Notes Repos as Shared Project Context

Creating a notes repository alongside code repositories enhances project clarity and continuity. It serves as a durable knowledge base for plans, decisions, and team structures, accessible to both human team members and agents. This organized approach minimizes miscommunication and maintains project focus, ensuring everyone stays aligned and informed throughout the development process. Continue reading →

Toggle Switches When the Thing Behind the Switch Is a Whole System

The content discusses the complexities of implementing feature toggles in software development, using three examples: a data pipeline switch, an expedited shipping offer, and a saved filters interface. It emphasizes understanding ownership, failure modes, and scope, and highlights the importance of maintaining clear boundaries and decision-making processes to prevent confusion and errors during development. Continue reading →

Agent-Ready Local Environments and MCP

Getting a coding agent productive is less about the prompt and more about whether the machine in front of it can actually build, run, and reach the systems the work depends on. Cursor, Claude, Codex, and the rest are fast when the local world is already honest: dependencies install, the app boots, tests can run,... Continue reading →

Twenty-ish Terminal Commands for Getting Around the File System

This content provides a comprehensive guide to terminal commands, focusing on file navigation and management in macOS and Linux. It highlights essential commands like ls, pwd, cd, tree, find, and others, detailing their functionalities and useful options. The guide aims to enhance user efficiency in file-system navigation through command-line tools. Continue reading →