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
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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/

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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/

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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/

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Supporters get:
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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

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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

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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/

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