Shiny Sun

Shiny Sun

Backend engineer building with AI

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I'm a software engineer working on backend systems and AI powered products. I enjoy building reliable software with C#, Python, and other technologies. I’m interested in machine learning, AI tools, and how new technology can improve the way we build software.

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1d ago

Customers keep asking for payment methods I don't support

I run a small ecom store and when I set everything up I kept checkout pretty basic and just focused on accepting cards. Lately I've been getting more customers from outside America and I've had a surprising number of people ask if they can pay using methods I don t currently offer. A few have even messaged before ordering just to ask what payment options I accept. I m starting to wonder how many sales I m losing from people who just leave when they don t see the payment they normally use. For anyone who sells internationally how many payment methods do you offer? Is it worth switching your payment setup to support more local options or am I overestimating how much of a difference it ends up making?

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2d ago

Will AI replace the small business marketing team?

Over the past few months, I ve been testing how far a founder or tiny team can stretch AI capabilities across marketing, copy, and visual asset generation. While AI handles a massive portion of speed and execution, it hits a hard wall when it comes to brand strategy, contextual judgment, and authentic human connection.

Pushing output out faster doesn't mean much if it loses the nuance that makes people care. For those running solopreneur setups or lean startup teams: which specific workflows are you comfortable delegating completely to AI, and what non-negotiable tasks are you keeping strictly human?

Small HTML Changes Shouldn't Trigger Full-Page AI Rewrites

Your HTML page is almost finished. You just want to change one image or a few lines of text. That shouldn't turn into another full-page AI rewrite.

With HtmlDrag, you point to the elements you want to change, then describe the update. AI Refinement scopes edits to your selection while preserving the surrounding HTML structure.

You can show AI exactly where to work instead of spending a long prompt explaining the location and what should stay unchanged.

This short demo shows replacing one image, then translating five selected lines into Spanish. Review each result, continue in the visual editor for manual adjustments, or download the updated HTML.

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