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My workflow was broken—lugging a laptop in and out every day. So I bought another Mac. Here’s how it fixed everything (and what I didn’t expect).

AI coding isn’t magic. Here’s what’s working, what’s not, and how I’m starting to find a workflow that doesn’t make me want to quit.

Trying to make AI tooling click. It helps me get unstuck, but the process is still messy. Maybe with more reps, the real workflow will finally emerge.

Exploring AI tools to boost dev speed—without losing the skills that got me here. Faster builds are great, but not if they make me forget how to code.

Day one of the job hunt. Polished resume, applied to a dream job, forgot my phone number. Also: why does every interview still involve binary trees?

Managed hosting was great—until it wasn’t. I’m moving my apps back to a VPS, where adding a new project doesn’t mean death by $5 fees.

DHH is all-in on Linux and the Framework laptop. I’ve been there. But after living with Apple Silicon, it’s tough to go back. Here’s why I’m still team Mac.

The re-learning process I’ve been brushing back up on Rails this week. It’s been a minute. I haven’t touched it full-time since 2016—Rails 4 era. A lot has changed. More importantly, I’ve forgotten even more. What used to be muscle memory is now constant tab-switching. I’m looking stuff up more than I’m writing. It feels … Read more

Why is setting up a blog still so annoying in 2025? I’ve been spinning up blogs since 2002—starting with WordPress 1.x (maybe even before 1.0, honestly can’t remember). It used to feel easier. Fewer choices. Less stuff to worry about. Or maybe it just seemed easier because everything else back then was such a pain in the … Read more