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I'm Using Claude Code for Everything Else But Coding
Nineteen days after cancelling Claude Max, my pattern has settled. Codex with GPT-5.4 on xHigh took the coding seat. Claude Code with Opus 4.7 on xHigh took every other seat at the desk.
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Why I Cancelled Claude Max After 13 Months and What I’m Testing with Codex Next
I cancelled Claude Max after 13 months and US$1,892.38 in subscription fees. This is not a victory lap. It is a 30-day test to see whether I can keep shipping STRATUM, DIALOGUE, my course platform, and this site at the same pace with Codex as my primary tool.
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I'm Dropping My $200 Claude Code Plan After Two Weeks with Codex
Two weeks after my original comparison, both tools shipped major updates. Codex challenged my product strategy in ways Claude Code did not. Claude Code shipped Agent Teams and AutoMemory. The result: I am cutting my $200/month Max plan — and getting better output for less money.
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Codex with GPT-5.4 vs Claude Code with Opus 4.6 — Why I Now Use Both
After using Claude Code with Opus 4.6 daily for almost a year, I spent a week with Codex and GPT-5.4. The verdict: neither tool wins outright. The combination — cross-model review, complementary strengths, operational resilience — is better than either alone.
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The App Store Said Yes
Two weeks ago I wrote "Still building. Still not done." Today DIALØGUE is live on the App Store. Here's what the last 40% actually looked like.
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I Translated 3.9 Million Words in 4 Days with Parallel AI Agents
493 blog posts across 17 years, translated into 10 languages, ~4,900 files, ~3.9 million words. Claude Code's parallel agents made it possible — but the Korean disaster, the Cantonese voice problem, and the 5-hour usage cap taught me more than the successes.
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Nobody Tells You: The Real Work Starts After the AI Says 'Done'
I'm building my first iOS app without knowing Swift. Claude Code scaffolded the whole thing in an evening. Then I opened the Simulator, and the real work began.
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What Happens After You Migrate: 8 Days of Compounding Returns
I migrated my blog to Next.js and thought the hard part was over. Then the compounding started — 6 mega guides, a smarter AI assistant, native newsletter, bot protection, and SEO overhaul in 8 days.
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How I Rebuilt My Blog Backend in 4 Days with Claude Code
I migrated 485 WordPress posts to Next.js in 4 days using a plugin that taught Claude to think like a product manager—not just a code generator.
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I Completed My Biggest Site Redesign in Years. During Breakfast.
I rebuilt my entire website in 3 days using AI—not as a coding assistant, but as my actual developer. I made the decisions; Claude Code wrote 28,000 lines.