I have a /daily-brief command that runs 18 steps. Today it skipped two steps without me noticing. Here's how Claude Code's built-in TodoWrite tool fixes this with the checklist manifesto pattern.
I stumbled on this pattern while building automation commands for Claude Code and Cursor. The problem: my AI agents needed credentials for browser automation, but I obviously couldn't commit those credentials to git.
I've been writing online since 2011. Fourteen years of blog posts, technical tutorials, personal reflections, and half-finished drafts sitting in folders I'm afraid to open.
I've spent the last couple of weeks rebuilding a "digital self" system with Cursor and Claude Code. Along the way, I fell into the same trap many developers hit—assuming more tools equals more capability.
How the NextJS <Link> component handles scrolling by default interferes with Tailwind CSS smooth scrolling.