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Productivity includes tips on how to use tools and software, process optimization, useful references, experience, and mindstate optimization.

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I Built a Tool That Turns Any OpenAPI Spec Into n8n Workflow Nodes in Seconds
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I Built a Tool That Turns Any OpenAPI Spec Into n8n Workflow Nodes in Seconds

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Claude Code Remote: Your AI, Anywhere You Go
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Claude Code Remote: Your AI, Anywhere You Go

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On Being Productive Without Being Busy

On Being Productive Without Being Busy

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Why most businesses don’t actually need a “unique” backend
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Why most businesses don’t actually need a “unique” backend

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How do you keep engineering context alive when requirements change? Post:

How do you keep engineering context alive when requirements change? Post:

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How “Thinking Out Loud” Unlocked Clarity for My Dev Team (And How You Can Do It Too)
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How “Thinking Out Loud” Unlocked Clarity for My Dev Team (And How You Can Do It Too)

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Concerning Amounts of Malware in the VS Code Marketplace: What Microsoft’s Own Logs Reveal
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Concerning Amounts of Malware in the VS Code Marketplace: What Microsoft’s Own Logs Reveal

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The Spice: My GitHub Looked Great. I Felt Like a Fraud.

The Spice: My GitHub Looked Great. I Felt Like a Fraud.

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Stop Context Switching: How I Built a Tool to Generate Elite AI Prompts Inside VS Code

Stop Context Switching: How I Built a Tool to Generate Elite AI Prompts Inside VS Code

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10 Proven Ways to Improve Developer Productivity (Without Burning Out Your Team)
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10 Proven Ways to Improve Developer Productivity (Without Burning Out Your Team)

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What is the value of a product that is 99% finished, if the remaining 1% still requires 90% of the time?
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What is the value of a product that is 99% finished, if the remaining 1% still requires 90% of the time?

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Why “Busywork” Kills Creativity When I’m Just Trying to Experiment

Why “Busywork” Kills Creativity When I’m Just Trying to Experiment

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December 2025 VS Code Update (Version 1.108) – What’s New and Why It Matters
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December 2025 VS Code Update (Version 1.108) – What’s New and Why It Matters

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Free Resume Bullet Rewriter (Impact-Focused)

Free Resume Bullet Rewriter (Impact-Focused)

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Code Review Best Practices: How to Review Code Without Slowing Teams Down
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Code Review Best Practices: How to Review Code Without Slowing Teams Down

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I built an AI that detects your mood while coding (Locally in VS Code) 🧠✨

I built an AI that detects your mood while coding (Locally in VS Code) 🧠✨

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I Built a Simple MM to CM Converter Because I Got Tired of Googling It

I Built a Simple MM to CM Converter Because I Got Tired of Googling It

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Why email journaling works when apps never did (and why I built DailyInk)
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Why email journaling works when apps never did (and why I built DailyInk)

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Memoization in React: Or How I Thought I Optimized My App (But Mostly Just Felt Productive)
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Memoization in React: Or How I Thought I Optimized My App (But Mostly Just Felt Productive)

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Beyond RAG: Building Intelligent Memory Systems for AI Agents
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Beyond RAG: Building Intelligent Memory Systems for AI Agents

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I was tired of copying .env files between machines, so we built a CLI

I was tired of copying .env files between machines, so we built a CLI

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I Thought I Knew How To Talk To AI: I Didn't
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I Thought I Knew How To Talk To AI: I Didn't

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I got tired of waiting for Gradle, so I built a runtime that runs Kotlin like Python.
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I got tired of waiting for Gradle, so I built a runtime that runs Kotlin like Python.

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I Got Tired Of Crappy Tool Sites, So I Built My Own (120+ Free Dev Tools)
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I Got Tired Of Crappy Tool Sites, So I Built My Own (120+ Free Dev Tools)

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7 Small Workflow Tweaks That Actually Helped My Developer Productivity

7 Small Workflow Tweaks That Actually Helped My Developer Productivity

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