Writing · 4 collections · since 2018

Writing

18 articles on engineering, tooling, and the craft of building software. Plus 12 AI guides and the I, AI fiction series, all on one sideways timeline.

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Hand-picked articles worth reading, and the ones readers keep coming back to.

  • 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.

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  • 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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Digital Garden

Engineering, opinions, deep-dives, and everything in between.

  • The Simplest CSS Grids

    Learn the most common CSS Grid layouts with copy-pastable examples for two-column layouts, sidebar navigation, and more.

  • Where did my blog go?

    A statement on where my extensive blog has gone.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Demystifying Tools

Practical walkthroughs of common command-line tools and utilities.

  • Demystifying awk

    A practical introduction to awk for printing fields, filtering rows, formatting output, and writing useful one-liners.

  • 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.