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Write about code without fighting the character limit
Paste your rough notes and get a technical thread that fits, one idea per tweet. Release posts, deep dives and explainers, in a voice that doesn't sound like marketing.
Sound familiar?
Technical ideas don't fit in 280 characters
A concept that takes a paragraph and a code sample has to become a sequence of short, self-contained tweets. Getting the cuts right is the hard part.
Writing is a context switch
You finished the feature hours ago. Turning it into a post means leaving the editor, finding the words and fighting a composer that doesn't help.
Releases disappear in the feed
A version bump with a link to the changelog gets ignored. Users who would care never learn the feature they asked for shipped.
A week with Extudio
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Dump notes, rewrite all
Paste your notes, commit messages or a draft README section into Compose. Over 100 characters, “Rewrite all” turns it into a clean post or thread.
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Split and fix the cuts
Split a long draft into a thread at 280 characters, then rewrite the tweets where a split broke an idea in half.
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Write the deep dive separately
For a real explanation, use the article writer with the Builders audience and a Deep Dive depth, then copy or download it as Markdown.
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Schedule releases
Write the release thread before you tag the version and schedule it for when the release is out.
What you’ll use most
Every tool reads the same brand kit, so it all sounds like you.
Thread Maker
One concept per tweet, a linking tweet wherever two steps don't connect, and a split at 280 for long drafts.
Tweet Preview
Overflow past 280 is highlighted, and you see the thread on a phone frame before it goes out.
Article Writer
Deep dives up to about 2,000 words with sections, a comparison table and a checklist, downloadable as Markdown.
Tweet Generator
Turn a dry changelog line into a post that says what problem the change solves.
Brand Voice
Add “no hype words” and your project's terms to the brand kit so drafts read like an engineer wrote them.
Technical threads that survive the feed
A technical thread works when each tweet can stand alone and the sequence still builds. Lead with the problem the reader has, give one step per tweet, and keep code to what matters. X has no code formatting, so the usual approach is a screenshot of the snippet with the point in the tweet text.
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Your name@you1/4
Your Postgres query is slow, and the cause is often one missing index. Here's how to find which one:
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Your name@you2/4
Step 1: run EXPLAIN ANALYZE on the slow query. Look for a Seq Scan on a large table. That's Postgres reading every row.
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Your name@you3/4
Step 2: check the columns in that table's WHERE and JOIN clauses. If none of them is indexed, that's your candidate.
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Your name@you4/4
Step 3: add the index with CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY so you don't block writes, then run EXPLAIN ANALYZE again. You want an Index Scan and a much lower time.
Release posts for open-source projects
Users don't read changelogs; they read the three lines that affect them. A good release post names the change, the benefit and the one thing people need to do.
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Your name@you
v2.0 is out. - config moves to a single file - plugins load lazily, so startup is faster - Node 16 support is dropped Breaking changes are listed at the top of the release notes, with a migration step for each.
The feature update template and the character limit guide cover the details of fitting a release into one post.
Templates and guides for you
How-to thread
Teach a process step by step, one tweet per step, with a clear result.
Tool stack thread
Share the tools you use, what each one does for you and why you chose it.
Feature update tweet
Announce a new feature by leading with what it lets users do.
Lessons learned thread
Share hard-won lessons, one per tweet, each backed by a real moment.
How to write a thread on X that people read to the end
A five-part structure, a full example and a pre-post checklist.
The X character limit, and what actually counts
280 characters, how links and emoji count, and how to fit more in.
How to repurpose content for X
Turn one blog post, video or newsletter into a week of X posts.
How to build in public on X
What to share, five formats, a cadence and example updates.
Your next week of posts,
done this afternoon.
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