Writing

Notes on Claude Code

Technical discoveries, workflow patterns, and the compound effects of going deep with one tool.

·3 min read

Claude Opus 4.5: Anthropic's Response to GPT-5.1 and Gemini 3

Anthropic drops Claude Opus 4.5 with state-of-the-art coding performance, 66% price reduction, and capabilities that score higher than human candidates on internal engineering exams. The gap between what AI can do and what we're using it for keeps widening.

·3 min read

The Flow State: Why Wispr + AI Changes Everything

Yesterday I mentioned the real magic happens when you combine Wispr with AI. The new workflow eliminates the input bottleneck and tedious editing that adds little value—speak naturally, let AI organize, review the output.

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The Discovery: When You Know Immediately

That tool I mentioned? Wispr Flow. I hit the 2,000-word free limit within a day. Immediately purchased it. As a developer who's paid for maybe 4 tools in 20 years, I knew within a day this was solving a real problem extremely well.

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The Two Constraints

In my previous post about working with AI like an army of lieutenants, I talked about the human-in-the-loop being a limitation. But there's another constraint I've discovered—we can't type fast enough.

·8 min read

Catering and Software Development: A Wodehouse-Style Memo

A humorous memorandum drawing parallels between the Fotheringham-Glossop wedding catering incident and modern software development methodology. Written in the style of P.G. Wodehouse.

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Why Developers Don't Buy Tools

It is very difficult to get developers to buy dev tools. As somebody who can code reasonably well, I find it very hard to pay for software products. Here's why—and the rare tools that make the cut.

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The Review Bottleneck

Yesterday I wrote about working with AI like an army of lieutenants. Today, let's talk about the real constraint—the bottleneck when operating alone isn't the AI. It's you.

·3 min read

Army of Lieutenants

Working with Claude Code feels like leading an army of eager lieutenants willing to tackle any challenge. But here's what surprised me—the bottleneck wasn't the tool. It was my ability to think about work differently.

·4 min read

Inside Anthropic's Journey to $7B: Lessons from the Stripe CEO Interview

I spent the weekend going through the Stripe/Anthropic CEO interview, and it changed how I think about building products. Not just AI products—all products in industries where the underlying technology is rapidly evolving.

·3 min read

Meet Claude Code's Creators: Cat Wu and Boris Cherny

Want to understand Claude Code the way its creators see it? This new video interview with Cat Wu (product manager) and Boris Cherny (engineer) from Anthropic is essential viewing.

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Who is Dario Amodei?

Two sources really helped me understand Dario Amodei - Lex Fridman's 5-hour interview and his essay 'Machines of Loving Grace'. What sets Dario apart is equal parts optimism and caution.

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Why Anthropic?

The founder of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, is somebody I can trust. He was one of the lead engineers when GPT-2 and GPT-3 were built by OpenAI. Here's why Anthropic stands out.

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MCP: The First Sign Anthropic Got It

In November 2024, Anthropic released MCP (Model Context Protocol). While everyone else was building vendor-locked AI integrations, Anthropic released an open protocol. That's when I first took Claude seriously.

·2 min read

Why I Love Claude Code

After months of using Claude Code extensively, I've realized the greatest innovations don't come from complexity—they come from radical simplicity.

·5 min read

Patrick Collison: Complete Profile

Comprehensive overview of Stripe's co-founder - achievements, insights, and contrarian positions

·4 min read

Using Claude Code as Personal Coach

Exploring how Claude Code can serve as a personal development coach by analyzing journal entries

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Moving to Claude Code Max Plan - Why I Made the Jump

After nearly three weeks of careful usage on the Starter plan, I decided to upgrade to Claude Code Max. Here's why the 5x price increase made sense for me.