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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Three LLM Agents for My Knowledge Garden
I built three AI agents that tend my knowledge garden in different ways: one walks in front, one walks behind, and one walks beside me.
I don’t want a gate in front of my door but this one I always enjoy...
It’s worth remembering that the CTO’s primary role is to work with ...
from Anna Shipman
Damn it’s easy to lift in the late morning sunshine on a weekday wh...
It's amazing to watch a silent-film star - who shaped her life ...
Man, it really shows when you have to cut back on lifting to only a...
The season is: Vernal Equinox ◇
Sparrows start to nest, cherry blossoms bloom