Insights & updates from the build floor

Jun 16, 2026

Oops, They Did It Again

After a month long scramble to move automated workflows away from Claude, it turns out we didn't have to... yet.

By Ed Grosvenor

Jun 08, 2026 Clients Security

We've Had the Tools All Along

The tools required to keep us safe from the new threats have mostly been around for years. We just haven't been using them.

By Ed Grosvenor

Jun 01, 2026 Clients AI

There's No Such Thing as Stable

Needy apps that throw exceptions and crash from time to time might be less dangerous than the ones that never cause you headaches.

By Ed Grosvenor

Mar 16, 2026 AI

Beating Agent Anxiety

I've broken out of the rate limit rat race, and my Claude subscription is working for me full-time on things that really move the needle.

By Ed Grosvenor

Mar 11, 2026

The Trial Period Might Be Ending

Anthropic might have just signaled that the trial period we've all been enjoying is about to come to an end.

By Ed Grosvenor

Feb 14, 2026 AI

The New Folly of Conventional Wisdom

As the way we build applications evolves, our dogma must evolve with it. It might be time to stop saying a rewrite is never the answer.

By Ed Grosvenor

Feb 09, 2026 FFmpeg

Why Your FFmpeg Drawtext Words Don't Line Up

PHP's GD library and FFmpeg both use FreeType to render fonts. They produce different pixel measurements for the same text. Nobody warns you about this

By Len Woodward

Feb 06, 2026 FFmpeg

The Single Quote That Took Down 30 Subtitle Filters

How a children's story taught us that FFmpeg's documentation lies about single-quote escaping.

By Len Woodward

Jan 26, 2026 AI

Software Development Is Changing Less Than You Think

I arrived at my desk this morning, relieved to find that I was not, in fact, replaced by a lobster.

By Ed Grosvenor