB route 👌
statamic.dev/deploying/l...
Since using Cursor, I've automated a lot of small things in my life.
The latest is a little API that connects my Oura ring to Beeminder, and if I don't get to sleep before midnight, then I have to pay 🤣 .
Last week, I averaged an 11:30 pm bedtime; silly but effective!
The latest is a little API that connects my Oura ring to Beeminder, and if I don't get to sleep before midnight, then I have to pay 🤣 .
Last week, I averaged an 11:30 pm bedtime; silly but effective!
February 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Since using Cursor, I've automated a lot of small things in my life.
The latest is a little API that connects my Oura ring to Beeminder, and if I don't get to sleep before midnight, then I have to pay 🤣 .
Last week, I averaged an 11:30 pm bedtime; silly but effective!
The latest is a little API that connects my Oura ring to Beeminder, and if I don't get to sleep before midnight, then I have to pay 🤣 .
Last week, I averaged an 11:30 pm bedtime; silly but effective!
Tip of the day 💡
While testing the eloquent driver for @statamic so I could deploy it to Laravel Cloud, I found an issue.
Since Laravel Cloud only supports Postgres right now, using UUID for entry IDs instead of Bigint saves you a lot of headaches & errors with the migration.
While testing the eloquent driver for @statamic so I could deploy it to Laravel Cloud, I found an issue.
Since Laravel Cloud only supports Postgres right now, using UUID for entry IDs instead of Bigint saves you a lot of headaches & errors with the migration.
February 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Tip of the day 💡
While testing the eloquent driver for @statamic so I could deploy it to Laravel Cloud, I found an issue.
Since Laravel Cloud only supports Postgres right now, using UUID for entry IDs instead of Bigint saves you a lot of headaches & errors with the migration.
While testing the eloquent driver for @statamic so I could deploy it to Laravel Cloud, I found an issue.
Since Laravel Cloud only supports Postgres right now, using UUID for entry IDs instead of Bigint saves you a lot of headaches & errors with the migration.
Fail of the week 😅: I forgot to enable email notifications on my @codelier.bsky.social submission form and completely missed 2 excellent resources!
I just added them today. Thanks, John Koster and Per Borgen, for your submissions!
I just added them today. Thanks, John Koster and Per Borgen, for your submissions!
February 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Fail of the week 😅: I forgot to enable email notifications on my @codelier.bsky.social submission form and completely missed 2 excellent resources!
I just added them today. Thanks, John Koster and Per Borgen, for your submissions!
I just added them today. Thanks, John Koster and Per Borgen, for your submissions!
No @tailwindweekly.bsky.social tomorrow folks, dealing with some health issues 😔. Hope to be back next week!
February 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
No @tailwindweekly.bsky.social tomorrow folks, dealing with some health issues 😔. Hope to be back next week!
While looking forward to the Laravel Cloud launch, I asked on the Statamic Discord chat if one could host Statamic on Laravel Cloud.
It turns out there's a way! You need to switch to the eloquent driver, so all your content will live in the DB instead.
statamic.dev/tips/storin...
It turns out there's a way! You need to switch to the eloquent driver, so all your content will live in the DB instead.
statamic.dev/tips/storin...
Storing Content in a Database
Statamic stores your content in "flat files" by default, however, as you scale, you might reach a point where a traditional database might work better. In this short article, we'l show you how to move your entries (& other content) into a database.
statamic.dev
February 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
While looking forward to the Laravel Cloud launch, I asked on the Statamic Discord chat if one could host Statamic on Laravel Cloud.
It turns out there's a way! You need to switch to the eloquent driver, so all your content will live in the DB instead.
statamic.dev/tips/storin...
It turns out there's a way! You need to switch to the eloquent driver, so all your content will live in the DB instead.
statamic.dev/tips/storin...
I'm incredibly impressed by Taylor Ortwell's Laravel EU keynote about Laravel Cloud. The last feature I needed to switch was Object Storage, and it seems it'll be ready by launch on the 24th.
Here's the timestamp if you want to watch the full keynote
www.youtube.com/live/Gk8pX7...
Here's the timestamp if you want to watch the full keynote
www.youtube.com/live/Gk8pX7...
Laracon EU Amsterdam 2025 Day 1
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm incredibly impressed by Taylor Ortwell's Laravel EU keynote about Laravel Cloud. The last feature I needed to switch was Object Storage, and it seems it'll be ready by launch on the 24th.
Here's the timestamp if you want to watch the full keynote
www.youtube.com/live/Gk8pX7...
Here's the timestamp if you want to watch the full keynote
www.youtube.com/live/Gk8pX7...
I just had my first-ever podcast interview on the Republica Web Spanish podcast; we chatted about @tailwindcss.com, the @tailwindweekly.bsky.social newsletter, and tech in general. I'll post the link as soon as it's live.
Muchas gracias Javier por invitarme!
Muchas gracias Javier por invitarme!
January 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I just had my first-ever podcast interview on the Republica Web Spanish podcast; we chatted about @tailwindcss.com, the @tailwindweekly.bsky.social newsletter, and tech in general. I'll post the link as soon as it's live.
Muchas gracias Javier por invitarme!
Muchas gracias Javier por invitarme!
I gave a tech talk today at my main job about Tailwind v4, and everybody loved the "everything is a CSS variable" feature.
We still need to use the tailwind config for some internal tooling stuff, but with v4, we plan to finally move away from SCSS.
Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻
We still need to use the tailwind config for some internal tooling stuff, but with v4, we plan to finally move away from SCSS.
Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻
January 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I gave a tech talk today at my main job about Tailwind v4, and everybody loved the "everything is a CSS variable" feature.
We still need to use the tailwind config for some internal tooling stuff, but with v4, we plan to finally move away from SCSS.
Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻
We still need to use the tailwind config for some internal tooling stuff, but with v4, we plan to finally move away from SCSS.
Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻