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Why I’ve Been Enjoying Cursor as My AI IDE

Why I’ve Been Enjoying Cursor as My AI IDE

Artificial intelligence has changed the way developers work, but not every AI tool genuinely fits into a real development workflow. Some tools feel impressive in demos but awkward in day-to-day use. Others are useful for one-off snippets, but fall apart once you need to work across a proper codebase with

Autonomous Parallel Engineering with Claude Code + Worktrunk + JIRA MCP

Autonomous Parallel Engineering with Claude Code + Worktrunk + JIRA MCP

AI coding assistants are useful. But they become game-changing when you stop using them as a chat tool… and start treating them as autonomous engineering agents. Recently, I’ve been experimenting with a workflow combining: * Claude Code (CLI) * JIRA MCP server * Worktrunk * Parallel agent execution The goal: multiple autonomous agents

I Built Subaddressify: A Simple Privacy Tool for Email Aliases

I Built Subaddressify: A Simple Privacy Tool for Email Aliases

Most people use the same email address everywhere. Shopping websites, newsletters, free downloads, competitions, SaaS tools, apps, forums - the same email address gets reused again and again. It feels convenient, but there is a problem. Once your email address is shared across hundreds of websites, you lose visibility. If

Creating application demo videos with Playwright

Creating application demo videos with Playwright

When I recently built SyntaxRush, I wanted to create a polished demo video to showcase the gameplay and features. My first thought was the traditional route: * Screen record * Edit clips * Overlay captions * Add logos * Add background audio * Export everything In short… a lot of manual work. Then I had a

SyntaxRush - Building a Real-Time Tech Party Game with AI

SyntaxRush - Building a Real-Time Tech Party Game with AI

I recently launched Syntax Rush, a fast-paced online party game designed for developers and tech enthusiasts. The concept is simple: describe a word or phrase without using the word itself, and get your team to guess as many as possible before the timer runs out. Think classic party game mechanics

Part 4 - Cybersecurity for Everyone: What Happens After a Data Breach and How Your Email and Password Are Really Used

Part 4 - Cybersecurity for Everyone: What Happens After a Data Breach and How Your Email and Password Are Really Used

In the previous article, I wrote about 2FA and why it's your second line of defence, and this article will cover data breaches, what happens with your data, and how to avoid being a victim. You’ve probably heard about data breaches in the news. A company gets

Email Subaddressing: A Simple Way to Trace Who Leaked Your Email

Email Subaddressing: A Simple Way to Trace Who Leaked Your Email

If you care about data privacy, GDPR compliance, or simply reducing spam, email subaddressing is one of the most underrated tools available — and it costs nothing. I use a structured format for every website I sign up to: name+yyyy-mm-dd-website@gmail.com For example: iqbal+2026-02-24-exampletool@gmail.com If I