jewei.toString() · software engineer · builder · writer

# 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.

[Read the Blog](/blog/) [About Me](/about/)

![Jewei, smiling like someone whose tests just passed](/_astro/jewei.BG3aCW7D_T6Ujp.webp)

## Pinned Posts

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![Claude Meter 2.0: Your Claude Usage, Now With Energy](/_astro/claude-meter-v2.CKUI_TjP_Z2qrGEk.webp)

aimacosswift

### Claude Meter 2.0: Your Claude Usage, Now With Energy

Claude Meter 2.0 reimagines your Claude usage as energy you have left — a playful redesign with a card per account and make-it-yours customization. Free and open source for macOS.

Jun 26, 2026

](/claude-meter-v2/)[

![Introducing TypeID PHP](/_astro/typeid-cover.BjA-8pTw_Z1NIFS6.webp)

open-source

### Introducing TypeID PHP

Type-Safe, Sortable Identifiers for Modern Applications

Apr 26, 2025

](/introducing-typeid-php/)

## Latest Writing

6 recent posts

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open-sourcecloudflare

### Uppa: A Small Uptime Monitor at the Edge

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

Aug 19, 2026

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open-sourcemacos +1

### Bopop: press, type, go

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

Jul 20, 2026

](/bopop-press-type-go/)[

ai

### 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.

Jun 26, 2026

](/claude-code-tips/)[

aimacos +1

### 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.

Jun 24, 2026

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ai

### 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.

Jun 16, 2026

](/the-eight-levels-of-ai-adoption/)[

entrepreneurship

### 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?

Oct 27, 2023

](/the-spectrum-of-software-makers/)

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