00:17:0017 Side Projects I Built With Claude Code in Two Months
From TUI apps in Rust and Go to browser games and AI agent tooling.
Writing
18 articles on engineering, tooling, and the craft of building software. Looking for AI? That has its own program.
Critics' picks & audience favorites
Featured: hand-picked articles worth reading. Popular: articles readers keep coming back to.
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00:06:00I 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.
Common React Hooks Antipatterns and Gotchas
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
The Simplest CSS Grids
Copy-pastable examples for two-column layouts, sidebar navigation, and more.
The archive
Every title, newest first, grouped by year of release.
17 titles in the archive
2026
- 2026.03.12Demystifying awkA practical introduction to awk for printing fields, filtering rows, formatting output, and writing useful one-liners.Demystifying Tools
- 2026.02.2317 Side Projects I Built With Claude Code in Two MonthsA 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.Digital Garden
- 2026.01.28Demystifying Git WorktreesLearn 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 Tools
- 2026.01.08Common React Hooks Antipatterns and GotchasLearn about common React Hooks antipatterns and how to avoid them for better code quality.Digital Garden
- 2026.01.08The Simplest CSS GridsLearn the most common CSS Grid layouts with copy-pastable examples for two-column layouts, sidebar navigation, and more.Digital Garden
2024
- 2024.03.13Constants vs Enums in TypeScriptTypeScript tips and tricks.Digital Garden
- 2024.03.03Build React UI Library (notes)Notes on building a React UI library.Digital Garden
- 2024.03.01Where did my blog go?A statement on where my extensive blog has gone.Digital Garden
- 2024.03.01Throwback Thursday -- The Site Through TimeA look at the site through time, from its inception to now.Digital Garden
2020
- 2020.12.07Demystifying the Find commandThe Find command made simple.Demystifying Tools
- 2020.06.26Using Postgres FOR loop to generate dataI 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.Digital Garden
- 2020.04.09Demystifying GREPCheatsheet: search for a keyword in a file.Demystifying Tools
- 2020.02.17Demystifying RsyncRsync made simple.Demystifying Tools
- 2020.02.09Demystifying the TAR commandThe cheatsheet for tar.Demystifying Tools
2018
- 2018.04.18How to "grep" in PowerShellNew to PowerShell? Here's how to "grep" using built-in PowerShell utilities.Digital Garden
- 2018.04.06How I Structure My JavaScript FileCheck out my practices and recommendations on writing JavaScript files that I've learned through writing JavaScript for years.Digital Garden
Demystifying Tools
Practical walkthroughs of common command-line tools and utilities. The short-film program.
00:01:00Demystifying awk
A practical introduction to awk for printing fields, filtering rows, formatting output, and writing useful one-liners.
00:02:00Demystifying Git Worktrees
Check out different branches as separate folders while sharing Git data.
00:03:00Demystifying ffmpeg
The basics of ffmpeg.
00:04:00Demystifying the Find command
The Find command made simple.
00:05:00Demystifying GREP
Cheatsheet: search for a keyword in a file.
00:06:00Demystifying Rsync
Rsync made simple.
00:07:00Demystifying the TAR command
The cheatsheet for tar.
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- postgres
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- clean-code
- demystifying
- local-first
- productivity
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