AI Code Rots Faster Than You Think
You'll make great progress at first. Then the codebase starts fighting you. AI-generated code needs more hygiene, not less.
Writing
Thoughts on building products, growth, and technology.
Using ESLint to Enforce Copy and Design Quality in AI-Assisted Codebases
Most teams lint for code quality. We lint for writing quality and design consistency. Four real rules that catch AI slop before it ships.
The Single Best One-Shot Prompt I've Ever Seen
Why the quality of your input matters more than the quality of your instructions. How single words move trajectories, why CLAUDE.md can't save a bad codebase, and the uncomfortable truth about prompting.
If you don't engineer backpressure, you'll get slopped
The mindset shift required to build with AI without drowning in slop.
Running OpenClaw on a VPS Without Ruining Your Life
How to set up OpenClaw (Moltbot) on a remote server without risking your personal data. Treat the VPS like a compromised machine from day one: dedicated accounts, API key limits, zero access to personal anything.
The Dark Software Fabric: Engineering the Invisible System That Builds Your Software
The verification hierarchy from the Ralph Loop is the theory. The Dark Software Fabric is the implementation: a layered enforcement system from type checking to autonomous AI agents that lets software get built 24/7 without sacrificing quality.
The New Software Engineering World Order (Ralph Loop Disruption)
The Ralph Loop escaped San Francisco and went mainstream. How software gets built is changing, what verification looks like now, and why indie devs have more leverage than ever.
Fast navigation between protected routes in Next.js
How to get static-like page transitions on authenticated routes in Next.js without leaking private data. Uses middleware to distinguish prefetch requests from real ones, loads skeletons statically, and fetches private content through authenticated API routes.
Using ChatGPT to get unstuck
The most useful thing about ChatGPT isn't drafting emails or generating code. It's having something to talk to when you're staring at a blank page and your brain won't cooperate.
Inbox zero changed how I work
I spent a week getting to inbox zero and turning off every notification I could. The difference was bigger than I expected. Here's what I learned and what I'd recommend.
Loading speed is a conversion problem, not a technical one
Most teams treat page speed as a dev concern. The data says otherwise. A two-second delay doubles bounce rates, and Amazon found that 100ms of improvement translated to 1% more revenue.