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Claude Code Screen Reader Mode: Accessibility in the Terminal
Claude Code's new screen reader mode swaps boxes and spinners for plain, linear text. Why accessibility in a…
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Working notes from the studio. The tools I build, the workflows I keep, the mistakes I paid for.
170 entries · latest 2026-09-11
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Claude Sonnet 5 Is the New Default: What Changed for Coding
Claude Sonnet 5 is the new default on Pro, Team, and Enterprise seats, with 1M-token context and adaptive…
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Debugging a Production Bug I Cannot Reproduce Locally
Reconstruct the timeline from prod logs before touching code
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Shopify Theme Sections I Rebuild on Every Store
Four sections (hero, proof band, FAQ, CTA) I copy into every Shopify store
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Feature Flags Without a Vendor: The Minimal Setup I Ship
Boolean flags in env vars cover 80% of what vendors sell
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The CSS color-mix Patterns I Use Across Every RAXXO Theme
One brand variable feeds hover, disabled, surface, and text colors
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Local-First Architecture for Solo Apps When CRDTs Help and When They Hurt
Local-first cut my note app's perceived latency to zero across 3 devices
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Shopify Metafields Done Right Three Patterns From Production
Typed metafield definitions catch bad data before it reaches your theme
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Why I Stopped Reaching for Redis on Solo Projects
Six Redis use cases replaced with SQLite, Postgres, and Edge KV
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The Stripe Webhook Patterns I Use to Avoid Lost Events
Signature verification on the edge blocks forged payloads before they hit my logic
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Form UX in 2026 Native HTML Validation Is Finally Enough
Removed a 12 KB validation library across 3 surfaces using native HTML
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Managing Design Tokens Across 14 Projects Without a Tool
One tokens.json source feeds 14 projects with zero infrastructure