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I'm a software developer who writes about development, tooling, AI, and workflow optimization. Welcome to my corner of the internet.

Recent Posts

Introducing Forge: Dependency Injection for Swift That Gets Out of Your Way

A walkthrough of Forge, an open-source Swift DI framework designed for clean injection, Xcode Previews, testability, and modular SPM architectures.

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The Three-Tool Workflow: Claude Code, Cursor, and Augment Code in Practice

How Claude Code, Cursor, and Augment Code each fill a different niche, how to share config across them, and a practical hybrid workflow.

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Why Your SwiftUI State Keeps Disappearing

Understanding how SwiftUI view identity works and why state disappears when you least expect it

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Making Claude Code Work for iOS Development

A practical guide to setting up Claude Code for iOS projects — from protecting your .pbxproj to closing the build-and-run feedback loop with XcodeBuildMCP.

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Async/Await Pitfalls: 5 Patterns That Look Right But Aren't

Five common Swift async/await patterns that compile fine but silently cause performance issues, bugs, or crashes—and how to fix them.

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