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Cover story · Oct 17, 2026 · 5 min read The inherent beauty of code and why its not just "a code" Code isn't just syntax — it's a medium, the same way paint, words, or song are mediums. I argue that every time you write code, you're doing the same thing a painter or singer does: trying to make visible something that lives inside you. Read 
Oct 16, 2026 · 7 min read How to Tame an Over-Eager AI Agent AI agents take a small task and return an enterprise solution. Here's what I actually learned about keeping them focused, scoped, and useful. Read 
Oct 10, 2026 · 9 min read What 90 codebases and “you ran out of credits” and “memory full” taught me about adapting my work to be more effective I ran out of Claude Code credits mid-build and spent $300 in extra credits that vanished in 30 minutes. So I tried Cline, DeepSeek, and accidentally filled 40GB of RAM overnight — and came back with a cleaner system and a few hard lessons about token burn and memory bloat. Read 
Oct 10, 2026 · 5 min read What a Day with DeepSeek Taught Me About How I Code I spent a day coding with DeepSeek via Cline instead of Claude. What I learned had less to do with DeepSeek and more to do with how I'd been building. Read 
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Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read Simplicity Is Not Fewer Tools — It's the Right Layer I built a CRM, an email agent, and a LinkedIn extension — then spent all my time managing the gaps between them. Here's what I did about it. Read 
Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read I Ran Out of Claude Code Credits — So I Changed Everything I hit my Claude Code credit limit mid-sprint and had three days to rethink everything. Here's what I actually changed. Read 
Oct 7, 2026 · 7 min read If You Love Writing, You Can Code Writing and coding share the same deep rhythm: blank page, resistance, iteration, flow. If you've ever written anything, you're closer to building software than you think. Read 
Jul 28, 2026 · 6 min read How you can digitalize and color 2D Sketches with AI I had a pile of rough pen-and-paper sketches and wanted to turn them into digital art — without AI doing its own thing instead of preserving mine. Five prompts in Gemini Flash 2.5 got me from raw scan to full 3D cartoon scene. Read 
Jul 28, 2026 · 5 min read A Cartoonist Workshops and fun transforms from 2D Sketches -> 3D AI Art - The Process I attended a Cartoonist Workshop New York - we had to draw giraffes in 5min, 1.5min, 30sec, 5sec. Then I took my sketches to AI. My planned AI model failed, the second one worked wonders. And I turned them into ready-made images. What I learned and how you can create similar results, is what I share in this article. Read Frederike's Letters
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