Software Engineer & AI Enthusiast
Discover how to manage Claude, Codex, and GitHub Copilot configurations from a single source of truth. The coreydaley/ai-config GitHub repository provides a centralized home for agent instructions, reusable skills, custom commands, subagents, and prompts—with a simple Makefile-based setup that symlinks everything into place across your AI tools.
Accessibility is something every website owner should care about, yet it's easy to deprioritize. I asked Claude Code to audit my Hugo blog for screen reader compatibility and was amazed at both the depth of its findings and how quickly it fixed every issue — from missing skip-navigation links to unlabeled SVG icons to dynamic search results that screen readers couldn't detect.
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There's a special kind of frustration that comes from watching a product you love ship a hidden dinosaur game or a secret disco mode while a bug you reported two years ago collects digital dust. But is that frustration always warranted? Let's unpack why companies build these things, who actually builds them, and whether they really steal time from the work that matters.
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As AI coding agents become mainstream, the traditional coding interview is evolving. Explore how live AI-assisted problem-solving, collaborative workflows with planning modes, and practical project management may replace LeetCode-style assessments, while examining the ethical implications of this transformation.
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Announcing the release of coreydaley-dev, a fun and functional Hugo theme now available on GitHub under the MIT license. This post explores why I'm open sourcing the theme, its standout features including special date avatar swapping, the collaborative AI-assisted development process, and how you can use it for your own projects. Discover a Hugo theme that balances personality with performance, built through human-AI collaboration and designed to make static sites more engaging and distinctive.
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As AI tools become more powerful and accessible, they're creating a new kind of digital divide. This post explores how financial resources increasingly determine who can harness AI's full potential, examining the implications for creators, businesses, and society while maintaining a balanced perspective on this complex issue.
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Is it ethical to use AI coding agents like GitHub Copilot and Claude Code to write open source contributions? This post explores both sides of the debate—from democratizing contributions and amplifying productivity to concerns about misrepresenting skills and undermining community trust. We examine when AI assistance crosses the line, what transparency means in practice, and what consequences, if any, should apply when developers build their reputation on AI-generated code they don't fully understand.
Explore how different AI tools are finding their unique niches in modern development workflows. From Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot CLI for terminal-based coding tasks, to ChatGPT web for image creation, GitHub Copilot in VSCode for code completion, and Claude Code/Desktop for blog writing with Notion integration. Learn how each AI assistant excels in specific domains, the importance of specialization over choosing a single 'best' tool, and strategies for leveraging multiple AI tools effectively across different aspects of development and content creation.
Build a self-sustaining blog workflow where ideas become published posts automatically. This comprehensive guide shows how to use Notion to-do lists as your content queue, integrate AI assistants like Claude Code and ChatGPT via Model Context Protocol (MCP), and create a seamless pipeline from idea capture to publication. Learn the technical setup including Notion API configuration, Hugo integration, and how AI reads your ideas, generates complete blog posts with proper formatting, and marks tasks complete—turning content creation from a manual chore into an automated system.
Learn how to build a custom search experience using Pagefind's API instead of its default UI. This technical deep-dive covers loading Pagefind as a JavaScript module, querying for JSON results, and rendering search results with custom HTML that matches your site's design system. Discover how to maintain visual consistency across post lists and search results, including proper date formatting, taxonomy chips, and seamless Hugo integration. Perfect for developers who want full control over their static site search UI while leveraging Pagefind's powerful indexing capabilities.
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