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Building in the open

Hello, friends. I’m Josh Beckman. I make things - mostly software, mostly for others. This is where I keep years of writing, notes, and reading highlights, as a knowledge garden built in the open. I write about software craft, building, and whatever I’m learning. Read more about me, what I believe, or jump to navigation.

Contributing to Open-Source Should be Required, Like Jury Duty

A note I found in my journal, from seven years ago, on the day I wa...

Directed Notifications for Claude Code Async Programming

This afternoon I leveled up my previous Claude Code notifications. ...

UI vs. API. vs. UAI

First we built a user interface (UI) when the application was just ...

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Leg Training 🏋️

I wasn’t feeling great this morning after too much fun last night b...

Roast Notes: Fishtown by La Colombe

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Lunch Row 🚣

I am rowing today because my heel is feeling better and I don’t wan...

The season is: Clear and Bright
Geese fly north, rainbows appear

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