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LATEST TRANSMISSIONOCT 17, 2026
WHY I BUILT LOPPER
AI coding agents leave git worktrees and branches behind, and deleting them is the easy part. Why I built a Mac app that proves each one is safe first.
lopperopen-sourcegitai-agents5 min read
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aiMAR 17, 20267 min read
THE SECOND ENGINEER
I've shipped seven products end to end. Here's how I actually use Claude Code — the parts that work, the parts that don't, and what changed once I stopped treating it like a search engine.
READ TRANSMISSION→engineeringMAR 15, 20265 min read
THE FULL-STACK TAX
Owning the whole stack is a superpower. It's also a trap. Here's what four years of paying it has taught me.
READ TRANSMISSION→engineeringFEB 18, 20266 min read
FROM IDEA TO PRODUCTION ALONE
Most ideas don't survive contact with a blank repo. Here's the actual process — the order of operations, the ugly middle, and what 'shipped' really means when there's no one else in the room.
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