Software engineer and maker. Writing about things I think about, showing what I build, and documenting patterns worth keeping.https://wzulfikar.com/https://wzulfikar.com/snowball/agentic-dev-essentials/https://wzulfikar.com/snowball/agentic-dev-essentials/The tools I keep coming back to: openlogs, agent-browser, agent-device, gh mcp, and context7. Start here, then layer in skills for specific use cases.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/post/jar-of-time/https://wzulfikar.com/post/jar-of-time/A prioritization approach that helped me understand why I feel busy instead of productive.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/post/settling-with-todoist/https://wzulfikar.com/post/settling-with-todoist/After trying Apple Reminders, Notion, Linear, and Things, Todoist it is.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/snowball/lodash-to-es-toolkit/https://wzulfikar.com/snowball/lodash-to-es-toolkit/es-toolkit is a modern utility library built for today's JavaScript: tree-shakeable, TypeScript-first, and fast. Lodash solved real problems in 2013. Most of those problems are gone.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/snowball/lefthook-migration/https://wzulfikar.com/snowball/lefthook-migration/Lefthook is faster, zero-dependency, and fits modern monorepo tooling better than husky. Here's why and how to switch.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/post/testflight-eas-update-combo/https://wzulfikar.com/post/testflight-eas-update-combo/How to go from idea to real users in hours, not days, using TestFlight for initial distribution and EAS Update for rapid iteration without rebuilding the app binary.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/snowball/bun-test-over-jest/https://wzulfikar.com/snowball/bun-test-over-jest/Bun's built-in test runner is Jest-compatible and dramatically faster. For most TypeScript projects there's no reason to reach for Jest anymore.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/post/fullstack-typescript-starter-2026/https://wzulfikar.com/post/fullstack-typescript-starter-2026/A battle-tested TypeScript stack for solo builders shipping web, mobile, and desktop apps in 2026, from Cloudflare-deployed backends to Expo native apps, in one codebase.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/post/whats-the-point/https://wzulfikar.com/post/whats-the-point/One question that cuts through the noise when you're building.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/post/asmartbear-discovery/https://wzulfikar.com/post/asmartbear-discovery/Better late than never, but the pain had to come first.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/post/trying-astro/https://wzulfikar.com/post/trying-astro/Markdown-driven blogging, framework-agnostic components, GitHub Pages deployment, and writing posts from Claude on iOS.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/snowball/trigger-dev-for-monitoring/https://wzulfikar.com/snowball/trigger-dev-for-monitoring/Comparing Cloudflare Cron, Cloudflare Queue, and trigger.dev, and why trigger.dev wins for monitoring systems created by your users.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/post/2025-reflection/https://wzulfikar.com/post/2025-reflection/Don't be afraid to try new thingThu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/post/2024-reflection/https://wzulfikar.com/post/2024-reflection/Trust but verifySun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://wzulfikar.com/post/work-hard-play-hard/https://wzulfikar.com/post/work-hard-play-hard/With kids, time is more precious and limited than ever.Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT