HAMY LABS POD

Nov 12 2024 16 ep. 17 mins 1
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Building Simple Scalable Systems for Software Projects, Businesses, and general Creation Cycles.

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Is Python Actually More Popular than JavaScript in 2024?

Nov 12 2024 9 mins  
In this video we explore GitHub's claim that Python is more popular than JavaScript in 2024.Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-11_python-beats-javascriptChapters00:40 - GitHub claims Python is more popular than JavaScript03:00 - How GitHub ranks language popularity05:45 - Is Python Actually More Popular than JavaScript?Links:- 5 Reasons F# is a

Why you should choose HTMX for your next web-based side project - and ditch MPAs and SPAs (2024.02.23)

Nov 01 2024 13 mins  
In this video we explore why HTMX is a great tool for web-based side projects through comparisons with other popular web paradigms like Multi-Page Apps (MPA) and Single-Page Apps (SPAs)Original blog post with links and pictures: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-02_htmx-for-side-projectsChapters00:40 - MPA vs SPA07:55 - MPA vs HTMX vs SPA11:50 - HTMX for Side ProjectsLinks:- How HTMX allo

How Software Engineers Actually Use AI to Improve Productivity

Oct 29 2024 29 mins  
In this post we explore how Software Engineers use AI to improve their productivity - What AI is good at, what AI is bad at, and how much more productive tech workers actually are using AI.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-10_software-engineers-aiChapters01:30 - What do I mean when I say AI?03:00 - AI is good at answering natural language questions09:40

One Million Checkboxes - Globally Synced Data with HTMX

Oct 13 2024 8 mins  
In this video we explore how I built One Million Checkboxes with HTMX - along with what it is, why I built it, and challenges along the way.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/one-million-checkboxesCTA: One Million Checkboxes - https://onemillioncheckboxes.xyz/Chapters00:20 - What is it?01:10 - Why did I built it?01:40 - How was it built?03:20 - Challenges buil

Why F# is a fun programming language (2024.02.28)

Oct 04 2024 14 mins  
In this video we explain why F# is often described as a "fun" language using its history, comparisons to Python, and theory from video games.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-02_fsharp-is-funChapters00:25 - Fun for Functional01:50 - F# feels like a toy06:15 - F# is more fun at scaleLinks:- The State of F# (2023) - https://youtu.be/6HA3jTeDZT4?si=1b4mXOS7

Is MySQL Actually Free? (And when you need a Commercial License)

Sep 27 2024 11 mins  
In this video we explore whether MySQL is free or not - taking a look at its ownership, its licensing, and whether this applies to you and your software or not.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-09_is-mysql-freeChapters01:20 - MySQL and Oracle02:15 - Can you use MySQL for Free?07:25 - Should you care about these MySQL licensing requirements?Links:- Postgr

The State of HTMX (2024)

Sep 21 2024 15 mins  
In this video we do a survey of the state of HTMX in 2024, comparing it to other players in the webdev landscape. We go over what HTMX is, what it's used for, how popular it is, if people like it, if people run HTMX in production apps, and if there are any jobs in HTMX.Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-09_the-state-of-htmxChapters00:45 - What

Why Amazon is Enforcing a 5-Day Return-to-Office - according to a former AWS Engineer

Sep 18 2024 8 mins  
In this video we talk about Amazon's new 5-day per week Return-to-Office policy, why they're doing it, and what the industry thinks about it.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-09_amazon-rto-policyChapters00:45 - Amazon's New Return-to-Office Policy01:10 - Why Amazon Changed their RTO Policy02:15 - Is this really why Amazon is moving to RTO?Links:- How Ret

Postgres Over Everything - Why You Should Probably Just use Postgres for your next Web App

Sep 18 2024 17 mins  
In this video we explore why Postgres is a great default database choice for most web applications - comparing it to Non-relational options like Mongo and Dynamo, other relational options like MySQL and SQLite, as well as some pathways to getting the most out of your relational system while minimizing dev obstacles.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-09_po

Why Zig is Migrating from AWS to Self-Hosted

Sep 14 2024 7 mins  
In this video we explore why Zig is moving from AWS to a self-hosted server on Hetzner. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-09_zig-migrating-off-awsChapters00:20 - What is Zig Migrating?00:55 - How was Zig Hosted on AWS?01:40 - Why is Zig Migrating off AWS? 03:40 - What is Zig Migrating to?Links:- How this Side Project racked up a $100k Cloud Bi