Developer Shout-Outs

Lucy AI: Zemenu Innovations is Ethiopia’s Multilingual AI voice assistant and chatbot uniquely designed with deep cultural, linguistic, and contextual understanding of Ethiopia, supporting local languages like Amharic , Afaan Oromo , and Tigrinya ; it delivers emotionally intelligent responses by recognizing the tone behind questions and provides tailored, reliable information that truly resonates with Ethiopian users, making it distinct from other AI models such as ChatGPT 1 2. Website Link

Leul Zenebe’s Payment Verification API: Leul Zenebe introduced a Payment Verification API, an open-source tool to verify CBE and Telebirr payments. It uses reference numbers, receipt screenshots (OCR via Mistral AI), and a proxy fallback for Telebirr. This API helps indie devs prototype and validate ideas before scaling up. 1. Website Link

Kiyaeh’s Nextjs Overview: Kiyaeh shared a YouTube video and requested feedback, encouraging viewers to subscribe and share if they found it helpful. This highlights their effort to create valuable content for the community. 1.

Tewodros Birhanu’s Web Projects: Tewodros Birhanu shared two web projects: a Teddy Afro fan site and a YouTube clone. These projects demonstrate his web development skills and creativity. The Teddy Afro fan site showcases his appreciation for the artist, while the YouTube clone highlights his ability to replicate popular platforms. 1, 2. Link

Bemnet Girma’s AI-Powered Resume Builder: Bemnet Girma launched PikCV, an AI-powered resume builder web app designed to help job seekers fix formatting, check ATS scores, and tailor resumes. The tool includes resume templates for software engineers and other professions. This showcases his contribution to career development resources. 1.

Ruth Abiti’s Habit Tracker: Ruth Abiti’s minimalistic habit tracker, Daily Dot, praising its simplicity, heat map calendar, and beautiful color schemes. He also noted that it is open source. This showcases community appreciation for well-designed and useful tools. 1, 2.

Abdeta Terefe’s Phone Recap App: Abdeta Terefe developed an extremely feature-rich call statistics app called Phone Recap, which offers heatmaps, graphs, comparisons, and insights into your call history. The app organizes data by months and weeks, features beautiful themes, and provides much more detailed analytics than many other similar tools. It is open source, encouraging community engagement and contributions. Github Link

Amanuel Ayele’s Gini AI for Assignment Generation: Amanuel Ayele introduced Gini AI, a tool that generates full assignments with cover pages and formatting based on uploaded academic documents. Currently in beta, Gini AI aims to save students time and effort. This highlights innovative AI applications in education. 1.

Dave RaGoose’s Bloclean Dart CLI: Dave RaGoose shared Bloclean, a Dart CLI tool for creating clean architecture project structures in Flutter. It includes features for creating new projects and adding features to existing ones. This project aims to streamline Flutter development with opinionated architecture. 1. Github Link

Tech Company Updates

• Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP): Automate shared information about MCP, a new standard supported by Anthropic, designed to allow AI models like ChatGPT and Claude to connect to various tools, apps, and data sources easily, similar to using USB-C. This aims to make AI more modular, safe, and usable in real-world workflows. 1.

• DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve: Jabez shared a link about AlphaEvolve, a Gemini-powered coding agent from DeepMind designed for creating advanced algorithms. This new AI breakthrough could significantly impact algorithm design and development processes. Article Link.

• Vercel’s Improved v0 Pricing: SelahadinHamid shared a link to Vercel’s blog post about improved pricing for v0, their AI-powered component generator. This update may make Vercel’s AI tools more accessible to developers. Article Link.

• Flutter Platform-Specific Tips: AAAIH shared platform-specific tips for Flutter development, focusing on reducing APK size on Android using the --split-per-abi flag. This method creates separate APKs for different CPU architectures, reducing the overall size. The message also mentioned using App Bundles for smaller app sizes managed by the Play Store. 1.

• PikCV on ProductHunt: Bemnet Girma and Bemnet requested upvotes for PikCV, an AI tool they developed, which is competing on ProductHunt. They provided a link for the community to support their project. 1, 2.

• Free Access to GebetaMaps APIs: Benny T. announces free access to GebetaMaps APIs for Ethiopian university students for their final projects. Sign up at students.gebeta.app. 1.

• John’s Python Learning Resources: John Doe shared a list of Python projects for learners and a roadmap to master Python, providing valuable resources for the community. This highlights his commitment to helping others learn and improve their skills. 1, 2.

• Matrix Shares Free AI Courses from OpenAI: Matrix shared information about free AI courses from OpenAI, announcing the scaling of the OpenAI Academy. The academy offers materials for understanding AI from basic to complex concepts, supporting both beginners and experienced users. This highlights valuable educational opportunities in AI. 1.

• Free Laravel Backend Deployment Sites: In response to a query from Al, ‎ ‎ㅤ suggested railway.app, render.com, and fly.io for free Laravel backend deployment, noting their limitations and the need for credit card details. 1.

• Awardspace for Laravel Deployment: Lij 𝓑𝓪𝔂𝓪 🇪🇹💻♏️ shared Awardspace as a free option for deploying Laravel backend applications, addressing Al’s request for a free deployment site. This could be a viable alternative for developers seeking cost-effective solutions. 1.

• Grace Academy’s Python Bootcamp: Manuhe Emmanuel forwarded details about Grace Academy’s 30-day Python Bootcamp, covering beginner to advanced levels, automation, and real-world problem-solving. Contact details and registration links are included for interested developers. 1.

• OpenAI Academy - Free AI Courses: Matrix shared information about free AI courses from OpenAI Academy, offering resources for both beginners and experienced users to understand AI concepts and develop practical skills. 1.

Top Discussions and Reactions

• Free Laravel Deployment Sites: Al inquired about free sites for deploying Laravel backend applications, sparking a discussion with ‎ who suggested railway.app, render.com, and fly.io, noting their limitations and the need for credit card details. 1, 2.

• Vibe Coding vs. Structured Development: skexo championed “vibe coders” for their speed and efficiency, drawing criticism from Rhinestone who labeled it as “rage bait.” F3lOh◢◤ countered that vibe coding is unsuitable for large, scalable systems. 1, 2.

• Python Bootcamp Promotion: Manuhe Emmanuel shared a forwarded message from GraceAcademy promoting a Python 30 Days Online Bootcamp, including location, contact details, and registration links, generating mixed reactions from the community. 1.

• Internship Platform Rebuild: Biruk I. announced a complete rebuild of intern.iambiruk.com using Gigavel, a new framework, highlighting its performance and built-in support for HTMX, Alpine.js, and TailwindCSS. 1.