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HAMY LABS POD

Hamilton Greene

Building Simple Scalable Systems for Software Projects, Businesses, and general Creation Cycles.

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18:52

Why High-Level Rust Wins Over Other High-Level...

HAMY LABS POD ·

2026/04/22

In this video we discuss why High-Level Rust wins over other high level languages in the age of AI and agentic engineering. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-04_why-rust-over-high-level-langs Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Expressive Types + Compiler Checks 03:20 - Mainstream long term 05:30 - AI Proficiency 07:15 - Great Performance 08:25 - Common Objections Links: - Why Rust Wins in the Age of AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQG_EC01mng - High-Lev...

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13:30

Why Rust Wins in the Age of AI

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2026/04/15

In this video we explore why I think Rust is uniquely positioned for the age of agentic engineering and how it compares to other leading competitors. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-04_rust-age-of-ai CTA: Spin up fullstack webapps fast with CloudSeed, the fullstack Rust webapp boilerplate - https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_launching-cloudseed-rust Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - What are agents good for? 03:30 - What is Rust good for? 05:00...

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28:36

What I built at Recurse Center - a 12 week...

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2026/03/27

In this video we'll discuss what I built during my 12 week programming retreat at Recurse Center. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-03_recurse-center-return-statement Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - What is Recurse Center and why join? 02:30 - What I planned to build 04:00 - Applied AI for Engineering 10:30 - Web Systems with Rust 16:25 - Networked Games 19:40 - Writing 22:00 - Advice and Learnings from Recurse Center 24:00 - Should you join Recu...

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19:49

Why I'm moving from C# to Rust for High-level Apps

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2026/03/04

In this post we discuss why I'm moving to building primarily in Rust from C# and F#, how I made this decision, and how it's going so far. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_moving-csharp-to-rust If you want to see how I build webapps with Rust, checkout CloudSeed my fullstack project boilerplate - https://cloudseedrust.com/ You can get my full agentic AI engineering workflows from the HAMY LABS example repo - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-...

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17:43

Benchmarking my Markdown Blog in Rust and C# - 4.6x...

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2026/02/27

In this video we benchmark Rust vs C# for my markdown blog containing 1000 posts with the same architecture and logic. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_rust-vs-csharp-blog-benchmark CTA: Ship fullstack Rust apps faster with CloudSeed - https://cloudseedrust.com/ Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Test Setup 05:55 - Rust vs C# Memory 08:55 - Rust vs C# Latency 10:45 - All Results 11:05 - The Outlier - C# Faster 12:50 - Does any of this matter? Links:...

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21:53

Launching Phase Golem - An AI Orchestrator for...

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2026/02/23

In this video we explore Phase Golem, my new AI orchestrator built with Rust. We discuss what it is, how it works, how it's built, and recommendations for using it. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_launching-phase-golem Phase Golem is available on GitHub - https://github.com/SIRHAMY/phase-golem CTA: Get access to my full vibe engineering workflows - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence/2026-01_clau...

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13:49

The Problem with Clones in Rust - Why Functional Rust...

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2026/02/18

In this video we explore the problems with clones in rust, why it makes functional Rust code slower than mainstream GC languages, and ways to fix it. Original blog post with all diagrams and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_the-problem-with-clones-in-rust CTA: LightClone is a Rust crate that allows the type system to enforce cheap clones - https://github.com/SIRHAMY/light-clone Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Why Rust Clones are Different 03:20 - How much slower? 05:20 - Why GC Languag...

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21:57

I Built an AI Orchestrator and Ran It Overnight -...

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2026/02/16

In this video we explore my AI orchestrator, how it works, and what it means for the future of software engineering. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_ai-orchestrator-overnight CTA: Get a snapshot of all my ai dotfiles (workflows, commands, skills) - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence/2026-01_claude-snapshot/.claude - Available to HAMINIONS Members - https://hamy.xyz/blog/haminions Chapters 00:00...

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15:13

High-Level Rust: Getting 80% of the Benefits with 20%...

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2026/02/11

In this video we explore high-level rust and how to get 80% of the language's benefits without fighting all the hard stuff. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_high-level-rust CTA: Checkout LightClone - my crate to allow the type system to enforce cheap clones - https://github.com/SIRHAMY/light-clone Chapters 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Rust is Perfect, Except for the Productivity 03:30 - The Pros and Cons of Rust 05:25 - High Level Rust 11:25 - When High Level Rust...

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15:42

CloudSeed Rust - A Fullstack Rust Boilerplate for...

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2026/02/09

In this video we explore CloudSeed Rust - a fullstack Rust webapp boilerplate for spinning up webapps faster. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_launching-cloudseed-rust CTA: Get CloudSeed Rust at early access price for a limited time - https://cloudseedrust.com/ Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - What is CloudSeed Rust? 05:50 - Why build CloudSeed Rust? 09:25 - How is it Built? Links: - High-Level Rust: Getting 80% of the Benefits ...

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44:31

The Missing Programming Language - Why There's No...

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2026/02/04

In this video we discuss the missing programming language. What I mean by an S-Tier language, why there is no current S-tier language, and the languages that come close. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_missing-programming-language Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Programming Language Wish List 03:00 - My Definition of Expressive Types 07:05 - The Programming Language Landscape 09:45 - C# 12:50 - Kotlin 14:20 - TypeScript 17:10 - Go 18:40 - Rust 20:45 - ...

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17:15

How I think about writing quality code fast with AI

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2026/01/23

In this video we explore vibe engineering - and how I'm thinking about using AI tools to code faster while still maintaining high quality. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_how-i-think-about-vibe-engineering Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - AI Mental Models 05:25 - Vibe Engineering Workflows 09:30 - Better AI Planning 13:05 - Better AI Build Iterations 14:30 - Better AI Reviews Links: - 5 AI Coding Best Practices from a Google AI Director (That Actually Work)...

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20:34

5 AI Coding Best Practices from a Google AI Director...

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2026/01/16

In this post we discuss 5 AI coding best practices that actually work from a Google AI Director. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_ai-engineering-best-practices Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Plan before you code 08:00 - Work in Small Chunks 10:10 - Give AI the Right Context 12:45 - Automate your Safety Net 17:25 - You are the driver Links: - Stop Vibe Coding, Start Power Coding - How To Write Quality Software Faster With Agentic AI - https://www...

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4:52

How Good Blogging Habits Yield a Book Each Year

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2026/01/14

In this video we explore how good blogging habits can produce a book each year and a simple system for productizing your blog posts to create books. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_blogging-a-book-a-year CTA: Mini Book Model by Chris Stanley - https://amzn.to/4q26Ncs Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - My Blogging Stats 01:35 - Productionalizing blog posts to books Links: - Why I write online as a Software Engineer - Unlocking understanding, memory...

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15:01

How AI Killed Tailwind's Business - And How To Avoid...

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2026/01/09

In this video we explore how AI ate Tailwind's business and how you can make your business more robust to AI competition. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_ai-destroys-tailwind-business CTA: Consider donating to Tailwind CSS to keep the library alive! Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - What is Tailwind? 02:05 - Tailwind's business is dying 02:40 - How did AI kill Tailwind's business? 04:20 - What does this mean for Tailwind? 05:20 - Businesses at risk...

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4:01

AI Is Here to Stay

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2025/12/31

Discussing the future of AI with the looming AI and stock market bubbles. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_ai-is-here-to-stay Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - What about the AI bubble? 02:25 - The pragmatic AI approach Links: - If AI can code, what will Software Engineers do? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pxiC_WfT4 - Stop Vibe Coding, Start Power Coding - How To Write Quality Software Faster With Agentic AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akiymB1PyjY...

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19:23

How I self-host with Ansible - Multi-server Container...

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2025/12/19

In this video we explore how I host my apps using Ansible to setup multi-server container deployments orchestrated with Nomad. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_how-i-self-host CTA: Get $20 off Hetzner Cloud - https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=8HuJz94yRocp Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - How I host my apps 03:15 - Why I use Ansible 05:50 - How I use Ansible 07:35 - Analytics Server 10:35 - Database Server 13:30 - App Servers 16:40 - Why self-host vs...

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18:48

The Programming Language Death Spiral - How Small...

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2025/12/17

In this video we explore the programming language death spiral - why it affects small languages, how the rise of AI impacts it, and some ways to fix it. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_programming-language-death-spiral Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Big Languages have a virtuous cycle 02:55 - Small languages have a vicious death spiral 07:55 - AI amplifies these adoption cycles 14:35 - There's still hope for small languages Links: - If AI can c...

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8:26

Post-Mortem: hamy.xyz returning 404s (2025.11)

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2025/12/12

In this video we walk through a post mortem for hamy.xyz returning 404s for 19h on 2025.11.22. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-11_post-mortem-hamy-xyz-404s Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Overview 00:55 - Impact 01:35 - Root Cause 03:35 - Detection 05:40 - Mitigation 06:20 - Prevention Links: - How Meta runs blameless Post-mortems at scale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzzv_Us0hrY - Why I'm Moving my Blog from F# to C# - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08...

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14:18

If AI can code, what will Software Engineers do?

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2025/12/10

In this video we explore the future of the software engineering profession now that AI can code. Will AI take all the software engineer jobs? Will it take other roles as well? Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-12_software-engineers-ai Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - New Technologies and Job Change 03:25 - How AI is different 06:25 - AI, Enginers, and Coders 10:05 - AI and other roles Links: - Stop Vibe Coding, Start Power Coding - How To Write Quality Software ...

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