29 Mar 2026
The ladder was always context
Software engineering is splitting into tiers, and in every tier the remaining human work is holding context.
Digesting
A collection of interesting articles, tools, and ideas I've stumbled upon shared here as bookmarks and notes.
28 Mar 2026
I AIn't known what's in my code anymore
AI-generated code is outpacing human understanding — and teams need to self-govern before someone else does.
5 Mar 2026
11ty is dead, long live Build Awesome
The static site generator I've backed for years just got its future sorted.
4 Mar 2026
AI coding tools turned my once-a-year hobby project into a daily habit
Benj Edwards burned through 50 projects in two months with AI coding agents and I know the feeling.
22 Feb 2026
Two-way communication beats another shipped feature
Sometimes stepping back to understand your audience matters more than shipping the next feature.
26 Dec 2025
URLs are the state management you should use
How well-designed URLs can replace state stores with shareable, bookmarkable state.
5 Dec 2025
Digest videos into sketchnotes through AI
Daniel Vaughan built an agent that generates sketchnotes from YouTube videos — a visual triage step before committing to long-form content.
4 Dec 2025
Large projects need large communicating
Ben Kuhn shares his playbook for managing complex projects at scale, from maintaining detailed plans to delegating management itself.
7 Nov 2025
Why AI can't be debugged like traditional software
Boyd Kane explains why treating AI like debuggable code misses the fundamental difference in how these systems work.
4 Nov 2025
Plenty to learn from Fedora's approach to AI code
The first community-driven policy I've seen that treats AI as a tool requiring human accountability, not a shortcut.
13 Oct 2025
It's true, short disruptions costs lots of time
Meeting creep, quick questions and context switching crush flow.
13 Oct 2025
Output: An HTML-native tag once again saves JS befuddling
Use the native HTML output element to announce dynamic results — semantic, accessible, and simple.
3 Oct 2025
Context engineering beats prompt tricks for AI agents
Anthropic argues that “context engineering” — not prompt tricks — is how agents stay accurate at long horizons.
29 Sep 2025
Developers are becoming context technical writers for AI
Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti highlights docs-driven development and the rise of technical writers as “context curators” so AI can truly RTFM.
27 Sep 2025
Embracing px and rem for CSS
Miriam Suzanne from OddBird explains how combining CSS units can lead to more robust and user-friendly typography.
19 Sep 2025
Thoughtful AI integration beats bolted-on Clippy
Lullabot's thoughts on 'How to build your AI integration strategy right'.