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Coding
Developer tools, workflows, and the tech I actually use. Written by a software dev who codes at work and builds things for fun.
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Claude Code for Non Coders: What It’s Good At (and Where to Start Instead)
I’m a developer, and my advice to non coders is to not start with Claude Code. Here’s the…
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Claude Code MCP Servers: The 5 I Actually Use (and the 9 I Don’t)
I have fourteen MCP servers connected to Claude and I reach for five of them in Claude Code.…
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GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code: The Honest 2026 Comparison
I’ve been running GitHub Copilot and Claude Code on real projects for the better part of a year.…
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How I Set Up the .claude Directory on Every Project
Most people let Claude Code create the .claude directory and never look inside it again. That’s leaving a…
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Claude Code vs Cursor: Which AI Coding Tool is Actually Better?
I started with Cursor when I first got into AI-assisted development, then switched to Claude Code and never…
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10 Years in Tech. This Is What I Learned.
I graduated college in May 2016 and walked straight into my first tech job in the defense industry.…
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How to Use Claude Code: A Beginner’s Guide From Someone Who Replaced His Paid Apps With It
How to use Claude Code from zero, built on what I actually made with it: a WordPress theme…