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My Decade with Oh My Zsh and Why I'm (Finally) Moving On

It’s funny how deeply ingrained some tools can become in our workflows. Back around 2012, I stumbled upon Robby Russell's Oh My Zsh, and like many, it felt like a revelation. Suddenly, my terminal wasn't just a command line; it was this vibrant, supercharged environment. It was the gateway drug for many of us into the rich Zsh ecosystem, and for that, I'm genuinely grateful. It made the shell approachable and, dare I say, fun.

For over ten years, Oh My Zsh has been a steadfast companion. But as with all things in tech (and life!), needs evolve, perspectives shift, and sometimes, the tools that once felt indispensable start to feel a bit... much.

A General-Purpose Python AI Development Environment

(Updated May 13, 2025)

I was watching popular AI-trending youtuber Matthew Berman build a local environment for AI development the other day. And it was amazing how issues like virtual environments, package mangement and versioned dependencies were huge pain points and hurdles.

It occured to me that with all the excitement about AI and tooling, that there's common issues that folks who aren't used to the command line may run into – and be stopped dead in their tracks.

I love developing, again

I'm writing this today to remind myself: I actually do love developing. I do love the moment of sitting in my editor, with a challenge or idea, and writing an elegant solution to it.

Running an app on production – is a different beast. A nearly joy-less scenario. Its all remedial! Its scaling, bug-finding, performance tuning, conflict merges, security audits, etc. It's a lot of work. All the benefits come from that software's near-invisibility to the customer who uses it.