favorites
tools, references, media, and people i keep returning to.
21 saved across 3 categories
Tool
openai codex
use it for coding tasks across multiple harnesses. surprisingly good at staying out of the way.
github.com
opencode
supports most models and fits right into the terminal. open terminal, type opencode, done.
opencode.ai
docker
mostly just to not pollute my machine. spin it up, break something, kill it.
docker.com
Person
julia evans
makes low level and terminal topics feel approachable. simple explanations are hard work and hers show it. wizard zines is hers too.
jvns.ca
simon willison
the best person to follow if you are building with llms seriously. reads everything so you do not have to, then actually explains it.
simonwillison.net
Reference
refactoring guru
design patterns without making them feel academic. good when code starts working but stops feeling clean.
refactoring.guru
roadmap.sh
less a checklist, more a reality check. useful when a topic feels too wide to know where to start.
roadmap.sh
bytebytego
system design explained visually. good for making architecture feel less abstract.
bytebytego.com