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indie software engineer, bootstrapped founder, budding writer https://saewitz.com

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Daniel SaewitzFeb 24, 2026

Tests Are The New Moat

As AI becomes better at cloning people's open source work, what ends up becoming most valuable are software contracts, tests, and API surface area. This clashes the incentives of clearly defining your commercialized open source software with protecting it.

Daniel SaewitzFeb 16, 2026

Turning Your Robot Vacuum Into a Mesh VPN

I bought a robot vacuum and went down a path of understanding how wi-fi enabled devices can cross a line of security and privacy. In doing so, I figured out how we can keep our devices secure and isolated to our own private networks while still being able to operate them from anywhere in the world.

universaltechnical

Daniel SaewitzJul 22, 2025

Coding Is Changed Forever

universaltechnical

Daniel SaewitzMay 6, 2025

Code Lifecycles

code should die

Daniel SaewitzApr 30, 2025

Server Components Give You Optionality

not a prescription

Daniel SaewitzMar 8, 2025

Abusing RSC's Cache For Blog Footnotes

stable pointers

Daniel SaewitzJan 22, 2025

Lessons on Creative Work

learned or validated

Daniel SaewitzDec 4, 2024

The Mental Model of Server Components

hydration and composition

Daniel SaewitzOct 23, 2024

This Just Might Work

external energy