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AI10 read

Claude Code, level 2: MCP, skills, and persistent memory

A follow-up to my first Claude Code post: MCP servers, the skills system, persistent memory, and sub-agents — the setup that actually does the work, with examples from this very site.

Jun 12, 2026
Engineering8 read

Drizzle vs Prisma in production: 12 months later

I ran Prisma on Postgres and Drizzle on SQLite/libSQL for a year, on real client projects. Verdict: Drizzle for new work, Prisma stays where it already runs.

Jun 12, 2026
Infrastructure9 read

Self-hosting Plausible on a €5 VPS: end-to-end

Cookieless analytics with no consent banner and no subscription: Plausible CE on the same VPS as everything else. Compose file, Caddy, backups — the full setup.

Jun 12, 2026
Build7 read

How I built this site with Astro, React and Claude Code

Why Astro over Next.js, how I shipped a trilingual i18n setup, and the full list of SEO knobs I turned on this site.

May 14, 2026
AI8 read

Claude Code: my setup, the plugins I use, and how I actually work with it

My Claude Code setup after months of daily use — the three plugins I install on every project, the default workflow, and anti-patterns to avoid.

May 14, 2026
Infrastructure9 read

Why I prefer a VPS over serverless — and how I set it up

Why a €5 VPS often replaces a costly serverless stack — and the exact setup I run: Docker, Caddy, fail2ban, restic backups.

May 14, 2026