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Build.ms: Making Technology Accessible To Everyone

Jan 6, 2026 | 3 min read
AIProgrammingIndustryProductivity

Learn how to think about technology in a fast-moving world — I‘ll show you what matters and filter out the rest.

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AI (Without the Hype)

Dec 24, 2025 | 34 min read
AIConference TalkiOSProgramming

I spoke at NSSpain this year and gave a wide-ranging talk AI, building from the fundamentals to real-world uses — with something for everyone.

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The Hidden Cost Of Communication (A Case Against Big Companies)

Feb 27, 2026 | 5 min read
AIIndustry

Big companies are downsizing, not solely because of AI and corporate greed but because communication bottlenecks kill productivity and demoralize teams.

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Automating Codex

Feb 12, 2026 | 8 min read
AIEngineeringProductivity

You‘re one step away from turning Codex into a proactive assistant that tackles low-hanging fruit while you sleep.

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Supporting Markdown Search For LLMs

Feb 2, 2026 | 8 min read
AITutorialEngineering

Learn a simple but effective technique that makes your blog more easily searchable for LLMs.

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AI Agents Are Starting To Eat SaaS (Really)

Jan 26, 2026 | 3 min read
AIIndustryBusinessAI Economics

AI is making it cheaper and easier for anyone to build custom software solutions. The changes from this shift will be drastic, especially for SaaS companies.

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The Democratization of AI

Jan 21, 2026 | 3 min read
AIIndustryAI Economics

The barrier to building with AI has dropped thousands-fold. What happens when you give everyone the tools to implement their ideas?

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The Claude Code Moment

Jan 19, 2026 | 4 min read
AIIndustrySocietyAI Economics

The sudden adoption of Claude Code by non-technical people represents an important moment in time — and one that will have a lasting impact on the way we work.

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Codex vs. Claude Code (Today)

Dec 22, 2025 | 5 min read
AIProgrammingEngineering

Every AI tool has its strengths and weaknesses, and the only way to discover what they are is by using them.

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Building Software From Blog Posts

Building Software From Blog Posts

Dec 15, 2025 | 11 min read
AITutorialEngineering

Did you know you can just point AI at a blog post and have it build a piece of software? That‘s where we are now.

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Scribblenauts For Software

Dec 1, 2025 | 4 min read
AIEngineering

AI lets people build any tool in minutes at practically zero cost. The result? An era of personalized, on-demand software.

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The Past, Present, and Future of AI Workshops with @mergesort

Oct 30, 2025 | 7 min read
AIEngineeringDesignProduct

Six months teaching people to build with AI taught me one thing: most people are just a few questions away from learning so much.

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How I Used ChatGPT Over A Long Weekend

Jan 1, 2025 | 16 min read
AIIndustryProductivity

Real-world examples of how I used ChatGPT over a four-day weekend, providing practical insights for anyone curious about working with large language models.

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The Rule of Small and Large

Dec 16, 2024 | 5 min read
IndustryProductivityProgramming

A personal framework for choosing projects: focus on either small projects for quick learning or large projects for meaningful impact, while avoiding the medium-sized trap.

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A Mental Model For Prompting Large Language Models

Nov 14, 2024 | 6 min read
AIIndustryProductivity

A practical analogy for understanding and improving how you work with AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude, moving beyond tips and tricks to develop better judgment.

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Building A Customizable Framer Component

Building A Customizable Framer Component

Oct 14, 2024 | 5 min read
EngineeringOpen SourceTutorialWeb

A technical walkthrough of building a customizable Framer Code Component for Buttondown email signups, complete with Property Controls and open source code.

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Introducing Plinky: My Love Letter To Links

Introducing Plinky: My Love Letter To Links

May 9, 2024 | 9 min read
AppsiOS

The story behind Plinky, my personal app for saving and organizing links that makes it incredibly easy to save links for later.

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The Reasoning Computer

Nov 10, 2023 | 7 min read
AIIndustryProgramming

How will we solve problems in a new era of computation, where the very foundations of how a computer is expected to work are no longer deterministic?

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Coding As Creative Expression

Coding As Creative Expression

May 21, 2022 | 3 min read
EngineeringProgramming

Exploring whether coding is art or science, and how programming serves as a creative medium for solving problems and expressing ideas through code.

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