Frank van Puffelen
@puf
People + Tech = 🎉 Not a French publisher (👉 @editions_PUF), though I ❤️ books Not a pro-wrestler (👉 @pufthewrestler), though I ❤️ spandex he/him 🧵frankpuf
"Emergent tech attracts love, incumbent tech attracts hate" One of the lessons I learned from helping Firebase grow: new tech starts out beloved, but once it becomes mainstream it draws criticism - even as usage grows. puf.io/posts/emergent…
"Build and ship amazing multiplatform iOS and Android apps with one codebase" Great new introductory video about developing with Flutter from the @FlutterDev team. youtube.com/watch?v=W4JWeQ…
Chrome just asked me to press cmd-W *again* to close a *pinned* tab. Is this confirmation step new? If so: 👏
Using Firebase in your Flutter app, but confused about all the version numbers? The FlutterFire repo contains this handy file that lists all the versions in every build: github.com/firebase/flutt… Cursor/Copilot can figure this out for you too, but this works for non-vibers too.
🦆 Found another duck on the wall On Divisadero, just south of Oak in SF, there's a wall full of rubber duckies and a sign: > All in all, you're just another duck on the wall Silly? Yes. Fun? Definitely! Go see it: 📍 maps.app.goo.gl/jkbKs65npfyCuR… 📸 More: puf.io/socials/2025-0…
🎪 Catch Circus Bella at Radium Runway in Alameda on Saturday July 26 They've been touring the San Francisco Bay Area since 2009 with free "Circus in the Parks" shows. Final show of the year! 🎟️ circusbella.org/circusinthepar… 📸 puf.io/socials/2025-0…
🔧 Customize Dreamflow to match your flow 💻 Code 🎨 Visual 💬 Prompt —or combine all three for turbo‑charged productivity
An hybrid of flutterflow and Ai == Dreamflow @DreamFlowApp 😂😂😂 This is superpower 🔥🔥🔥🔥
'add widget' is powerful in @DreamFlowApp: - add directly onto the preview app itself - access entire flutter catalog - access all your project components - access all widgets from project dependencies - search across everything at once
Before screens, there were panoramas. Giant scrolls of painted landscapes rolled past seated audiences - sometimes in mock trains, with sound effects and narration. A journey, without moving. 19th-century VR! 🍿 Full article: solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/03/life-b… (a solar powered web site)
Interesting question: is there a web-only SDK for Flutter? So one that can only build web app, not target any other platforms? stackoverflow.com/questions/7971…
My wife with type 1 diabetes is switching to an Omnipod insulin pump (after 2+ decades on other pumps) and just found out they're called Podders. Now I find myself constantly calling out in a nasal voice: Well, Well, Mrs. Podder!
