The problem with vibecoded software isn’t that it’s bad. It’s that nobody knows whether it’s bad. Vibecoding trades an understanding of what the code does for massively increased speed — great for a personal project, but nobody advocates for it as a way to build quality software, because nobody has inspected the code. And all [ ] The post When Vibecoding Is Actually Safe appeared first on Fried…
When I first began learning about the Roman Empire in middle school, I was most interested in what everyone else seems to be interested in — the time of Caesar and Augustus. Recently, however, I’ve become far more interested in the decline fall of the Roman Empire. You always hear the date 476 as [ ] The post Rome Fell and Nobody Noticed appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .
So you have a plot of land in New York. You want to put an apartment building on it. What does it look like to actually accomplish this? A pretty usual New York City plot of land that you would put an apartment building on is 25 feet by 100 feet. This is pretty common [ ] The post Let’s try to build an apartment in NYC appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .
What makes different cities different? Why is it that your daily life takes a different structure when you re in a new spot? The small things about the built environment make a massive difference in the texture of your daily activities. We re talking about things like where you get coffee, where you get groceries, how you [ ] The post Why I care about zoning appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .
If you re looking through a security camera at me during a regular workday, there s not really that much happening. I think that internet use is a natural reaction to living a life which is pretty much the same every single day. I was very lucky to be unemployed with my wife for three weeks between [ ] The post 3 Weeks of Unemployment appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .
All I wanted to know was how the NYC government works and now I’m insufferable at parties. Around 90% of people arrested in NYC are released after their arraignment. After a person is arrested, they must be brought in front of a judge to have their bail set prior to their court date. The purpose [ ] The post What actually happens after you get arrested in NYC appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .
A year ago I decided to help build a service business for my mom because I wanted to learn about marketing and business. One of the largest blindspots engineers have is around sales and marketing. I was determined to not fall into this trap, but marketing seemed like a skill I couldn’t just learn by [ ] The post Running a Business Means Contact With Reality appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .
If your gym was inside your home, would you struggle to work out? If your phone wasn t next to your bed, would you still check Twitter as soon as you wake up? If all of your friends started a run club, would you find it hard to get started running? The standard advice is simply [ ] The post How to Change Your Behavior Without Trying Harder appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .
This has been in my drafts for a while — I’ve decided to publish as is and label it as something close to a more polished journal entry. Since this has gotten stale, I’d recommend using Angular Signals today The core problem that we were trying to solve using NgRx Component Store was building a [ ] The post Reactive Programming in Angular, A Journal Entry appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .
1. Breath by James Nestor (reread) Rating: 10/10 I reread this book looking to understand the techniques that were mentioned and the sources a bit better. I don t know if what s in the book is true, but if it is I would give this a 10/10. 2. Russian Shores of the Black Sea by Laurence [ ] The post Book Reviews 2025 appeared first on Fried Kielbasa .