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ISSUE #35 Jan 31, 2026

The 3-Phase Method for Bulletproof Specs When You’re Not Starting From Scratch

Imagine this. You hire a contractor to “update the bathroom.” You wave your hand vaguely at the space, mention something about “modern vibes,” and leave for work. You come home...

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ISSUE #34 Jan 23, 2026

The Dip Is Coming For Every Vibe Coder (And That’s Okay)

When I turned ten, my parents gifted me a battleship model kit. You know the ones—those intricate naval vessels with approximately 1,000 tiny plastic pieces, decals thinner than a whisper,...

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ISSUE #33 Jan 16, 2026

How to Write Better Requirements with Claude (Stop Letting AI Assume)

I fire up Claude Code. New project in mind—a WordPress theme for coworking spaces. And I want to do this right, you know? Start with requirements. Be professional about it....

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ISSUE #32 Jan 9, 2026

How to Build Self-Evolving Claude Code Rules (So You Stop Fixing the Same Mistakes)

Last week, I watched Claude make the exact same mistake I’d corrected three days earlier. Same project. Same codebase. Same error. I’d spent fifteen minutes explaining why we use prepared...

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ISSUE #31 Jan 2, 2026

Stop Arguing With Your AI. Start Showing It What You See.

Imagine trying to teach someone to cook over the phone. You’re walking them through your grandmother’s pasta recipe—the one with the garlic that needs to be just golden, not brown....

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ISSUE #30 Dec 26, 2025

The 4 Golden Rules of Vibe Coding (A Year-End Manifesto)

You remember early 2025, right? I was bouncing between ChatGPT Pro, Claude web, and Cursor like a pinball with a deadline. Copy from o1 pro. Paste into my editor. Fix...

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ISSUE #29 Dec 19, 2025

Claude Code Sandbox Explained: Stop Pressing Enter 50 Times a Day

You’re deep in flow state. Claude Code is humming along—building your Next.js app, spinning up components, mapping out API routes, sketching database schemas. It’s beautiful. It’s efficient. It’s everything you...

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ISSUE #28 Dec 12, 2025

Building WordPress Abilities API Extensions for Third-Party Plugins (SEO Edition)

In my previous post about internal linking, I promised to show you how to build WordPress Abilities API extensions for other people’s plugins. Today, I’m delivering on that promise. We’re...

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ISSUE #27 Dec 4, 2025

I Built an AI-Powered Internal Links Plugin Using WordPress 6.9’s Abilities API and Claude Code

You know that thing where you’ve got 47 browser tabs open? Not because you’re researching anything profound. No. You’re just trying to find that one post you wrote six months...

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ISSUE #26 Nov 27, 2025

My App Looked Like Everyone Else’s Until I Discovered This Claude Skill Trick

Here’s a confession… My accounting app was giving me existential dread. Not because of the numbers. (Well, okay, sometimes because of the numbers.) But because every time I opened it,...

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ISSUE #25 Nov 21, 2025

How I Built a Claude Skill That Makes Claude Code Never Forget What It Learns

Let’s say you’re debugging. Again. That same gnarly issue that made you question your entire career choice last Tuesday. And the Tuesday before that. Your brain does that thing where...

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ISSUE #25 Nov 14, 2025

Claude Skills Part 3: How to Make Claude Code Master Any Library in 15 Minutes (Even If It Launched Yesterday)

Let’s say you’re sitting there at 2 AM. You’ve just discovered this game-changing AI Elements library—launched recently, perfect for what you need. Your brain is doing that excited thing where...

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