IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS
Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.
35 articles
26 Feb 2026 · 6 min read
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A comprehensive guide to the 3 most powerful AI workflow tools available today. Whether you're a business owner, developer, writer, or content creator — here's how to work with AI 10x more effectively.
Read more25 Feb 2026 · 15 min read
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Part 1 of 13 — AI coding tools promise 10x productivity, but most teams see 1.2x. The difference isn't the tool. It's the workflow.
Read more24 Feb 2026 · 6 min read
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Part 6 of 12 — The developer's inner loop in the AI era: AI-assisted ticket analysis, code planning, pair programming, test writing, documentation, and self-review — plus the human judgment that makes AI-generated code safe to ship.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 6 min read
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Part 8 of 11 — Practical GitHub Copilot setup for an ecommerce development team. Workspace instructions, custom instructions per task type, Copilot Chat for architecture, and the MCP server for Angular CLI.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 14 min read
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A hands-on guide for researchers, students, and executives — how to use Claude Web, Desktop, and Code to research any topic, write reports, create slides, and generate spreadsheets. No coding required.
Read more22 Feb 2026 · 13 min read
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Part 5 of 5 — Plan-before-code workflow, subagents for parallel tasks, context management strategies, debugging with Claude, the anti-patterns that waste time, and honest lessons from 6 months of daily production use.
Read more18 Feb 2026 · 12 min read
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Part 1 of 5 — Installing Claude Code, writing an effective CLAUDE.md, the /init command, memory architecture, .claude/ directory structure, and turning a generic AI into a project-aware pair programmer.
Read more01 Feb 2026 · 4 min read
ai
I've used Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and other AI tools every day for over a year. Here's what actually saves time, what wastes it, and the productivity trap nobody talks about.
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