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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 11/09/2026

We really blasted right through the good old days, and it did not feel that way at the time

Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 10/09/2026

I am feeling @kjaymiller.com's words in my bones lately. I don't work in devrel anymore, but I've been struggling to write and publish my dev/builder focused newsletter because... What's the point? kjaymiller.com/blog/my-devr...

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My DevRel Limit: I might be cooked.

DevRel isn't cooked but I'm starting to think it's no longer cooking either.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 09/09/2026

This is a great example of a thoughtful notification.

Alarm volume low notification from android: Your 6:00 AM alarm went off but the alarm volume was below 30% and may be too low. Increase the volume so you don't miss an alarm.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 24/08/2026

Who's thinking about PKM nowadays? I was a very heavy Roam Research user for a long time, and later shifted to LogSeq, and then Obsidian... But I never stopped taking networked notes. This is what keeps me organized, and means I don't worry about forgetting things.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 20/08/2026

So many incredible new people to follow in this starter pack - I feel like I am standing on the shoulders of giants here, no lie, but Developers who Write™️ are my people! go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 12/08/2026

I really love my Pixel 10 Pro, and usually I'd be very excited about a Pixel 11, but... Everything has gotten too damn expensive to keep replacing this thing each year without a great reason. $499 _after_ giving back my current phone is a whole lotta skrilla.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 10/08/2026

I see some of my SC teacher friends going back to work today. August 10 seems criminally early to end summer break. I hope it's an easy day, y'all 🫡

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 09/08/2026

Dev friends who use MacOS - do you use something other than Docker Desktop for managing containers?

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 07/08/2026

If you ever need evidence that we should be investing more in public education, join your local neighborhood facebook group. Reading comprehension, math & finances, collaboration, sharing resources... it's all there, and your least qualified neighbors will make themselves apparent.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 07/08/2026

Great feeling: waking up to a notification that someone bought a copy of Surviving Other People's APIs, the book I co-authored with my pal @philsturgeon.com for @apisyouwonthate.com leanpub.com/surviving-ot...

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Surviving Other People's APIs

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 07/08/2026

Our small but mighty team of engineers shipped 350k lines of code last month. That is... bracing.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 28/07/2026

What's the difference between a UI icon and a UX icon?

Noun Project email header, titled "UI & UX Icons"

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 24/07/2026

Hot take: you've only _partially_ launched an app if it's only available on IOS or Android. 2026 - gimme both.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 22/07/2026

I think the _un-edited_ world cup finals photo is the most interesting one. People aren't talking about this.

definitely a normal world cup photo and not one with Mitch McConnell edited into it

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 18/07/2026

My little tuner project is gaining some traction with bassists - started putting together some SEO fodder to try to bring me more new friends. Turns out there aren't many 5-string bass tuners online, funny enough. guithub.org/articles/bas...

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Use Guithub to Tune your 4, 5, or 6-String Bass | Guithub

A free online bass tuner for your 4-, 5-, and 6-string bass in a variety of tunings: standard, Drop D, Drop A, and half-step-down.

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APIs You Won't Hate @apisyouwonthate.com · 15/07/2026

One of OpenAPI's unsung heroes is its ability to be extended elegantly. You're gonna love @apievangelist.com's article on extensions. Also in this dispatch: Gin, the HTTP framework for Go, Upyo for sending email, Leaf Wiki, and the HTTP OPTIONS method. apisyouwonthate.com/newsletter/e...

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Extending OpenAPI

One of OpenAPI's unsung heroes is its ability to be extended elegantly. Also in this dispatch: Gin, the HTTP framework for Go, Upyo for sending email, Leaf Wiki, and the HTTP OPTIONS method.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 14/07/2026

One of the curses of being an engineer is that our work is never done. When it comes time for a rebuild, its always tempting to hit ⌘+n and start from a blank slate, but rarely a good idea. Let's talk about: the Strangler Fig Pattern 🌳 mikebifulco.com/newsletter/s...

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The Strangler Fig Pattern: from v0 to v1 without losing your mind

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 07/07/2026

There is a silent threshold you'll cross on your path from MVP to a stable product business - you go from being a prototyper to an operator. There is very little documentation about what it's like to be an operator of XYZ service... and the game definitely changes at some point.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 01/07/2026

Being wrong is human. Being wrong and STAYING wrong can be _stupid_ expensive. Learning to be wrong productively is a great skill for demonstrating leadership mikebifulco.com/newsletter/c...

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Cognitive Debt and the Cost of Staying Wrong

Being wrong is unavoidable. The real damage comes from allowing a bad assumption to shape everything you build on top of it.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 01/07/2026

HTTP Query is suddenly all over my feed. You'll also find it in the @apisyouwonthate.com newsletter, thanks to @alexanderkaran.bsky.social 🙏 tl;dr - time to clean up those read-only POST actions, there's a new verb in town! apisyouwonthate.com/newsletter/h...

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Query Is Here

A fresh new HTTP method makes a big splash in the API world. Also in this newsletter, OpenAPI Python, GraphQL 17, Portman, and API Governance with OpenAPI

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 27/06/2026

Leaflet is doing great work out here! 🫶🏼

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 26/06/2026

Who are the baddest-assest-n8n automators on BlueSky? I'm getting into some hijinx this afternoon and could definitely benefit from having people-smarter-than-me to learn from

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 26/06/2026

My son's name is also SIGABRT

BORT licence plate photoshopped to SIGABRT

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 26/06/2026

It's really exciting for me to see so many people building software for the very first time - bumping into vibe-coded apps from people who have never written a line of code, imagine that! Are you working on a vibe coded project? I'd love to see it.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 23/06/2026

Canceled my paid plan with Cursor today. Bummed to see them acquired by SpaceX.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 20/06/2026

Everyone should have a tiny label printer.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 18/06/2026

🚀 Milestone ahead! 🚀 Primary Focus, my wife's YouTube channel for parents of elementary-aged kids, is juuuuust about to hit 10,000 subscribers! If you happen to have young kids, I'd love it if you'd consider subscribing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVRD...

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Why Soccer is Taking Over

YouTube video by Primary Focus

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 29/05/2026

Hey, neat! I love this idea. I added support for these lexicons to my personal site: pub-search.waow.tech?q=mikebifulc...

https://pub-search.waow.tech/?q=mikebifulco.com

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 26/05/2026

Can't believe they let this guy design a real ferrari

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 25/05/2026

I wonder how many people find "8 new emoji" compelling enough to download a 6GB OS Update.

MacOS Tahoe 26.5 Update - 6.18gb and the top feature is "8 new emoji"

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 15/05/2026

Computer: post a picture of the Dunning-Kruger chart every 5 seconds until 2028

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 15/05/2026

I feel this in my bnoes (will fix typo later)

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 15/05/2026

Our latest @apisyouwonthate.com newsletter: It turns out that using APIs to navigate a website is up to 45x more efficient than letting your LLM chug through tokens to do the same thing. Shout out to @alexanderkaran.bsky.social for keeping the newsletter fresh! apisyouwonthate.com/newsletter/s...

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Save Money and use APIs

Navigating a website using APIs is many times more efficient than an LLM thrash through tokens - so why isn't it more popular? Also in this newsletter: Fastify + OpenAPI, an HTTPS benchmarking tool, V...

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 04/05/2026

I like when learning about a new CSS rule gives me an excuse to build a lil' demo - this one is about `text-wrap: pretty;` It is _very_ subtle, but a really nice level-up for the way text flows. mikebifulco.com/posts/text-w...

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CSS Tips Part 2 - text-wrap: pretty will make your text feel intentional | Mike Bifulco

Go beyond balance. Learn how text-wrap: pretty improves readability, reduces awkward breaks, and makes your UI feel more polished.

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Alexander Karan @alexanderkaran.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Exciting improvements to @heyapi.dev, Kin-OpenAPI and Swagger upgrade their OpenAPI version support, and why updating openapi-changes was hard. All that and more in the latest @apisyouwonthate.com Newsletter. apisyouwonthate.com/podcast/api-...

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Quality Matters

Code quality means API Quality means customer experience means less churn and more growth. Also in this newsletter: Swagger support for OpenApi 3.2.0, Hey API, and how to deal with OpenAPI Changes.

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Mike Bifulco @mikebifulco.com · 30/04/2026

I just realized Claude killed my dog or whatever

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