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A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
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financeJul 4, 2026· 4 min
Order Types Explained: Market, Limit, and Stop Orders
Market, limit, and stop orders each trade off price against execution in a different way. Here is how they actually work, with a worked example.
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obsidianJul 3, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian Bases: Native Database Views Without Dataview
Bases is Obsidian's built-in core plugin for turning notes and their properties into live tables and cards. Here's how the syntax works and when to reach for it instead of Dataview.
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developmentJul 2, 2026· 4 min
Invoker Commands: Wiring Buttons to Dialogs and Popovers Without JavaScript
The Invoker Commands API lets a button declare what it controls with command and commandfor, replacing modal and popover glue code with plain HTML.
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developmentJul 2, 2026· 4 min
CSS field-sizing: Auto-Growing Textareas Without a Line of JavaScript
The auto-growing textarea has been a JavaScript rite of passage for years. A single CSS declaration now does the whole job, and it works on inputs and selects too.
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developmentJul 1, 2026· 4 min
Fallow: A Codebase Truth Layer for Agent-Written Code
Fallow is a Rust-native tool that maps your whole TS/JS codebase to catch dead code, duplication, and architecture drift. Here's how it fits alongside ESLint, Prettier, and agent guidelines when you're reviewing PRs you didn't write.
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obsidianJun 30, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian for Developers: Make Your Vault Work Like Your Codebase
Obsidian is plain-text markdown all the way down, which means the same tools you use on code work on your notes. Here's how to version your vault with Git, get real syntax highlighting, and run JavaScript inside your notes.
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developmentJun 29, 2026· 4 min
Building a Claude Code Status Line With Usage Bars and a Clickable Repo
A walkthrough of a custom Claude Code status line that renders context and rate-limit usage as colored bars and turns your repo name into a clickable link.
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developmentJun 29, 2026· 4 min
The Navigation API: Stop Wrestling with history.pushState
The Navigation API hit Baseline in early 2026, giving SPAs a single, purpose-built place to intercept and manage routing. Here's why it finally replaces the History API.
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developmentJun 28, 2026· 4 min
Grimicorn Neon: When a Calm Theme Goes Loud
The high-voltage variant of Grimicorn keeps every semantic role and swaps in eight electric hexes. Here's what changes, what doesn't, and the contrast tradeoff that makes neon-on-black a deliberate choice.
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developmentJun 28, 2026· 4 min
scheduler.yield(): The One-Liner That Fixes Your INP
A practical look at scheduler.yield(), the browser API that breaks up long tasks and keeps the main thread responsive without the setTimeout penalty.
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