The reason AI is so good at coding is not just the models. The people building coding agents use them all day, every day. That feedback loop compounds.
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The reason AI is so good at coding is not just the models. The people building coding agents use them all day, every day. That feedback loop compounds.
Fun fact: Relentless.com still redirects to Amazon because Jeff Bezos originally considered "Relentless" as the company's name, capturing his vision for an always-innovating business.
This year, the Engineering role splits in two:
👨💻 Coders: Love writing code, worried as agents take over their passion.
👷 Builders: See code as a means to an end, excited to create more.
Wake up. Train. Build. Sleep.
When software becomes disposable, everything changes.
This quote stuck with me last year when @pitnikola explained the rules of poker at our offsite.
Success ≠ Pure Skill
Failure ≠ Pure Mistake
Getting a startup off the ground is tough and rarely happens over night.
Here's my 2020 commit graph from when we started Raycast. Some days I committed 100 times. Petr, my co-founder, and our early team had similar graphs.
Don't half-ass it.
My current LLM setup:
👨💻 Coding: Opus 4.5
🐞 Debugging: GPT-5.2
🔬 Researching: Haiku 4.5
✍️ Writing: GPT-5 Mini
New shoes.
Zero mileage.
Fresh start.
Building a startup in a nutshell:
1️⃣ Commit daily
2️⃣ Release weekly
3️⃣ Plan monthly
4️⃣ Dream yearly
🔁 Repeat
Found my old iPhone 4. I want that compact size with an edge-to-edge screen so badly.
New year, new defaults:
- Safari → Dia
- Warp → Ghostty
What else should I try out this year?
x.com/thomaspaulm...
6 years of building Raycast 🎂
Flashback to when Petr and I first stepped into our apartment for the YC Winter 2020 batch. Little did we know...
A massive shoutout to everyone who's been with us on this journey. Your support means the world!
Here's to 2026 💪
New Year’s Resolutions:
- 23% give up by week one
- 50% quit by end of January
- 9% stick it out all year
Pick wisely.
If you want to help create our 2026 edition of the website, say hi 👇
raycast.com/jobs/design...
2020 → 2025
Swing by our Raycafé in London tomorrow!
☕ Enjoy free coffee and pastries
💡 Get tips and tricks about @raycast
✨ Connect with fellow builders
🧑🔧 Optionally co-work with others
👪 Bring your friends
Get all the details 👉 luma.com/cy11xi1t
💡 Pro tip: Assign "⌘ + ⌥ + L" as hotkey to the Search Dia command.
This way, you can search your open tabs and history from anywhere on your Mac. It's great for quickly getting back to where you left off or easily copying a formatted link to share.
Big update to the Dia extension for Raycast!
🔍 Instantly search across pinned and open tabs
📚 Easily browse your history from anywhere
📋 Seamlessly copy formatted links to share
💾 Effortlessly organize your bookmarks
Install the extension 👉 ray.so/dia
Regular reminder: Users come for the features and stay for the details.
It’s not about saving time. It’s about never wasting it.
Wild 🤯
Surprise sticker pack for the team to celebrate the Windows launch.
Thinking of adding it to our merch store. Should we?
If it takes less than 2 minutes, do it now.
Simple but effective:
🔇 Turn on Do Not Disturb by default on all devices
📵 Delete all work apps from your phone
💻 Use your computer for work, your phone for life
🏠 If you WFH, leave your phone in another room
Full episode 👇
ray.so/UMfqnie
To build a high-quality product, you have to test it. Our entire team dogfoods a new version of Raycast every single day!
Full episode 👇
ray.so/UMfqnie
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