Hey people, how are you? I didn't write for quite a while now. There were multiple reasons for that. First, my contract finished at the start of summer. So I was enjoying the summer and applying to other projects.
Hi, my name is Tom Smykowski. I'm the author of Software Engineering for Vibe Coders and have spent 10+ years building production systems. On this blog I share insights on AI, engineering, and practical tools for developers.
The problem with applying during summer is that nobody is there. Things started to happen since the beginning of the month. Had some interviews, a lot of thank you e-mails. Standard thing. But I must say losing all savings isn't so much fun. That's what happens when you decide to support startups rather than going for some stable job.
Though I'm grateful that I had this time where I could also work on some of my projects. I've revamped my own website and moved all articles there. The reason I move out of Medium is because my earnings died from this platform, and Google earns now from my articles by showing the "AI Summaries" based on them.
Projects I've Built This Summer
The projects I've done during this summer time include Observinio for AI provider latency monitoring, TermsDoctor for checking Terms of Service, PagePerson for cognitive accessibility testing, and ResumeHedgehog for job hunters.
Among many other things however, I didn't forget about Summon The JSON. As you may recall, it's a project with flashcards for TypeScript, Python and other programming languages and technologies.
Free Interview Flashcards for Anki
So I've released 53 free interview flashcard decks at GitHub. They are released to the open source world, and you can just download the ones you're interested in. Each deck has 100 cards with structured questions and answers for technical interviews.
The collection covers AI and machine learning, programming languages, frontend development, mobile development, backend development, and system design.