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Thoughts on product engineering, MCP servers, AI tools, and developer experience.
Stop Using Claude Code on Defaults
Five Claude Code settings I changed in ~/.claude/settings.json to save tokens, kill hallucinations, and stop approving ls for the 400th time.
Agentic UX Primitives: The Frontend Patterns Nobody Taught You
Streaming, HITL gates, reasoning traces, confidence indicators — the actual frontend patterns behind products like Cursor and Claude.
Context Engineering Ate Prompt Engineering
Prompt engineering hit a ceiling. The skill replacing it — context engineering — is what separates AI-augmented developers from AI-dependent ones.
The Vibe Coding Reckoning
92% of devs use AI daily, 41% of code is AI-generated, and the backlash has arrived. The nuanced take both sides are missing.
Why I Switched to Astro for My Portfolio
Comparing build times, DX, and performance after migrating from a heavier framework to Astro.