Two Months of Building with Claude: What Actually Changed
Two months of daily development with Claude — the skills I lean on, how much faster I ship, finally getting the UI I want, and where AI dev still falls short.
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Notes on learning, experiments, and experiences.
How I Built a Free AI Assistant for My Portfolio
I added an “Ask about Yudi” chatbot to this site — grounded on my own content, running on a free API, and built to be safe and cheap by default. Here is how, and what I learned.
Read more →What I'm Learning About AI-Driven Development with Claude
Notes from my first weeks of doing full AI-driven development with Claude—best practices for the CLI, dos and don'ts, and how I'm learning to prompt more intentionally.
Read more →A New Chapter: Joining a Startup
After five months of job searching, bilingual interviews, and a healthy dose of imposter syndrome, I finally start something new today.
Read more →What I’m Learning About React Performance Optimization
Notes from my ongoing journey of understanding React performance—re-renders, memoization, and how I’m learning to optimize React apps more intentionally.
Read more →How I Built This Website with Next.js 14 (and Why I Chose It)
A behind-the-scenes look at how I built my portfolio and blog site using Next.js 14, why I chose the tech stack, and how I monitor performance with analytics.
Read more →Hello World: Starting My Blog Journey as a Full-Stack Engineer in Japan
The beginning of my personal blog journey—who I am, what I love, and why I decided to start writing as a full-stack engineer living in Japan.
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