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mariocesar

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Living in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Personal Website: https://mariocesar.xyz/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/

Contact me at LinkedIn or mariocesar (at) humanzilla.com

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mariocesar··on Claude Status – Elevated errors for multiple models
No point, I just shared something I did
mariocesar··on Claude Status – Elevated errors for multiple models
`claude --resume` will list your sessions, you can copy the title. Codex may just list and grep the sessions files in ~/.claude and filter the one with the name.

I also have the habit of naming my sessions with `/rename`

mariocesar··on Elevated errors for multiple models – Resolved
I'm was closing a day of work and it stopped in the middle of a long plan, I started codex and tell it: "I was in the middle of work with Claude could you read the plan and the session "x" in ~/.claude and continue the work" it just completed everything :D
mariocesar··on Ask HN: What default model do you use and why?
To ask for web search, simple commands and research, or passing logs to analyze it's more than enough

Here is the script https://github.com/mariocesar/dotfiles/blob/main/common/.loc...

mariocesar··on Ask HN: What default model do you use and why?
I have an 'ask' alias in my shell that just uses Haiku. I use it daily for pretty much everything

For more long work, I now use Fable to create a PLAN.md. I tell it to make a plan that will be executed by other models, and most of the time it ends up choosing Opus or Sonnet.

I didn't start doing this recently. Before that, I would just use the top model for everything. Splitting the work across different models depending on the task has helped a lot. They run faster, and I usually get much better results

mariocesar··on Show HN: Vertumnus – printable posters of farmers' market produce seasonality
Great work, and thanks for sharing the transcript! Just skimming through the chats, I've already learned a lot. Would be so awesome to have this for any region/city, but that is a data problem to solve.

Congrats again!

mariocesar··on Show HN: Kadō – open-source habit tracker, with non-binary habit score, for iOS
Cool, if we could by hour I can replace my CBT tracker !
mariocesar··on Show HN: Kadō – open-source habit tracker, with non-binary habit score, for iOS
This was posted on HN a while ago and I started using it then. I've accumulated quite a bit of data and have used both export and import. That's turned out to be the most useful feature for me

I've used other trackers, ones focused on CBT. My only suggestion is to allow text notes in each entry, so I can track emotional states or recurring thoughts

mariocesar··on Ask HN: Alternatives to GitHub
I answered this in another thread, if you're already running a large GitHub organization, GitLab is the closest alternative in terms of features

A big plus is that it also has an open-source Community Edition that you can self-host

mariocesar··on Incident with Github.com
GitLab is probably the most reasonable alternative. I migrated and it took me some weeks to adapt to the new CI, but for my use case it's basically equivalent in features.

I started with the cloud version, then moved to self-hosted because it wasn't a big effort for our team. We also reduced our monthly invoice by about 50% after the move.

mariocesar··on Is it all just vapourware?
The product is being launched before the value is clear.

We've seen similar waves with new technologies before: overexposing the pros, dismissing the cons, hyper-optimism, and people using a lot of jargon without saying much of substance. The difference this time is the scale of the impact and the volume around it.

mariocesar··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2026)
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia (UTC-4, EST)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, Node/NestJS, TypeScript, React/Svelte/Vue, Next.js, Postgres, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS (Lambda/ECS/RDS/S3), Terraform, Celery/RabbitMQ/Airflow, GraphQL, ETL, Zapier (Platform/CLI), OpenAI/Claude integrations

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/ (happy to send PDF)

Email: mariocesarsenoranis @ gmail.com

Senior full-stack engineer & tech lead, 10+ yrs, Python/Django-first. I ship MVPs that reach production and stabilize/modernize legacy systems without breaking what works. Comfortable across backend, frontend, and infra.

Strong on SaaS, integrations and data flows: Zapier apps (Platform/CLI), ERPs, billing, CRMs, webhooks, ETL — plus LLM integrations (OpenAI/Claude). Years spent making systems talk to each other reliably.

Ex-Zapier (integrations), ex-Tesorio. Experience across SaaS, fintech, and e-commerce.

Links: https://github.com/mariocesar https://mariocesar.xyz/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/

mariocesar··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026)
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia (UTC-4, EST)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, Node/NestJS, TypeScript, React/Svelte/Vue, Next.js, Postgres, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS (Lambda/ECS/RDS/S3), Terraform, Celery/RabbitMQ/Airflow, GraphQL, ETL, Zapier (Platform/CLI), OpenAI/Claude integrations

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/ (happy to send PDF)

Email: mariocesarsenoranis @ gmail.com

Senior full-stack engineer & tech lead, 10+ yrs, Python/Django-first. I ship MVPs that reach production and stabilize/modernize legacy systems without breaking what works. Comfortable across backend, frontend, and infra.

Strong on SaaS, integrations and data flows: Zapier apps (Platform/CLI), ERPs, billing, CRMs, webhooks, ETL — plus LLM integrations (OpenAI/Claude). Years spent making systems talk to each other reliably.

Ex-Zapier (integrations), ex-Tesorio. Experience across SaaS, fintech, and e-commerce.

Links: https://github.com/mariocesar https://mariocesar.xyz/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/

mariocesar··on Ask HN: How long have you been looking for a job?
I've been looking for almost two years, though not very actively at first. I had to focus on my health, and job hunting took more energy than I had

Two months ago, a local company reached out on LinkedIn. They help with the search. I'm not good at selling myself, so I gave it a shot.

They fixed my CV and LinkedIn, and started finding roles for me. Since then, I've had more interviews.

The market feels over-automated now. Too much noise, too many filters, too much AI. It's exhausting.

mariocesar··on Show HN: Kadō – habit tracker app for iOS, open source and privacy-friendly
Just start using it! It really makes sense the % progress.
mariocesar··on GitHub is sinking
Agree with Gitlab as an enterprise alternative. Beautifully boring and safe to have complex teams and permissions. Also has a good enough Terraform support, and a nice workflow to host docker images
mariocesar··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia (UTC-4)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, Django, FastAPI, Postgres, Svelte/Vue/React, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Zapier (Platform/CLI), ETL

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/ (happy to send PDF)

Email: mariocesar "at" humanzilla.com

Senior full-stack engineer (10+ yrs). Python/Django-first.

I build MVPs that make it to production, and I stabilize/modernize legacy systems without breaking what works. Comfortable across backend, frontend, and infra.

Strong on integrations and data flows: Zapier apps (Platform/CLI), ERPs, billing, CRMs, webhooks, ETL. I've spent a lot of time making systems talk to each other reliably.

Years of experience in SaaS companies.

Ex-integrations @ Zapier / Tesorio. Former CTO/founder.

Links: https://github.com/mariocesar https://mariocesar.xyz/

mariocesar··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026)
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia (UTC-4)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, Django, FastAPI, Postgres, Svelte/Vue/React, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Zapier (Platform/CLI), ETL

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/ (happy to send PDF)

Email: mariocesar "at" humanzilla.com

Senior full-stack engineer (10+ yrs). Python/Django-first.

I build MVPs that make it to production, and I stabilize/modernize legacy systems without breaking what works. Comfortable across backend, frontend, and infra.

Strong on integrations and data flows: Zapier apps (Platform/CLI), ERPs, billing, CRMs, webhooks, ETL. I've spent a lot of time making systems talk to each other reliably.

Years of experience in SaaS companies.

Ex-integrations @ Zapier / Tesorio. Former CTO/founder.

Links: https://github.com/mariocesar https://mariocesar.xyz/

mariocesar··on Scotty: A beautiful SSH task runner
I made something similar years ago, a long one-liner.

  tar cpf - provision/ | ssh ubuntu@192.168.1.99 "tar xpf - -C /tmp && cd /tmp/provision && bash /tmp/provision/bootstrap.sh && rm -rf /tmp/provision"
Heres is the full use: https://gist.github.com/mariocesar/8e674ec40dad6b94114d2a44d...

I named "Ansible for the Frugal"

mariocesar··on Scotty: A beautiful SSH task runner
Feels like Ansible does the same thing, just with nicer output
mariocesar··on I overengineered a spinning top [video]
There is a Japanese show that made a Scientist vs Engineers version to build the best Spinning Top: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q-hcidtjiM

Awesome!

mariocesar··on Databases in 2025: A Year in Review
Same surprise here. However in practice, the community tends to talk about DuckDB more like a client-side tool than a traditional database
mariocesar··on Ask HN: Is snapd still controvertial on Ubuntu?
> I can’t say I’ve installed a huge number of snaps but when I have they worked

Thanks. Any apps you avoided installing as snaps?

mariocesar··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2025)
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia (UTC-4)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, Django, FastAPI, Postgres, Svelte/Vue/React, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Zapier (Platform/CLI), ETL

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/ ask me a PDF by mail.

Email: mariocesar "at" humanzilla.com

Senior full-stack engineer (10+ yrs). Python + Django are my main tools. Comfortable across backend, frontend, and infra. I build MVPs that turn into products. I also modernize legacy code and keep it running so many times. Deep on integrations & data flows (Zapier, ERPs, billing, CRM). Ex-integrations @ Zapier/Tesorio.

Links: GitHub https://github.com/mariocesar · Site https://mariocesar.xyz/

mariocesar··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2025)
SEEKING WORK | Santa Cruz, Bolivia (UTC-4) | Remote: Yes

Technologies: Python, Django, FastAPI, Postgres, Svelte/Vue/React, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Zapier (Platform/CLI), ETL

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/

Email: mariocesar [at] humanzilla.com

Full-stack, Django-first. I ship MVPs and steady/modernize legacy systems. Integrations & data flows: Zapier apps/CLI, ERPs, billing, CRMs, webhooks/ETL. Collaborative by default, like writing docs. I can learn your domain fast.

Ex-integrations @ Zapier/Tesorio. Founder background, hands-on and available for short projects or ongoing work.

mariocesar··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2025)
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia (UTC-4)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, Django, FastAPI, Postgres, Svelte/Vue/React, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Zapier (Platform/CLI), ETL

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/ ask me a PDF by mail.

Email: mariocesar "at" humanzilla.com

Senior full-stack engineer (10+ yrs). Python + Django are my main tools. Comfortable across backend, frontend, and infra. I build MVPs that turn into products. I also modernize legacy code and keep it running so many times. Deep on integrations & data flows (Zapier, ERPs, billing, CRM). Ex-integrations @ Zapier/Tesorio. Former CTO/Founder now advising—hands-on and available.

Links: GitHub https://github.com/mariocesar · Site https://mariocesar.xyz/

mariocesar··on Why our website looks like an operating system
I open a few pages and then press Command+W, that close the tab :/ muscle memory.

However, I really enjoy it!

mariocesar··on Show HN: Anvil-Install your tool-chain in one command and manage configs easily
Nice! I build something similar but without the checks and selection. my dotfiles include an idempotent install script and a Brewfile with all my packages. The selection and checks features you've added, that's a great touch!

Something I'm not able to do nicely is to sync browser profiles, I end up doing all the setup and login step by step, it takes me an hour or so

mariocesar··on Pico CSS – Minimal CSS Framework for Semantic HTML
Yes it does
mariocesar··on Malleable Software
I've been in SaaS for about 17 years, and a pattern I've seen is that for companies customers actually love, customization shows up as a milestone. It helps them find their own way of doing things, but eventually they settle into that way.

When it resonates with customers, it feels great.

Customizable SaaS is really just a side effect of the deeper need for control, because with control you can execute better. And when that lines up with capital, market fit, and a clear purpose, it creates more than efficiency, it creates meaning.

The companies that never settle, always chasing new patterns, usually end up with customers who don't enjoy them and employees who don't enjoy the software either.

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