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18 articles on engineering, tooling, and the craft of building software.
Two collections live here. The Digital Garden holds engineering, opinions, and deep dives. Demystifying Tools breaks down common command-line tools. AI writing has its own page.
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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.
The Anatomy Of My Ideal React Component
A walkthrough of my very opinionated React Component.
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Common React Hooks Antipatterns and Gotchas
Learn about common React Hooks antipatterns and how to avoid them for better code quality.
The Simplest CSS Grids
Learn the most common CSS Grid layouts with copy-pastable examples for two-column layouts, sidebar navigation, and more.
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| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | Demystifying awk A practical introduction to awk for printing fields, filtering rows, formatting output, and writing useful one-liners. |
| 2026-02-23 | 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. |
| 2026-01-28 | Demystifying Git Worktrees Learn how to work with multiple Git branches simultaneously using worktrees — a powerful feature that lets you check out different branches as separate folders while sharing Git data. |
| 2026-01-08 | Common React Hooks Antipatterns and Gotchas Learn about common React Hooks antipatterns and how to avoid them for better code quality. |
| 2026-01-08 | The Simplest CSS Grids Learn the most common CSS Grid layouts with copy-pastable examples for two-column layouts, sidebar navigation, and more. |
| 2025-08-23 | Demystifying ffmpeg The basics of ffmpeg. |
| 2024-03-13 | Constants vs Enums in TypeScript TypeScript tips and tricks. |
| 2024-03-03 | Build React UI Library (notes) Notes on building a React UI library. |
| 2024-03-01 | Where did my blog go? A statement on where my extensive blog has gone. |
| 2024-03-01 | Throwback Thursday — The Site Through Time A look at the site through time, from its inception to now. |
| 2022-03-11 | The Anatomy Of My Ideal React Component A walkthrough of my very opinionated React Component. |
| 2020-12-07 | Demystifying the Find command The Find command made simple. |
| 2020-06-26 | Using Postgres FOR loop to generate data I don't know about you but I often need a 100 of something in my database to properly test a page. Here's how to use Postgres FOR loops to generate test data quickly. |
| 2020-04-09 | Demystifying GREP Cheatsheet: search for a keyword in a file. |
| 2020-02-17 | Demystifying Rsync Rsync made simple. |
| 2020-02-09 | Demystifying the TAR command The cheatsheet for tar. |
| 2018-04-18 | How to "grep" in PowerShell New to PowerShell? Here's how to "grep" using built-in PowerShell utilities. |
| 2018-04-06 | How I Structure My JavaScript File Check out my practices and recommendations on writing JavaScript files that I've learned through writing JavaScript for years. |
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