Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
Since opening the preview of Exact yest morning:
- 83 new commits, 41 issues closed
- Setup works on more machines
- Multi-touch GPU canvases
- Cut web runtime down by 40% in kb
- Effect now works in data modules
- font-feature-settings & size radial gradients
- Game engine: Convex-hull colliders & CCD
(also working on support for the other Convex by request 🙃)
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
Been a while since I’ve been excited about a new framework. Every technical decision seems spot on
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
The cost efficiency of Exact is insane. I built a little TUI wrapper that uses the new Muse Ember model to generate interactive apps in Exact for 3/100th of a penny. This is a Jev-like moment for generative UI.
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
One of the best engineers I know just did something fairly extraordinary with a new agent native framework to make apps that look great and run very very fast
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
1/ @ccheever deserves most of the credit for Exact. He has been working very hard on it and making Claude/Codex/Grok/Muse work very hard on it.
2/ To get started point your agent at github.com/expo/exact and start by building a few screens. Pro tip: tell your agent it can edit and compile Exact if it needs to. Agents make local patches maintainable, do what you need to stay unblocked.
3/ Tell your agent to share feedback, both what went smoothly and where there was friction or bugs, by enabling agent diaries or posting an issue on the GitHub repo. Thank you!
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
Exact is stupid fast. 120fps scrolling, near-instant startup, and web perf right up there with Astro.
You write UI in Contract, a typed language that's built by @ccheever and agents for agents.
Right now Exact is pre-alpha - we're sharing it because we want more users/feedback. Have your agent try it:
github.com/expo/exact
github.com/expo/exact-templa…
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
I want to share a preview of something I've been working on called Exact. It's a new Agent Native app framework written in Rust. It's extremely fast and tries to let you build exactly the experience you want with no compromises.
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
LEGO Interstellar is officially happening!
This fan-made project has been approved by LEGO Ideas and will become an official LEGO set!
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
Founders often make this subtle mistake when introducing their co:
"We're trying to..."
Replace with:
"We are..."
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
My advice to young folks: don't be a VC
(build first / put a dent in the world / get rich *then* play vc, if you still feel called to it)
Venture is the only finance job you can feel great about (read Enough by Bogle - it is non value destroying, done right)
But it's still not primary value creation - the things that are built are far more important than the funding of the things
So if you can build, you must build - the world needs you
(And you're more likely to become financially free building vs. venture investing)
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
The strange reward for admitting you don't know is that you finally get to find out.
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
Yeah. And it’s important to remember that confidence is a very different thing than arrogance
Arrogance is your ego blasting off
Confidence is simply asserting yourself, setting boundaries, taking yourself seriously, believing you are enough
And there’s nothing egotistical whatsoever about that
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
one of my favorite things about working on consumer apps is that you can spend months deep in the weeds on tiny details, and then one day you actually use the product for fun instead of work and you’re like holy shit we built something incredible here
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
A small peek at the details going into our upcoming Sunflower Beta launch:
This is the blank state—when you’ve cleared out your high-signal emails
A 3D sphere coalesces from scattered points. You can play with it, rotate it, tap it
The points on the sphere are arranged in the Fibonacci sequence… which the center disc florets of a sunflower also follow
Look closely at the center of a sunflower and you’ll see this same pattern
We’ll reveal the rest of our new Home tab soon. (it’s changed how I use email) Until then: I’m damn proud of the attention to detail poured into every corner of this app
My co-founder @michaelbrooksjr is the best designer I’ve ever worked with, and @leeadkins the best engineer. We can’t wait to launch this thing 🌻
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
Anyone can build now. Few dare to aim big enough.
That's why we're launching Southbound W27 by @thelabmiami & @focal_vc today.
Code is now cheap, abundant, and written by machines. What’s scarce is real ambition, intelligence, compute, and distribution.
It's what Southbound is built for: To help the best technical founders think bigger and move faster from day 1.
We're now opening applications to the second cohort of our winter residency.
If you want to:
- Escape the cold
- Work on an absurdly ambitious problem, surrounded by your best technical peers
- Get weekly mentorship by unicorn founders
- Funding on an uncapped MFN SAFE (vs giving up 7%)
- $1M in perks and compute
- and much more
... then join us in Miami from Jan 11 - Apr 11 2027.
Southbound is:
- Limited to 10 spots (teams or solo founders)
- Fully in person in Miami
- 7 days / week in office.
The cohort is small by design: Instead of being a number in a big batch, you get a hand-picked group of your best peers, weekly dinners with unicorn founders, and real time with focal’s GPs.
Rolling admission until all 10 spots are filled / applications close Dec 11.
Apply asap (link in comments!)
@ayalstern | @DanielDarling | @amiine_afia | @wynwoodceo | @SydneyWasi
Bobby Goodlatte retweeted
Anyone who says a social network wants bots is deeply mistaken. Human interaction is already scarce on social networks, since most people are passive consumers.
Bots displace this scarce resource:
Each bot reply means one human reply is not seen or engaged with by another human.
It’s nearly a 1-to-1 drop in product & business value—and likely has much bigger compounding losses when you account for people churning out of frustration.
