$ whoami && cat ~/.about
I write code, write about code, and build tools I actually use.
I'm Val. Most of what I write here is opinions about software, AI, and the things that happen when you mix the two. The tools are projects that started as personal itches.
§ 01 · writing
Recent posts
Short essays. Opinionated.
- LLMs made writing code faster. But writing code was never the expensive part.
- You escaped the 9-to-5. You didn't escape the pressure. You just became the one applying it.
- Business wants speed. AI delivers. But every line nobody understands is a dead program waiting to break.
- Developers stopped being creators. Now we clean up after something faster than us.
- AI-written unit tests only verify implementation, not business logic. Code coverage became a false sense of security.
§ 02 · products
Things I'm building
Tools I use every day. You might like them too.
PM /products/pingme
v0.1 Pingme
Native desktop notifications for Claude Code. Click a notification to bring your terminal to the front.
native macOStab focus0 tracking
CC /products/cursorcam
v0.5 CursorCam
A macOS screen recorder that does the post-production for you. Auto-follow zoom, privacy blur, keystroke overlay — baked in at capture time.
no editingauto-zoomprivacy blur
CX /products/claudex
v0.5 ClaudeX
A Chrome extension that gives you full control over how Claude.ai looks, feels, and works. Themes, shortcuts, workflows.
6+ themesbookmarks0 tracking