Phillip Fleischer
@plesioo.bsky.social
18 | Navigating my first software dev job while prepping for Abitur 🇩🇪. Sharing the reality of balancing code, studies & building. | Founder @ Young Devs Club: https://discord.gg/Eg4szKCf
👇Resources I use as a dev:
http://dev-resources.notion.site
👇Resources I use as a dev:
http://dev-resources.notion.site
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I'm running an experiment: posting everyday on Bluesky for 365 days starting from zero. Follow my journey and check out the guidelines below ⬇️
This prompting guide from OpenAI is so good.
Real talk, everything you need. I directly integrated the SWE example into my workflow.
cookbook.openai.com/examples/gp...
Real talk, everything you need. I directly integrated the SWE example into my workflow.
cookbook.openai.com/examples/gp...
GPT-4.1 Prompting Guide | OpenAI Cookbook
Open-source examples and guides for building with the OpenAI API. Browse a collection of snippets, advanced techniques and walkthroughs. Share your own examples and guides.
cookbook.openai.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This prompting guide from OpenAI is so good.
Real talk, everything you need. I directly integrated the SWE example into my workflow.
cookbook.openai.com/examples/gp...
Real talk, everything you need. I directly integrated the SWE example into my workflow.
cookbook.openai.com/examples/gp...
After a 72-day streak, I'm changing the experiment guidelines.
I've noticed that the daily tweet feels like a burden, something I MUST, and NOT WANT to do. This ruins myself and the quality of my tweets preventing me from sharing useful stuff.
I've noticed that the daily tweet feels like a burden, something I MUST, and NOT WANT to do. This ruins myself and the quality of my tweets preventing me from sharing useful stuff.
April 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
After a 72-day streak, I'm changing the experiment guidelines.
I've noticed that the daily tweet feels like a burden, something I MUST, and NOT WANT to do. This ruins myself and the quality of my tweets preventing me from sharing useful stuff.
I've noticed that the daily tweet feels like a burden, something I MUST, and NOT WANT to do. This ruins myself and the quality of my tweets preventing me from sharing useful stuff.
This is my weekly schedule which balances work, Abitur prep, and side projects:
🧵 Let's break it down and turn it into 5 small tips at the end:
🧵 Let's break it down and turn it into 5 small tips at the end:
April 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This is my weekly schedule which balances work, Abitur prep, and side projects:
🧵 Let's break it down and turn it into 5 small tips at the end:
🧵 Let's break it down and turn it into 5 small tips at the end:
I feel amazed by how much joy building web projects can bring me. I have never felt so inspired by work and love to improve. It took some years to get to this point, so keep trying.
April 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I feel amazed by how much joy building web projects can bring me. I have never felt so inspired by work and love to improve. It took some years to get to this point, so keep trying.
Instead of following best practices, sometimes it may be the better approach to think about what truly fits in a situation, doesn't it?
April 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Instead of following best practices, sometimes it may be the better approach to think about what truly fits in a situation, doesn't it?
Are you a developer concerned about the impact of AI?
I attended my first dev event, where I listened to talks from true experts on the future of developers and AI.
Here are the 5 most surprising lessons I learned:
🧵 A thread ...
I attended my first dev event, where I listened to talks from true experts on the future of developers and AI.
Here are the 5 most surprising lessons I learned:
🧵 A thread ...
April 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Are you a developer concerned about the impact of AI?
I attended my first dev event, where I listened to talks from true experts on the future of developers and AI.
Here are the 5 most surprising lessons I learned:
🧵 A thread ...
I attended my first dev event, where I listened to talks from true experts on the future of developers and AI.
Here are the 5 most surprising lessons I learned:
🧵 A thread ...
I always ask myself:
Why don't software engineers build their own stuff, enjoying their freedom, instead of opting for a 9-5 job?
Why don't software engineers build their own stuff, enjoying their freedom, instead of opting for a 9-5 job?
April 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I always ask myself:
Why don't software engineers build their own stuff, enjoying their freedom, instead of opting for a 9-5 job?
Why don't software engineers build their own stuff, enjoying their freedom, instead of opting for a 9-5 job?
Today I visited my first dev event and one thing stuck in my mind:
An AI Expert (Microsoft MVP for AI) said:
"AI won't replace devs, but devs who fail to adapt, will be replaced by those who leverage and understand AI use cases."
So instead of fearing AI use it as a productivity tool.
An AI Expert (Microsoft MVP for AI) said:
"AI won't replace devs, but devs who fail to adapt, will be replaced by those who leverage and understand AI use cases."
So instead of fearing AI use it as a productivity tool.
April 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today I visited my first dev event and one thing stuck in my mind:
An AI Expert (Microsoft MVP for AI) said:
"AI won't replace devs, but devs who fail to adapt, will be replaced by those who leverage and understand AI use cases."
So instead of fearing AI use it as a productivity tool.
An AI Expert (Microsoft MVP for AI) said:
"AI won't replace devs, but devs who fail to adapt, will be replaced by those who leverage and understand AI use cases."
So instead of fearing AI use it as a productivity tool.
How I Learn Dev Best Practices 10x Faster Than Before
The best resource for me is documentation. No videos, no AI—just the documents created by the people who wrote the code.
You learn best practices, avoid pitfalls, and discover the abilities of the language / lib
What is your favorite resource?
The best resource for me is documentation. No videos, no AI—just the documents created by the people who wrote the code.
You learn best practices, avoid pitfalls, and discover the abilities of the language / lib
What is your favorite resource?
April 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
How I Learn Dev Best Practices 10x Faster Than Before
The best resource for me is documentation. No videos, no AI—just the documents created by the people who wrote the code.
You learn best practices, avoid pitfalls, and discover the abilities of the language / lib
What is your favorite resource?
The best resource for me is documentation. No videos, no AI—just the documents created by the people who wrote the code.
You learn best practices, avoid pitfalls, and discover the abilities of the language / lib
What is your favorite resource?
I'm working as a dev for a company while attending school. I fully recommend it, because you:
- get paid to improve
- learn soft skills
- learn best practices and can filter out poor resources
- have an mentor who provides advice based on experience
This made a big difference for me. Do you agree?
- get paid to improve
- learn soft skills
- learn best practices and can filter out poor resources
- have an mentor who provides advice based on experience
This made a big difference for me. Do you agree?
April 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I'm working as a dev for a company while attending school. I fully recommend it, because you:
- get paid to improve
- learn soft skills
- learn best practices and can filter out poor resources
- have an mentor who provides advice based on experience
This made a big difference for me. Do you agree?
- get paid to improve
- learn soft skills
- learn best practices and can filter out poor resources
- have an mentor who provides advice based on experience
This made a big difference for me. Do you agree?
Your brain tricks you about school work:
Realized again today. Thought studying would take 2 hours. Only took 30 minutes. Your brain tries to convince you to procrastinate because it dreads the effort.
But after finishing, it just feels SO good to have done it.
Realized again today. Thought studying would take 2 hours. Only took 30 minutes. Your brain tries to convince you to procrastinate because it dreads the effort.
But after finishing, it just feels SO good to have done it.
April 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Your brain tricks you about school work:
Realized again today. Thought studying would take 2 hours. Only took 30 minutes. Your brain tries to convince you to procrastinate because it dreads the effort.
But after finishing, it just feels SO good to have done it.
Realized again today. Thought studying would take 2 hours. Only took 30 minutes. Your brain tries to convince you to procrastinate because it dreads the effort.
But after finishing, it just feels SO good to have done it.
I wanted to quit german highschool to only code, but my mentor said no.
Now I'm so happy I followed his advice.
Here are the three reasons he told me to stay:
🧵 A thread ...
Now I'm so happy I followed his advice.
Here are the three reasons he told me to stay:
🧵 A thread ...
March 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I wanted to quit german highschool to only code, but my mentor said no.
Now I'm so happy I followed his advice.
Here are the three reasons he told me to stay:
🧵 A thread ...
Now I'm so happy I followed his advice.
Here are the three reasons he told me to stay:
🧵 A thread ...
My first month as a junior dev taught me 3 critical lessons.
The last one fundamentally changed my career path. 👇
🧵 A thread for new devs...
The last one fundamentally changed my career path. 👇
🧵 A thread for new devs...
March 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
My first month as a junior dev taught me 3 critical lessons.
The last one fundamentally changed my career path. 👇
🧵 A thread for new devs...
The last one fundamentally changed my career path. 👇
🧵 A thread for new devs...
Real talk: The power of putting in dev work during school:
Me: Did internships, built projects, showed proof -> Landed 1st dev mini-job offer. Home office, work/vacation flexibility. ✅
Friend: No prior exp -> Grocery store job, strict hours/holidays. ⏳
Early effort pays off!
Me: Did internships, built projects, showed proof -> Landed 1st dev mini-job offer. Home office, work/vacation flexibility. ✅
Friend: No prior exp -> Grocery store job, strict hours/holidays. ⏳
Early effort pays off!
March 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Real talk: The power of putting in dev work during school:
Me: Did internships, built projects, showed proof -> Landed 1st dev mini-job offer. Home office, work/vacation flexibility. ✅
Friend: No prior exp -> Grocery store job, strict hours/holidays. ⏳
Early effort pays off!
Me: Did internships, built projects, showed proof -> Landed 1st dev mini-job offer. Home office, work/vacation flexibility. ✅
Friend: No prior exp -> Grocery store job, strict hours/holidays. ⏳
Early effort pays off!
Developing backends with .NET is nuts.
It gives you structure, performance, security - everything you need.
Feels way better than modern web frameworks to me. Pure enjoyment.
Starter tip: Take a look at the Layer Pattern.
What's your go-to for building backends?
It gives you structure, performance, security - everything you need.
Feels way better than modern web frameworks to me. Pure enjoyment.
Starter tip: Take a look at the Layer Pattern.
What's your go-to for building backends?
March 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Developing backends with .NET is nuts.
It gives you structure, performance, security - everything you need.
Feels way better than modern web frameworks to me. Pure enjoyment.
Starter tip: Take a look at the Layer Pattern.
What's your go-to for building backends?
It gives you structure, performance, security - everything you need.
Feels way better than modern web frameworks to me. Pure enjoyment.
Starter tip: Take a look at the Layer Pattern.
What's your go-to for building backends?
"AI will perform tasks month-long-projects in 2029" - METR Researchers last week reveal Moore's Law for AI agents
Every 7 months, AI's task endurance doubles.
This means AI does:
2026: 8-hour tasks
2028: Full workweek tasks
2029: Month-long projects
Every 7 months, AI's task endurance doubles.
This means AI does:
2026: 8-hour tasks
2028: Full workweek tasks
2029: Month-long projects
March 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"AI will perform tasks month-long-projects in 2029" - METR Researchers last week reveal Moore's Law for AI agents
Every 7 months, AI's task endurance doubles.
This means AI does:
2026: 8-hour tasks
2028: Full workweek tasks
2029: Month-long projects
Every 7 months, AI's task endurance doubles.
This means AI does:
2026: 8-hour tasks
2028: Full workweek tasks
2029: Month-long projects
In case you didn't notice, there is a new DeepSeek V3. It's open source, outperforms Claude 3.7 Sonnet and could be the fundament for the R2 thinking model.
huggingface.co/deepseek-ai...
huggingface.co/deepseek-ai...
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324 · Hugging Face
huggingface.co
March 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
In case you didn't notice, there is a new DeepSeek V3. It's open source, outperforms Claude 3.7 Sonnet and could be the fundament for the R2 thinking model.
huggingface.co/deepseek-ai...
huggingface.co/deepseek-ai...
Balance between using AI to generate code and writing it myself is hard to find.
I get lazy sometimes, which hurts my code understanding and learning progress.
Do you have any systems you use to save yourself from being dependent on AI?
I get lazy sometimes, which hurts my code understanding and learning progress.
Do you have any systems you use to save yourself from being dependent on AI?
March 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Balance between using AI to generate code and writing it myself is hard to find.
I get lazy sometimes, which hurts my code understanding and learning progress.
Do you have any systems you use to save yourself from being dependent on AI?
I get lazy sometimes, which hurts my code understanding and learning progress.
Do you have any systems you use to save yourself from being dependent on AI?
We don't need goals we need systems.
I lack progress in certain areas because I forgot about systems.
New systems:
- Every Saturday, share a new tool review.
- Every Sunday, have a new community call.
I lack progress in certain areas because I forgot about systems.
New systems:
- Every Saturday, share a new tool review.
- Every Sunday, have a new community call.
March 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We don't need goals we need systems.
I lack progress in certain areas because I forgot about systems.
New systems:
- Every Saturday, share a new tool review.
- Every Sunday, have a new community call.
I lack progress in certain areas because I forgot about systems.
New systems:
- Every Saturday, share a new tool review.
- Every Sunday, have a new community call.
TIL: crafting your own software is significantly more challenging than following a course or replicating a project. It demands creativity, problem-solving, and a deeper understanding.
March 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
TIL: crafting your own software is significantly more challenging than following a course or replicating a project. It demands creativity, problem-solving, and a deeper understanding.
How I'm always energetic! ⚡
Sleep Quality 101:
• 7–8 hours of consistent sleep
• No alarm clock
• Regular sleep schedule
• Meditation before bed
• Reflection and planning to clear the mind
• Fresh, cool air in the bedroom
• No screens or bright light before sleep
Sleep Quality 101:
• 7–8 hours of consistent sleep
• No alarm clock
• Regular sleep schedule
• Meditation before bed
• Reflection and planning to clear the mind
• Fresh, cool air in the bedroom
• No screens or bright light before sleep
March 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
How I'm always energetic! ⚡
Sleep Quality 101:
• 7–8 hours of consistent sleep
• No alarm clock
• Regular sleep schedule
• Meditation before bed
• Reflection and planning to clear the mind
• Fresh, cool air in the bedroom
• No screens or bright light before sleep
Sleep Quality 101:
• 7–8 hours of consistent sleep
• No alarm clock
• Regular sleep schedule
• Meditation before bed
• Reflection and planning to clear the mind
• Fresh, cool air in the bedroom
• No screens or bright light before sleep
10000 hours to become an expertat any skill? There is still a long way to go.
Consistency is key I guess.
What are your coding stats?
Consistency is key I guess.
What are your coding stats?
March 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
10000 hours to become an expertat any skill? There is still a long way to go.
Consistency is key I guess.
What are your coding stats?
Consistency is key I guess.
What are your coding stats?
Man, I'm done for today. Sitting for 1 hour on one error again and still haven't found the issue. The "vibe coding" AI also can't fix it, but when I look at other tweets, it's building whole apps. Isn't that kinda weird lol?
March 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Man, I'm done for today. Sitting for 1 hour on one error again and still haven't found the issue. The "vibe coding" AI also can't fix it, but when I look at other tweets, it's building whole apps. Isn't that kinda weird lol?
I found a great repo with the best AI dev tools available on the market.
👇Check it out:
github.com/jamesmurdza...
👇Check it out:
github.com/jamesmurdza...
GitHub - jamesmurdza/awesome-ai-devtools: Curated list of AI-powered developer tools.
Curated list of AI-powered developer tools. Contribute to jamesmurdza/awesome-ai-devtools development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I found a great repo with the best AI dev tools available on the market.
👇Check it out:
github.com/jamesmurdza...
👇Check it out:
github.com/jamesmurdza...
This is comedy gold. But shows the hard truth of "vibe coding" real saas
March 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This is comedy gold. But shows the hard truth of "vibe coding" real saas