dharmesh on Engineering

This is so cool! You can now build mobile apps on Replit. And, not only can you build them, you can deploy them to the AppStore right from within Replit. Thanks, @amasad and team! This is going to let me do something I've wanted to do for a while -- build an actual iPhone app.

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Follows a clear Hook → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Short sentences keep the pace up, so the reader never has to re-read a line.

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Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, energetic, punchy
Written for: Engineers and technical teams

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