Dusty Mumphrey

Senior engineer and active animal breeder. I build production systems and ship real products. Founder of Built By Dusty. Python, TypeScript, AWS, React Native.

Tyler, Texas Joined on Mar 13, 2026 https://builtbydusty.com

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Dusty Mumphrey

Mar 27

What Breeders Actually Need From Software (And What Developers Assume They Need)

#software #programming #career #productivity

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Dusty Mumphrey

Mar 25

I cut Claude API costs by 90% with prompt caching. Here's what I learned before I had to shut it down.

#showdev #python #ai #llm

10 min read

Dusty Mumphrey

Mar 21

How Claude Helps Me as a Neurodivergent Freelancer

#productivity #ai #mentalhealth #career

9 min read

Dusty Mumphrey

Mar 19

How I solved Supabase's chainable query builder problem in React Native tests

#reactnative #supabase #testing #typescript

7 min read

Dusty Mumphrey

Mar 16

I built a phenotype generator for crested gecko genetics. Here's how I modeled a hobby that can't agree on its own rules.

#showdev #typescript #postgres #webdev

8 min read

Dusty Mumphrey

Mar 13

I built and launched a mobile app in 3 months as a solo engineer. Here's exactly what happened.

#showdev #reactnative #python #webdev

8 min read

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What Breeders Actually Need From Software (And What Developers Assume They Need)

Want to connect with Dusty Mumphrey?

I cut Claude API costs by 90% with prompt caching. Here's what I learned before I had to shut it down.

How Claude Helps Me as a Neurodivergent Freelancer

How I solved Supabase's chainable query builder problem in React Native tests

I built a phenotype generator for crested gecko genetics. Here's how I modeled a hobby that can't agree on its own rules.

I built and launched a mobile app in 3 months as a solo engineer. Here's exactly what happened.