# masked (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover masked. Page: Feed: --- ## [Quick update!](https://maskrequiredevents.substack.com/p/quick-update) _2026-07-26 · The Decolonizing Bruja · Mask-Required Community Events!_ Hey all! ## [So, I tried to build an Android app...](https://david.coffee/so-i-tried-to-build-an-android-app/) _2026-07-21 · David Mohl_ For a recent project, I wanted to also offer an Android app. I’ve never built anything for Android and have exclusively developed within the Apple ecosystem (you can find some of my recent projects here ), but figured it can’t be that different, right? Oh boy. The experience scarred me enough to write a blog post, that tells you the journey has been… something . This is my… ## [Engineering in Natural Language](https://gregtatum.com/writing/2026/natural-language-engineering/) _2026-07-17 · Greg Tatum · Greg Tatum_ I value writing high-quality code, and I’m curious how things work. Over the past few years I’ve been experimenting with AI coding assist ## [Patterns Are Stronger Than Prompts](https://gregtatum.com/writing/2026/patterns-are-stronger-than-prompts/) _2026-07-09 · Greg Tatum · Greg Tatum_ I get nervous when I pull up an AGENTS.md that is packed with information. How weird is my chat session going to be ## [Tests That Prove Something](https://gregtatum.com/writing/2026/tests-that-prove-something/) _2026-07-06 · Greg Tatum · Greg Tatum_ In my work on high quality code generation, it’s more important than ever to create cheat-proof tests. Testing is the way that you can as ## [Fast Checks for Code Generation](https://gregtatum.com/writing/2026/fast-checks-for-code-generation/) _2026-06-24 · Greg Tatum · Greg Tatum_ I’ve been thinking a lot about code generation with AI agents lately, and wanted to start writing a bit about how I’m approaching the pro ## [Trying Cloudflare Mesh: It's not Tailscale](https://david.coffee/cloudflare-mesh/) _2026-06-01 · David Mohl_ A while ago I posted about how I’m using Cloudflare Zero Trust Warp tunnels as the backbone for all my private networking. Any SSH connection I do to any of my devices goes through Warp and I’m all in all pretty happy with it. Color me surprised when Cloudflare announced Mesh (currently in beta), their own mesh networking product for private connectivity between devices and services. I… ## [Grok, meet everything](https://david.coffee/grok-for-everything/) _2026-05-21 · David Mohl_ Grok has slowly become my favorite day-to-day LLM and a big part of my daily workflow. It’s a joy to use and can do things others currently can’t. But what makes it so great? Don’t worry, I’m here to tell you with a way-too-long blog post on exactly this. (And no, it’s not the bikini thing 👙) My search for the perfect daily use LLM I play with a lot of AI tools:… ## [Ur dose of mask-required events!](https://maskrequiredevents.substack.com/p/ur-dose-of-mask-required-events) _2026-05-06 · The Decolonizing Bruja · Mask-Required Community Events!_ Hey all! ## [Kikuyo: Collect User Feedback for ALL Your Small Projects](https://david.coffee/kikuyo/) _2026-04-27 · David Mohl_ https://kikuyo.app (聞くよ / Japanese / “I’m listening.”) is the newest addition to my portfolio, a quick and neat way to collect user feedback and feature requests for all your projects. Start with 2 projects for free, get unlimited for $8/month. User feedback across projects that doesn’t break the bank Kikuyo came out of a personal need: I wanted a place where users could… ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mvN27wySQSYA) _2026-04-27 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [I Still Prefer MCP Over Skills](https://david.coffee/i-still-prefer-mcp-over-skills/) _2026-04-02 · David Mohl_ I Still Prefer MCP Over Skills TL;DR: The AI space is pushing hard for “Skills” as the new standard for giving LLMs capabilities, but I’m not a fan. Skills are great for pure knowledge and teaching an LLM how to use an existing tool. But for giving an LLM actual access to services, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the far superior, more pragmatic architectural choice. We… ## [Mask-Required for March & April!](https://maskrequiredevents.substack.com/p/mask-required-for-march-and-april) _2026-03-18 · The Decolonizing Bruja · Mask-Required Community Events!_ Hey all! ## [How I code with AI in 2026 - The 4 Persona System](https://david.coffee/agentic-coding-with-4-personas/) _2026-02-15 · David Mohl_ Remember my Vibe Coding Essentials and Vibe Coding Advanced posts from last year? A lot changed since then, AI coding is now the norm and tools like OpenCode or Claude Code became industry standard. The core idea is still orchestrator models driving development, but the workflow is less "vibes" and more strict task orchestration. I've refined this to work across different tools, but the biggest… ## [Mask-Required 4 Valentines!](https://maskrequiredevents.substack.com/p/mask-required-4-valentines) _2026-02-11 · The Decolonizing Bruja · Mask-Required Community Events!_ Hey all! ## [My 'Move Fast' Stack for 2026](https://david.coffee/move-fast-stack-2026/) _2026-02-05 · David Mohl_ My “Move Fast” Stack for 2026 TL;DR: Moving fast in 2026 isn’t just about the code, it’s about picking the right tools and letting AI handle the grunt work. My current go-to: Golang or Elixir (depending on what I’m building), SQLite + Litestream, and a 3-agent pipeline for code quality. In my last post, I reflected on the ups and downs of the past 14 months . One of… ## [ConfigMesh - A modern and encrypted way to manage your dotfiles](https://david.coffee/configmesh-release/) _2026-01-26 · David Mohl_ I’m excited to announce the release of ConfigMesh , a new macOS app I’ve been working on to solve a problem I’ve had for years: keeping my application settings and dotfiles in sync across multiple Macs. Check it out at configmesh.app . The Problem with Dotfiles If you’re a developer, you probably have a set of “dotfiles” - configuration files for your shell,… ## [SO many mask-required events!!!!](https://maskrequiredevents.substack.com/p/so-many-mask-required-events) _2026-01-21 · The Decolonizing Bruja · Mask-Required Community Events!_ This week’s newsletter is INCREDIBLE cuz it’s the most mask-required events we’ve ever had! ## [Winter & Spring Mask Required Events!](https://maskrequiredevents.substack.com/p/winter-and-spring-mask-required-events) _2026-01-13 · The Decolonizing Bruja · Mask-Required Community Events!_ Here are mask-required events for winter & spring so far, as well as ongoing masked events/spaces! ## [Reflecting on 14 months of indie hacking - Building 7 projects and learning hard lessons](https://david.coffee/one-year-of-indie-hacking/) _2026-01-11 · David Mohl_ TL;DR: 14 months ago, I quit my job to build indie products. Built 7 projects, currently at ~$45 MRR total across all projects, 900+ active users. Most projects failed financially, but learned valuable lessons about building for broad audiences over niche tools. A little over 14 months ago, I made the drastic decision to quit my full-time job of 6+ years as Engineering Manager at Mercari to go my… ## [Upcoming mask-required events!](https://maskrequiredevents.substack.com/p/upcoming-mask-required-events-c86) _2025-12-28 · The Decolonizing Bruja · Mask-Required Community Events!_ Here are mask-required events for December to April, as well as ongoing masked events/spaces! ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yosQRYHX4CM6) _2025-12-28 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [December mask-required events!](https://maskrequiredevents.substack.com/p/december-mask-required-events) _2025-12-03 · The Decolonizing Bruja · Mask-Required Community Events!_ Here are mask-required events for December! ## [Check out these mask required events!](https://maskrequiredevents.substack.com/p/check-out-these-mask-required-events-6fb) _2025-10-22 · The Decolonizing Bruja · Mask-Required Community Events!_ Here are mask-required events for October! ## [Masked & Spooky events!](https://maskrequiredevents.substack.com/p/masked-and-spooky-events) _2025-10-16 · The Decolonizing Bruja · Mask-Required Community Events!_ Here are mask-required events for October! ## [microfn - Your favorite toolbox for tiny, composable functions](https://david.coffee/microfn/) _2025-10-16 · David Mohl_ I want to introduce a project I’ve been working on for the past few months. I think it’s finally in a good enough state that more people can get onto it. Here’s what microfn is about and all the cool stuff you can do with it! Tiny composable functions Microfn is all about small functions (hence the name micro ) - you have a small piece of functionality in the form of a function… ## [I finally understand Cloudflare Zero Trust tunnels](https://david.coffee/cloudflare-zero-trust-tunnels/) _2025-09-22 · David Mohl_ A while ago, after frustration with Tailscale in environments where it couldn’t properly penetrate NAT/firewall and get a p2p connection, I decided to invest some time into learning something new: Cloudflare Zero Trust + Warp. There are so many new concepts, but after way too long, I can finally say that I understand Cloudflare Zero Trust Warp now . I am a full-on Cloudflare Zero Trust with… ## [Release: Quickshot AI Editor for iOS](https://david.coffee/quickshot-ai-editor-release/) _2025-06-16 · David Mohl_ I’ve been working on a new app that has recently been released: Quickshot ! It’s available on iOS on the AppStore at https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/quickshot-ai-editor/id6744357427?l=en-US Editing photos with words Quickshot is an experimental photo editor powered by AI, that aims to make small photo edits quick, natural and fun - instead of using tools and apps to erase something, add… ## [Better Vibe Coding - Part 2, Multi-agents & Complex Tasks](https://david.coffee/vibe-coding-advanced/) _2025-06-03 · David Mohl_ This post is a direct continuation of Better Vibe Coding - Part 1, Foundation & Basics . If you haven’t read that yet, start there for the basics. 2. “Vibe Coding” complex tasks Phew, now that we got the basics covered, let’s go into more advanced territory. If you vibe coded in bigger codebases you’ll likely face issues with the agent’s quality going down the drain the more… ## [Better Vibe Coding - Part 1, Foundation & Basics](https://david.coffee/vibe-coding-part-1/) _2025-05-07 · David Mohl_ Today let’s talk about “Vibe Coding”, the current trend of writing code by chatting with autonomous AI agents. I see a lot happening around Vibe Coding, from people getting hacked because their site falls apart, to people bootstrapping entire apps in hours instead of weeks. I’ve been big into vibe-coding myself and wanted to share some tips and tricks on how to get the most value out of your AI… ## [What I shipped this year (so far)](https://david.coffee/what-i-shipped-this-year-so-far/) _2025-03-01 · David Mohl_ Around October last year, I made the decision to resign from my Engineering Manager position at Mercari with the purpose of focusing on building something up on my own. I love Mercari and have only good things to say about this company, but the fire to go my own way was stronger. It’s been about 3 months now and while I am slowly chipping away at my projects, I thought it would be a cool… ## [FixMyJapanese - Let AI help you improve your Japanese](https://david.coffee/fix-my-japanese/) _2025-02-04 · David Mohl_ Japanese grammar can be very particular, especially when dealing with particles and the more polite forms, like in emails. To this day, I am still making mistakes without anyone ever correcting me!! I got frustrated so back then, before ChatGPT and all the fancy custom GPTs were a thing, I thought it would be a cool idea to hook up GPT3 (yes GPT3, not even ChatGPT) to an UI and ended up building… ## [ThreatCrush on GitHub (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/42cADtsue7M6) _2025-02-04 · **Sponsored**_ View the ThreatCrush listing on the GitHub Marketplace. ## [Masked Email Manager 2.1 With Shortcuts Support](https://david.coffee/masked-email-manager-210-shortcuts/) _2025-01-22 · David Mohl_ Here’s a fresh new release of my little Masked Email Manager app that I previously talked about . The major new feature is Siri Shortcuts integration, which makes it possible to create Masked Emails without even opening the app. Get the latest version on the App Store This was my first time working with Siri Shortcuts on the development side, so it was interesting to see what happens behind…