HAMY LABS POD

Hamilton Greene

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

  1. 2D AGO

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

    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 Makes Sense Links: - The Missing Programming Language - Why There's No S-Tier Language (Yet) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJXv0BjFFCc - How I think about writing quality code fast with AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvqHO1PRPV4 - 5 AI Coding Best Practices from a Google AI Director (That Actually Work) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No5yW9Q7Wck About me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems. Connect with me: - Website: https://hamy.xyz - Email List: https://hamniverse.substack.com/ - Twitter: @SIRHAMY - https://twitter.com/SIRHAMY - BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sirhamy.bsky.social - Pod Cast: HAMY LABS POD - https://hamylabspod.buzzsprout.com/ # Support the Channel If you liked this and would like to see more, consider becoming a HAMINIONs supporter: https://hamy.xyz/labs/haminions Supporters get: * Full source code access from courses / tutorials * Exclusive discounts on products / courses Plus you help me to keep experimenting / sharing! Additional ways to support:  * YouTube channel members get early access to videos (sometimes weeks before they go public!) * Sponsor posts on the blog / channel: https://hamy.xyz/labs/sponsors * Buy merch from my shop - https://shop.hamy.xyz/

    15 min
  2. 4D AGO

    CloudSeed Rust - A Fullstack Rust Boilerplate for Building Webapps in Minutes

    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 with 20% of the Pain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncHPgvhnm7k - The Missing Programming Language - Why There's No S-Tier Language (Yet) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJXv0BjFFCc - The Problem with Clones in Rust - Why Functional Rust is Slower Than You Think (And How to Fix It) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SntrSo8VMw About me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems. Connect with me: - Website: https://hamy.xyz - Email List: https://hamniverse.substack.com/ - Twitter: @SIRHAMY - https://twitter.com/SIRHAMY - BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sirhamy.bsky.social - Pod Cast: HAMY LABS POD - https://hamylabspod.buzzsprout.com/ # Support the Channel If you liked this and would like to see more, consider becoming a HAMINIONs supporter: https://hamy.xyz/labs/haminions Supporters get: * Full source code access from courses / tutorials * Exclusive discounts on products / courses Plus you help me to keep experimenting / sharing! Additional ways to support:  * YouTube channel members get early access to videos (sometimes weeks before they go public!) * Sponsor posts on the blog / channel: https://hamy.xyz/labs/sponsors * Buy merch from my shop - https://shop.hamy.xyz/

    16 min
  3. FEB 4

    The Missing Programming Language - Why There's No S-Tier Language (Yet)

    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 - Swift 21:55 - Java 23:45 - PHP 24:55 - F#  27:15 - Python 29:05 - Ruby 30:10 - C/C++  31:00 - Gleam 32:10 - Lua 32:50 - Elixir 33:40 - Zig 34:25 - Why does this Gap exist?  39:50 - Is there hope for an S-Tier language? Links: - My 2025 Programming Language Tier List - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEIvl2Nuneg - The Programming Language Death Spiral - How Small Languages Die in the Age of AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Gf04W_ff8 About me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems. Connect with me: - Website: https://hamy.xyz - Email List: https://hamniverse.substack.com/ - Twitter: @SIRHAMY - https://twitter.com/SIRHAMY - BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sirhamy.bsky.social - Pod Cast: HAMY LABS POD - https://hamylabspod.buzzsprout.com/ # Support the Channel If you liked this and would like to see more, consider becoming a HAMINIONs supporter: https://hamy.xyz/labs/haminions Supporters get: * Full source code access from courses / tutorials * Exclusive discounts on products / courses Plus you help me to keep experimenting / sharing! Additional ways to support:  * YouTube channel members get early access to videos (sometimes weeks before they go public!) * Sponsor posts on the blog / channel: https://hamy.xyz/labs/sponsors * Buy merch from my shop - https://shop.hamy.xyz/

    45 min
  4. JAN 23

    How I think about writing quality code fast with AI

    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) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No5yW9Q7Wck - If AI can code, what will Software Engineers do? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pxiC_WfT4 About me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems. Connect with me: - Website: https://hamy.xyz - Email List: https://hamniverse.substack.com/ - Twitter: @SIRHAMY - https://twitter.com/SIRHAMY - BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sirhamy.bsky.social - Pod Cast: HAMY LABS POD - https://hamylabspod.buzzsprout.com/ # Support the Channel If you liked this and would like to see more, consider becoming a HAMINIONs supporter: https://hamy.xyz/labs/haminions Supporters get: * Full source code access from courses / tutorials * Exclusive discounts on products / courses Plus you help me to keep experimenting / sharing! Additional ways to support:  * YouTube channel members get early access to videos (sometimes weeks before they go public!) * Sponsor posts on the blog / channel: https://hamy.xyz/labs/sponsors * Buy merch from my shop - https://shop.hamy.xyz/

    17 min
  5. JAN 16

    5 AI Coding Best Practices from a Google AI Director (That Actually Work)

    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.youtube.com/watch?v=akiymB1PyjY - How I Actually Code with AI as a Senior Software Engineer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe64DwfiRBY - How to Checkpoint Code Projects with AI Agents: Save Your Work, Stay on Track, Reduce Rework - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_vlctseWh0 About me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems. Connect with me: - Website: https://hamy.xyz - Email List: https://hamniverse.substack.com/ - Twitter: @SIRHAMY - https://twitter.com/SIRHAMY - BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sirhamy.bsky.social - Pod Cast: HAMY LABS POD - https://hamylabspod.buzzsprout.com/ # Support the Channel If you liked this and would like to see more, consider becoming a HAMINIONs supporter: https://hamy.xyz/labs/haminions Supporters get: * Full source code access from courses / tutorials * Exclusive discounts on products / courses Plus you help me to keep experimenting / sharing! Additional ways to support:  * YouTube channel members get early access to videos (sometimes weeks before they go public!) * Sponsor posts on the blog / channel: https://hamy.xyz/labs/sponsors * Buy merch from my shop - https://shop.hamy.xyz/

    21 min
  6. JAN 14

    How Good Blogging Habits Yield a Book Each Year

    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, and progress - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcyf4SQXsYE - Vibe Coding a Stats Page for my Website - Here's what I learned - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMXwzmZhsEU - A note on writing - https://hamy.xyz/notes/writing About me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems. Connect with me: - Website: https://hamy.xyz - Email List: https://hamniverse.substack.com/ - Twitter: @SIRHAMY - https://twitter.com/SIRHAMY - BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sirhamy.bsky.social - Pod Cast: HAMY LABS POD - https://hamylabspod.buzzsprout.com/ # Support the Channel If you liked this and would like to see more, consider becoming a HAMINIONs supporter: https://hamy.xyz/labs/haminions Supporters get: * Full source code access from courses / tutorials * Exclusive discounts on products / courses Plus you help me to keep experimenting / sharing! Additional ways to support:  * YouTube channel members get early access to videos (sometimes weeks before they go public!) * Sponsor posts on the blog / channel: https://hamy.xyz/labs/sponsors * Buy merch from my shop - https://shop.hamy.xyz/

    5 min
  7. JAN 9

    How AI Killed Tailwind's Business - And How To Avoid a Similar Fate

    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 and how to defend Links: - If AI can code, what will Software Engineers do? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pxiC_WfT4 - How I Actually Code with AI as a Senior Software Engineer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe64DwfiRBY - Open Source Software is Unsustainable - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD0qmNXUn9M About me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems. Connect with me: - Website: https://hamy.xyz - Email List: https://hamniverse.substack.com/ - Twitter: @SIRHAMY - https://twitter.com/SIRHAMY - BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sirhamy.bsky.social - Pod Cast: HAMY LABS POD - https://hamylabspod.buzzsprout.com/ # Support the Channel If you liked this and would like to see more, consider becoming a HAMINIONs supporter: https://hamy.xyz/labs/haminions Supporters get: * Full source code access from courses / tutorials * Exclusive discounts on products / courses Plus you help me to keep experimenting / sharing! Additional ways to support:  * YouTube channel members get early access to videos (sometimes weeks before they go public!) * Sponsor posts on the blog / channel: https://hamy.xyz/labs/sponsors * Buy merch from my shop - https://shop.hamy.xyz/

    15 min
  8. 12/31/2025

    AI Is Here to Stay

    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 - How I Actually Code with AI as a Senior Software Engineer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe64DwfiRBY About me: I'm Hamilton - a Technomancer building Simple Scalable Systems. Connect with me: - Website: https://hamy.xyz - Email List: https://hamniverse.substack.com/ - Twitter: @SIRHAMY - https://twitter.com/SIRHAMY - BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/sirhamy.bsky.social - Pod Cast: HAMY LABS POD - https://hamylabspod.buzzsprout.com/ # Support the Channel If you liked this and would like to see more, consider becoming a HAMINIONs supporter: https://hamy.xyz/labs/haminions Supporters get: * Full source code access from courses / tutorials * Exclusive discounts on products / courses Plus you help me to keep experimenting / sharing! Additional ways to support:  * YouTube channel members get early access to videos (sometimes weeks before they go public!) * Sponsor posts on the blog / channel: https://hamy.xyz/labs/sponsors * Buy merch from my shop - https://shop.hamy.xyz/

    4 min

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