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I Built a Local-First VS Code Notes Extension with GitHub Sync

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I built an offline-first Markdown editor that runs as a single HTML file

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17 Sept
I put my notes in a private Git repo instead of a cloud notebook

<p>I like Notion for writing. I do not like where the files go.</p> <p>Obsidian is closer to what I want — real files on disk — but multi-device sync is still a product you bolt

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15 Apr
I built a VS Code extension to avoid messy Git merges (MergeGuard)

<p>If you’ve worked with Git long enough, you’ve probably had <em>that</em> moment.</p> <p>You pull the latest changes, try to merge, and suddenly your editor is full of conflict

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11 Apr
Chrome Extension: Aftermark

<p>Every bookmark you've ever saved was a moment where past-you thought "I should come back to this." You never did. I built a Chrome extension to fix that.</p> <p>I have 8,383

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3 Oct
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I built a private productivity OS alone, with no investors, no team, and no compromises. Here’s what I made.

<p>Most productivity apps are built by teams of 20, funded by millions in venture capital, and still manage to feel like they were designed by a committee that's never actually

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17 Oct
I got tired of switching apps to work with PDFs, so I built a VS Code extension

<p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">VS Code</a> is where I do most of my work, but whenever I needed to properly review a PDF, I kept switching

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11 Apr
I Built DevBlog: A Medium-Style Platform with Redis Caching and Background Workers

<p>I just launched <strong>DevBlog</strong>—a blogging platform for developers to share technical content, projects, and in-progress ideas.</p> <p>🔗 <strong>Live demo:</strong> <a

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