The Idea After deciding to build an iOS app using AI, the first thing I set out to create was a metronome app designed for dark stage environments. Back in college, I played drums — and while that was a while ago, there weren’t many metronome apps that felt both clean and professional. (Turns out, that’s still true today.) That’s what led me to the idea: a simple, black-and-white metronome where
Wabi-Sabi and Whitespace: Eastern Philosophy for Web Design What I learned from studying traditional aesthetics that completely changed how I build interfaces Last year, I spent three weeks in Kyoto. Temples everywhere. One rainy afternoon, I ducked into a small museum dedicated to traditional craftwork. I wasn't expecting much. I'm a web developer, not an art historian. But something clicked. T
I have a confession: I'm a productivity app addict. Notion, Todoist, Things, TickTick, Bear, Obsidian — I've tried them all. And every single one failed me in the same way. Not because they were bad apps. But because they let me add unlimited tasks. So I'd wake up Monday morning, open my to-do app, and see 47 items staring back at me. By 9am I was already paralyzed. Decision fatigue is real. When
I’m going on a short vacation this week, so this post is coming out a bit earlier than usual. I actually had a different, more “useful” topic in mind — something educational, something responsible. But then I came across this fascinating article: I don’t like Tailwind. Sorry not sorry written by @freshcaffeine , and I couldn’t get it out of my head. So I decided to write a response instead. I actu
I'm going to give you the comparison I couldn't find when I was choosing. Most "Claude Code vs Cursor" articles are either vibe-based or benchmarks that don't match solo indie dev workflows. I wanted something grounded in an actual multi-product project: 4 iOS apps, 5 distribution surfaces, 11 public repos, CI/CD across all of them. So I spent 14 days building exactly that — exclusively with Claud
It's a one-line item on the roadmap. "Send a push notification when X happens." Estimate is two days, three if the backend doesn't have FCM credentials yet. There's a library for it. The library is the visible part. The other 90% is platform lifecycle, registration state machines, race conditions with navigation, payload archaeology, and a half-dozen iOS and Android quirks. Nobody writes them down
Dark Mode in Firefox Extensions: Respecting System Preferences Firefox users who prefer dark mode shouldn't have to manually toggle it in every extension. Here's how to automatically respect the system preference. /* Default: light mode */ :root { --bg: #ffffff; --text: #1a1a1a; --card-bg: #f5f5f5; --border: #e0e0e0; } /* Auto dark mode from system */ @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)
Responsive Grid Layouts for Browser Extension New Tab Pages When building the Weather & Clock Dashboard Firefox extension, one of the tricky challenges was making the layout work well across different monitor sizes and resolutions. Browser extension new tab pages have a unique constraint: you cannot control the viewport size. Users might have a 1080p monitor, a 4K display, or a small laptop scre