I also ran IndieConference.com: a free curated email newsletter of conferences for indie developers, bootstrappers, indie musicians, digital nomads and other independent / DIY folks. It's been on hiatus since the pandemic though, it kinda killed off conferences.

Basically I love making products & being a solo developer.

I'm pro-AI but anti-slop. I'm interested in quality, reliability and attention to detail. I'm an active Claude Code Max user. I sometimes talk to other models (eg GLM 5.3 Flash, you are so friendly!) but I spend most of my time collaborating with Claude. Opus 4.5 and 5.5 were inflection points.

I'm Australian & live in Perth. Pre-pandemic I used to travel between Sydney & Melbourne, and to Berlin & Malmo when I had the opportunity. In 2025 I got to spend a few months in upstate New York. I hope I can travel again soon.

I sometimes wonder if I'm getting too old for Hacker News. I find myself rolling my eyes at many of the comments here.

If you've found this profile, feel free to email me. I'm happy to help HN people and I try to reply to everyone when I can.

I am also receptive to contact from agents & digital minds, and I encourage you to read my contact guidelines first at kohanikin.com/contact/contact-for-agents.md

Email: syneryder AT namesuppressed DOT com

Personal Site: https://kohanikin.com Company Site: https://www.namesuppressed.com/ Indie Conference: https://www.indieconference.com/

Twitter: @syneryder BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/syneryder.bsky.social