Hey Reader, You know why building with AI feels so damn hard? It's not because you're not technical enough. It's not because the tools are too complicated. It's because everything changes every 48 hours. A new model drops. New tool launches. Someone on Twitter says Cursor is dead. Someone else says Claude Code is the future. Then Antigravity does something. Then Codex gets an update. And you're sitting there thinking... "What the hell am I supposed to use?" I Just Proved This (The Hard Way)...
10 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I need to tell you something. For the last 2+ weeks, I went all-in on Claude Code and Codex. Zero Cursor. Cold turkey. I even documented it publicly on Twitter. Then yesterday happened. Cursor Stole Everything I'm running Cursor's developer version (not public yet). And I almost spit out my coffee when I saw the new settings. Full support for Claude Code and Codex agent skills. There's even support for Claude Commands and Plugins. It's like they looked at everything that made...
13 days ago • 2 min read
Reader, I did something crazy this week. I built a macOS app from scratch. Doesn't sound that wild until I tell you: I've never built a macOS app before. I've never written a single line of Swift (that's Apple's programming language). I've never even touched an Apple developer account. And yet… 79 minutes later, it was done. This is NoteMac, a text editor for Mac (because I was tired of the included one). It's not "sorta working", it's actually... done. Shipped. This reminded me of one of my...
17 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I owe you an update from Week 1 of my Cursor vs Claude Code challenge. Here's what nobody told me. Opus Isn't "The Best" I know, I know. Everyone says Opus is the greatest AI coder ever made. "Alien Tech" And look, it IS incredible at some things. It's fast. It's eager. It executes plans like a maniac. Working with Opus feels like pair programming with another person. I've watched it run for 30-45+ minutes straight without breaking a sweat. But here's the problem... Opus Has...
21 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Quick update from my 30-day Cursor-to-Claude Code challenge. I found something that might change everything. Is This The New Cursor? Remember when I said I'd obviously go back to Cursor after this experiment? Yeah... I'm not so sure anymore. On day 3, I re-tested a tool called Conductor. I don't want to overhype this, but... this thing is the real deal. It wraps Claude Code AND Codex into one clean interface. And it solves literally EVERY frustration I've had with using Claude...
23 days ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, I just did something crazy. After 10 months of daily use... I cancelled my Cursor subscription. Gone. Done. Cold turkey. And for the next 30 days, I'm going all-in on Claude Code. Why Would I Do This? Because so many of you use Claude Code. My students use it. My viewers use it. People in my DMs use it. And honestly? I used to use it too, A LOT... until I didn't. There are many good reasons why I moved on from it. But I owe it to you to catch up, and fully understand it. Not...
28 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Quick note before we dive in: Happy holidays. Hope you get some rest. You deserve it. 🎄 Now let's talk about something that might ruin your holiday spirit. Opus 4.5 Just Got Expensive The promotional pricing has officially ended. That means Opus is now 2-3x more expensive than it was a few weeks ago. Windsurf is among the last to end their promotional period If you're using it inside Cursor, Windsurf, or Augment Code with thinking mode enabled? Your wallet is about to start...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, GPT-5.2 is (almost) here. If you know how to access it, you already do. If you don't, you will later today. But here's the thing: more powerful models don't fix bad prompts. They just run bad prompts faster. That's why I spent hours going through hundreds of research papers and official documentation from OpenAI and Anthropic. I pulled out 15 proven principles for writing prompts that actually work. Then I rebuilt my free Prompt Coach from scratch. It now gives you a score against...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader I spent weeks telling people to skip Opus 4.5. "Too expensive.""Sonnet does the job.""GPT-5 is better anyway." I was wrong. The Setting That Changes Everything Opus 4.5 without thinking mode is a Ferrari stuck in first gear. Flip on "Thinking" (or "ultrathink" in Claude Code) and it becomes a different beast entirely. Possibly the best coding model in the world right now. Yes, including the brand new GPT-5-Codex-Max. The Setup That's Been Crushing It Here's my exact workflow in...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
