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Why IKB Fails as Terminal Text (and How I Split It Across Two ANSI Slots)

Dev.to · J Now 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 1mo ago

Why IKB Fails as Terminal Text (and How I Split It Across Two ANSI Slots)

Most terminal themes are built for code. Mine is built for Claude Code, which means most of what I...

Translating 'I missed you' so it doesn't land like a form letter

Dev.to · J Now 🔧 Backend Engineering 2mo ago

Translating 'I missed you' so it doesn't land like a form letter

I was trying to tell someone something real in her first language — not "I missed you" from a...

Why I split a single color across two ANSI slots

Dev.to · J Now 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 2mo ago

Why I split a single color across two ANSI slots

I spent several weeks reading Claude Code output for hours at a stretch and the default themes were...

rabbitholes: how I built a Chrome extension with no server to touch your data

Dev.to · J Now 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 3mo ago

rabbitholes: how I built a Chrome extension with no server to touch your data

Most browser extensions that call external APIs route your data through a developer-controlled server...

When your terminal is 80% prose, syntax contrast is the wrong target

Dev.to · J Now 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 4mo ago

When your terminal is 80% prose, syntax contrast is the wrong target

Three hours into a Claude Code session I noticed my eyes were doing more work on the permission...