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Adam Cooke's blog covers software engineering, design, and personal interests. Launched in 2014, it serves as a space for sharing technical insights and hobby projects. The site combines professional software development perspectives with casual exploration of various topics, making it suitable for developers and designers seeking practical knowledge alongside personal commentary.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  Software Engineering Daily — The Evolution of Rails with David Heinemeier Hansson2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · ▲67

  DHH talks software, evolving Basecamp, and "unicorns"

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  Rails UIJan 2026 · railsui.com · ▲208

  AI writes your Rails code. Rails UI makes it look like a real product. Complete, coherent product flows for Rails SaaS: auth, dashboards, billing, and email, designed as one system.

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  My Experimental "Dev Blog" For A Pet Project2012 · bvckup2.com · ▲61
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  Software Engineering Daily - Poker and Software Engineering2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · ▲61

  Automated games, emotional labor, and the madness of crowds

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  I published a book to save you from my software architecture mistakes2024 · leanpub.com · ▲100

  Hey HN, I just wanted to share that after five months of intense work and countless caffeine-fueled writing sessions, "Master Software Architecture: A Pragmatic Guide" is now available. Writing this book was a crazy time. I entirely focused on it, and it took exactly 753 hours of writing, editing, and image editing & resizing(!) until the premiere. Yes, the last one (images) was a killer. If you ever think about writing a book, reserve a lot of time for it unless someone else does it for you. As a result, I am handing you the nearly 400-page book. It is a guide that will help you connect all…

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  Hello Tech Pros: How To Recruit Software Developers Who Code Like Artists2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · ▲54

  AB Periasamy on team culture and open source

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲926

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 2d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 14d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 15d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 9d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 13d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 23d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Coolors▲1,589

  Super fast color schemes generator for cool designers

  Work · 2014 · coolors.co

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  Inbox by Google▲1,147

  Next generation inbox

  Life & fun · 2014 · google.com

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  Stock Up▲641

  The best free stock photos in one place

  Life & fun · 2014 · stockup.sitebuilderreport.com

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  Writefull▲511

  A tiny tool to help you write better

  Work · 2014 · writefull.com

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  Mattermark▲511

  Ranking 800,000+ high growth Internet companies

  Growth · 2014 · mattermark.com

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  Petit Hacks▲506

  Acquisition, retention, & revenue hacks used by companies

  Life & fun · 2014