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Hamilton Greene

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

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16:42

My Career in Programming Languages

HAMY LABS POD ·

2025/06/25

In this video we walk through the programming languages I've used in my 8 year career as a software engineer. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-06_career-in-programming-languages Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Programming Languages I've used in my career 01:25 - APT and MasterCard 03:10 - Instagram and Meta 06:25 - Reddit 11:15 - HAMY LABS 13:25 - Rippling 15:25 - Vanta Links: - My 2025 Programming Language Tier List - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEIvl2Nun...

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14:49

7 Reasons F# Sucks

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2025/06/18

In this video we explore 7 reasons F# sucks along with personal anecdotes about the good and bad of building software with F#. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-06_7-reasons-fsharp-sucks CTA: CloudSeed F# Project Boilerplate - https://cloudseed.xyz/ Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - You start talking weird 02:45 - Nulls will haunt you 04:45 - Your buggy code won't compile 06:25 - C# steals F# features from 10 years ago 08:45 - The job market is a desert 10:55 - Ma...

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10:51

TypeScript - Errors as Values vs Exceptions...

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2025/05/28

In this video we explore when to use exceptions vs errors as values and how they compare performance wise. Original blog post with all links and code: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-05_typescript-errors-vs-exceptions-benchmarks Chapters 00:00 - Intro 03:35 - Benchmarking errors as values vs exceptions 05:15 - Errors vs Exceptions results 07:25 - Errors vs Exceptions Benchmark Code 08:15 - When to use Exceptions vs Error Values Links: - Types vs No Types - How Types Allow Code to Scale across...

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9:34

How Successful Software Engineers Answer 'Tell Me...

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2025/05/07

In this video we explore how to answer "Tell me about yourself" questions in Software Engineer Interviews including an example of how I actually answer this in my own interviews. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-05_tell-me-about-yourself-swes Chapters 00:35 - How to Answer "Tell me about yourself" 04:55 - My Elevator Pitch Links: - My 2025 Job Search as a Senior Software Engineer - Results, Timelines, + How I Study for Interviews - https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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21:06

My 2025 Job Search as a Senior Software Engineer -...

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2025/05/02

In this video we explore my 2025 job search as a senior software engineer - covering my results, how long it took, and how I study for interviews. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-04_job-search-results Chapters 00:30 - Interview Stats 07:25 - Interview Results over Time 14:05 - How I Schedule Interviews 17:40 - Common Interview Types Links: - How do you know it's time to quit your job? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uPnB_z1Z8w&ab_channel=HA...

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7:56

How Cloudflare Container Pricing Compares - Google...

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2025/04/30

In this video we explore how Cloudflare Container pricing compares to other major offrings - Google Cloud Run, AWS Fargate, Azure Container Apps, Railway, Digital Ocean App Platform, and Heroku Dynos Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-04_cloudflare-containers-comparison CTA: CloudCompare also has comparisons for Object Storage and Egress Costs - https://cloudcompare.xyz/ Chapters 00:25 - Cloudflare Containers 02:10 - How Cloudflare Container Pricing C...

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21:16

I Quit Coffee for 90 Days - Here’s How It Affected Me...

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2025/04/25

In this video we discuss the impacts of quitting coffee for 3 months - on my life and career as a software engineer. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-04_i-quit-coffee Chapters 00:30 - My Coffee-Drinking Background 02:05 - Why I Decided to Quit Coffee 04:25 - Results of Quitting Coffee 10:25 - How was Quitting Coffee? (First 3 Months) 17:35 - How Quitting Coffee Impacted my Software Engineering Interviews / Tasks Links: - Liquid Death Iced Teas - ht...

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13:03

Is HTMX Dying?

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2025/04/16

In this video we answer the question - Is HTMX Dying? Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-04_is-htmx-dying Chapters 00:25 - HTMX is Dying 02:10 - HTMX Usage Trends 07:05 - HTMX Competitors 09:00 - Official HTMX Response Links: - What it’s like to run HTMX in Production - Stories from Experienced Software Engineers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_ovkHHuZ8&ab_channel=HAMYLABS - Why you should choose HTMX for your next web-based side proje...

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18:34

How do you know it's time to quit your job?

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2025/01/27

In this video we explore some questions to ask yourself to help determine if it's time to quit and some opportunities to explore before you do so.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-01_how-to-know-its-time-to-quitCTA: Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - https://amzn.to/4fT1iXIChapters01:05 - How to know when to quit (according to Build)01:50 - You're no longer passionate about the mission and position04:45 - You've tried everything to mak...

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7:50

TTL Calculator - Convert DNS TTL seconds to...

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2025/01/24

In this video we talk about my newest app - TTL Calculator - what it does, why I built it, and how I built it.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/ttl-calculatorCTA: TTL Calculator - https://ttlcalculator.com/Chapters00:40 - Why I built it01:50 - How I built it04:10 - Building with Datastar06:25 - The future of CloudSeedLinks:- One Million Checkboxes - Globally Synced Data with HTMX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhO0s8qNGSI&ab_channel=HAMYLABS- The HAM Stack - A Si...

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9:35

The Best Laptop Size to Maximize Productivity for...

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2025/01/15

In this video we'll dive into the best laptop size for productivity for software engineers based on my 8+ years coding with laptops.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-01_laptop-size-for-software-engineersChapters00:50 - Does the Size of your laptop matter? 01:55 - The Different Attributes of a Laptop02:55 - Portability04:05 - Screen Size06:10 - What size laptop should you buy?Links:- How I use the Lenovo ThinkVision M14 as a Portable Vertical Monitor to Code wh...

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3:42

Why I'm Shutting Down 1000 Checkboxes

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2025/01/08

In this video we talk about why I'm shutting down 1000 checkboxes and the future of internet checkboxes.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-01_why-im-shutting-down-1000-checkboxesCTA: One Million Checkboxes - https://onemillioncheckboxes.xyz/Links:- One Million Checkboxes - Globally Synced Data with HTMX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhO0s8qNGSI&ab_channel=HAMYLABS- The State of HTMX (2024) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA94AQ1iP-0&ab_channel=HAMYLABS...

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16:26

How to find a fulfilling career - no matter what...

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2025/01/06

In this video we talk about some strategies for finding a fulfilling career based on your own interests.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2025-01_how-to-find-a-fulfilling-careerChapters01:10 - What should you work on in your life? 03:30 - How can you figure out your calling? 06:30 - Does your calling need to be your job? 10:40 - How to find a fulfilling jobLinks:- HAMY LABS - 2024 Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrJwVtjq2X4&ab_channel=HAMYLAB...

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20:33

The HAM Stack - A Simple Scalable Tech Stack for...

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2025/01/04

In this video we talk about The HAM Stack - the Simple Scalable System for building modern web apps fast and cheapOriginal blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-02_hamstackChapters00:35 - The HAM Stack03:15 - Hypermedia09:55 - on A ModulithLinks:- Software Monoliths for Scale - https://youtu.be/lNIGgTiY7Kw?si=bktUQNyiCZRIJw30 - How HTMX allows you to build modern web apps faster and cheaper than bloated client-side SPAs - https://youtu.be/CUlOyMLqZUo?si=HBKKouUiOEjT5nqX- S...

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26:36

My 2025 Programming Language Tier List

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2025/01/03

In this video we discuss my programming language tier list going into 2025.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2025-01_programming-language-tier-listChapters00:30 - 2025 Programming Language Tier List03:35 - S Tier04:25 - A: F# 07:15 - A: TypeScript10:40 - B: JavaScript12:40 - B: Python17:00 - B: C#21:00 - C: Golang23:50 - D: HacklangLinks:- A Brief Comparison of Modern Programming Languages - TypeScript vs Golang vs Elixir vs Rust vs F# - https://www.yout...

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12:11

What we learned running F# in production for 5 years

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2024/12/27

In this video we explore lessons this developer learned from building and running a SaaS with F# over the past 5 years.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-12_5-years-fsharp-in-productionCTA: You can find Ian's original post here: https://ijrussell.github.io/posts/five-years-in/Chapters00:35 - Project Summary01:40 - What's good about F#? 05:30 - What's bad about F#? 08:55 - Would you choose F# for your next webapp?Links:- Why F# is a fun programming language...

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29:30

HAMY LABS - 2024 Review

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2024/12/25

In this video we do a year in review of HAMY LABS from Builds to Shares to Business.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-12_hamy-labs-2024-reviewChapters00:50 - Shares01:20 - HAMY LABS YouTube05:35 - HAMY GAMES08:00 - HAMY LABS Blog13:05 - HAMINIONS Membership14:15 - HAMY LABS POD17:50 - HAMY LABS Socials20:40 - The HAMNIVERSE Newsletter21:05 - Builds24:40 - BusinessLinks:- How I Generated 100k webpages for my Side Project using AI - https://www.youtube.com...

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23:53

How this Side Project racked up a $100k Cloud Bill on...

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2024/12/07

In this video we'll explore how this developer's side project ended up costing him $100k in a single month including what went wrong and how you can protect your own side projects from similar DDoS scenarios.Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-03_avoid-side-project-financial-ruinChapters01:15 - The Side Project02:10 - The $100k Cloud Bill09:05 - How to keep your side project from financially ruining you10:10 - Set a Spend Limit11:55 - Set Max Resources14:55 - Setup D...

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5:48

Why you should use snake_case instead of camelCase...

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2024/12/04

In this video we explore the merits of snake_case over camelCase for variable names.Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-12_snake-case-vs-camel-caseCTA: Try out the p5js sketch - https://hamygames.xyz/app/snake-case-vs-camel-caseChapters00:20 - Variable Naming Formats00:50 - Why snake_case is better than camelCase03:35 - Why camelCase may still be better than snake_case04:10 - Should you switch from camelCase to snake_case?Links:- A Brief Comparison of Mode...

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8:35

Hetzner's Price Increases Explained (And what it...

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2024/11/29

In this video we explore Hetzner's new price increases for US servers and what it means for your business going into 2025.Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/labs/2024-12_hetzner-price-increasesCTA: Compare cloud offering prices with CloudCompare: https://cloudcompare.xyz/Chapters00:45 - Details of Hetzner's Pricing Changes03:10 - How do Hetzner's Prices Compare to other Cloud Offerings?05:55 - What does Hetzner's Pricing Changes mean for your Business?Links:- How t...

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