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I Was the Loudest Voice for Linear on Our Team. Then We Had to Switch Back.
I championed Linear for months and convinced my team to ditch Jira. Six months later, we're back—but not for the reasons you'd expect.

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Why I Almost Switched to Raycast (And Why I Didn't Fully Commit)
Six months tracking every launcher interaction, and the Raycast vs. Alfred verdict isn't what I expected. Here's why I'm now running both.

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I Almost Offered to Pay for My Own JetBrains License. Here's Why.
I spent $4K on dev tools I never used. Now I spend $2K on tools I can't live without. Here's the 10-hour rule that changed everything.

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Copilot Made My Bug Fixes 12% Slower (And Other Surprises from 365 Days of Tracking)
365 days of tracking every Copilot suggestion revealed a 15% overall gain—but bug fixes took 12% longer. Here's the task-by-task breakdown.