Why I Switched Back From VS Code to IntelliJ IDEA: A Developer's Journey
A developer explains why they switched from VS Code back to IntelliJ IDEA, citing superior Git tools, indexing, and integrated workflows.
A developer explains why they switched from VS Code back to IntelliJ IDEA, citing superior Git tools, indexing, and integrated workflows.
A developer shares a personal productivity hack: using a browser bookmarks folder to aggregate and manage all their online feeds and sites.
A CEO describes using AI (Claude 4 via Copilot) to code and ship a new autoqueue feature for Mergify in under an hour a day over three weeks.
A lifelong Windows power user shares their surprising first impressions and confusions after switching to macOS, detailing the unexpected differences and challenges.
A developer's personal reflection on struggling to integrate AI coding tools effectively, feeling left behind despite the hype.
A curated list of articles exploring AI-assisted development, covering real-world integration, career impacts, failed experiments, and technical deep-dives.
A guide to building a smart, menu-bar-based session tracker for macOS using bash scripts and xbar to monitor productivity and encourage breaks.
VibeTunnel's new terminal title management feature helps developers track multiple Claude Code sessions by displaying real-time task and project context.
A satirical guide to setting Microsoft Outlook as the default email client on a Mac, highlighting the process and criticizing Apple's ecosystem.
Explains how to access the global search function in OneNote for Mac, equivalent to CTRL+E on Windows, using keyboard shortcuts.
A software engineer shares strategies for managing cognitive load and improving productivity through documentation, delegation, and focused task completion.
Explores how AI tools like LLMs are transforming software engineering roles, workflows, and required skills in 2025, moving beyond code generation to strategic design.
A guide explaining the issue of flagged emails not appearing as tasks in the new Outlook client and providing a workaround solution.
A developer shares their favorite VS Code keyboard shortcuts for a more efficient, mouse-free coding and presentation workflow.
Explains the concept of bikeshedding, where teams focus on trivial details over critical issues, and offers strategies to stay focused.
A developer shares their experience of returning to side projects after a long break, finding creative joy and relief in the process.
A developer shares a personal note-taking system using a single text file, focusing on simplicity and CTRL+F search for managing ideas, todos, and technical snippets.
Explores why AI-assisted development has hit a productivity ceiling, arguing that software's human-centric nature limits AI's current impact.
A review and guide for the Raycast Port Manager extension, a tool for web developers to manage and kill processes on local network ports.
A software engineer explores using LLMs and R code to analyze GitHub activity to track and summarize their weekly work, addressing the challenge of remembering tasks.