Mike Turner @mikewebmastery

AirBnB is losing out to hotel chains. I see so many hotels offering 1 or 2 bedroom suites now. Main reason I use airbnb- because rooms are too small with kids.

CSS Flex is underrated. It is very powerful. Often the only thing you need for creating pixel perfect responsive designs.

If you are building a SaaS in 2023, know that one off payment for a license reduces time to market. Also gives you more cash upfront to grow the business. Entire subscription flow with payment reminders takes some time to build even with something like Stripe.

I almost lost a client because he wouldn't believe me that stripe doesn't work for payments when the customer is behind a VPN. I implemented @BtcpayServer for a client and it works seamlessly. Although subscription payments are complex with the pull mechanism.

Mike Turner @mikewebmastery

2 years ago

I almost lost a client because he wouldn't believe me that stripe doesn't work for payments when the customer is behind a VPN. I implemented @BtcpayServer for a client and it works seamlessly. Although subscription payments are complex with the pull mechanism.

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@nntaleb Agree 100%. ChatGPT is great for creating code scaffolding or writing mundane code snippets i am too lazy to write. But it isn't ready for production. Lot of blunders in the 10% where it is not accurate.

Is it just me or does every SAAS business now have the exact same landing page?

We get over a third of our clients from a design agency we partner with (and we send all our design clients to them). Over a period we have built a great working relationship where we both know the patterns to expect from each other. True win-win. Purely trust based.

Flask is an exceptional framework. Minimalist that suits modern architectures. Yet mature. Nothing quite like it.

Building an MVP isn't about figuring out the smallest set of features. It is about figuring out the most critical problems you intend to solve.

Yes. With pen and paper. Level of planning depends on the project. But even a basic outline upfront helps reduce overall project complexity.

Eddie Jaoude | Open Source | GitHub Star @eddiejaoude

2 years ago

Yes. With pen and paper. Level of planning depends on the project. But even a basic outline upfront helps reduce overall project complexity.

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If you are the latter, it pays well to learn one MVC framework. Rails, Django or Laravel. All 3 are battle tested.

Mike Turner @mikewebmastery

2 years ago

If you are the latter, it pays well to learn one MVC framework. Rails, Django or Laravel. All 3 are battle tested.

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You can guess someone's age by what they think of the entire saga with Nextjs. Old enough to remember MVC vs Too young to fall in love.

If you are starting a project that requires a React front-end in 2023, then @vite_js is the way.

Things you do NOT need to learn to build quality MVP 👇 (Gen Z is going to hate me for this) Tailwind MongoDB/ NoSQL Firebase Nodejs Nextjs Kubernetes Some of the things above have their use. But you don't need them. At least not for an MVP.

Agencies need to name and shame scam agencies. Got a new small business client this week. Not high ticket but still a client nonetheless. Has hired a few agencies in the past for "seo" and "website optimization". Had a 1 hour meeting explaining how they have been scammed.

I could fill up a stadium with the number of developers i know who are always learning a new framework. Build expertise in one first.

An MBP looks professional in client facing meetings. And Linux on laptops can be painful if you have to hook up to a projector at your clients location. Windows has been a mess for a while now. It works but too many Microsoft services being pushed inside the OS.

Mike Turner @mikewebmastery

2 years ago

An MBP looks professional in client facing meetings. And Linux on laptops can be painful if you have to hook up to a projector at your clients location. Windows has been a mess for a while now. It works but too many Microsoft services being pushed inside the OS.

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I don't know who needs to hear this but... You should never be directly modifying the files of a WordPress theme or plugin you didn't build yourself.

You almost never need a native app for your MVP. The simplest MVP is a landing page.

If you are moving from a job to freelancing, you have to realize that the expectations are different. Employees are expected to fit in as the perfect cog in the wheel. Freelancers and agencies are expected to get the job done. Different game. Different rules.