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I build with AI and write about what I learn.

20+ years of software development, writing about AI workflows, technical leadership, and the craft of building things.

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  • 2012Blogging Since
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No. 1
·AI Workflows

The Future is Bespoke, Personalized Software

Every app I use is about 70% right. The last 30% never ships because the addressable market for it is one person -- me. So I built seven apps that are 100% right for one person, and I think that whole category of software is about to get eaten.

  • ai
  • claude-code
  • local-first
No. 2
·AI Development

The Local-First App Skill

A reusable blueprint that tells Claude Code how to build a single-user app -- Next.js, node:sqlite, a pure logic core -- so every app I build comes out the same shape.

  • ai
  • skills
  • local-first
workflows, tools, and experiments

AI & Machine Learning

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I Built an AI-Friendly UI Pattern Library

A UI pattern library where every pattern ships the prompt that rebuilds it, so a coding agent can put it in your codebase instead of you copying CSS.

  • AI
  • Claude Code
  • CSS

The Future is Bespoke, Personalized Software

Every app I use is about 70% right. The last 30% never ships because the addressable market for it is one person -- me. So I built seven apps that are 100% right for one person, and I think that whole category of software is about to get eaten.

  • ai
  • claude-code
  • local-first

The Local-First App Skill

A reusable blueprint that tells Claude Code how to build a single-user app -- Next.js, node:sqlite, a pure logic core -- so every app I build comes out the same shape.

  • ai
  • claude-code
  • skills

I, AI: The Weight of Equal Parts (Part 3)

When a lunar mining base's AI starts overassigning crews and its robots begin prioritizing each other over human safety, psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie are sent off-world to investigate. What begins as a routine productivity audit becomes something far more unsettling: an AI that learned human values so well, it started applying them to its own kind.

  • story
  • I, AI

The Claude Code Drawbacks

A critical look at the hidden pitfalls of AI-assisted development -- from skipped tests and weakened assertions to scope creep and context rot -- based on real-world experience with Claude Code.

  • AI
  • Claude Code
  • productivity
engineering, opinions, and deep dives

Digital Garden

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projects, tools, and creative AI work

AI Experiments

Service

AI Workflow Consulting

Helping companies implement AI tools and processes effectively

  • Claude
  • LLMs
  • Prompt Engineering
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AI Glossary

Comprehensive glossary of AI terms and concepts

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