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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…

Escape AI Coding's Infinite Reviewer Hell with sqlew

Since adopting AI coding tools, your team's development velocity has probably increased. But have you noticed the quiet surge of pressure building on your revie…

"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 …

LLMs Get Confused by "Everything at Once": Good Prompts Still Matter in 2026

Have you ever noticed that the more detail you pack into a prompt, the less reliable the AI's output becomes? You carefully elaborate specifications, list every…

sqlew's Context Persistence Architecture

One of the fundamental challenges facing AI coding agents is context loss. LLMs lose memory across sessions — design decisions agreed upon yesterday, library se…