AI Code Review Is Coming Whether You Like It or Not
Automated review bots are catching real bugs—and creating new categories of code review theater
Essays and notes on AI, software engineering, developer tools, systems, and the shape of modern product building.
HTMX Crossed the Chasm: Production Adoption Stories from Real Teams
Internal tools at Fortune 500s, Django shops modernizing, and Rails renaissance—htmx is everywhere now
Svelte 5 Runes: The Framework That Keeps Getting Simpler
Why Svelte’s bet on compiler magic continues to pay off
Effect-TS Is the Most Important TypeScript Library Nobody’s Using
Composable error handling, dependency injection, and concurrency—without the FP jargon
Bun 1.0 Is Here and Node.js Should Be Nervous
The runtime that was ‘just benchmarks’ now has a complete toolkit and real production users
Tailwind v4 Alpha: CSS Variables, Lightning CSS, and a Ground-Up Rewrite
The utility framework that conquered the world is getting a complete engine overhaul
Ollama Made Running Local LLMs Embarrassingly Easy
One command to download and run Llama, Mistral, or Mixtral on your laptop
The TypeScript Ecosystem Is Now Best-in-Class for Full-Stack Development
From Zod to tRPC to Drizzle—TypeScript’s tooling has crossed a quality threshold
The Hidden Cost of ‘Free’ AI APIs
Rate limits, data retention, and model deprecation—the fine print everyone ignores
RAG Is the Pattern That Makes LLMs Actually Useful for Enterprises
Retrieval-Augmented Generation bridges the gap between demos and production