favorites

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openai codex

use it for coding tasks across multiple harnesses. surprisingly good at staying out of the way.

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opencode

supports most models and fits right into the terminal. open terminal, type opencode, done.

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docker

mostly just to not pollute my machine. spin it up, break something, kill it.

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bun

do not know why i reach for it over everything else, but i do. fast, simple, compatible enough.

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uv

the only reason i keep python around. environments and dependencies without the usual headache.

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excalidraw

first stop before writing any code. hand drawn style keeps it from feeling too precious to throw away.

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activitywatch

tracks where time actually goes without sending it anywhere. opened it once and closed it feeling bad about myself.

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beads

makes orchestrating ai agents feel less like plumbing. the glue holding most of my experiments together.

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notewise

cli tool i built to turn youtube videos into proper study notes. chapter detection, smart chunking, multilanguage. scratched my own itch.

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taskiq

distributed task queue with full async support. the thing i reach for when celery feels like too much.

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openscreen

open source screen studio alternative. no watermarks, no subscription, just clean demo recordings.

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refactoring guru

design patterns without making them feel academic. good when code starts working but stops feeling clean.

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roadmap.sh

less a checklist, more a reality check. useful when a topic feels too wide to know where to start.

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bytebytego

system design explained visually. good for making architecture feel less abstract.

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system overflow

system design through fundamentals, not templates. the kind of prep that actually transfers.

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system design school

interactive system design practice with actual feedback. reading about it only gets you so far.

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python patterns

design patterns in python, no fluff. good to skim when something feels like a solved problem.

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wizard zines

git, networking, terminals, debugging explained in a way that does not make you feel stupid for not knowing.

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dembrandt

extracts any site's design tokens in one command. colors, typography, borders, logo. weirdly useful.

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julia evans

makes low level and terminal topics feel approachable. simple explanations are hard work and hers show it. wizard zines is hers too.

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simon willison

the best person to follow if you are building with llms seriously. reads everything so you do not have to, then actually explains it.