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 — 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.
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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. ...
First we built a user interface (UI) when the application was just ...
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LCD Soundsystem at Aragon in 2026
I’ve seen LCDS many times before (previously), but not as many as m...
Leg day was scheduled and I almost changed it for something more fu...
This is the feeling I have watching the war start in Iran.
from Sam Kriss
I’ve been a huge fan of webcomic name for years. Every comic ends w...
It was a long day in the software mines so I enjoyed listening to Z...
I discovered that my Garmin watch can vibrate like a metronome at m...
The season is: Insects Awaken ◇
Bugs surface from hibernation