APAlfred Pinalfredp.hashnode.dev·May 11 · 2 min readThe Honest Version of What AI Does to Developer Productivity in 2026A year ago, the conversation was about whether AI would replace developers. That is mostly settled now. The answer is no, not in the way people feared. The more interesting question is what it actually does to how developers work. Here is an honest l...00
APAlfred Pinalfredp.hashnode.dev·May 11 · 2 min readBuilding in Public as a Freelance Developer: What Actually WorksBuilding in public is one of the most talked-about growth strategies for indie developers. Most people do it wrong and give up after three months. Here is what actually works, based on watching a lot of people try it. What Building in Public Is Not I...00
APAlfred Pinalfredp.hashnode.dev·May 11 · 2 min readHow I Structure Client Projects as a Solo Developer (The Actual System)After years of freelancing as a developer, I stopped reinventing how I manage projects for every client. Here is the system that stuck. Before the Project Starts A brief document that captures four things: What the client wants (their words, not my ...10
APAlfred Pinalfredp.hashnode.dev·May 10 · 3 min readChatGPT Prompts That Actually Help Developer Freelancers (Not the Generic Ones)Most ChatGPT prompt lists are useless for developer freelancers. They give you things like 'write me a professional email' and call it a day. That is not specific enough to produce output you can actually send. Here are the prompts that actually solv...10
APAlfred Pinalfredp.hashnode.dev·May 10 · 2 min readThe Real Cost of a Bad WMS ImplementationA warehouse management system implementation that goes wrong costs more than the licence fee and the consultant invoices. Here is what the full cost actually looks like. The Visible Costs The software licence is the number everyone focuses on. It is ...00