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Jan
05

Hey There! I'm Serge

I’m a software engineer, independent contractor, and digital nomad, sharing my journey through Kazai Mazai Dot Com—a personal journal, digital garden, and blog about everything.

Jun
18

Posts

Check out my recently updated posts below or browse the full archive of longs and shorts. Curious enough? Learn a bit more about me or dive into the notes in progress or take look at what I'm doing.

Cursor for iOS Development – Installation Guide

Cursor for iOS Development – Installation Guide

Guide to integrating Cursor with Swift development workflows using Xcode & Inject hot reloading
How to pass secret env vars in Xcode and CI

How to pass secret env vars in Xcode and CI

The tutorial provides a solution for managing secrets as environment variables in Xcode and CI
Building iOS Mobile Apps with Redux-like Architecture

Building iOS Mobile Apps with Redux-like Architecture

One of the things I've been puzzling over recently. Can we benefit much from bringing redux-like architectures to iOS? How? And how can we get most of it?
Notion Task and Project Management Template

Notion Task and Project Management Template

My tasks and time management notion template that can be scaled up to handle multiple projects and users. Works best for managing to-do lists, tracking goals and prioritizing tasks.
My Portable Homelab Overview

My Portable Homelab Overview

I've finally built my portable home lab to streamline the way I deal with my media data storage, backups, archives, etc.
Network Effects in Personal Productivity

Network Effects in Personal Productivity

How to make every minute automatically reinvested in other areas of life, by creating positive feedback loops and eventually result in organic progress in all related areas.
Jan
04

Notes

It's a playground, an evolving collection of drafts, thoughts, ideas, and discoveries, all cultivated and gathered with care and curiosity: about these notes.

Software Development with AI

#AI Alignment, #Software Engineering A few thoughts on software development with AI * Now we have

English Is Not the Hottest New Programming Language

If you have a chance to spend enough time vibe-coding, you have probably faced the

How Can AI Affect Code Quality

#AI Alignment On the one hand, we get a unique chance to improve/rewrite legacy

iPad Mini 7 as a Productivity Device

#Gadgets I've been in the market for an ultimate productivity porn device for

Moving Back From Obsidian Tasks to Things App

#Obsidian, #Productivity After a few months with Obsidian tasks, I returned to the Things App.

Obsidian Plugins That I Use

#Obsidian Here is a list of all Obsidian plugins I use and why. Autolink title
Dec
11

Journal

A timeline-based journal capturing reflections on life, work, and everything in between.

2020 Mar
04

Building in Public: Portfolius App — Feb 2020

Portfolius. What is it about? Brief description of Portfolius app main idea and problem that it's intended to solve
Mar 4, 2020
2020 Jan
06
Sabbatical Chronicles: How I Rediscovered Time Management

Sabbatical Chronicles: How I Rediscovered Time Management

When taking a sabbatical I expected to get things done. Instead, I got a chance to reevaluate my approach to time management.
Jan 6, 2020
2019 Dec
17
Navigating the Crossroads: From Freelancing to the Next Chapter

Navigating the Crossroads: From Freelancing to the Next Chapter

I often ask myself: "what could be the next step after freelancing?". Should I step back to a full-time job, or scale up freelance to an agency?
Dec 17, 2019
2019 Jun
10
Key Takeaways From WWDC 2019 for Devs

Key Takeaways From WWDC 2019 for Devs

Finally, not a disappointing WWDC! New Mac Pro, Project Catalyst, SwitUI, and other things over there!
Jun 10, 2019
2019 May
02
Rising from the Ashes: Navigating Burnout and Rediscovering My Passion

Rising from the Ashes: Navigating Burnout and Rediscovering My Passion

One day I almost dropped the profession and ruined all that I had. Fortunately, just like the phoenix rising from its own ashes, I've managed to come back. More than 4 years have passed since I was at the bottom. But I still experience flashbacks of those times.
May 2, 2019
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