llm.codes: Make Apple Docs AI-Readable(opens in new tab)
Built this when Claude couldn't read Apple's docs. Now it converts 69+ documentation sites to clean llms.txt. Free, instant, no BS.
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Evolving with the Tools(opens in new tab)
After 16 years of writing code, I fought the idea of AI agents replacing developers until I discovered they could amplify rather than replace me. This is my journey from skepticism to embracing Claude Code as a pair programmer who ...
Next.js 15.1+ is unusable outside of Vercel(opens in new tab)
“Next.js has become a Vercel vendor lock-in disguised as an open-source framework. Save yourself the headache and choose something else for your "next" project.”
My PyCon US 2025 recap(opens in new tab)
Automatic Observation Tracking in UIKit and AppKit: The Feature Apple Forgot to Mention(opens in new tab)
Discover how iOS 18's hidden automatic observation tracking brings SwiftUI-like reactive programming to UIKit and AppKit, making your UI code cleaner and more maintainable.
GPU Programming in Pure Python(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/509
Obsidian for Writing Academic Papers?(opens in new tab)
Should you use Obsidian to write academic papers? It's great for knowledge management, but more than that?
I'm Doing a Little Consulting(opens in new tab)
Personal update post.
Suppressions of Suppressions(opens in new tab)
I heard you like linting.
Kubernetes v1.33: Key Features, Updates, and What You Need to Know(opens in new tab)
\"Kubernetes v1.33: Key Features, Updates, and What You Need to Know
Using `make` to compile C programs (for non-C-programmers)(opens in new tab)
Peekaboo MCP – lightning-fast macOS screenshots for AI agents(opens in new tab)
Turn your blind AI into a visual debugger with instant screenshot capture and analysis
Migrating 700+ Tests to Swift Testing: A Real-World Experience(opens in new tab)
How I migrated over 700 tests from XCTest to Swift Testing across two projects, with AI assistance and systematic refinement
Program Your Own Computer with Python(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/508
Commanding Your Claude Code Army(opens in new tab)
How a simple terminal trick helps me manage multiple Claude Code instances without losing my mind (or my terminal tabs)
Code Signing and Notarization: Sparkle and Tears(opens in new tab)
My brutal journey implementing Sparkle auto-updates in sandboxed macOS apps - from 40 failed releases to enlightenment.
How Imports Work in RSC(opens in new tab)
A layered module system.
Vibe Meter: Monitor Your AI Costs(opens in new tab)
How I built Vibe Meter, a macOS menu bar app to track AI spending in real-time - from workshop demo to shipped product in three days.
Economics & labor rights in AI skepticism(opens in new tab)
There’s a growing attitude in the technology industry that LLM technology is, or will be, the next great innovation to our work. Business owners and workers alike seem to be in unlikely agreement: owners are thrilled at the prospect of ...
This is perhaps my favorite use of A.I. so far. (MCP)(opens in new tab)
Harness AI to transform detailed technical YouTube videos into rich, automated blog posts—saving time while expanding your content’s reach and impact.
Why Are We Still Hiring Release Managers in 2025?(opens in new tab)
Scrum Masters, Release Managers, and the illusion of progress in a world that should know better.
The Death of 'Senior'(opens in new tab)
Somewhere between title inflation and egalitarian delusion, the meaning of 'Senior Developer' got lost.
Claude Code is My Computer(opens in new tab)
I run Claude Code with --dangerously-skip-permissions flag, giving it full system access. Let me show you a new way of approaching computers.
Stop Over-thinking AI Subscriptions(opens in new tab)
After spending heavily on AI tools for two months, here's why the math actually works out—and which subscriptions are worth every penny.
Agentic AI Workflows with LangGraph(opens in new tab)
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/507
Introducing Demark: HTML in. MD out. Blink-fast.(opens in new tab)
How I vibe coded my first Swift package using existing JavaScript libraries and AI assistance to solve HTML to Markdown conversion in Swift.
Web app for looking up NYC street trees(opens in new tab)
I spent Thursday at King’s County Court House finding out whether I was going to be called for jury duty. I used the opportunity to reach way back in the spark file for a silly side project, a web app ...
The Future of Vibe Coding: Building with AI, Live and Unfiltered(opens in new tab)
I demonstrate 'vibe coding' - a new approach to software development with AI, building two apps from scratch in a 3-hour live workshop.
MCP Best Practices(opens in new tab)
My comprehensive guide outlining best practices for building reliable, user-friendly Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools with proper configuration, testing, and release management.
Finding My Spark Again(opens in new tab)
I reflect on my post-exit journey from emptiness to rediscovering my passion for building, sparked by AI's transformative potential.
Terminal Trove May 2025 Wrap Up(opens in new tab)
A wrap up of all the things that happened in Terminal Trove in May 2025.
RSC for LISP Developers(opens in new tab)
Quoting for modules.
Progressive JSON(opens in new tab)
Why streaming isn't enough.
Why Does RSC Integrate with a Bundler?(opens in new tab)
One does not simply serialize a module.
I LOVE TLS(opens in new tab)
In the world of web infrastructure, what starts as a simple goal can often lead you down a fascinating rabbit hole of history, philosophy, and clever engineering. This is the story of our journey to build a simple, single-purpose, open-source ...
🗓️ Office Hours for June(opens in new tab)
I’m hosting a regular afternoon edition tomorrow (Friday, May 30) to wrap up the month of May. After that, I’ll be away on vacation, so I’m skipping the first two Fridays in June and the first Friday in July. Here’s ...
Fixing errors installing the charlock_holmes ruby gem redux(opens in new tab)
A while back I posted about fixing an error installing the charlock_holmes gem on MacOS, well the error has returned. Here’s the newest fix. If you get an error that looks something like this: Gem::Ext::BuildError: ERROR: Failed to build gem ...
One Roundtrip Per Navigation(opens in new tab)
What do HTML, GraphQL, and RSC have in common?
The promise that wasn’t kept(opens in new tab)
This isn't progress.
Let's end kidney deaths: buy one of my kidneys(opens in new tab)
🤖 When AI Agents Start Panicking: Wild Emails from a Failing Vending Business(opens in new tab)
🤔 I struggle with most research papers, but the Vending-Bench: A Benchmark for Long-Term Coherence of Autonomous Agents was an easy read. The paper follows a fascinating study where researchers simulate various LLM models running a vending machine business over ...
Speaking & Consulting(opens in new tab)
Want a dose of dry wit and hard-earned lessons at your event or in your codebase? I speak and consult on legacy systems, privacy, burnout, and fixing things that actually matter.
Coding With My Eyes Wide Shut(opens in new tab)
At WorkOS's AI onsite and MCP Night, I experimented with vibe coding. What started as a two-hour experiment with 5,000 lines of unseen TypeScript became a glimpse into programming's future.
How to collect Webmentions for your site(opens in new tab)
Quick disclaimer before we start. This is well-trod ground. Nothing here is new or revolutionary, nothing about this implementation hasn’t already been done by smarter folks than I :) This is just my blog post about it. We’ll use webmention.io ...
Writing bugs with K.S. Bhaskar(opens in new tab)
It's easy to talk about everything when you've been writing software for half a century. Bhaskar has some amazing insights from his impressive career building software using everything from punch cards to AI. If you like learning about the past ...
Elixir/Phoenix Liveview was a mistake(opens in new tab)
I made an expensive technical decision on Phoenix Liveview for the Smol Talk webapp about a year ago that I now regret, and am jotting down some notes to self for why.
TIL Poppler's pdftoppm to convert PDF pages into PNG files(opens in new tab)
Today I learned about pdftoppm, a simple CLI tool that can convert each page of a PDF into separate image files. My use case was to chop up a few big PDF reports to make OCR and data analysis easier, ...
OKRs: Objectives, Key Results, and Corporate Cosplay(opens in new tab)
A cynical developer's guide to why OKRs often fail, how they sometimes help, and what to do when you're assigned 15 of them.