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Collection 01 · 10 articles

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2026-02-23ai · claude-code · side-projects

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.
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Effect
2026-01-08

Common React Hooks Antipatterns and Gotchas

Learn about common React Hooks antipatterns and how to avoid them for better code quality.
1fr
1fr
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.

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  2. 05Build React UI Library (notes)2024-03-03Notes on building a React UI library.
  3. 06Where did my blog go?2024-03-01A statement on where my extensive blog has gone.
  4. 07Throwback Thursday — The Site Through Time2024-03-01A look at the site through time, from its inception to now.
  5. 08Using Postgres FOR loop to generate data2020-06-26I 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.
  6. 09How to “grep” in PowerShell2018-04-18New to PowerShell? Here's how to “grep” using built-in PowerShell utilities.
  7. 10How I Structure My JavaScript File2018-04-06My practices and recommendations on writing JavaScript files, learned through writing JavaScript for years.
Collection 02 · 7 articles

Demystifying Tools

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Practical walkthroughs of common command-line tools and utilities.

awk
2026-03-12

Demystifying awk

A practical introduction to awk for printing fields, filtering rows, formatting output, and writing useful one-liners.
git worktree
2026-01-28

Demystifying Git Worktrees

Work with multiple Git branches simultaneously — separate folders, shared Git data.
ffmpeg
2025-08-23

Demystifying ffmpeg

The basics of ffmpeg.
find
2020-12-07

Demystifying the Find command

The Find command made simple.
grep
2020-04-09

Demystifying GREP

Cheatsheet: search for a keyword in a file.
rsync
2020-02-17

Demystifying Rsync

Rsync made simple.
tar
2020-02-09

Demystifying the TAR command

The cheatsheet for tar.
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