My Workflow: Creating a High-Signal Development Loop with ClaudeAfter exploring AI-assisted development through the lens of thinkers like Richard Sutton—who famously noted that scalable learning and search eventually beat human-designed rules—I realized I needed tMar 4 · 4 min readgilcodes.hashnode.dev
Finding the “Sweet Spot”: Why I’m Moving Beyond Claude and Embracing CodexIn my last few posts, I talked a lot about my 3-pane, 3-worktree setup for parallel AI sessions. It felt like the ultimate productivity engine. But as anyone working in this space knows, the “perfect”Feb 19 · 4 min readgilcodes.hashnode.dev
How to Make Sense of an Expensive Gaming GPU: Run Your Own Coding Assistant1. The Cost Question Most AI tools today live in the same pricing range — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and similar services all hover around the same monthly cost. That’s not inherently bad, and in many cases it’s absolutely worth it. But I do wonder, co...Dec 29, 2025 · 6 min readgilcodes.hashnode.dev
Lessons From Working Across Time Zones1. Working From Japan Under WFA With the flexibility of the company’s Work From Anywhere (WFA) policy, I decided to spend some time working from Japan. The policy allows 20 days per year from any time zone, without a strict requirement for overlap — ...Dec 22, 2025 · 6 min readgilcodes.hashnode.dev
How I Built an Agent That Turns Jira Tickets Into Actionable Development Plans1. The Missing Piece in My Workflow Before writing any code, I always had to translate each Jira ticket into something the architecture could understand: which view models were involved, which repositories or use cases were touched, and where the UI ...Dec 15, 2025 · 5 min readgilcodes.hashnode.dev
