About the author
Mika Flowers
@mikachu
Self-taught dev. Creator of Mochi, a native Linux desktop pet. I build Linux/web tools and write about them. Open to software engineering and technical writing roles.
Alexandria, Virginia
Oct 5
What "best practice" did you quietly stop following?
Every dev picks up a pile of rules early on. Write tests first. Never commit to main. Keep functions...
Oct 3
I Put a Local LLM in Charge of a Colony and Asked It to Tell the Truth. It Didn't.
"Transparency is not an option, but accountability to the colony's well-being will guide every...
Oct 3
I Made 866 Commits in 5 Weeks. My Understanding Didn't Keep Up.
AI has made me dramatically faster at building software. You can see it on my GitHub: a sudden surge...
Oct 2
How One "Generate Draft" Button Changed the Design of My Writing Tool
Here is the line that changed my project: Next · Generate draft Enter fullscreen mode ...
Oct 1
I Applied to 59 Tech Jobs in 14 Days. Here's What Actually Happened
A little over two weeks ago, I started seriously looking for a job in tech again. Not bookmarking...
Sep 30
The Version of Me Who Looks Better on Paper Doesn't Exist
When I think about what it means to be unconventional, to learn to figure things out on your own, I...
Sep 30
Tech can feel weirdly isolating sometimes If you’re around, come say hi. Tell me what you’re working on, what you’re learning, or literally just say hi.🫶🏽
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Sep 29
AI Is Making Me Faster. I Don’t Want It to Make Me Worse.
I use AI constantly when I code and when I write. I use it to research ideas, plan code, debug,...
Sep 28
I Stopped Measuring My Programming Ability by How Much Code I Write.
Remember when using autocomplete meant you weren't "really" programming? A real Stack Overflow...
Sep 27
They Invited Me to Apply. Two Days Later, They Rejected Me.
Job Search Diaries, Part 2 Last time, I got rejected 2 minutes after applying to a job I found...
Sep 27
I Tried to Prompt a 3D DEV Library Into Existence. Then I Had to Build My Own Level Editor.
This is a submission for the Sanity Challenge, Path Two: Vibe-Code Something Strange. I started...
Sep 26
I Got Rejected 2 Minutes After Applying. So Much for 'Skills-Based Hiring.'
“Startup culture" on the job listing. FANG-style ATS vetting in the inbox. I applied for a Junior...