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Making Atom Great Again (And Learning Rust While I'm At It)

Three projects in pre-production. A growing fatigue with VSCode. A long-buried love for Atom. And the obviously sensible decision to build a new code editor in my spare time.

April 7, 2026
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VSCode Is a Fancy Notepad and Other Corporate Developer Realities

Large organisations love talking about developer productivity. They also won't let you install a code formatter without a two-week approval process.

March 24, 2026
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Start easy, I said to myself for the n'th time

Having a long-term vision is a strength, until you're the CEO, product owner, developer, and tester all at once. Here's how I'm learning to stop overengineering and actually ship.

January 26, 2026
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Lazygit Changed How I Work

A terminal UI that makes Git's power actually accessible. Inspired by Bartek Plotka's excellent writeup.

January 20, 2026
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Juggling Multiple Projects: What Actually Works

Running parallel projects sounds exciting until you're drowning in context switches. Here's what I've learned about making it work without burning out.

January 8, 2026

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