32 articles published
Terminal Tools
AI has come for the terminal — and the results are genuinely useful. We review Warp 2.0, Fig's command completion engine, and the built-in AI features landing in popular shells to help you work faster without leaving the CLI.
28 May 2026
AI Coding Tools
Google's Gemini CLI brings a 1M-token context window and free tier to the terminal. Here's what it does well, where it falls short, and how it compares to Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI.
27 May 2026
AI Coding Tools
Windsurf started as Codeium's editor and landed in OpenAI's hands. Here's what it's like to actually use in 2026 — and how it compares to Cursor.
27 May 2026
Tools
mise is a single Rust-based version manager for every language runtime in your stack. It's faster than asdf, supports per-project environments, and doubles as a task runner. Here's how to switch.
26 May 2026
Security
AI-generated code is fast, but 2026 data shows it introduces vulnerabilities at a higher rate than human-written code. Here's what the patterns look like and how to build review gates that actually catch them.
26 May 2026
Tools
Astral's uv replaces pip, pyenv, poetry, and virtualenv with a single Rust-built tool that's 10–100x faster. Here's what it actually does and whether it's worth switching.
25 May 2026
Tools
Zed is a GPU-accelerated, Rust-built code editor with native multiplayer collaboration and deep AI integration. After a year of public availability, here's an honest assessment of where it excels and where it still falls short.
25 May 2026
AI Tools
AI code review tools now catch bugs, suggest refactors, and summarise PRs before a human opens them. We compare CodeRabbit, PR-Agent, and Graphite Automations — what each does well, where they fall short, and how to integrate them into your workflow.
23 May 2026
Productivity
A practical guide to implementing DORA metrics — deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and MTTR — with tooling recommendations, common pitfalls, and how to use them without creating perverse incentives.
23 May 2026
AI Developer Tools
GitHub Copilot and Cursor dominate the conversation, but a growing ecosystem of open-source and self-hosted AI coding tools is worth taking seriously — especially if data privacy matters to you.
22 May 2026
AI Coding
Vibe coding — letting AI write most of your code while you focus on intent — has gone from provocation to mainstream practice. Here's an honest look at where it helps and where it breaks down.
22 May 2026
Git Workflows
How combining git worktrees with AI coding agents like Claude Code lets you run multiple tasks simultaneously without your repo turning into a warzone.
21 May 2026
Tool Reviews
Warp terminal's AI command lookup, block-based output, and team sharing features reviewed against iTerm2 and Alacritty — who should actually make the switch.
18 May 2026
Productivity
A practical tmux guide for developers — persistent sessions, split pane workflows, essential .tmux.conf settings, and how tmux pairs with vim for a fast terminal setup.
11 May 2026
Productivity
How developers use Obsidian to manage code snippets, architecture decisions, and team knowledge — with the plugins, templates, and workflows that make it stick.
5 May 2026
Engineering Practices
Monorepo vs polyrepo tradeoffs explained clearly — tooling options like Nx and Turborepo, CI/CD complexity, code sharing, and when to migrate or stay put.
28 April 2026
AI Coding Tools
A practical guide to running local LLMs for developers — covering Ollama and LM Studio setup, the best coding models in 2026, real-world latency vs quality trade-offs, and which use cases actually benefit from running models offline.
21 April 2026
Tool Reviews
We used both for 6 months across real engineering projects. Here's the honest breakdown of when Linear wins, when Jira is unavoidable, and how to make the switch.
14 April 2026
Tool Reviews
A direct comparison of GitHub Copilot and Cursor in 2026 — context depth, multi-file edits, pricing, and which tool wins for solo devs vs engineering teams.
8 April 2026
Engineering Practices
A clear comparison of Gitflow and trunk-based development — how each works, why trunk-based is gaining ground, and how to choose based on your team size and release cadence.
1 April 2026
Workflow
A practical guide to feature flags best practices — the four flag types, when to use each, tools like LaunchDarkly, Unleash, and OpenFeature, how to avoid flag debt, testing strategies with flags, and setting up effective kill switches.
25 March 2026
Tool Reviews
Docker Desktop's licensing costs pushed teams to look elsewhere. Here's how Rancher Desktop, OrbStack, Podman, and Colima stack up in 2026 for real dev workflows.
18 March 2026
Testing
An updated look at the developer testing strategy for 2026 — when unit tests aren't enough, integration testing with Testcontainers, E2E with Playwright, contract testing for distributed systems, AI-assisted test generation, and why coverage metrics mislead.
12 March 2026
Engineering Career
Lines of code, velocity points, and ticket close rate are all bad metrics. Here's what actually correlates with engineering output — and how to measure it without creating perverse incentives.
5 March 2026
Engineering Practices
A practical developer onboarding checklist covering documentation, dev environment setup, 30-60-90 day plans, and first-PR culture to get new engineers productive fast.
26 February 2026
Workflow Systems
The exact setup we use: terminal, shell, package manager, editor, and dotfiles — with every command, every config file, and the reasoning behind each choice.
19 February 2026
Tool Reviews
We used Cursor as our primary editor for 90 days across a TypeScript monorepo and a Python data pipeline. Here's what it actually does well, what it doesn't, and whether it's worth $20/month.
13 February 2026
Workflow
A complete guide to Conventional Commits — the specification, the commit types that matter, automated changelog generation with release-please and standard-version, enforcing the standard with commitlint and husky, and how to actually get your team on board.
6 February 2026
Engineering Practices
Practical code review best practices for developers — what makes a good PR, how to review effectively, async vs sync review, and the tools that make the process faster.
30 January 2026
AI Coding Tools
A candid assessment of Claude Code for real-world development work — what it excels at, where it falls short, how it compares to Copilot and Cursor, and whether it's worth the cost for solo developers and small engineering teams.
23 January 2026
Tool Reviews
We tested 40+ developer tools across 6 categories over 90 days. Here's what made the cut, what didn't, and why.
17 January 2026
Tool Reviews
A straight-talking comparison of the top API testing tools in 2026 — which one's right for solo devs, small teams, and enterprises who've had enough of Postman's pricing.
10 January 2026