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PrBar: Stop Alt-Tabbing to GitHub
October 15, 2026•5 min read
Coding agents open pull requests in seconds, then you wait on a browser tab to find out if CI went red. PrBar puts the PR right above the prompt in Claude Code.
- ai
- developer-tools
- claude-code
- github
AI is an Accelerator, Not a Solution
December 31, 2025•2 min read
Why implementing AI won't magically fix your existing problems - and how to use it as the powerful accelerator it actually is.
- ai
- developer-tools
- engineering-practice
Making Sense of Postgres Query Plans
September 01, 2025•9 min read
An overview of Postgres Query Plans and how to use them
- postgres
- database
- performance
- query-optimization
Getting Started with GitHub Copilot Instructions in JetBrains IDEs
June 08, 2025•2 min read
Learn how to configure Copilot instruction files in IntelliJ and WebStorm for better code suggestions and automatic semantic commits.
- ai
- developer-tools
- jetbrains
- productivity
How to Migrate Between Two RDS Postgres Instances
December 20, 2021•4 min read
A walkthrough on how to migrate between two RDS Postgres Instances
- postgres
- database
- migration
- aws
How to Migrate Your Existing CloudFormation Templates to Terraform
November 24, 2021•3 min read
A walkthrough on how to migrate your templates to terraform
- aws
- terraform
- iac
- migration
CDK - A Canary in a Coal Mine
August 03, 2021•4 min read
A safe way to deploy your lambdas
- aws
- cdk
- testing
- deployment
What My Father Means To Me
February 05, 2014•4 min read
A story on loss
- personal