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What Is MEMORY.md? Understanding Claude Code's Auto Memory vs External Memory

When using Claude Code, you may notice a message in its chain-of-thought (CoT) saying something like "I'll record this in memory." "Memory? I didn't set anythin…

"MCP Is Unnecessary" — Really? Stateful Connection Data Says Otherwise

"MCP is just a CLI wrapper. It's unnecessary." This extreme take has been making the rounds on X (formerly Twitter), with some developers going as far…

Start with Plan Mode: Spec-Driven Development for AI Coding Beginners

When people first start using AI coding tools, the instinct is almost always to jump straight into implementation: "Build a login feature," "Add …

ADR — The Management Technique That Was Too Ahead of Its Time

Software development history has its share of practices that were "right, but never caught on." ADR (Architecture Decision Record) may well be one of …

How to Make AI Answer "Why Did You Choose This Design?"

With AI coding now mainstream, more developers find themselves squinting at AI-generated pull requests and wondering: "Why on earth did the AI go with this…