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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 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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Building a Personal Dashboard with Claude Code (No Experience Needed)
I built a personal dashboard that shows my training load, to-dos, and weekly calendar using Claude Code. Here
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How I Use Claude Code to Build Small Tools That Save Me Time
I don’t want to spend my personal time writing boilerplate for throwaway scripts. Claude Code lets me describe…
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What Can I Use Claude For? More Than You Think.
Most people think of Claude as a fancy chatbot. It’s a lot more than that. Here’s a practical…
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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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Claude Code for Beginners: A Complete Getting Started Guide
I’m a software developer and even I put off setting up Claude Code longer than I should have.…