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The 5 Vercel Cron Jobs That Keep My Studio Running
Five Vercel cron jobs replaced a 6 EUR VPS, a flaky GitHub Actions workflow, and 40 minutes of…
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Working notes from the studio. The tools I build, the workflows I keep, the mistakes I paid for.
53 entries · latest 2026-08-07
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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.…
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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.
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Shopify Section Schema Patterns Editors Actually Love
Range inputs with step 2 and sensible min/max stopped merchant emails about broken spacing on my Shopify theme.
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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
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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
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How to Use Claude Design: From Prompt to Production
Setup takes five minutes: open Claude, find Claude Design in the sidebar, optionally grant design system access
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Shopify Metaobjects Killed My Headless CMS in One Saturday
Metaobjects are native Shopify content types, free on every plan, addressable from Liquid without extra API calls
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The 8 CSS Properties That Make Dark UIs Feel Premium
Eight CSS properties that turn flat dark themes into polished, layered interfaces with depth, glass effects, and proper…
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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,…
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5 Automation Workflows I Run with Claude Code Every Day
Five workflows I run daily with Claude Code that save 10+ hours per week
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What Actually Goes Into a Claude Code Setup (And Why Most People Skip It)
Most people use Claude Code with zero configuration, missing 80% of what it can do