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Why I Replaced Notion With 40 Markdown Files
After five years of paying for Notion, I moved my entire studio to 40 markdown files in git. Why the move, how I ported 600...
The CSS :has() Patterns That Changed How I Write UI
Six concrete CSS :has() patterns that replaced roughly 400 lines of JavaScript across raxxo.shop.
CSS Cascade Layers Finally Made My Design System Predictable
CSS Cascade Layers (@layer) let you control the order of style precedence without specificity wars or !important tags My design system has three layers in...
The 6 Git Hooks I Copy Into Every New Repo
Every new repo I start gets the same six git hooks copied in before the first commit lands Pre-commit lint and type-check runs catch noisy...
First-Party Analytics Without Google: The 2026 Stack
Google Analytics is slow, privacy-hostile, and reports fewer visitors than reality due to ad-blockers First-party analytics in 2026 means lightweight scripts, no cookies, and server-side...
Running LLM Evals in Production: The 2026 Guide
Most LLM apps ship with zero evals because engineers confuse demos with quality Three eval types matter: regression, rubric-based, and live production sampling LLM-as-judge works...
Claude Code Desktop Is Now a Full Coding IDE
Anthropic rebuilt Claude Code desktop with parallel sessions, integrated terminal, side chat, and three view modes. It replaced my IDE.
The ant CLI Puts the Full Claude API in Your Terminal
ant is Anthropic's official CLI that replaces curl and hand-written JSON for Claude API work Build requests from typed flags or piped YAML, inline files...
Claude Code Routines Run Your Automations in the Cloud
Routines are saved Claude Code configs that run on Anthropic's cloud, not your machine Package a prompt, repos, and connectors once, then schedule or trigger...
Shopify April 2026 Breaking Changes: What Developers Must Fix
Shopify now requires expiring offline access tokens for all new public apps as of April 1 Partner organizations must use role-based access control for all...
Claude Code /powerup: Learn Features Without Leaving the Terminal
Claude Code shipped /powerup, interactive lessons built into the terminal. Each takes under 2 minutes and covers MCP, memory, skills, hooks, and more.
95 Percent of Developers Use AI Weekly. Here Is What the Rest Are Missing.
JetBrains 2026 data: 95% of devs use AI weekly, Claude Code overtook Copilot in 8 months, and solo developers benefit the most. The numbers and...