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§1 Digital Garden
Engineering, opinions, deep-dives, and everything in between.
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- 0117 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.
- 02Common React Hooks Antipatterns and Gotchas
Learn about common React Hooks antipatterns and how to avoid them for better code quality.
- 03The Simplest CSS Grids
Learn the most common CSS Grid layouts with copy-pastable examples for two-column layouts, sidebar navigation, and more.
- 04Constants vs Enums in TypeScript
TypeScript tips and tricks
- 05Build React UI Library (notes)
Notes on building a React UI library.
- 06Where did my blog go?
A statement on where my extensive blog has gone.
- 07Throwback Thursday -- The Site Through Time
A look at the site through time, from its inception to now.
- 08I 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.
- 09Using 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.
- 10How to "grep" in PowerShell
New to PowerShell? Here's how to "grep" using built-in PowerShell utilities.
- 11How I Structure My JavaScript File
Check out my practices and recommendations on writing JavaScript files that I've learned through writing JavaScript for years.
§2 Demystifying Tools
Practical walkthroughs of common command-line tools and utilities.
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.
Demystifying ffmpeg
The basics of ffmpeg
Demystifying the Find command
The Find command made simple
Demystifying GREP
Cheatsheet: search for a keyword in a file
Demystifying Rsync
Rsync made simple
Demystifying the TAR command
The cheatsheet for tar
§3 AI
Guides and opinions on AI-assisted development. The full shelf, with stories, lives on the AI page.
AI page →ai/12 files
- 01I 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.
- 02The 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.
- 03The 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.
- 04An 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.
- 05The 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.
- 06Agent Compiler - Embed Skills Directly Into Your Config
A CLI tool that compiles Claude Code skills into CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md for more reliable agent behavior.
- 07Managing Dev Context And The Wild West of AI Dev Tooling
Exploring strategies for managing multiple AI agents and dev context in parallel workflows
- 08SkillBox - A Curated Collection of AI Agent Skills
A curated collection of battle-tested Claude Code skills that provide basic agentic AI utilities in one box.
- 09Using Git Worktrees to Parallelize AI Agents
Learn how git worktrees enable true parallel AI agent workflows by giving each agent its own isolated workspace, eliminating context switching and file conflicts.
- 10All In On AI
Context-switching between AI-assisted and manual coding creates a hidden productivity tax. Learn why you need to pick one approach per session—and how to structure your workflow for maximum efficiency in the age of AI coding assistants.
- 11AI Glossary for Claude Code
A comprehensive glossary of key terms in the world of AI agents, Claude Code, and agentic AI tooling.
- 12Best Practices for AI-Assisted Coding with Claude Code
Battle-tested practices for AI-first development workflows from 18 months of real-world experience with Claude Code in production environments.