Is it already the end of 2025? Wow. Last year, I wrote a Year in Review with time to spare. Not so much this year - I've been working on projects in Claude Code before the new year starts and time just got away from me. So this post will be a far lighter effort than the one before. But I knew what theme this year would be about even before it was over. Last year, I said it was clarity. This year, it's been connection . And I have a feeling I know what next year's theme will

I've been using Claude Code to build an AI tool, and this is what I've learned the hard way. I was using VS Studio Code and Claude Code inside the IDE. Some terms around UI may not apply to you. Always: Make small changes, test if it works before moving on. Make commits on each task (like auto-saving). Pick a task you will complete in this commit, write the message/task description ahead of time. Once completed, commit and sync changes. This helps me avoid creating a long str

Making coding accessible to anyone was the biggest focus for AI models this year. Now, it's finally starting to feel real with Opus 4.5, Anthropic's latest release. If you haven't heard of vibe coding by now, just take a minute to scroll through Twitter - stories of people building fully working prototypes in minutes or products over weekends are easy to find. Using platforms like Replit, v0, Lovable base44 or bolt, people can describe what they want and get a functioning pie