Why AI-Generated Plans Need Visual Review, Not More Text
AI solved the generation problem and created the comprehension problem. The bottleneck is no longer output volume. It is review surface area.
Developer Tools
14 articles exploring developer tools
MD vs MDX: The Decision Most AI-Agent Repos Get Wrong
Markdown is a storage format. MDX is an execution format. Every AI coding tool chose .md for agent instructions. The distinction explains why, and when MDX earns its place.
Claude Code for Designers: Why Most Still Aren't Using AI (and the Repo That Changes That)
74% of AI coding tool users report meaningful productivity gains. Most designers are not in that number. The blocker is not skills or fear. It is project structure. A complete designer-ready Claude Code repo with DESIGN.md, design tokens, skills, agents, and a weekend setup guide.
You Are a Senior Engineer: Why That Prompt Is Wrong
Expert persona prompting reduces factual accuracy by 3.6 points. Here are the four patterns that actually work - with a decision table and real session data.
Knowledge Graphs for AI Coding: What the Tools Actually Build (and What I Measured)
Most tools marketed as knowledge graphs for AI coding are dependency graphs. I built three production KGs, ran the experiments on LangChain, and the results were not what the vendors claimed.
The Haiku-First Engineer: Why Smaller Models Make You Better at Building
Smaller, constrained AI models force clarity and structure. I build faster with Haiku than Opus because constraints eliminate bad habits. Here's why.
Building Your Personal Stack Overflow: A Knowledge Management Journey
A journey building issue-search-skill: capturing errors once, retrieving solutions forever. Local-first knowledge management that resolves recurring issues 12x faster.
The Only AI Coding Tool Comparison That Matters in 2026
Most AI coding tool comparisons still reward the wrong things. A workflow-first breakdown of Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, and Antigravity through the lens that actually matters: how teams ship under real constraints.
From Prompt to System: Building AI Workflows That Actually Run
Why one-off prompting does not compound, and how to move from isolated prompts to repeatable AI workflows using playbooks, MCP data sources, and action layers.
Claude Code Project Structure That Actually Scales: Patterns, Templates & Real Examples
A battle-tested blueprint for Claude Code projects that stay predictable at 50+ files - folder layout, .claudeignore, skills architecture, and 3 ready-to-copy templates.
The 10 Most Valuable MCP Servers for Modern AI Workflows
The MCP servers that matter most for real AI leverage: analytics, email, calendar, GitHub, databases, observability, SEO, social, docs, and file storage. Plus practical playbooks for turning them into repeatable workflows.
I Built My Own Portfolio From Scratch (Here's What Bit Me)
A CTO's honest account of building a personal portfolio site from scratch - the decisions that made sense at the time, the bugs that didn't, and what I'd do differently.
Cut Claude Code Token Usage by 60–90%: 16 Proven Techniques
Battle-tested techniques for .claudeignore, context compression, and multi-agent task splitting that cut token usage by 60–90% without losing Sonnet's predictive accuracy.
Building API Dev Utils: A 400+ Tool Developer Platform
From a simple JSON formatter to a 400+ tool developer platform serving 100K+ users - the complete engineering journey covering architecture, zero-backend design, performance, and deployment.