Displaying File Names for Multi-File Inputs with Stimulus
How to build a small Stimulus controller that displays individual file names when users select multiple files, replacing the browser's generic count.
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How I Stopped Running out of Tokens
A practical rundown of tools, settings, and habits that reduce token consumption when using Claude Code as your daily AI coding assistant.
Audit a Rails Project with the Thoughtbot Audit Skill
Turning a Claude skill audit report into a labelled, severity-tiered GitHub backlog, and what the skill found in a small Rails 8 app.
Beyond Mocked Payloads: End-to-End Stripe Webhook Testing
How to use Stripe Test Clocks and the Stripe CLI to run a real end-to-end payment failure webhook test locally.
A Vanilla Routing Experiment
Building client-side routing with vanilla JavaScript: What started as a simple experiment revealed the hidden complexity that SPA frameworks solve for you.
The Code-Adjacent Power of AI
AI coding assistants are obviously useful for writing code, but some of their most valuable contributions happen in the work that surrounds it.
Dynamic Ruby And Hidden Maintenance Costs
This post explores how dynamic dispatch and ActiveSupport's runtime constant resolution can make Rails code elegant but harder to maintain.
CSS Refactoring with an AI Safety Net
How to safely refactor messy CSS using AI assistance and screenshot-based visual diffing as a regression safety net.
Building a No Frills Meditation App
Building a minimalist breathing app: no ads, no subscriptions, no mysticism. Just science-based calm, open source and free.
Building an AI Blog Editor with Claude Skills
Creating an AI blog editor with Claude Skills—like having a code reviewer for your writing when you don't have a human editor.