David Hoang
@davidhoang.com
“Sometimes to create, one must first destroy.” AI Atlassian. Previously Replit, Webflow, One Medical, and Black Pixel. Love live the open web. Posts are from the blog: https://blog.davidhoang.com
Bill Pullman’s son is dating Cindy Crawford’s daughter. Getting older is weird!
September 20, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Bill Pullman’s son is dating Cindy Crawford’s daughter. Getting older is weird!
There is so much discord and debate about titles in design: UX Designer, Software Designer, Product Designer, and now Product Experience. At the core, I’ve always considered myself an Interaction Designer, which is enduring to any technology ever intro... https://blog.davidhoang.com/2025/09/13/1179/
September 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
There is so much discord and debate about titles in design: UX Designer, Software Designer, Product Designer, and now Product Experience. At the core, I’ve always considered myself an Interaction Designer, which is enduring to any technology ever intro... https://blog.davidhoang.com/2025/09/13/1179/
Vibe coding is so great for people with ADHD. I can hang out with my cat, play Call of Duty, and work on like 8 apps at the same time from the couch.
September 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Vibe coding is so great for people with ADHD. I can hang out with my cat, play Call of Duty, and work on like 8 apps at the same time from the couch.
It’s a bummer Marvel already did Age of Ultron as the AI narrative would be more compelling than Doomsday.
September 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It’s a bummer Marvel already did Age of Ultron as the AI narrative would be more compelling than Doomsday.
#261dhoang.substack.com/p/component-software" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Proof of Concept #261: Component software: The history of OpenDoc and its relevant concepts today
August 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#261dhoang.substack.com/p/component-software" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Proof of Concept #261: Component software: The history of OpenDoc and its relevant concepts today
What Americans get right: air conditioning
What Europeans get right: eating a burger with knife and fork
What Europeans get right: eating a burger with knife and fork
August 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What Americans get right: air conditioning
What Europeans get right: eating a burger with knife and fork
What Europeans get right: eating a burger with knife and fork
Alien: Earth is, “What if we did The Raid with Aliens but also with Blade Runner-like characters?”
August 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Alien: Earth is, “What if we did The Raid with Aliens but also with Blade Runner-like characters?”
Very few people are talking about the power of using Cursor and Obsidian together. I write and enjoy Obsidian in my day-to-day use, but can also use an IDE to batch edit Markdown files. There are likely loads of plugins in each ecosystem to do this, bu... https://blog.davidhoang.com/2025/08/24/1160/
August 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Very few people are talking about the power of using Cursor and Obsidian together. I write and enjoy Obsidian in my day-to-day use, but can also use an IDE to batch edit Markdown files. There are likely loads of plugins in each ecosystem to do this, bu... https://blog.davidhoang.com/2025/08/24/1160/
Skills are the new currency: https://blog.davidhoang.com/2025/08/17/skills-are-the-new-currency/
August 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Skills are the new currency: https://blog.davidhoang.com/2025/08/17/skills-are-the-new-currency/
Grocery store was playing “Sweet Child o’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses; had to do another loop in the aisles to hear Slashes’s guitar solo before leaving.
August 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Grocery store was playing “Sweet Child o’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses; had to do another loop in the aisles to hear Slashes’s guitar solo before leaving.
We’re hiring: Atlassian AI Design: https://blog.davidhoang.com/2025/08/10/were-hiring-atlassian-ai-design/
August 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We’re hiring: Atlassian AI Design: https://blog.davidhoang.com/2025/08/10/were-hiring-atlassian-ai-design/
All the designers I know from the early mobile design era in the 2000s are now investors, starting companies, or forming studios.
The future of Lickable UI and high craft is essential in this next phase.
The future of Lickable UI and high craft is essential in this next phase.
August 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
All the designers I know from the early mobile design era in the 2000s are now investors, starting companies, or forming studios.
The future of Lickable UI and high craft is essential in this next phase.
The future of Lickable UI and high craft is essential in this next phase.
August 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
What an amazing experience.
August 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
What an amazing experience.
Today I learned that LV in the Alien films stands for, “Life Viable.”
August 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Today I learned that LV in the Alien films stands for, “Life Viable.”
I wonder how many designers accidentally bought $FIGS, the scrubs apparel company, thinking it was Figma.
August 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I wonder how many designers accidentally bought $FIGS, the scrubs apparel company, thinking it was Figma.
Just landed in Sydney. Who is around? I’ll be here for a fortnight.
July 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Just landed in Sydney. Who is around? I’ll be here for a fortnight.
I’m convinced the more hilarious the fish name the more delicious it is.
Exhibit A: Humpty Doo Barramundi.
Exhibit A: Humpty Doo Barramundi.
July 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I’m convinced the more hilarious the fish name the more delicious it is.
Exhibit A: Humpty Doo Barramundi.
Exhibit A: Humpty Doo Barramundi.
To survive incumbents, you have to become the incumbent.
July 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
To survive incumbents, you have to become the incumbent.
Me on Zoom, looking at someone’s screen share of designs.
July 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Me on Zoom, looking at someone’s screen share of designs.
Today is the 15th anniversary of Inception; still my favorite Nolan film. I can’t think of any actor who steals the show like Tom Hardy does.
July 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Today is the 15th anniversary of Inception; still my favorite Nolan film. I can’t think of any actor who steals the show like Tom Hardy does.
Over 5,000 Jurassic Park movies and this scene is still the most iconic.
Okay, maybe Gymnastics Raptor Window Kick for different reasons.
Okay, maybe Gymnastics Raptor Window Kick for different reasons.
July 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Over 5,000 Jurassic Park movies and this scene is still the most iconic.
Okay, maybe Gymnastics Raptor Window Kick for different reasons.
Okay, maybe Gymnastics Raptor Window Kick for different reasons.
The Big Island of Hawai’i looks like a planet in a Sci Fi film.
July 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The Big Island of Hawai’i looks like a planet in a Sci Fi film.
Lion Cold Brew is my favorite coffee, and it’s exclusive to Hawai‘i. If you’re ever on the island, grab a can.
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Captured with !Camera – Standard
July 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Lion Cold Brew is my favorite coffee, and it’s exclusive to Hawai‘i. If you’re ever on the island, grab a can.
Captured with !Camera – Standard
Captured with !Camera – Standard