By Will Mitchell · October 7, 2026 ·
GitHub Actions skipped our production deploy four times in a row, and no check in the workflow went red. Here is the job we added to turn a skipped deploy red, not yet seen after a real cancelled build, and what to read in a log before you raise a time limit.
By Will Mitchell · September 9, 2026 ·
A member asked whether a smarter model makes compound engineering redundant. The short answer is no, but the honest answer is more useful: it is an opinionated workflow, it is wrong for research, and its value scales with how many people touch the codebase.
By Will Mitchell · January 22, 2026 ·
Get desktop notifications when Claude Code finishes or needs input. Works on Mac, Windows/WSL2, Linux. Zero dependencies. 10-minute setup with copy-paste scripts.
By Will Mitchell · May 29, 2013 ·
A step-by-step guide to scientifically getting the most effectively designed book cover possible. Get your book seen!
By Will Mitchell · February 23, 2013 ·
Need to get a logo designed? Then you need to read this article. Learn how to get your logo designed the right way. This is the best method you'll ever see!
