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Progress by Zaheer Khan

Gemini 3.8 Flash is a beast!

I've been using Gemini 3.8 Flash in Antigravity, and honestly it's impressed me more than anything before it. Before this model, I was relying on Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6. I wasn't even touching Gemini models because, let's be honest, they were trash (pre-3.7 Flash). Now I'm using 3.8 Flash for almost every task. It's the best model I've used. Usage never runs out (I'm on the paid Pro plan), and the speed is unbelievable. But if you're the type who expects to get the job done by throwing a 1-2 line prompt at it, this isn't for you. I've seen a lot of people be making fun of 3.8 Flash, and I genuinely don't understand why.

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Progress by Deepak Verma

It used to take us around 5 weeks to deliver the frontend of…

Not because we were slow — but because that was the process. First, we would design the entire website in Figma. Then the approved design would go into HTML conversion. After that came responsive testing, fixes, and final polishing. By the time the frontend was ready, around 5 weeks had passed. After working this way for years, I kept thinking: There has to be a faster way. That thinking eventually became KitFront. Now, for the same kind of project, I can set up the Starter Kit, browse and preview the sections I need, copy the code, customize the content — and get the frontend ready in around 5 hours instead of 5 weeks. That’s the problem I built KitFront to solve. Less time rebuilding frontend. More time delivering projects. 👉 kitfront.com #KitFront #BuildInPublic #FrontendDevelopment #WebDevelopment #Bootstrap #TailwindCSS

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Progress by TJ June

Day 1/100

3 developers reached (2 email, 1 comment). Building the habit of inviting people to build in public on NowMine. 99 days to go. The deal is to reach out to 100 developers to build in public using Nowmine streaks profile within 100 days

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Progress by Kyle

Trayage 1.1 is approved for TestFlight beta testing! 🎉

I’ve been reworking Trayage based on feedback, and this update brings some of the biggest changes yet: - A new icon, color palette, and redesigned interface in light and dark modes. - Custom smart filters you can create and save, plus 14 presets to get started. - Two menu bar views: Glance and Quick review. - More consistent settings and a refresh button that visibly responds when you click it. The goal is still simple: find the files in Downloads you no longer need. Trayage helps you review them, and you choose what moves to Trash. As an indie developer, having people take the time to try what I’m building and tell me what could be better means a lot. Thank you for the feedback—it’s helped shape this update. I’ve also added a personal thank-you inside the app. I’d love to hear how the new layout and smart filters feel, and where anything still seems confusing. Version 1.1 is still in beta, so this is a great time to help shape it. https://testflight.apple.com/join/BtqzAZem

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Progress by Uriel Bitton

Just shipped a small Ad feature.

You can now get your product featured on the feed page for just $1 for 24h. Buildside has: - 400+ users - 93% activation rate - 120+ clicks from Google every month - 24+ from Chatgpt every month It can put your product in front of more real founders. Try it, it's only $1 !

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Milestone by François JACQUET

RosarioSIS version 13 is out!

RosarioSIS, the open source Student Information System reached a new milestone. 🔒It now enforces the CSP (Content Security Policy) in order to prevent XSS (Cross Site Scripting) vulnerabilities. 2 plugins are now included: 🔍↕️Instant List Search and Sorting ◀️▶️Previous Next Student New add-ons: https://www.rosariosis.org/modules/accounting-premium/ https://www.rosariosis.org/plugins/two-factor-authentication/ https://gitlab.com/francoisjacquet/Medical_Report Download RosarioSIS for free: https://www.rosariosis.org/download/

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