Building Momentum with LLM Coding
LLM-assisted coding feels slow at first. Painfully slow. You’re constantly second-guessing the output, reading every line, checking for …
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GitHub's spec-kit and the cloud agent endgame
I’ve been playing with GitHub’s spec-kit this week. It’s pitched as a workflow tool for local LLM agents – think Claude Code, …
How I use Claude Code
I’ve been using Claude Code a lot recently, and I’ve settled on a workflow that’s been producing really good results. The short …
notion-to-json
I was a big Notion user. For a while, it was my go-to for everything: project management, note-taking, knowledge bases, and a lightweight CRM. …
mastodon-to-bluesky
I’ve been using Bluesky more and more recently. It’s a pleasant enough place to post, though I’m still not entirely convinced by the …
Good practice is good for LLMs too
LLMs are changing how we write software. In the face of this unheaval, it’s tempting to think these tools somehow absolve us from following good …
Codex, Jules, and Claude Code comparison
I’ve tried three of the newer agentic code assistants this week: OpenAI Codex, Google Jules, and Claude Code.
I asked each of them to operate in …
Four Bubbles I've Lived Through, With One Exception
Working in technology means riding wave after wave of hype. Some waves reshape the landscape; others crash on the shore, leaving behind damp sand and …
Trust but Verify: Sensible Ways to Use LLMs in Production
Like many engineers right now, I’m exploring how LLMs can accelerate workflows. The potential is undeniable: generating code snippets, drafting …
The MCP Servers I Actually Use
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem is changing quickly. While experimentation is interesting, I’ve found myself settling on a core set …
The future of digital agencies
This is keeping me up at night. The model we built is dying. It’s time to build the next one.
Let’s start with a sketch of an agency project.
A …
Preparing Django documentation for LLMs
I’ve been using files-to-prompt recently to help query large codebases with LLMs, but I realised this would work just as well for documentation …
Setting up Matrix Synapse on Fedora
I wanted to install a Matrix service for my family. While matrix-synapse is packaged in Fedora, there’s scant documentation regarding what to do …