A Weekend with a Side Project
No stakeholders, no deadlines, no Jira tickets. Just you and a dumb idea that might turn into something.
Otty by the Typora Team: I've Finally Found My Ideal Lightweight Terminal! I have been looking for a terminal tool with basic file editing capabilities. While tools leaning towards Agentic IDEs—like Warp, Superset, and Orca—are powerful, they often feel too heavy. Their startup times and resource consumption are not ideal.
No stakeholders, no deadlines, no Jira tickets. Just you and a dumb idea that might turn into something.
Limitations aren't obstacles to creativity. They're the structure that makes creativity possible.
The best developer tools do one thing well and get out of your way. A love letter to focused software.
Writing about what you're learning is the fastest way to find out what you don't actually understand.
Static sites aren't a step backwards. They're what you get when you take performance and simplicity seriously.
The frameworks will change. The databases will change. What survives is the clarity of your thinking.