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Hi, I'm Jewei.

I build software with the care of craft—minimal systems, deliberate details, and code I try to shape like art. Notes on what I'm learning and shipping along the way.

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Uppa: A Small Uptime Monitor at the Edge

A self-hosted uptime monitor and public status page built for Cloudflare Workers.

Bopop: press, type, go

I built Bopop, a keyboard-first launcher for macOS. Local-first, no Accessibility permission, zero dependencies. Free and open source.

Claude Code Tips

A growing list of practical tips for developers running Claude Code day to day. Small settings and habits that make the agent faster, cleaner, and less noisy.

Meet Claude Meter — Know Your Claude Usage at a Glance

I wanted to see my Claude Code usage before hitting the wall. So I built a macOS menu bar app — and learned that picking the right data source matters more than the parser.

The Eight Levels of AI Adoption

A practical guide to how AI goes from answering questions to running systems. Most people say they 'use AI' when they mean they ask ChatGPT questions. AI adoption has levels.

The Spectrum of Software Makers

From no-code to Python to assembly language. As a software maker aspiring to build a business, what's your game plan?

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