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software. satellites. swimming.
building stuff that lasts.

🦋 skyflow.me - bsky observatory
🔐 pwplz.com - free passwords
🛰️ devarno.com - the lab

supporting & sharing as i #buildinpublic
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Starting a live build right now, and I have no idea what it’s going to be yet 🤔

Expect something simple, fun, and maybe a little unexpected - I’ll be posting updates in the comments.

Drop your thoughts below, and repost to share the buzz 🚀

Stay tuned.

#buildinpublic
masters nationals this weekend.

PB in almost every event. wanted sub-27 for 50 free, got exactly 27.00 (lane 8). swimming gods have a sense of humour.

months of training done while building in silence. time to ship the ecosystem.

watch this wave.

#buildinpublic #swimming
October 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
failed another coding interview last week.

im so bored of hour-long leetcode marathons that reward speed over sense.

so ill keep building this orchestrator for my entire SaaS ecosystem. traceability all green so far.

at least something actually passed.

#buildinpublic
October 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
save for your next debug #buildinpublic

{SYS-CTL}
{SYS-REQ}

what key architecture mistakes + corrections should be identified to fulfil the requirements outlined above? your design should be driven by clarity, precision, and implementation discipline, producing scalable and verifiable outputs
been hoarding good prompts.

trimming the fluff, keeping what actually works. less is more.

turns out most of my best outputs came from like 5 core patterns. cheatsheet format cuts hours to minutes.

might share some gems.

#buildinpublic #indiehackers
September 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
dev maturity is unlocked when you realise:

1. everything is just JSON
2. github copilot is a goat
3. django is insanely powerful
4. refactor = distractor, fix the bottlenecks
5. keyframes are easy, youre just impatient

4 is a life lesson. 5 hit different.

#buildinpublic
September 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Reposted by Devarno
I've been playing with cursor a bit and find it frustrating, even though I only gave it very simple tasks.

It hallucinates icons, doesn't correct them when I tell it to use the real ones & messes up functionality when I just ask it to change UI colors.

How to work smoothly with it?

#buildinpublic
September 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
morning espresso for thought ☕

keywords = what people search for: "best coffee grinder"

tags = how your content connects internally: "kitchen/morning-routine/daily-grind"

one targets discovery, the other builds relationships.

completely different jobs.

#buildinpublic #seo
September 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
2 years ago: django api = full day, mvp deployment = full week.

this morning: deployed staging/testing/prod for an authenticated vault server syncing to local JSON.

controls + syncs entire app config straight from notion.

ai made this stupidly fast.

#buildinpublic
September 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
if you've ever wondered why #python just clicks...

this documentary explains everything. guido van rossum walks through the decisions that made python feel human.

90 minutes of pure programming history (chef's kiss 🤌)

youtu.be/GfH4QL4VqJ0?...
Python: The Documentary | An origin story
YouTube video by CultRepo (formerly Honeypot)
youtu.be
August 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Reposted by Devarno
The foundation of every #marketing channel:

• measure KPIs and iterate on data
• meet your ICP in their moment of pain
• ask "so what?" until you find the root benefit
• communicate in a language they resonate with
• make your offer so attractive that you don't need to hard sell

#buildinpublic
August 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
small win alert.

devarno.com jumped +11 DR points to 21 this week. somehow landed #1 on the weekly leaderboard.

building in public is working. slowly but surely.

#buildinpublic
August 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Reposted by Devarno
lane 5. 7am. last call.

race simulation to close out the weekend. 21km total since friday.

back to building tomorrow. different kind of blocks to tackle.

#buildinpublic
August 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
lane 5. 7am. last call.

race simulation to close out the weekend. 21km total since friday.

back to building tomorrow. different kind of blocks to tackle.

#buildinpublic
August 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
day 3: found my rhythm.

9k total across morning and evening sessions. more drills, less survival mode. saudi team still making it look effortless.

one session left then back to shipping reality.
unplugging before shipping gets serious.

heading to spain for a swimming camp at an olympic training facility. gonna micropost the brutal sets.

still hunting for other swimmer software nerds. there’s gotta be more of us out there.

#buildinpublic
August 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
session 3: butterfly and block work.

also trained alongside the saudi national team this afternoon.

these guys make it look easy.
August 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
7am session: weather redeemed itself.

5km vs yesterday’s storm-shortened 2.5k. tired legs met their match but that’s why I’m here.

sunrise alarm was totally worth it.
August 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
thunder cut day 1 short.

arrived exhausted, pool went from perfect to this in an hour. travel legs didn’t help much either.
August 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
unplugging before shipping gets serious.

heading to spain for a swimming camp at an olympic training facility. gonna micropost the brutal sets.

still hunting for other swimmer software nerds. there’s gotta be more of us out there.

#buildinpublic
August 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
been hoarding good prompts.

trimming the fluff, keeping what actually works. less is more.

turns out most of my best outputs came from like 5 core patterns. cheatsheet format cuts hours to minutes.

might share some gems.

#buildinpublic #indiehackers
August 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reposted by Devarno
summer got messy.

had big plans, reality had bigger ones. learned to flow with obstacles instead of wrestling them.

endless new ideas keep popping up but im not touching anything until skyflow ships.

bluesky analytics built different.

#buildinpublic
August 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
summer got messy.

had big plans, reality had bigger ones. learned to flow with obstacles instead of wrestling them.

endless new ideas keep popping up but im not touching anything until skyflow ships.

bluesky analytics built different.

#buildinpublic
August 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Reposted by Devarno
I'm the bear
August 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
competitors are free market research.

if theyre solving it, the problem is real.

dont fight the waves. learn to surf them better.

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August 1, 2025 at 6:54 AM
July 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
linkedin feels pointless for indie hackers.

posting updates to old coworkers feels awkward. everything reads ai-generated and the engagement farming just makes it worse.

any saas builders actually seeing marketing success there?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#buildinpublic #marketing
July 29, 2025 at 10:56 AM
my biggest productivity hack so far:

leave your phone somewhere you physically cant reach when working.

note which apps you actually miss (most are just habits). use desktop versions if needed.

easily 2-3x my usual output. would recommend.

#buildinpublic
July 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM