CTO and co-founder @ Craftwork (YC S23) 💌 Tiny Improvements for devs and founders: mikebifulco.com/newsletter Co-founder APIs You Won't Hate Former Google / Stripe / Microsoft Talking UX, react, rails, ☕ espresso, 🚴‍♂️ cycling 🪿 UNGOVERNABLE mfhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3ml4eqgedws2bToo right bru [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4eqgedws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mkzy56tawk2jI 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. https://mikebifulco.com/posts/text-wrap-pretty-for-subtle-visual-balance04 May 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzy56tawk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mkqzhg2boc2eColor Theory is an underrated skill to have in your quiver. https://mikebifulco.com/newsletter/color-context-and-product-design01 May 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqzhg2boc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mkpynjzlis2aI just realized Claude killed my dog or whatever30 Apr 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpynjzlis2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mklpaph6ok2eDevs: Tell me about fun you've had building with Twilio. I'll go first... We recently set up Branded Calling, to make our company name and logo show up when we call customers. Did all the necessary paperwork and steps on the twilio dash, waited "up to one week", and got this feedback:28 Apr 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklpaph6ok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mkkwuy2sxc2aVibe Coders: overconfidence _is_ the risk. For my pals who have been coding for a while: it's your job to show everyone else the ropes. https://mikebifulco.com/newsletter/dunning-kruger-for-vibe-coders28 Apr 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkwuy2sxc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mkihte37p22vGonna vibe code an app to keep the cover image from this article in my paste buffer https://mikebifulco.com/newsletter/learn-from-a-dunning-kruger-expert27 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkihte37p22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mjwsktljxs2m"Here's some money. Go see a Star War."20 Apr 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwsktljxs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mjkykqjrjk2nTax the Rich. Zohran is getting it done! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLKZnVB4F9k15 Apr 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkykqjrjk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mjkxc5yjgc2n311's a good band.gif 🤜🤛 https://themosh.net/p-nut-donald-trump-comments-311/15 Apr 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkxc5yjgc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3miyl5by44c2yReally disappointed to see the TRMNL guy is an alt-right chud, thanks to some helpful posts from users in their subreddit. I'm certain I can find better uses for my money. Bummer.08 Apr 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyl5by44c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3miu4atriec2aAn surefire way for me to hit the spam button on your email is to refer to my work as "in the technology space".06 Apr 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu4atriec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mhlotcdjw22dDoing some spring cleaning. This feels so much longer ago than it actually was...21 Mar 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlotcdjw22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mhhdzi6jb22wLinkedIn is the dead internet. I hate this.20 Mar 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhdzi6jb22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mhdn2wxlks2mLLMs are great, and AI tools feel like magic, but if you stop using the skills you've built over your career, your brain will happily rewire itself to hang onto something else instead. https://mikebifulco.com/newsletter/lessons-i-learned-the-hard-way18 Mar 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdn2wxlks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mh6hgef7nc2wJust published: an interview for @apisyouwonthate.com with Alex Klarfeld from Supergood - the team building unofficial APIs for everything https://apisyouwonthate.com/podcast/supergood-is-building-unofficial-apis-for-everything/16 Mar 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6hgef7nc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mgmu55vc4s2rDev pals: what's your tool of choice for .env key vaults to share on a team? I've seen a handful of options from dotenvx to 1password sharing to aws-hosted things, and I've never used any of 'em.09 Mar 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmu55vc4s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mgbkweq3lc26Matt's words are always worth your time [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Mar 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbkweq3lc26https://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mfwyfvmobc2jYour least educated neighbors and relatives voted for this28 Feb 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwyfvmobc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mfmx6bxnus26We're definitely skipping SOTU, right? Literally anything else is a better use of your time.24 Feb 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmx6bxnus26https://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mfkmfkoqd227No matter how good I get at DevOps, it's always a new nightmare when things start to break. Neat.23 Feb 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkmfkoqd227https://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mf53lp7t3s2tBuilding software means falling in love with the process of building something and then _rebuilding_ it. Once that realization hits, it becomes very meditative 🧘 https://mikebifulco.com/newsletter/learn-to-love-the-rebuild18 Feb 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf53lp7t3s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3menycwmp2k2fSpent nearly all of yesterday trying to debug an expo app that silently froze on its splash screen in production. A very long, very frustrating day- and while I'm not confident I understand why things broke, I now have a much better grip on the process to investigate/debug expo apps while they run.12 Feb 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3menycwmp2k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3melsb6i6hk2bIn our world, a stable product is not a finished product. It is simply a product that now requires a different kind of care. https://mikebifulco.com/newsletter/just-enough-is-an-ongoing-practice11 Feb 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3melsb6i6hk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3melk2pz3ck2bLanding in your inbox in about an hour - a rumination on fixing stability problems, and the maintenance part of the product lifecycle.11 Feb 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3melk2pz3ck2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mdxilcb2vk25Say it ain't so03 Feb 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxilcb2vk25https://bsky.app/profile/mikebifulco.com/post/3mdg6yucaj22gThis year, my work shifted from "write code" to "orchestrate systems." https://mikebifulco.com/newsletter/developer-product-engineer-tech-stack-202627 Jan 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:icpcpp5txyow3prnfgi533lj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdg6yucaj22g