Testinha: I built an app with AI in a week. And I still needed my dev skills
2 min readHow I built Testinha, a Heads Up-style party game, in six days with AI, Cursor, Figma and Expo, and where I still had to do the developer's work myself.
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I just launched V2 of my project 'Who's That Pokémon?'
2 min readI launched V2 of the game 'Who's That Pokémon?': why I built it, the tech I used (Expo Router, GraphQL, Jotai and Biome) and my impressions.
Websites, Newsletters and Podcasts Every Dev Should Know
2 min readMy list of websites, newsletters and podcasts for devs who want to stay up to date, including InfoQ, dev.to, JavaScript Weekly and Hipsters Ponto Tech.
Optimizing Costs: Automatically Shutting Down RDS on AWS
2 min readStep-by-step guide to scheduling RDS on AWS to stop and restart outside working hours, a simple measure that saved me $40 a month.
Exploring Firebase: A Powerful Platform for App Development
2 min readGet to know Firebase, Google's app development platform: key features, RN Firebase, the Firebase CLI, Cloud Firestore, Cloud Storage and Authentication.
GitHub Projects: Organizing Your Projects on GitHub
2 min readLearn to organize your work with GitHub Projects: a step-by-step guide to kanban boards, custom fields, issues, pull requests and automations.
Getting Started with Next.js
2 min readWhat Next.js is, the React framework for production: advantages like SSR and SSG, image optimization, routing and API routes, and where to learn more.
VSCode Extensions
2 min readA selection of VSCode extensions to boost productivity: activity tracking with WakaTime and Code Time, snippets for React and other handy helpers.