AntJanus · Boulder, Colorado

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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−1.46AI Workflows · 2026-07-09The Future is Bespoke, Personalized SoftwareEvery 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.
−0.74AI Development · 2026-07-09The Local-First App SkillA 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.
0.03Engineering · 2022-03-11The Anatomy Of My Ideal React ComponentA walkthrough of my very opinionated React Component.

Orbit 01 · Class O

AI & Machine Learning

Workflows, tools, and experiments

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AI2026-08-14

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.

AI2026-07-09

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.

AI2026-07-09

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.

AI2026-03-25

An Honest Opinion on the State of Code Gen AI, Spring 2026 Edition

A frank assessment of where code generation AI actually stands in 2026 -- from agentic harnesses to multi-agent architectures and what still needs to change.

Story2026-02-27

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.

AI2026-02-27

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.

Orbit 02 · Class G

Digital Garden

Engineering, opinions, and deep dives

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Garden2026-02-23

17 Side Projects I Built With Claude Code in Two Months

A look at 17 side projects I built in about two months with Claude Code -- from TUI apps in Rust and Go to browser games and AI agent tooling.

Orbit 03 · Probes

AI Experiments

Projects, tools, and creative AI work

Service

AI Workflow Consulting

Helping companies implement AI tools and processes effectively

Claude · LLMs · Prompt Engineering

Article

Claude Code Best Practices

Guide to effective AI-assisted development

Claude Code · TypeScript

Article

AI Glossary

Comprehensive glossary of AI terms and concepts

Experiment

I, AI - Short Stories

Science fiction exploring AI themes and futures

Creative Writing · AI

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18 articles on engineering, tooling, and the craft of building software.

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React · TypeScript · 13 stars

Cottage UI

A React component library built alongside a YouTube tutorial series. Clean, reusable, well-tested code.

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Python · TUI

Photo Importer

Photo organization TUI with video sorting support. Organizes photos into year/month/date folders. Built a TUI around the original script for a better workflow.

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TypeScript · Next.js · MCP · zod · 25 MCP tools · 1,667 tests · MIT

cc-dash

A dashboard and Model Context Protocol server for a project portfolio whose entire state lives in markdown files. Twenty-five zod-typed MCP tools let Claude Code read roadmaps, advance sessions, and work QA queues without anyone opening the UI. No database: the files are the source of truth, and git is the audit log.

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