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  • With AI agents, the cost of writing tests is approaching zero. Five words: “write tests on new code.” The excuses are running out. Are you verifying the tests your AI writes, or just trusting the green checkmarks?

    Mar 12, 2026 Programming Testing Claude-code Read post →
  • I compared npm, Yarn, pnpm, and Bun. TLDR version: pnpm wins for most teams, Bun wins if you’re already on the runtime. Has anyone switched their whole team to Bun yet? How’d that go?

    Mar 12, 2026 Programming Tools javascript Read post →
  • I wrote about securing node_modules. Socket, Snyk, Dependabot — each catches different things. Hopefully answering when to use AI to rewrite simple deps you barely use. Anyone want to build that CLI?

    Mar 11, 2026 Programming security javascript Read post →
  • Wrote a guide on writing a good CLAUDE.md. Takeaway: keep it under 200 lines. Every line loads into context every session, so bloat costs real tokens. How are you handling multiple AI context files across tools?

    Mar 11, 2026 Programming Tools Claude-code Read post →
  • When to Use Python Over Bash

    When to use python over bash is really a question of when to use bash. Python is a general-purpose language that can handle just about anything you throw at it. Bash, on the other hand, has a very specific sweet spot. Once you understand …

    Mar 10, 2026 DevOps Programming Python Bash Scripting Read post →
  • Local Secrets Manager - Dotenv Encrypter

    I built a thing to solve a problem. It has helped me, maybe it will help you? It all starts with a question. Why isn’t there a good local secrets manager that encrypts your secrets at rest? I imagine a lot of people, like me, have a number …

    Mar 9, 2026 DevOps Programming Tools security Read post →
  • Python: If your CLI tool uses print() and gets called as a subprocess by Claude Code, the output now gets swallowed. The parent process captures it. Structured logging will fix it.

    Mar 8, 2026 Programming Claude-code Debugging Read post →
  • Mountains of men

    Mar 7, 2026 Read post →
  • Why Ghostty Is My Terminal for Agentic Work

    I love Ghostty for agentic work (mostly Claude Code). It doesn’t try to bake in its own agentic coding environment. It’s completely unopinionated about how you use it. It is exactly what I want from a terminal. It’s open source, primarly …

    Mar 7, 2026 Tools Development Terminal Read post →
  • How to Write a Good CLAUDE.md File

    Every time you start a new chat session with Claude Code, it’s starting from zero knowledge about your project. It doesn’t know your tech stack, your conventions, or where anything lives. A well-written CLAUDE.md file fixes that by giving …

    Mar 6, 2026 AI Programming Claude-code Developer-tools Read post →
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