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Hamilton Greene

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

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  • Wednesday · 7 min

    Building a Multiplayer Game of Life with Rust + Datastar

    In this video we discuss building an SSR multiplayer game of life with Rust + Datastar. Original blog post with all image and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-09_game-of-life CTA: Play Game of Life - https://labs.hamy.xyz/labs/game-of-life Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Game Demo 01:00 - Why build it? 01:25 - How it's built 04:00 - Is it efficient? Links: - Getting Started with Datastar - Build a Rust + Axum Todo App - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK7qcWpZAAk - Build a Fullstack SSR Web App with Rust + Maud - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOddADb8yYs - How HTMX allows you to build modern web apps faster and cheaper than bloated client-side SPA Frameworks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUlOyMLqZUo 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/

  • September 17 · 34 min

    How I Actually Do Agentic Engineering As A Senior Software Engineer

    In this video we discuss how I actually do agentic engineering at work and for side projects - my full workflow for coding with agents and how I link them together to orchestrate. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-09_agentic-engineering CTA: Access my full AI Dotfiles - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence - Available to HAMINIONS Members - https://hamy.xyz/haminions Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Why Agentic Engineering? 03:10 - How I use AI Agents 06:15 - My Agentic Engineering Workflow 21:00 - My Agentic Engineering Skills 30:10 - My Current Agentic Engineering Stack Links: - How to Balance Speed, Quality, and Mental Overhead in Agentic Engineering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLf5LgSqLM8 - AI Dotfiles - How I Take My AI Workflows Across Projects And Machines - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0t2fZwrpdg - How Much OpenCode + GPT 5.6 Usage Do You Get With OpenAI's ChatGPT Pro Subscription? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihi8AUkPKqo 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/

  • September 9 · 14 min

    AI Dotfiles - How I Take My AI Workflows Across Projects And Machines

    In this video we explore how I share my AI workflows across machines and projects for both personal and work engagements. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-09_ai-dotfiles CTA: See all my ai dotfiles - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence - Available to HAMINIONS Members - https://hamy.xyz/haminions Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Dotfiles port system settings 01:50 - AI dotfiles port AI workflows 03:45 - Hierarchies of AI Workflows Links: - How To Create Portable AI Skills Across Harnesses (Claude Code, Codex, Open Code) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkBUI84eGJU - How to Balance Speed, Quality, and Mental Overhead in Agentic Engineering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLf5LgSqLM8 - Why High-Level Rust Wins Over Other High-Level Languages for Agentic Engineering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcumBQrO-2A 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/

  • August 26 · 9 min

    Porting my F# Web App to Rust in 2 Hours with AI

    In this video we discuss porting my webapp from F# to Rust in 2 hours using AI - what I migrated, how I did it, and learnings along the way. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-08_porting-fsharp-to-rust CTA: Checkout Cloudcompare for cloud hosting comparisons - https://cloudcompare.xyz/ Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - What I migrated 02:45 - How I migrated my site with AI 06:20 - Outcomes and Learnings Links: - Why Rust Wins in the Age of AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQG_EC01mng - CloudSeed Rust - A Fullstack Rust Boilerplate for Building Webapps in Minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2G_a1ZgdEY - Why I'm Ditching Coolify for Ansible for Deploying my Web Apps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky9xL8o_7mk 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/

  • August 12 · 14 min

    My Daily Routine as a Software Engineer and Dad of a 1-Year-Old

    In this video we explore my daily routine as a software enginere and dad of a 1-year-old. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-08_daily-routine-software-engineer CTA: Access my full AI dotfiles - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence - Available to HAMINIONS Members - https://hamy.xyz/haminions Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - My Daily Routine 13:20 - What about the kid? Links: - How I plan my day as a Senior Software Engineer - Get the most important thing done every single day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwt1IpxfILc - My Morning Meditation Ritual as a Senior Software Engineer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0MlP_XYGDU 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/

  • August 5 · 9 min

    How Much Faster is Coding with AI Agents? (from a Senior Software Engineer)

    In this video we discuss how much faster ai agents have made coding as a professional software engineer. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-07_ai-agents-speed-increase-software-engineer CTA: Access my full ai-dotfiles - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence - Available to haminions members - https://hamy.xyz/haminions Chapters 00:45 - AI agents and code throughput 02:45 - Calculation Caveats 06:40 - Future of Software Engineering Links: - How to Balance Speed, Quality, and Mental Overhead in Agentic Engineering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLf5LgSqLM8 - How Much I Spend on AI Agents as a Software Engineer (And Is It Worth It?) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZrlWYEVNHw - Why High-Level Rust Wins Over Other High-Level Languages for Agentic Engineering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcumBQrO-2A 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/

  • July 29 · 5 min

    How Much OpenCode + GPT 5.6 Usage Do You Get With OpenAI's ChatGPT Pro Subscription?

    In this video we explore how much GPT 5.6 usage you get in OpenCode from OpenAI's $100 / month ChatGPT Pro subscription. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-07_opencode-gpt-pro-subscription-tokens CTA: See my full AI dotfiles - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence - Available to HAMINIONS Members - https://hamy.xyz/haminions Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - How much GPT 5.6 Usage I Got 01:35 - Calculation Caveats Links: - GPT 5.6 + OpenCode vs Claude + Claude Code - First Impressions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KYHmz9RagY - How Much I Spend on AI Agents as a Software Engineer (And Is It Worth It?) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZrlWYEVNHw - How to Balance Speed, Quality, and Mental Overhead in Agentic Engineering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLf5LgSqLM8 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/

  • July 22 · 14 min

    GPT 5.6 + OpenCode vs Claude + Claude Code - First Impressions

    In this video we discuss thoughts on GPT + OpenCode vs my previous daily driver Claude + Claude Code. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-07_gpt-5-6-opencode-vs-claude-code CTA: Full ai dotfiles - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples - Available to HAMINIONS Members - https://hamy.xyz/blog/haminions Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Why try alt models + harnesses? 02:05 - GPT vs Claude 06:30 - OpenCode vs Claude Code 12:15 - GPT + OpenCode Daily Driver Links: - How To Create Portable AI Skills Across Harnesses (Claude Code, Codex, Open Code) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkBUI84eGJU - How I use Claude Code as my personal assistant from my phone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQPCUb-3ir8 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/

  • July 15 · 13 min

    How Much I Spend on AI Agents as a Software Engineer (And Is It Worth It?)

    In this video we'll break down how much I spend on AI agents each month as a software engineer and whether I think it's worth it / sustainable. Original blog post with all links, images, and widgets: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-07_how-much-i-spend-on-ai-agents CTA: Get access to my ai-dotfiles - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence - Available to haminions members - https://hamy.xyz/blog/haminions Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - How much I spend on AI each month 02:15 - What I spend AI tokens on 04:05 - Is it worth it? Links: - How to Balance Speed, Quality, and Mental Overhead in Agentic Engineering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLf5LgSqLM8 - Why High-Level Rust Wins Over Other High-Level Languages for Agentic Engineering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcumBQrO-2A - 9 Parallel AI Agents That Review My Code (Claude Code Setup) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGmMItyRaRM 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/

  • June 24 · 39 min

    How to Balance Speed, Quality, and Mental Overhead in Agentic Engineering

    In this video we explore approaches to agentic engineering so you can ship fast without significant hits to quality or mental overhead - and in some cases improvements! Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-06_balancing-speed-quality-overhead-agentic-engineering CTA: Get my full ai dotfiles in the HAMY LABS example repo - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples - Available to haminions members - https://hamy.xyz/blog/haminions Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Tradeoffs - Speed, Quality, and Mental Overhead 14:05 - How I think about coding with agents 22:00 - How I run agentic engineering loops 30:00 - Results of agentic engineering Links: - How I think about writing quality code fast with AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvqHO1PRPV4 - I Built an AI Orchestrator and Ran It Overnight - Here's What Happened - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9lf0-EZibA - What I built at Recurse Center - a 12 week programming retreat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1GskaIVV04 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/

  • June 17 · 5 min

    My Morning Meditation Ritual as a Senior Software Engineer

    In this video we discuss my morning meditation ritual as a software engineer. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-06_morning-meditation-software-engineer Links: - How I use Claude Code as my personal assistant from my phone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQPCUb-3ir8 - How I plan my day as a Senior Software Engineer - A Simple Scalable System for getting the most important thing done every day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwt1IpxfILc - 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/

  • June 3 · 10 min

    The Case for Talking to Your Computer

    In this video we discuss why talking to your computer may be more effective than typing and why typing still has a place long term. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-06_the-case-for-talking-to-computer Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Talking vs Typing 04:00 - What I talk to my computer about Links: - How I use Claude Code as my personal assistant from my phone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQPCUb-3ir8 - How to use Vim in Claude Code - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-1qcNpxuXg - 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/

  • May 27 · 14 min

    How I use Claude Code as my personal assistant from my phone

    In this video we explore how I use Claude Code as my personal assistant on the go, from my phone. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-05_claude-code-from-phone CTA: Access my full ai dotfiles in the HAMY LABS Code Example Repo - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence - Available to HAMINIONS Members - https://hamy.xyz/blog/haminions Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - How I run Claude Code from my phone 04:05 - What I'm using my personal Claude for 08:35 - Things to keep in mind Links: - How To Create Portable AI Skills Across Harnesses (Claude Code, Codex, Open Code) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkBUI84eGJU - I Built an AI Orchestrator and Ran It Overnight - Here's What Happened - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9lf0-EZibA - How to use Vim in Claude Code - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-1qcNpxuXg 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/

  • April 22 · 18 min

    Why High-Level Rust Wins Over Other High-Level Languages for Agentic Engineering

    In this video we discuss why High-Level Rust wins over other high level languages in the age of AI and agentic engineering. Original blog post with all links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-04_why-rust-over-high-level-langs Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Expressive Types + Compiler Checks 03:20 - Mainstream long term 05:30 - AI Proficiency 07:15 - Great Performance 08:25 - Common Objections Links: - Why Rust Wins in the Age of AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQG_EC01mng - 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 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/

  • April 15 · 13 min

    Why Rust Wins in the Age of AI

    In this video we explore why I think Rust is uniquely positioned for the age of agentic engineering and how it compares to other leading competitors. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-04_rust-age-of-ai CTA: Spin up fullstack webapps fast with CloudSeed, the fullstack Rust webapp boilerplate - https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_launching-cloudseed-rust Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - What are agents good for? 03:30 - What is Rust good for? 05:00 - Rust + Agentic Engineering 08:50 - What about other languages? Links: - The Missing Programming Language - Why There's No S-Tier Language (Yet) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJXv0BjFFCc - High-Level Rust: Getting 80% of the Benefits with 20% of the Pain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncHPgvhnm7k - How I think about writing quality code fast with AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvqHO1PRPV4 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/

  • March 27 · 28 min

    What I built at Recurse Center - a 12 week programming retreat (Return Statement W2'26)

    In this video we'll discuss what I built during my 12 week programming retreat at Recurse Center. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-03_recurse-center-return-statement Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - What is Recurse Center and why join? 02:30 - What I planned to build 04:00 - Applied AI for Engineering 10:30 - Web Systems with Rust 16:25 - Networked Games 19:40 - Writing 22:00 - Advice and Learnings from Recurse Center 24:00 - Should you join Recurse Center? Links: - 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/

  • March 4 · 19 min

    Why I'm moving from C# to Rust for High-level Apps

    In this post we discuss why I'm moving to building primarily in Rust from C# and F#, how I made this decision, and how it's going so far. Original blog post with all links and images: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_moving-csharp-to-rust If you want to see how I build webapps with Rust, checkout CloudSeed my fullstack project boilerplate - https://cloudseedrust.com/ You can get my full agentic AI engineering workflows from the HAMY LABS example repo - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence/2026-01_claude-snapshot/.claude - This is available to all HAMINIONS Members - https://hamy.xyz/blog/haminions Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Why am I looking for another programming language? 04:30 - Why Rust? 13:00 - Why Rust over C# / F#? 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 - CloudSeed Rust - A Fullstack Rust Boilerplate for Building Webapps in Minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2G_a1ZgdEY 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/

  • February 27 · 17 min

    Benchmarking my Markdown Blog in Rust and C# - 4.6x Less Memory, 2-8x Faster Latency on the Same App

    In this video we benchmark Rust vs C# for my markdown blog containing 1000 posts with the same architecture and logic. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_rust-vs-csharp-blog-benchmark CTA: Ship fullstack Rust apps faster with CloudSeed - https://cloudseedrust.com/ Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Test Setup 05:55 - Rust vs C# Memory 08:55 - Rust vs C# Latency 10:45 - All Results 11:05 - The Outlier - C# Faster 12:50 - Does any of this matter? Links: - High-Level Rust: Getting 80% of the Benefits with 20% of the Pain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncHPgvhnm7k - Your Programming Language Benchmark is Wrong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6KS9xvBmBo - 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/

  • February 23 · 21 min

    Launching Phase Golem - An AI Orchestrator for Configurable Pipelines Backed by Git

    In this video we explore Phase Golem, my new AI orchestrator built with Rust. We discuss what it is, how it works, how it's built, and recommendations for using it. Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_launching-phase-golem Phase Golem is available on GitHub - https://github.com/SIRHAMY/phase-golem CTA: Get access to my full vibe engineering workflows - https://github.com/HAMY-LABS/hamy-labs-code-examples/tree/main/artificial-intelligence/2026-01_claude-snapshot/.claude - Available to HAMINIONs Members - https://hamy.xyz/blog/haminions Chapters 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - What is Phase Golem? 12:00 - How is Phase Golem Built? 15:35 - How does it perform? How should you use it? Links: - I Built an AI Orchestrator and Ran It Overnight - Here's What Happened - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9lf0-EZibA - High-Level Rust: Getting 80% of the Benefits with 20% of the Pain - https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_high-level-rust - The Missing Programming Language - Why There's No S-Tier Language (Yet) - https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-01_missing-programming-language 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/

  • February 18 · 13 min

    The Problem with Clones in Rust - Why Functional Rust is Slower Than You Think (And How to Fix It)

    In this video we explore the problems with clones in rust, why it makes functional Rust code slower than mainstream GC languages, and ways to fix it. Original blog post with all diagrams and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_the-problem-with-clones-in-rust CTA: LightClone is a Rust crate that allows the type system to enforce cheap clones - https://github.com/SIRHAMY/light-clone Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Why Rust Clones are Different 03:20 - How much slower? 05:20 - Why GC Languages "Win" at Cloning 06:30 - How to Fix Slow Clones 09:00 - Helpful Crates 09:40 - Cheap and Expensive Cones Look the Same 11:35 - Does this actually matter for Web APIs? 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 - Why I'm Moving my Blog from F# to C# - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08EkZvkqSvU 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/

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