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.
Quick start#
This site is organized the way good documentation is: pick the kind of help you need, not the date it was written.
AI workflow guides
Worktrees for parallel agents, skills, the local-first app blueprint.
Demystifying Tools
awk, grep, find, rsync, tar, ffmpeg and git worktrees, one command at a time.
UI Pattern Library
40 interface patterns, each with a live preview, its source, and the prompt that rebuilds it.
Digital Garden
Engineering, opinions, and deep dives, from component design to code gen AI.
Start here#
The Future is Bespoke, Personalized Software
Seven apps that are 100% right for one person, and why that category of software is about to get eaten.
The Local-First App Skill
A reusable blueprint that tells Claude Code how to build a single-user app, so every app comes out the same shape.
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.
What's new#
The latest entries across AI and the Digital Garden. Full index →
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.
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…
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 ou…
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 …
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.
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.
AI experiments#
| Name | Type | What it is | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Workflow Consulting | service | Helping companies implement AI tools and processes effectively | Claude, LLMs, Prompt Engineering |
| Claude Code Best Practices | article | Guide to effective AI-assisted development | Claude Code, TypeScript |
| AI Glossary | article | Comprehensive glossary of AI terms and concepts | — |
| I, AI - Short Stories | experiment | Science fiction exploring AI themes and futures | Creative Writing, AI |
Elsewhere#
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YouTube Channel AI & Dev
Cottage UI React Library
I help companies implement AI workflows and accelerate their development teams.