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I Used Both Claude Code and Codex for Weeks — Here’s What Surprised Me
I spent weeks using both Claude Code and Codex side by side — not to crown a “winner,” but to figure out how each one actually thinks. If you’ve ever wondered why one tool just “clicks” with you a...
Claude Code’s Hidden Subagents: Plan + Explore → Team Mode
Claude Code just quietly got a team. Two hidden subagents — Plan and Explore — change how it thinks, builds, and collaborates. Claude Code now includes two new subagents that mark a real shift in ...
AI Tools Are Outpacing How We Build Software
A tiny “Apply” button reveals something bigger — our dev workflows aren’t built for AI speed. I’ll show how Codex Cloud exposes the gap between tools and process. The way we build software is star...
AI Ghost Stories: Is It True?
Ever wonder what happens when your AI keeps working… even after you turn it off? This Halloween, I’m sharing a chilling (and totally fun) short story about an AI assistant that wouldn’t stop posti...
The Real Reason AI Is Going Back to the Terminal
Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with CLIs again? From Claude Code, Gemini CLI, OpenAI’s Codex, and even Cursor, it feels like every major AI company is rushing back to the terminal. But… why? In...
The New Engineering Mindset for the AI Era
After two years of breakthroughs, models that code, reason, and write — why does it still feel like we’re falling behind? We’ve never had more powerful AI, yet we’ve never felt more overwhelmed tr...
ChatGPT Is Now a Browser?! Full Tour of OpenAI Atlas
OpenAI just launched its first browser — ChatGPT Atlas — and it’s already changing how we think about browsing with AI. In this video, I take you through Atlas’ new AI-integrated experience: from i...
Claude Code Web Is the Future of AI Development
Claude Code has finally arrived on the web — and it’s a game-changer for how we write and scale code. In this video, I walk through Claude Code on the Web, the new browser-based experience from Ant...
Claude Skills Review — Early, But Promising
Claude’s new Skill System might quietly be one of the most useful features Anthropic has added — even if it’s still a little early. In this video, I take you through what Skills actually are, how ...
I Taught an AI Workshop About Nothing—and It Worked
What happens when you try to teach a team of engineers nothing—and it actually works? In this workshop, I set out to create a team of new AI engineers ready to tackle any problem, using tools and ...
ChatGPT’s App Store Moment Has Arrived
What happens when one of the most-used apps on the planet suddenly opens its doors to developers? This isn’t just another feature drop — this is when ChatGPT stops being a product and starts becomi...
Claude 4.5, One Week Later: A Glimpse of What’s Coming
I’ve been kicking the tires on Anthropic’s new Claude 4.5 Sonnet for about a week, and this is my honest first look. I’m not here to parade charts—I wanted to see what it does on a real build. So I...
Merge Hell Is Real: Codex + GitHub Story
We’re entering a strange new era where you can spin up multiple coding agents like Codex Cloud to supercharge your productivity—but with great power comes… merge hell. In this video, I walk throug...
The Message Every Engineer Needs to Hear
Engineering is changing forever — and it’s not optional. We’re standing at the edge of the biggest transformation in software since the beginning of software itself. This talk is about the efficie...
Why Codex Is the Beginning of New Engineering
The way we write code just changed forever. OpenAI’s latest updates to Codex aren’t just a small step forward—they’re a whole new chapter in engineering. In this video, I walk you through what’s re...
OpenAI’s New GPT-5 Codex Model — First Impressions
OpenAI just dropped a brand-new spin on GPT-5, and it’s aimed squarely at software engineers. Meet GPT-5 Codex — a refined coding model that feels faster, more agentic, and surprisingly collaborati...
25 AI Tools That Cut Through the Noise
Life is noisy — and AI doesn’t always help. In fact, it often makes the chaos louder. Over the last year, I’ve tested dozens of AI tools to cut through the noise. Only a handful have stuck, and in ...
AI Just Wrote My Code While I Slept (Here's How!)
AI coding tools are evolving fast—and they’re starting to feel like true teammates. In this video, I dive into the next big shift: coding agents that don’t just suggest code but actually take on fu...
Gemini CLI Is FREE — And It’s Shockingly Good
Gemini CLI might just be the most underrated developer tool out there — and it’s completely free. In this video, I dive deep into what Gemini CLI actually is, how to install it, and how it stacks ...
Context Engineering, Clearly Explained
What exactly is context engineering—and how is it different from, or related to, prompt engineering? In this video, I break it down step by step. We’ll explore how prompts, memory, files, tools, a...
Huge Codex Update: All My Complaints Addressed
Two days after I posted my first review of Codex CLI, everything changed. OpenAI dropped a massive update that fixed nearly every complaint I had, from messy output and high cognitive cost to clunk...
Is Nano Banana Google’s Best Image Model Yet?
Google just dropped its new Gemini Flash 2.5 Image Preview model—but inside AI Studio it has the much catchier name: Nano Banana. In this video, I push it to the limit with over 100 image generatio...
Stop Letting AI Wing It -- Take Control of AI Coding
Everyone thinks you can just tell an AI, “build me this app,” and magic will happen. Sometimes it does. Sometimes it’s a complete mess. In this video, I break down the real reason agentic coding o...
Claude Code vs Codex CLI: Daily Use Showdown
Codex CLI might be the most powerful coding tool you already have access to—but how does it really compare to Claude Code? In this video, I put Codex CLI (OpenAI) and Claude Code (Anthropic) side ...
Building With AI PRDs Is a Game Changer
Ever asked an AI to build something—only to get back half-finished code or an oddly limited result? The difference often comes down to how you ask. In this video, I explore the concept of AI PRDs (...
Can GPT-5 Keep Up with Claude Code? My Full Test
Is GPT-5 actually better than Claude Code for building real applications? In this video, I put both models to the test inside their native coding environments—Claude Code with Sonnet and Opus, and ...
GPT-5 vs. Sonnet in Cursor — Who Coded It Better?
I put GPT-5 head-to-head with Claude Sonnet 4 inside Cursor to see which could build the better video application — using the same PRD, the same prompts, and the same supporting files. The results?...
7 Big Changes in GPT-5 (With Live Demos)
GPT-5 is finally here — and it’s not just an upgrade, it’s a whole new way of using ChatGPT. In this video, I take you through the seven biggest changes you need to know on day one, from the unifie...
GPT-OSS is HERE: OpenAI Just Went Open Source!
OpenAI just released GPT-OSS, their first fully open-source model since GPT-2, and it's impressively powerful! I took a deep dive to explore what makes this new open-source AI so special, from its ...
Inside Google's New No-Code Experiment: Opal
Today I'm diving into Google Opal, Google's experimental no-code workflow builder. I've been stuck in a cycle of over-building full applications when sometimes a simpler workflow could do the trick...
Build & Deploy a Real App in One Video - No Prior Experience Needed
Look, I get it. That terminal window is terrifying. I've been there - staring at that blinking cursor, worried I'll type the wrong command and break everything. Claude Code makes it possible to go ...
Claude Code After 1 Month: The Patterns That Actually Stuck
After using Claude Code solidly for a month—not just testing, but really using it—I discovered 7 game-changing patterns that transformed my workflow. This isn't another feature overview (I already ...
Claude Code Agents: The Feature That Changes Everything
Yesterday, Claude Code dropped a game-changing update that might just transform how we code. I've been testing their new agents feature all day, and what I discovered surprised me—these aren't just...
ChatGPT Agent Just Went Public—Here's My Honest Reaction
ChatGPT Agent is finally here for everyone with a $20 subscription, and I'm diving straight into it! From researching affordable projectors and comparing weekend getaways in LA vs. Vegas, to huntin...
I Built an AI Tool to Hunt My Hidden Subscriptions
Subscriptions are taking over my life—and wallet! I realized I'm subscribed to way more services than I imagined, each quietly draining money month after month. Deciding to tackle this head-on, I b...
I Challenged Claude Code to Build My Apple Watch App
Today I'm challenging Claude Code to build an actual watchOS app—live! Can Claude Code handle developing an app I genuinely need? In this episode, I'll take you step-by-step as Claude Code creates ...
Claude Code Meets MCP: Building an AI-powered movie app
In this first episode of the "Today We Build" series, we're diving straight into building a simple, yet powerful AI-driven application using Claude Code and Anthropic's MCP (Model Context Protocol)...
I Tested Claude Code: $20 vs. $200 Subscription
In this video, I put Anthropic's Claude Code to the test, comparing the $20 Sonnet subscription with the premium $200 Opus plan. Is spending 10x more actually worth it? I challenged both models wit...
I Went Deep on Claude Code—These Are My Top 13 Tricks
Claude Code is already incredibly powerful, but with these 11 tips and tricks, I've transformed it into an experience I genuinely love using every day. Some are quick and obvious, while others are ...
I Made Two AIs Code My App—Here’s the Shocking Winner
Two AI coding agents enter the terminal, only one (maybe) walks out… In this real-world showdown I pit Anthropic’s Claude Code against Google’s brand-new Gemini CLI inside an active Firestore-power...
What I Learned After a Month with $250 Google AI Ultra
file:///var/folders/wy/63l4bqxj7k9c02crd3nhl9p00000gp/T//desc.txt 00:00 - Intro 00:21 - What is in Ultra? 03:36 - Should you go Ultra? 04:03 - On the cheap 05:52 - Conclusion
Can Google’s Project Mariner Really Run Your Browser?
Are AI “agents” finally ready to use the internet for us? In this hands-on demo I push Google’s experimental Project Mariner—built on Gemini 2.0 and currently locked behind the Ultra plan—to its li...
As a Cursor user I often reach for Claude Code!
I coding is getting a major upgrade! In this kick-off to my Claude Code series I: • Walk through installation (pip install -g anthropic-ai claude-code) and first-launch setup • Demo key slash comm...
New Mid-Journey Video!! - WOW 🚀
Ready to turn your Mid-Journey images into eye-catching video clips? In this guide I walk you through every step of the brand-new Mid-Journey Video Generator: • How to hit the new Animate button a...
ChatGPT Hidden Upgrade: New Sidebar & CustomGPT Model Selector!
🚨 ChatGPT’s hidden upgrade just landed! In this 9-minute sprint I break down two sweet tweaks you might have missed: • Universal Model Selector in Custom GPTs – finally hop from 4-series to the “t...
AI Just Rewrote the Rules of Coding
In just six months, software engineering has gone through an extraordinary transformation—one that used to take years. From the early days of code autocompletion with GitHub Copilot, to the dawn of...
How to brainstorm with ChatGPT — super easy
Getting "meh" results from ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini? You're probably not doing anything wrong — but you are missing the trick. This video shows you exactly how to move beyond basic with AI by: ...
I used Veo and 4 other AI tools to build this -- see how!
Ever wondered how to build an animated AI video from scratch — characters, soundtrack, motion and all? In this project breakdown, I walk you through every step of how I created a fun, kid-style ani...
Superwhisper Is Now on Windows?! + Best Alternatives
STOP Typing – Start Talking to Your AI! In this video, we dive into Superwhisper’s new Windows beta and explore whether it finally brings powerful, voice-first workflows to more users. I also revi...
Can VEO 3 Really Make Movies? I Tried It.
VO3 by Google is finally here — and it's a game changer. In this video, I walk you through my 24-hour project using VO3, showcasing just what this new AI-powered video + audio generation tool is ca...