Disclaimer : I used AI to correct my broken English TL;DR What I learned through a 1.5-year journey of developing a new version of my app, including a 3-month burnout. AI should always be secondary in your life. You can't go back to the past.
Hi folks, it's Takuya here, the solo developer of Inkdrop . I'd like to report a status update on the Inkdrop project here. About a year and a half ago, I published the roadmap of Inkdrop vol.6 . And I'm happy to announce that every
Hi, it's Takuya. I'm happy to introduce a tool for managing multiple Claude Code sessions in tmux. Here is a demo video: First, let me share a bit about the journey that led me to build it. Or, you can just jump right to the repo
In the morning, I saw my daughter off to her school bus stop. I recently came across comedian Atsushi Tamura’s conversational nodding technique and thought it sounded interesting, so I immediately tried it out during some small talk with my mama-tomo (mom friend). The results were instant.
I joined Hiroshi's podcast episode a few weeks ago. We shared our experience and knowledge on indie dev. I'd like to cross-post our talk in English here. I also tried to create an English dub using AI. The voice cloning quality is quite impressive, so
Hey, what's up? It's Takuya . I've been thinking about how to live well in this AI era as a developer, content creator, and artist. By “living well,” I mean enjoying the act of creating while maintaining good mental health. I imagine many
Hey, what's up? It's Takuya. I've been using Claude Code in my terminal workflow. At first, I was running it at the right side of my terminal using tmux, but I found it not useful because it was too narrow to display messages and
Hey guys, I've got a new keyboard: Keychron K2 HE and customized it with blank black and wooden keycaps. So, I'd like to share how I did it. Here is a video: Unboxing The above keyboard is Keychron Q1, which I've been using for
Hey, what's up? It's Takuya. I came up with another AI coding workflow that is note-driven, using Claude Code and Inkdrop . When I was using Claude Code's plan mode, I found the generated plans hard to read on the terminal because the CLI
Hi, it’s Takuya . Happy new year! It’s already mid-January, but I want to look back at my activities in 2025. If I had to sum up last year in one word, it was the year I got the full "unlucky year ( Yakudoshi / 厄年
Hi, it's Takuya . I want to share my thoughts and methodology on how to generate new ideas from your notes and memos. I'm the author of Inkdrop , a Markdown note-taking app mainly designed for software developers with a core focus on simplicity. I might be
Hi, it’s  Takuya . Last week I had my birthday and turned 41 (November 19th). When I was younger, I could never really picture what life in my 40s would look like. It’s this vague age where you don’t have a clear image of
Hi, it's Takuya here. As I wrote in my previous post , I recently pushed myself too hard with my indie SaaS dev work and ended up burning out. One of the main reasons was my tendency to hyperfocus. When I get absorbed in something, I tend to lose
Hey, this is Takuya . Recently, I pushed myself too hard on indie development and ended up sick , as I posted a video on my channel recently. My atopic dermatitis flared up badly, and my quality of life dropped sharply. It was like hell, literally. I’m still recovering, but
Hi, it's Takuya . As your app grows in popularity, you occasionally start to attract attacks aimed directly at you—the developer or site owner. Just the other day, I got one that was honestly terrifying, so I'd like to share it. The Email Subject: Cookie