ai &mdash; Build stuff; Break stuff; Have fun! https://barfooz.xyz/tag:ai barfooz.xyz Wed, 13 May 2026 12:17:56 +0000 https://i.snap.as/btoNrLSF.png ai &mdash; Build stuff; Break stuff; Have fun! https://barfooz.xyz/tag:ai Trying out the max-length: 250 and 1 React component per file ESLint rules in a... https://barfooz.xyz/trying-out-the-max-length-250-and-1-react-component-per-file-eslint-rules-in-a?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Trying out the max-length: 250 and 1 React component per file ESLint rules in a small project. Claude is now refactoring several files. One was at around 1000 LoC. !--more-- In my head, these 2 rules are making sense. The LLM has a smaller context to juggle with, and there is a better separation of concerns. Meanwhile, I noticed that Claude has a new option after planning. Instead of just bypassing the permission to implement the feature, it also asks to clear the context and calls a new prompt with only the plan it created. This removes the need to create a plan file, like I always did before, and they are trying to reduce the need for the Ralph-Loop. Which I have not tried so far. This is also on my to-do list. --- 95 of #100DaysToOffload #log #ai #claude Thoughts? a href="https://remark.as/p/barfooz.xyz/trying-out-the-max-length-250-and-1-react-component-per-file-eslint-rules-in-a"Discuss.../a]]> Trying out the max-length: 250 and 1 React component per file ESLint rules in a small project. Claude is now refactoring several files. One was at around 1000 LoC.

In my head, these 2 rules are making sense. The LLM has a smaller context to juggle with, and there is a better separation of concerns.

Meanwhile, I noticed that Claude has a new option after planning. Instead of just bypassing the permission to implement the feature, it also asks to clear the context and calls a new prompt with only the plan it created. This removes the need to create a plan file, like I always did before, and they are trying to reduce the need for the Ralph-Loop. Which I have not tried so far. This is also on my to-do list.

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]]> https://barfooz.xyz/trying-out-the-max-length-250-and-1-react-component-per-file-eslint-rules-in-a Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:56:19 +0000 My thoughts about AI could replace my Job https://barfooz.xyz/my-thoughts-about-ai-could-replace-my-job?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[After writing Am I made for AI orchestration?, I thought about, if I should fear that AI could replace my job. !—more— Sure, why not? I love writing code. I really do. But I also love to create new software. I would miss writing code by hand and there will be time where I just do it, instead of letting AI do the job. Why not? If I work in my garage on wood projects, I use sometimes a hand saw (Japanese Saw) or a circular saw. Just use the right tool at the right time? AI enables me to do things, that were too much work with not enough value. Now I can just add these small features to projects that were only on the nice-to-have-sometime-in-the-future list. It’s a win win for everyone. Another thing where helps me, is getting startet with tasks. I often have a blocker in my head, where I feel lost and procrastinate until deadline is near. Here is just start talking with the AI about the topic and somehow I get motivated and start. Sounds crazy but it works wonders for me. So, will AI replace my job? Yes, but I find another one, where I can utilize my tools to create and help! --- 91 of #100DaysToOffload #log #ai Thoughts? a href="https://remark.as/p/barfooz.xyz/my-thoughts-about-ai-could-replace-my-job"Discuss.../a]]> After writing Am I made for AI orchestration?, I thought about, if I should fear that AI could replace my job.

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Sure, why not? I love writing code. I really do. But I also love to create new software. I would miss writing code by hand and there will be time where I just do it, instead of letting AI do the job. Why not? If I work in my garage on wood projects, I use sometimes a hand saw (Japanese Saw) or a circular saw. Just use the right tool at the right time?

AI enables me to do things, that were too much work with not enough value. Now I can just add these small features to projects that were only on the nice-to-have-sometime-in-the-future list. It’s a win win for everyone.

Another thing where helps me, is getting startet with tasks. I often have a blocker in my head, where I feel lost and procrastinate until deadline is near. Here is just start talking with the AI about the topic and somehow I get motivated and start. Sounds crazy but it works wonders for me.

So, will AI replace my job? Yes, but I find another one, where I can utilize my tools to create and help!

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]]> https://barfooz.xyz/my-thoughts-about-ai-could-replace-my-job Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:51:32 +0000 Drafts from a different time https://barfooz.xyz/drafts-from-a-different-time?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I was scrolling through my drafted posts and realized how much has changed in the last year. There are posts I had prepared where I wanted to show how I migrated X to Y, for example. With AI in mind, this could now be done in minutes, and it no longer feels worth talking or writing about. A lot of these posts can probably be deleted because they already feel outdated. It’s crazy how much has changed in such a short time, but it’s also exciting to see how all of this continues to evolve. --- 90 of #100DaysToOffload #log #ai Thoughts? a href="https://remark.as/p/barfooz.xyz/drafts-from-a-different-time"Discuss.../a]]> I was scrolling through my drafted posts and realized how much has changed in the last year.

There are posts I had prepared where I wanted to show how I migrated X to Y, for example. With AI in mind, this could now be done in minutes, and it no longer feels worth talking or writing about.

A lot of these posts can probably be deleted because they already feel outdated. It’s crazy how much has changed in such a short time, but it’s also exciting to see how all of this continues to evolve.

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]]> https://barfooz.xyz/drafts-from-a-different-time Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:03:11 +0000 Am I made for AI orchestration? https://barfooz.xyz/am-i-made-for-ai-orchestration?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I was never a person who could do plenty of things in parallel. It’s difficult for me to switch contexts. I usually stick to one topic and work on it until it’s done or I get distracted. But hopping back in is hard for me, which makes using AI in parallel a lot harder. That said, using AI is not the problem here. Me not being good at orchestration tasks at this level of parallelism needs to be fixed. In general I'm not bad at such tasks, but every so often it is just too much to handle. !--more-- In the last few weeks, I tested this setup, and it is quite overwhelming because every open thread competes for attention. I frequently scroll through session histories or ask Claude, “Where did we stop last time?” or “What's next on the plan?”.  I wish I could just focus on one topic and complete it. This could remove the friction I'm experiencing. Since the start of December, I achieved more than I did in all of 2025 combined. It is crazy. I just need to find a sane way to juggle all this in my brain without going crazy. Still, this is so much fun. I enjoy every day at the moment. I learn so much, and with every day, I’m a bit more confident in topics I never touched. It is really exciting to see where this will all continue or end. But no matter what, I learned something and got better in every aspect. For now, I don't really have an adequate solution. But looking into the past year, I made good progress in working with AI. So I'm sure I can find a way to handle AI orchestration as well. For example, setting better priorities could help. --- 89 of #100DaysToOffload #log #ai Thoughts? a href="https://remark.as/p/barfooz.xyz/am-i-made-for-ai-orchestration"Discuss.../a]]> I was never a person who could do plenty of things in parallel. It’s difficult for me to switch contexts. I usually stick to one topic and work on it until it’s done or I get distracted. But hopping back in is hard for me, which makes using AI in parallel a lot harder. That said, using AI is not the problem here. Me not being good at orchestration tasks at this level of parallelism needs to be fixed. In general I'm not bad at such tasks, but every so often it is just too much to handle.

In the last few weeks, I tested this setup, and it is quite overwhelming because every open thread competes for attention. I frequently scroll through session histories or ask Claude, “Where did we stop last time?” or “What's next on the plan?”.  I wish I could just focus on one topic and complete it. This could remove the friction I'm experiencing.

Since the start of December, I achieved more than I did in all of 2025 combined. It is crazy. I just need to find a sane way to juggle all this in my brain without going crazy.

Still, this is so much fun. I enjoy every day at the moment. I learn so much, and with every day, I’m a bit more confident in topics I never touched.

It is really exciting to see where this will all continue or end. But no matter what, I learned something and got better in every aspect.

For now, I don't really have an adequate solution. But looking into the past year, I made good progress in working with AI. So I'm sure I can find a way to handle AI orchestration as well. For example, setting better priorities could help.

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]]> https://barfooz.xyz/am-i-made-for-ai-orchestration Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:49 +0000 Sudoji - Emoji-Sudoku for Kids https://barfooz.xyz/sudoji-emoji-sudoku-for-kids?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Last weekend (when I prepared that post), I created a game for my oldest with Claude Code. After breakfast we discussed games he could play on his tablet. I thought that Sudoku would be a nice game for him, but maybe with images or shapes. !--more-- After a bit of research, I found nothing that resonated with me. Nothing that looked like a good fit. While researching, I found out that there were Sudokus for kids with shapes on paper. We tried them, and he liked it. Then it clicked, and I fired up Jippity. We talked and created a plan for an MVP game in React Native. Thanks to my #AdventOfProgress, I already had experience with React Native and a base from where we can start. There were points that made the implementation easy. For example: offline first and no auth, so no Supabase or backend dependency is needed and less complexity. A clear and simple scope. No game engine is needed because of the missing game loop and simple graphics. I had a lot of fun, and it was difficult to stop. After the initial MVP was complete, I kept adding features. AND it is the first project I started without having a domain name first. 🎉 The finishing line is in sight. There is a little bit of work left on the landing page that needs to be done and smaller visual issues inside the app that I need to address. Also preparing all the data for the stores, for example, taking screenshots for each language and adding marketing texts, needs a lot of work. It will be my first release of an app in the stores. It should at least look a bit polished. 😅 --- 87 of #100DaysToOffload #log #dev #game #kids #ai #claude Thoughts? a href="https://remark.as/p/barfooz.xyz/sudoji-emoji-sudoku-for-kids"Discuss.../a]]> Last weekend (when I prepared that post), I created a game for my oldest with Claude Code. After breakfast we discussed games he could play on his tablet. I thought that Sudoku would be a nice game for him, but maybe with images or shapes.

After a bit of research, I found nothing that resonated with me. Nothing that looked like a good fit. While researching, I found out that there were Sudokus for kids with shapes on paper. We tried them, and he liked it. Then it clicked, and I fired up Jippity. We talked and created a plan for an MVP game in React Native. Thanks to my #AdventOfProgress, I already had experience with React Native and a base from where we can start.

There were points that made the implementation easy. For example: offline first and no auth, so no Supabase or backend dependency is needed and less complexity. A clear and simple scope. No game engine is needed because of the missing game loop and simple graphics.

I had a lot of fun, and it was difficult to stop. After the initial MVP was complete, I kept adding features. AND it is the first project I started without having a domain name first. 🎉

The finishing line is in sight. There is a little bit of work left on the landing page that needs to be done and smaller visual issues inside the app that I need to address. Also preparing all the data for the stores, for example, taking screenshots for each language and adding marketing texts, needs a lot of work. It will be my first release of an app in the stores. It should at least look a bit polished. 😅

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]]> https://barfooz.xyz/sudoji-emoji-sudoku-for-kids Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:21:14 +0000 Claude Code usage stats for one week https://barfooz.xyz/claude-code-usage-stats-for-one-week?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[I use Claude Code a lot; that was what I thought. But seeing the /usage from last week, there is plenty of room to use it even more. :D Displays the Claude Code /usage; the focus here is the “current week” with 25% for all models. Recently, I saw Clawd.bot, which is a personal AI assistant and looks promising. Let's see what use cases I can find here. --- 84 of #100DaysToOffload #log #ai #claude #dev Thoughts? a href="https://remark.as/p/barfooz.xyz/claude-code-usage-stats-for-one-week"Discuss.../a]]> I use Claude Code a lot; that was what I thought. But seeing the /usage from last week, there is plenty of room to use it even more. :D

Displays the Claude Code `/usage`; the focus here is the “current week” with 25% for all models.

Recently, I saw Clawd.bot, which is a personal AI assistant and looks promising. Let's see what use cases I can find here.

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]]> https://barfooz.xyz/claude-code-usage-stats-for-one-week Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:38:01 +0000 From Raycast AI to ChatGPT https://barfooz.xyz/from-raycast-ai-to-chatgpt?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[For nearly a year I was a Raycast Pro user. With that, I was also able to use their AI features. Sadly it was not so satisfying, because you gained access to models you can use freely on respective sites. Yes, it solved as a proxy to avoid sharing sensitive data, at least I hoped, but I have no verification for this. But now, I've moved to ChatGPT Plus. I could also use it with Raycast, but the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS looks good and works well. So, why use a wrapper? Raycast Pro is payable, but besides the AI feature, I’ve only used the synchronization feature. The synchronization was useful for using the mobile app; sadly, it was not what I hoped, so there is no good reason to sync anymore. Only for backups, but this I can do myself. I’m still using Raycast and love it for what it offers. Only the Pro subscription makes no sense to me anymore. I will now explore more of what ChatGPT can do for me. I also can give Codex a try. Maybe I'll find time for this to try. :) --- 54 of #100DaysToOffload #log #ai #raycast #chatgpt Thoughts? a href="https://remark.as/p/barfooz.xyz/from-raycast-ai-to-chatgpt"Discuss.../a]]> For nearly a year I was a Raycast Pro user. With that, I was also able to use their AI features. Sadly it was not so satisfying, because you gained access to models you can use freely on respective sites. Yes, it solved as a proxy to avoid sharing sensitive data, at least I hoped, but I have no verification for this.

But now, I've moved to ChatGPT Plus. I could also use it with Raycast, but the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS looks good and works well. So, why use a wrapper?

Raycast Pro is payable, but besides the AI feature, I’ve only used the synchronization feature. The synchronization was useful for using the mobile app; sadly, it was not what I hoped, so there is no good reason to sync anymore. Only for backups, but this I can do myself.

I’m still using Raycast and love it for what it offers. Only the Pro subscription makes no sense to me anymore.

I will now explore more of what ChatGPT can do for me. I also can give Codex a try. Maybe I'll find time for this to try. :)

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