This is not a story about clean architecture diagrams, carefully written specs, or rock-solid requirements. This is a story about vibe coding. I had an idea stuck in my head: “What if my own WordPress blog could behave a bit like Bitly?” During my Nerd @ Work Lab Podcast I’m displaying long urls, I wanted […]
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Building a WordPress Theme from Scratch — With a Little Help from AI
What happens when a developer who lives in the world of Javascript, browser extensions, NodeJS apps and static site generators suddenly needs a WordPress theme? Spoiler: curiosity happens. And a weekend disappears into a rabbit hole of PHP, CSS grids, and AI-assisted tinkering. The Setup I wanted a theme for my Nerd @ Work blog […]
Branch Beacon: From Idea to Marketplace
Sometimes the simplest ideas come from daily pain. I often lose track of which Git branch I’m working on, and even if VS Code (Cursor in my use case) shows it in the status bar, it’s easy to overlook. I wanted something that screams the current branch, with the possibility to customize colors based on […]
LinkedIn Notification Badge v1.1.0 – Now with Fancy Formatting (via Context Menu)
When I first released the LinkedIn Notification Badge extension, the goal was simple: display your unread LinkedIn notifications directly in the Chrome toolbar — no refreshes, no distractions. With version 1.1.0, the extension now includes a new, much-requested feature: LinkedIn Fancy Formatter, accessible directly from the context menu on LinkedIn pages. 💡 What’s New in […]