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18 articles on engineering, tooling, and the craft of building software.

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

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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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The Anatomy Of My Ideal React Component

A walkthrough of my very opinionated React Component.

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Common React Hooks Antipatterns and Gotchas

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

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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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Demystifying awk

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

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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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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.

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Common React Hooks Antipatterns and Gotchas

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

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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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Demystifying ffmpeg

The basics of ffmpeg

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Constants vs Enums in TypeScript

TypeScript tips and tricks

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Build React UI Library (notes)

Notes on building a React UI library.

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Where did my blog go?

A statement on where my extensive blog has gone.

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Throwback Thursday -- The Site Through Time

A look at the site through time, from its inception to now.

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The Anatomy Of My Ideal React Component

A walkthrough of my very opinionated React Component.

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Demystifying the Find command

The Find command made simple

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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.

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Demystifying GREP

📃 Cheatsheet Search for a keyword in a file

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Demystifying Rsync

Rsync made simple

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Demystifying the TAR command

The cheatsheet for tar

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How to "grep" in PowerShell

New to PowerShell? Here's how to "grep" using built-in PowerShell utilities.

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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.