Blog by Sergey Kaplich

Building my first iOS app, I figured the hard part would be the code.

When I started my professional career, my financial life was not perfect.

I've always had this thing for visuals.

A few years ago, a friend of mine, Arthur — developer and a proud boat captain — told me about an idea he had: connect a mini computer to a printer on his boat and ask people to send him emails.

I had some free time over Memorial Day, so I finally built something I’d been thinking about for a while.

I know how people say that the tool doesn’t matter.

I ran an experiment last week.

There's been a massive shift in what we used to call "vibe coding" just a few months ago.

AI helped lay off a lot of people.

About a year and a half ago, I was laid off—right in the middle of my parental leave.

i am moving back to basics: Notion, Bear → Apple Notes Dia, Arc, Zen → Chrome Arc Mobile → Safari Mobile Overcast → Spotify if it works, let it work

I found myself in a weird situation — within just a few weeks, I became extremely disappointed in a company that initially seemed like a great place to work.

The only thing I hate more than cold emails is extremely poorly made cold emails.

Sometimes I catch myself slipping into black&white thinking.

I’ve been working as a front-end engineer for almost three years, always in teams with designers.

Ok, just a few weeks after I said goodbye to Skype, another web service I've been using for about 15 years is shutting down.

Recently, I read the book Right Questions by Debbie Ford.

I like the ’90s aesthetic, and sometimes it's fun to record videos in an old-school style.

When I feel stuck or have too much on my plate, I plan some time just to think about everything I need to do.

I like reading books.

It may sound counterintuitive, but some pressure actually helps to create.

I recently found a great way to explore good music on Spotify.

Every time, I tried to create a "Second Brain" and find a way to organize all my notes so I could easily find them.

In Russian, there’s no separate word for cats’ whiskers.

Today, May 5, 2025, is the last day that Skype will be available.

When I bought my first sampler, the seller gave me a great piece of advice: always keep it connected.

I am fascinated by the fact that any iPhone starting from the first one, has much more power than Apollo Guidance Computer that helped get astronauts to the Moon.

Last weekend I had some free time, so I built a tiny web app to help my family figure out what’s going on outside — and more importantly, what we should wear.

With the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, many people argue that coding might soon become unnecessary.

I've loved reading for as long as I can remember.

In November, social media saw a lot of changes.

I remember it like it was yesterday, but it happened many years ago.

Until recently, it was quite quiet here.

Since the beginning of September, I've been searching for a job after being laid off from my previous role at the end of June.

Ten years back, I was working as a creative copywriter at a Moscow publishing house that had published and distributed Delivering Happiness a few years prior.

I am sure that Post Secret is one of the best things on the internet.

Hey-hey I’m currently looking for my next opportunity as a web developer / frontend engineer.

In 2017, Apple released a new iPhone with what I consider the worst design decision I could ever imagine — the notch.

Ten years ago, I traveled alone around Europe, staying at random strangers' houses that I found through Couchsurfing.

At the end of last year, I started using Twitter again, posting a few tweets every day.

Yesterday, I launched my latest project, Failure Hunt, on Product Hunt.

When I was a teenager, the Lomography movement was pretty popular.

Raycast is a minimalistic tool for Mac that helps to launch applications, create automations, and perform many other tasks.

One of my favorite short movies.

At the end of last year, I was thinking about an ambitious goal: to create 12 projects in 12 months.

It's been almost two weeks since I got laid off, so it's time to move on and set new goals.

I noticed that I hate all group chats with more than three people.

Two years ago, my wife, a few friends, and I went to upstate New York to relax for a couple of days for camping.

I got laid off yesterday.

90% percent of my clothes are 100% cotton, and most of these pieces are from Elwood.