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ChatGPT Canvas: Writing and Coding Walkthrough
ChatGPT Canvas gives you a workspace for drafting text and editing code alongside a conversation. I’ll cover its editing tools and show how to use them.
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Ideas, explained through the work.
Practical guides, experiments, and the details behind what I build. Follow the examples, inspect the code, and read the sources.
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Set up a local AI like ChatGPT on your computer - Tutorial
We’ll run Llama 3.2 locally with Ollama and Open WebUI. I’ll walk through installation and opening the chatbot in your browser.
Replit AI Tutorial: A Beginner's Guide to AI Agents
This guide introduces Replit’s browser-based development environment and its AI agent. I’ll show how to create a project, use the editor, and try the agent on a coding task.
Cursor AI: Tutorial, Installation Guide & Review
This guide covers Cursor’s setup, chat, and coding tools. I’ll show how I use them to ask questions about a project and edit code.
Clean Code – Stop Writing Bad Python Code (Uncle Bob)
Apply Clean Code principles to Python: clearer names, focused functions, error handling, and examples you can use in your own code.
Get Started with Gemini Gems: AI Custom Chatbot from Google
Google’s Gemini Gems let you create chatbots with reusable instructions for specific tasks. I’ll show you how to create and use one.
Ladybird Browser: Review, First Impressions & Easy Installation Guide
I tested the open-source Ladybird browser on Ubuntu while it was still in development. Here’s what it looked like and how I built and ran it.
How to Use Anthropic’s Prompt Generator
Anthropic’s prompt generator turns a short task description into a more detailed prompt. I’ll show how to use it and compare the generated prompt’s results in the console.
From Frustration to Simplicity: Next.js Authentication with Firebase
This tutorial shows how to add Firebase authentication to a Next.js project, including Google sign-in, sign-out, and displaying the current user.
No More AI Costs: How to Run Meta Llama 3.1 Locally
I’ll show how to install and run Meta’s Llama 3.1 on your computer. Once the model is downloaded, you can use it locally without an internet connection.
These Tools Helped Me Become x10 Faster Web Developer
These are five tools that have helped me work faster as a web developer. I’ll explain where each fits into my workflow.
SearchGPT: AI-Powered Search Engine First Look
OpenAI announced SearchGPT, a prototype search tool that answers questions with links to web sources. Here’s a first look at its interface and search results.