Aaron Boodman
@aboodman
CEO @rocicorp. Building @zero__ms, raising two great kids, trying to be a better person. Past: @replicache, @nomsdb, @googlechrome.
The most annoying problem for Zero's launch was what bug tracker to use. GitHub is way too slow, and Linear doesn't have public bugs or permissions – both required for OSS projects. This was driving me nuts, until I realized the only possible solution… ⏩ (link in reply)
Going to avoid opining until the facts come out, but I hope the parties behave honorably here.
Here is most of what I’ve gathered on the Windsurf / Google Deal The founders and dozens of engineers are going to Google. This group, along with the preferred shareholders will be sharing the $2.4B headline number. The exact split is unknown but investors are making some money…
Woo! We doing this fam. Sync 2025.
My preferred React stack for 2025 Package manager: Bun Starter: Vite Language: TypeScript Router: Tanstack Router Remote state: Sync engine like Convex or Zero if possible, Tanstack Query otherwise. Form state: Tanstack Form Global/subtree state: Zustand Unit tests:…
Thank you @yzn_h1. Yes we learned from Replicache that working with existing standard databases like Postgres was crucial. It’s too risky for most products to adopt a totally different backend db.
حاليا باستخدم @zero__ms في مشروع كبير وصراحة شي فخم اذا تحتاج sync engine ممتاز انصح فيه وبشده zero.rocicorp.dev الجيد فيه انه يستخدم postgres مو قاعدة بيانات خاصة فيه
I'm enjoying using @zero__ms with React. Here's why: ✅ Better UX. It provides instantly responsive UI. It writes to local and updates state immediately, then saves to the server ASAP. ✅ Better DX. It streamlines state management and data fetching, so I don't need useState…
Generally I think that @OpenAI does a pretty good job at consumer product design. But why in the ever living fuck are there models called both "o4" and "4o"? And how does OpenAI keep a straight face about this? I feel like this needs to be studied.
But seriously. Jets to Brazil. Trust me here people. youtube.com/watch?v=NURfTN… This is worth your investment.
The end result is, to me, shockingly satisfying. Almost all searches I do find a local result instantly. Because typically any artist I think of is in top 1k most popular. When that happens I see the result instantly, and the async results don't detract. It feels instant.
Regarding Prollyferation (A Followup to "People Keep Inventing Prolly Trees") dolthub.com/blog/2025-07-0…