Development Practices

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Why I Use HTML for Planning and Spec-Driven Development

I keep my agent planning and spec-driven development work in HTML. That started as a small experiment and turned into a default.

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Hangfire is a powerful tool that can leverage your existing backend code for setting up background jobs for .NET projects.

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During integration of a repo that housed a web app into an existing monorepo, my software team ran into this killer tool: Git subtree.

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AI code reviews are helping my team catch bugs and speed up PRs. Here’s how Codex, Cursor, and Sentry are improving our workflow.

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On a recent software development project, it seemed straightforward at first. But, I quickly realized syncing data is deceptively tricky.

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Media queries only know about the viewport, not the space actually available to individual components. Container queries fix this.

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You can prune Git branches manually, or with one-liners, or via your IDE. I split the difference and built a human-in-the-loop automation.

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Journaling is useful, but it can be hard to start. Here are three easy strategies to help you organize and process your busy life.

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Over time, I've learned you must delete your code. It's a prescribed burn when your unmanaged codebase gets close to spontaneous combustion.

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Testing is worthwhile, but sometimes not possible. Here are a few tips for working in a multiple-frontend environment with no tests.

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Local testing for pull requests is a crucial step before approval. It helps confirm requirements and ensure code works as intended.

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There’s a time for code that's quick, dirty, utterly disposable. Then there’s durable code you build for the long haul.