RDRussel Dsouzainapplighter-blogs.hashnode.dev·1d ago · 5 min readThe Claude Code Features Nobody's Marketing: Sub-Agents, Hooks, and Community SkillsMost people using Claude Code use it like a smarter chat interface. They ask questions, the agent responds. Maybe they've customised the system prompt. If that's you, you're using maybe 20% of what th10
RDRussel Dsouzainapplighter-blogs.hashnode.dev·2d ago · 5 min readIntroducing tinbase: the Supabase-compatible backend that fits in a tinIf you've ever run Supabase locally, you know the drill: supabase start, and then Docker pulls a 12-container, 2.3 GB stack onto your machine. It works — but all you wanted was to run your app. tinbas10
RDRussel Dsouzainapplighter-blogs.hashnode.dev·4d ago · 3 min readThe Reanimated Shim: How We Made 60fps Animations Work in a Browser PreviewWe build AI-generated React Native apps at RapidNative. The moment the model writes JSX, the user needs to see it moving in a browser preview — before the device build finishes. That runs into one pro10
RDRussel Dsouzainapplighter-blogs.hashnode.dev·Jul 16 · 3 min readThe Auth-Flow UX Details That Decide Whether a Supabase-Backed SaaS Keeps the Signup or Loses ItThe three moments where users bail on auth Across a sample of 45 user-testing sessions on Supabase-backed SaaS templates in the last six months, the drop-off clustered around three specific moments: 10
RDRussel Dsouzainapplighter-blogs.hashnode.dev·Jul 15 · 8 min readPrompt-to-App Is a Lie — Here's What Actually HappensI want to tell you a story about a specific kind of Sunday afternoon. You've been thinking about an app idea for a few months. You finally sit down. You open one of the current wave of prompt-to-app t10
