Posts

Thoughts on building software and systems.

• The Two-Key System: How We Turned House Hunting Into a Team Sport with AI

  2 Sep, 2025

  I built the perfect 140-point house hunting scoring system.

• The Golden Context: How I Turned Claude Code's Session Management Into a Git-Like Workflow

  25 Aug, 2025

  I was losing an hour a day to context rebuilding until I discovered how to treat Claude Code sessions like Git branches. Here's the workflow that works for me.

• Strategic Test Design: Reduce AI-Generated Test Bloat

  15 Aug, 2025

  When Claude generated 47 tests for my shopping list feature, I thought I'd struck gold. Then I realized it was testing its own mocks while my actual code remained broken. Here's how I learned to constrain AI test generation.

• Generate C4 Diagrams from Your Codebase

  14 Aug, 2025

  Have Claude read your codebase, generate C4 diagrams, and load them in Structurizr. From zero to full documentation in under 30 minutes.

• Makefiles in 2025: The Build Tool That Refuses to Die

  11 Aug, 2025

  Why Makefiles remain incredibly useful for modern development workflows, from simple task runners to complex build orchestration, and how they create perfect synergy with AI coding assistants

• Claude Using Outdated Library Documentation? Fix with Context7 MCP

  7 Aug, 2025

  When Claude Code gets stuck guessing library APIs and syntax, Context7 MCP server loads the actual docs. Here's how it saved my Structurizr debugging session.

• I Run 4 AI Agents in Parallel. Here's How I Keep Them from Destroying My Codebase

  6 Aug, 2025

  After watching Claude sessions step on each other's changes, I discovered git worktrees. Here's the system that lets me run 4 AI agents simultaneously without merge hell.

• Restore PyCharm Scratch Files After Upgrading Versions

  5 Aug, 2025

  Lost your PyCharm scratch files after upgrading? Here's the 2-minute fix to restore all your scratch files from the Application Support folder.

• Django + Next.js SaaS Starter Template with AI Agents

  4 Aug, 2025

  Open source Django + Next.js boilerplate with AI coding agents, authentication structure, and Docker. Build your SaaS in days, not weeks. Perfect for 2025.

• Ship Your Developer Blog in 30 Minutes with Cloudflare and Astro

  3 Aug, 2025

  The fastest path from zero to deployed developer blog using Cloudflare Workers, Astro, and AstroPaper theme.