Notes on shipping software.

What I Learned From My Claude Code Dashboard

What my Claude Code usage actually looked like when I measured it, and the surprising patterns it surfaced about how I work with AI.

Type-Safe Python for TypeScript Developers

A field guide for TypeScript developers who want the same confidence in Python: typing, static analysis, and the editor tooling that makes it click.

The Power of Context in Cursor and Other Tips to Get the Most Out of the AI Editor

The difference between Cursor magic and Cursor frustration usually isn't the model. It's the context you feed it. A short list of habits that pay.

Build Resilient API Clients: Implementing Retry & Circuit Breaker Patterns

Your integration tests pass; prod is a different story. Two patterns that make API clients survive the real world: retry and circuit breaker.

Build an SQL Query from Variables with Prisma Raw Query (prisma.$queryRaw)

When Prisma's fluent API runs out of runway, $queryRaw is the escape hatch. How to build dynamic, filterable, orderable SQL without losing your nerve.

Let's Explore OpenAI Function Calling

The moment an LLM stops being a chat toy and starts being a software component. A walkthrough of wiring function calling into a real app.

Beyond Software Best Practices: Why I Prefer "Leading Practices"

"Best practices" is a finish line that doesn't exist. Why I swap the phrase for "leading practices," and why it changes how teams argue about them.

Navigating the Differences Between MongoDB and AWS DocumentDB in Practice

The docs say DocumentDB is MongoDB-compatible. The production errors say otherwise. A list of gotchas I hit the hard way.

Get Real-Time Updates With Server-Sent Events

Before you reach for WebSockets, consider SSE: one-way real-time updates with a fraction of the setup. When the simpler tool is the right tool.

Goodbye Google: Why I Now Use Neeva Search

Two years off Google. What I gave up, what I got back, and what it feels like to search the web without being the product.

Level Up Your Product Demos with Arc Browser

Arc isn't just a better daily browser. It's a secret weapon for product demos. The features I reach for before sharing my screen.

How to Test React Components with Storybook Interaction Tests

Testing React components is a mess of trade-offs between unit, integration, and visual. Storybook interaction tests collapse some of that triage.

Updating TypeScript Declaration Files from Definitely Typed

What to do when a library's @types package is wrong: fix it locally, then give the fix back to Definitely Typed so nobody else pays the same tax.