21 March 2026

25 links · Saturday

Pull requests are dead, long live pull requests

These days when I’m reviewing a pull request it feels like I’m talking to an AI bot, because I am. When I ask questions like “Why did you decide to do it this way?” I usually get a response (from a…

My Own Personal Claws

I replaced OpenClaw with a custom automation system that refines GitHub issues, implements features, fixes CI, investigates production bugs, and turns voice notes into shipped code — all tailored for a single developer.

I Am a Software Mechanic

That job title doesn't exist yet on any W-2. But it describes exactly what I do. You call me when a machine-generated tool breaks something real. A harvest lost. A contract mispriced. A greenhouse running dry. I show up. I read the spec. I find the gap between…

Why your next mobile app is probably headless

We used to click through to websites and open apps. More and more, a single assistant does the work in the background. Here is what that changes, and why it already happened with Google and Stack Overflow.

What Agents Can't Replace

AI agents will hollow out the interaction layer of software, but they can't replace the coordination layer — the shared state, rules, and accountability that let organizations operate without stepping on themselves.

Using Claude Code to help me write

Using LLMs to help you write is understandably a touchy subject for many. There is quite a bit of AI slop coming out now, as it is really easy to just have the LLM tools think for you and write sup…

Accumulated ignorance at scale

What do we do about tech debt and code review in a world where AI both writes the code and reviews it?

Why I Code

Listen, I love building cool and useful things as much as the next person. You can look at my GitHub if you want proof. Building interesting things is why I ...

You have access to almost any book

I read a fair bit of non-fiction that spans a number of different genres. But the trouble with non-fiction is that it never answers a question without raising further questions. Non-fiction comes replete with footnotes: a ponzi-scheme for the curious mind.