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2026

Your LLM doesn't know what day it is: date handling for AI tool calls original ↗

3 Sept 2026

Why your prompt cache hit rate is zero: the silent invalidators original ↗

3 Sept 2026

The Strangler Fig Pattern: Rebuild Everything, without losing your mind original ↗

14 Jul 2026

Cognitive Debt and the Cost of Staying Wrong original ↗

23 Jun 2026

You are not your user. Except when you are.original ↗

3 Jun 2026

CSS Tips Part 2 - text-wrap: pretty will make your text feel intentional original ↗

30 Apr 2026

Dunning-Kruger for Vibe Coders original ↗

28 Apr 2026

Lessons I Learned the Hard Way original ↗

17 Mar 2026

Learn to Love the Rebuild original ↗

17 Feb 2026

Just Enough Is an Ongoing Practice original ↗

10 Feb 2026

Optimizing Your Next.js Site's Fast Origin Transfer and ISR Reads original ↗

9 Feb 2026

My 2026 Developer Tech Stack original ↗

27 Jan 2026

The Zeroth Loop: They Don't Quit, They Forget original ↗

6 Jan 2026

2025

Science-Backed Secrets of Long, Happy Lives original ↗

9 Dec 2025

The Science of Spotting Hidden Product Ideas original ↗

2 Dec 2025

The Psychology Hack Hiding in Great Products original ↗

25 Nov 2025

Patching NPM Dependencies with pnpm patch original ↗

11 Nov 2025

Contributing to Open Source without being a Jerk original ↗

11 Nov 2025

The next great engineering skill is not coding original ↗

23 Oct 2025

AI and the New Language of Human-Centered Design original ↗

2 Oct 2025

Dieter Rams 10 Principles of Design original ↗

23 Sept 2025

Beyond Click Counts: Finding the Right Signals for Good Design original ↗

3 Sept 2025

Stop Counting Clicks original ↗

26 Aug 2025

Founder Math: When to Stop Searching and Start Choosing with the 37% Rule original ↗

19 Aug 2025

You Built It. They Didn’t Come.original ↗

5 Aug 2025

Beyond ✨Shiny✨ Degrees: World-changing innovations from unexpected places original ↗

15 Jul 2025

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Vibe Coding original ↗

24 Jun 2025

The Quiet Room Problem original ↗

17 Jun 2025

Eraser or the Wrecking Ball? Planning is everything original ↗

3 Jun 2025

Open Source your learning with GitHub original ↗

27 May 2025

AI Prompt Secrets - what the leaks tell us original ↗

13 May 2025

I want to feel the hand of the f%#king creator original ↗

8 May 2025

Serendipity isn't an accident original ↗

29 Apr 2025

Freedom is a Feature: why competition is a good thing original ↗

22 Apr 2025

What to do when the bottom falls out original ↗

8 Apr 2025

Tools I Love - Resend and React Email original ↗

1 Apr 2025

The 3 Mistakes New Creators Make original ↗

25 Mar 2025

Steal these ideas to build new products original ↗

12 Mar 2025

Your MVP is too damn big original ↗

6 Mar 2025

Design's Shakespearean Curse: Good UX Should Never Be Noticed original ↗

25 Feb 2025

AI is your intern (not your boss)original ↗

18 Feb 2025

How I (Think I) Talk to AI original ↗

11 Feb 2025

How Clever Engineers Stay Ahead of the Curve original ↗

3 Feb 2025

My 2025 Developer Tech Stack original ↗

29 Jan 2025

Focus Mode for the Defiant original ↗

21 Jan 2025

Superfounder Superpowers: Sending Introductions original ↗

14 Jan 2025

The Great Inbox Reset original ↗

7 Jan 2025

2024

Themes Beat Resolutions Every Time original ↗

31 Dec 2024

CSS Tips - text-wrap:balance will make your sites feel better original ↗

23 Dec 2024

Content creation workflow: my writing process original ↗

22 Dec 2024

Get lost in your work: the magic of flow state original ↗

17 Dec 2024

From 21 to 1000 - Lessons in Growth original ↗

3 Dec 2024

Migrate from next-sitemap to the Next.js App Directory's sitemap original ↗

23 Nov 2024

First Principles: Your Framework for Clarity original ↗

19 Nov 2024

Mad? Use It to Start Something Big original ↗

14 Nov 2024

Dunbar's number: focusing on your core supporters for network effect growth original ↗

5 Nov 2024

Get out and F*cking Vote original ↗

30 Oct 2024

First principles for UX design original ↗

15 Oct 2024

Don't just listen. Interpret feedback wisely.original ↗

8 Oct 2024

Nobody Wants a Big Reveal: Why Keeping Secrets Hurts Your Work original ↗

1 Oct 2024

The results of my PostHog AB Test are in!original ↗

30 Sept 2024

How Contrast Elevates Perception original ↗

17 Sept 2024

Stay Sane: Mental Health Strategies for Startups original ↗

4 Sept 2024

How I found a missing change on my next.js site with PostHog original ↗

2 Sept 2024

Inter and the Power of Fonts: Why Typefaces Matter More Than You Think original ↗

27 Aug 2024

How you do one thing is how you do everything original ↗

20 Aug 2024

Unlocking A/B Testing with PostHog: Improving Newsletter Signups original ↗

19 Aug 2024

How to source and use expert knowledge for your work original ↗

14 Aug 2024

Fixing the sign-up problem on my site using PostHog Product analytics original ↗

13 Aug 2024

Debug tips from a lifetime newbie original ↗

6 Aug 2024

Product Analytics for engineers: Debugging a conversion problem on my next.js site original ↗

5 Aug 2024

You're 8 episodes away from being in the top 20%original ↗

31 Jul 2024

Your tastes will always outpace your skill, and what to do about it original ↗

28 Jul 2024

Seed your Supabase database with this simple pattern original ↗

23 Jul 2024

SEO for Devs: Own your work with canonical tags original ↗

12 Jul 2024

Struggling with TypeScript: why not?original ↗

9 Jul 2024

Open Sourcing my Design System original ↗

25 Jun 2024

Impostor Syndrome: The monster in your head original ↗

18 Jun 2024

Statistically, nobody has used your app original ↗

11 Jun 2024

The Aesthetic-Usability Effect original ↗

4 Jun 2024

Three things school taught me (and Three things it didn't)original ↗

27 May 2024

Shrimps is Bugs: Red Lobster ate itself to death original ↗

21 May 2024

The Endowment Effect: why useful trials make for sticky products original ↗

15 May 2024

Beyond the walled garden: what Spotify and Substack get wrong original ↗

30 Apr 2024

Add Structured Data to your Next.js site with JSON-LD for better SEO original ↗

25 Apr 2024

Simple Habits for a Happier Team original ↗

23 Apr 2024

Designing for hospitality original ↗

9 Apr 2024

Keep your tools sharp original ↗

2 Apr 2024

Why new frameworks make better developers original ↗

26 Mar 2024

Rebuilding an open source content-rich site with Astro, TypeScript, and React original ↗

23 Mar 2024

Take my money! Some of my favorite tools... and why I pay for them original ↗

19 Mar 2024

3 Tiny tips for better SEO original ↗

12 Mar 2024

The first year of being a technical startup cofounder original ↗

5 Mar 2024

I hate Tailwind CSS. Here's why I use it.original ↗

27 Feb 2024

Gestalt: Design principles every developer should know original ↗

13 Feb 2024

Using Satori and Next.js to generate dynamic images original ↗

27 Jan 2024

Build, measure, listen, rebuild original ↗

22 Jan 2024

Configuring Resend Broadcasts for newsletters on my Next.js website original ↗

20 Jan 2024

Why your favorite apps and creators all pivot in January original ↗

16 Jan 2024

Fitts' Law and the Beauty of Big Goals original ↗

9 Jan 2024