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Is software ever done?
Most software changes aren't for the customer. They're for the profit line, or because the team had spare capacity.
Josh Ghent
Head of software engineering. I lead teams building high-traffic systems. Away from that I write small open source tools and self-host most of what I use. This is where I write about the work.
Recent writing
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How I build products with AI
A repeatable setup for building products agentically: one stack, one AGENT.md, and deterministic checks the agent can't argue with.
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Lessons learned from using GitHub Actions
Four years of GitHub Actions with teams and on personal projects. Custom scripts, reusable workflows, pinning to SHAs, and protecting yourself in CI.
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Coffee roasters
A running list of the coffee roasters I've tried, rated out of 10.
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Claude migrated me off Authy
Authy removed its export feature, so Claude Code built a MITM proxy, pulled the encrypted database off my phone and moved 30 codes into 1Password.
Products
Repowarden
2026AI-powered repository maintenance. Dependency updates, test generation, and custom code tasks shipped as clean PRs.
PlanPacer
2025The easiest way to add Stripe payment plans to your app.
LoginLlama
2023A suspicious login detector for your website or app.
Place.Dog
2023A simple service to get cute dogs as placeholders for your websites and designs.
Open source
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Gantarr
2026The simple way to build timeline Gantt charts.
Uptime
2026Configurable status page software that runs on Cloudflare Workers.
Allgood
2024Comprehensive health checks for Typescript and Javascript apps. Supports Express, Hono and Fastify.
Gifbar
2018GIFs in your menu bar, on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Elsewhere
- /cv — work history, in one page
- /now — what I’m up to right now
- /links — things I’ve been reading
- /referrals — codes for services I use
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