Developer, builder, AI-native. Thoughts on code and shipping software.https://joshowens.dev/https://joshowens.dev/ceremonies-for-ai/https://joshowens.dev/ceremonies-for-ai/I was vibe coding with Claude for months. Then I started treating it like a real teammate — with PRDs, scoped tasks, and standing context. Everything changed.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/ralph-wiggum-subagents/https://joshowens.dev/ralph-wiggum-subagents/A one-line bash script called Ralph Wiggum fixed context rot by restarting Claude in a loop. Then Anthropic broke it. That failure led me to subagents and changed how I build software.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/context-rot/https://joshowens.dev/context-rot/Your AI starts brilliant and ends useless. It's called context rot — LLM performance degrades as context grows. Here's why it happens and how context engineering fixes it.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/life-os-markdown/https://joshowens.dev/life-os-markdown/How I turned 30+ scattered Claude chats into a 500-file markdown system that runs my entire life - in one month.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/changing-code-culture-in-your-company/https://joshowens.dev/changing-code-culture-in-your-company/Sometimes you want to improve your working environment, try these ideas to get started...Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:04:18 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/dealing-with-burnout/https://joshowens.dev/dealing-with-burnout/Being a developer can lead to burnout, learn to understand the signsTue, 20 Feb 2018 22:04:18 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/5-seo-tips-for-javascripters/https://joshowens.dev/5-seo-tips-for-javascripters/Take a few minutes and really spruce up your javascript app search results. Learn how...Wed, 14 Dec 2016 02:42:13 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/javascript-is-the-gateway-drug/https://joshowens.dev/javascript-is-the-gateway-drug/Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:43:25 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/building-your-own-meteor-galaxy-hosting-setup/https://joshowens.dev/building-your-own-meteor-galaxy-hosting-setup/Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:24:31 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/but-does-meteor-scale/https://joshowens.dev/but-does-meteor-scale/Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:22:43 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/using-a-cdn-with-your-production-meteor-app/https://joshowens.dev/using-a-cdn-with-your-production-meteor-app/Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:49:40 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/building-an-admin-app-as-a-microservice-with-meteor-js/https://joshowens.dev/building-an-admin-app-as-a-microservice-with-meteor-js/Build an admin app to keep logic seperate in Meteor.jsMon, 19 Oct 2015 19:03:01 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/why-meteor-needs-a-conference/https://joshowens.dev/why-meteor-needs-a-conference/Being a developer can lead to burnout, learn to understand the signsTue, 08 Sep 2015 13:24:42 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/ssl-and-meteor-js/https://joshowens.dev/ssl-and-meteor-js/Why add SSL to your website? Learn the how and why with MeteorThu, 27 Aug 2015 17:01:31 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/easily-debugging-meteor-js/https://joshowens.dev/easily-debugging-meteor-js/Sometimes you need to go deeper than console.log, learn how.Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:43:44 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/fat-models-skinny-templates/https://joshowens.dev/fat-models-skinny-templates/Have business logic for your Meteor app? Learn where to park it in your app...Wed, 17 Jun 2015 05:40:16 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/meteor-security-201/https://joshowens.dev/meteor-security-201/Securing Meteor publications is vital. Are you doing it right?Tue, 02 Jun 2015 01:55:26 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/the-curious-case-of-the-unknowing-leaky-meteor-security/https://joshowens.dev/the-curious-case-of-the-unknowing-leaky-meteor-security/Don't accidentally leak out private data. Learn how to properly setup Meteor.jsThu, 02 Apr 2015 13:30:55 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/facebook-to-acquire-meteor/https://joshowens.dev/facebook-to-acquire-meteor/Facebook is buying up Meteor. Just Kidding, April Fools :)Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:52:59 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/environment-settings-and-security-with-meteor-js/https://joshowens.dev/environment-settings-and-security-with-meteor-js/Security of a meteor app is important. Is your app secure?Wed, 25 Feb 2015 20:51:29 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/using-mongodb-geospatial-index-with-meteor-js/https://joshowens.dev/using-mongodb-geospatial-index-with-meteor-js/Learn how to find and index locations using MongoDBFri, 20 Feb 2015 06:00:50 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/cucumber-js-and-meteor-the-why-and-how-of-it/https://joshowens.dev/cucumber-js-and-meteor-the-why-and-how-of-it/Learn why you should test your javascript code?Wed, 11 Feb 2015 08:05:30 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/getting-started-with-meteor-js/https://joshowens.dev/getting-started-with-meteor-js/A great list for getting started with Meteor.jsThu, 22 Jan 2015 19:27:02 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/google-analytics-events-goals-and-meteor-js/https://joshowens.dev/google-analytics-events-goals-and-meteor-js/Making Meteor.js and Google Analytics work togetherSat, 10 Jan 2015 03:15:53 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/what-is-meteor-js/https://joshowens.dev/what-is-meteor-js/Learn more about what Meteor.js is...Thu, 18 Dec 2014 05:09:53 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/using-mongodb-aggregations-to-power-a-meteor-js-publication/https://joshowens.dev/using-mongodb-aggregations-to-power-a-meteor-js-publication/Need to aggregate data from collections? Learn how with Meteor.js and Mongo.Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:06:23 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/adding-comments-to-your-meteor-js-app/https://joshowens.dev/adding-comments-to-your-meteor-js-app/Quickly add comments to your meteor appFri, 05 Dec 2014 15:58:12 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/dealing-with-timezones-in-javascript/https://joshowens.dev/dealing-with-timezones-in-javascript/Dealing with timezones can be tricky with javascript. Learn how...Fri, 28 Nov 2014 03:54:42 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/what-is-meteor-js-club/https://joshowens.dev/what-is-meteor-js-club/Want to meet other meteor folks?Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:28:27 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/modulus-vs-heroku-vs-digital-ocean/https://joshowens.dev/modulus-vs-heroku-vs-digital-ocean/Looking for a place to host your Meteor.js app?Fri, 07 Nov 2014 20:09:25 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/meteor-security-101/https://joshowens.dev/meteor-security-101/Thinking about launching a Meteor app? Learn how to secure it.Wed, 15 Oct 2014 04:29:44 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/meteor-and-mongo-performance/https://joshowens.dev/meteor-and-mongo-performance/Curious about how a top Meteor app is scaling? Learn here...Fri, 10 Oct 2014 04:10:30 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/how-to-optimize-your-mongo-database-for-meteor-js/https://joshowens.dev/how-to-optimize-your-mongo-database-for-meteor-js/Speed up your Meteor apps by optimizing MongoDBWed, 01 Oct 2014 04:17:04 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/meteor-and-angular-a-match-made-in-heaven/https://joshowens.dev/meteor-and-angular-a-match-made-in-heaven/Can Meteor.js and Angular.js work together?Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:53:41 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/how-to-scale-a-meteor-js-app/https://joshowens.dev/how-to-scale-a-meteor-js-app/Growing user base for your Meteor app. Learn to scale it up here...Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:17:33 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/where-is-the-orm-in-meteor/https://joshowens.dev/where-is-the-orm-in-meteor/Meteor doesn't have an ORM, let us look at some other optionsMon, 08 Sep 2014 13:14:08 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/how-to-organize-your-meteor-js-app/https://joshowens.dev/how-to-organize-your-meteor-js-app/Organize your first Meteor.js with these simple tips.Sun, 31 Aug 2014 05:24:00 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/how-to-upgrade-your-meteor-js-package-to-work-for-0-9/https://joshowens.dev/how-to-upgrade-your-meteor-js-package-to-work-for-0-9/Want to write your first meteor package? Learn how here...Wed, 27 Aug 2014 03:40:51 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/what-ive-learned-from-a-year-with-meteor-js/https://joshowens.dev/what-ive-learned-from-a-year-with-meteor-js/What I've learned from a year with Meteor? Click here and watch my thoughts.Tue, 26 Aug 2014 05:07:06 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/why-you-shouldnt-wait-for-meteor-1-0-to-start-using-it/https://joshowens.dev/why-you-shouldnt-wait-for-meteor-1-0-to-start-using-it/Meteor.js is ready to use right now, find out why!Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:24:00 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/the-deeper-why-of-open-source/https://joshowens.dev/the-deeper-why-of-open-source/Do you use open source software? Think about the advantagous of giving back...Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:00:00 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/being-a-maker-is-in-my-dna/https://joshowens.dev/being-a-maker-is-in-my-dna/When did you get started learning tech? This is the story of how I got startedTue, 23 Jul 2013 16:00:00 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/building-communities-are-hard/https://joshowens.dev/building-communities-are-hard/Growing a community is hard.Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:00:00 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/the-right-tool-for-your-job/https://joshowens.dev/the-right-tool-for-your-job/Picking the right library or package can be hard, Here are things I look for...Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:41:26 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/launch-it-quick/https://joshowens.dev/launch-it-quick/Got an idea for an app? Build it quick and learn what works...Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:08:14 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/throwing-away-code/https://joshowens.dev/throwing-away-code/Sometimes code just isn't right, don't be married to it...Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:20:15 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/ensure-with-no-rescue/https://joshowens.dev/ensure-with-no-rescue/I found that you can make a code block always runs without a rescue in ruby.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:31:08 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/lessons-learned-bootstrapping-harmony-ordered-list/https://joshowens.dev/lessons-learned-bootstrapping-harmony-ordered-list/An interesting link I wanted to shareFri, 02 Apr 2010 20:15:00 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/grow-your-app-from-seeds/https://joshowens.dev/grow-your-app-from-seeds/Developing a rails app and need some test data to get started?Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:51:47 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/textmate-shortcuts-you-should-be-using-require/https://joshowens.dev/textmate-shortcuts-you-should-be-using-require/Found this link interestingTue, 16 Mar 2010 15:29:57 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/be-pragmatic-with-your-time/https://joshowens.dev/be-pragmatic-with-your-time/Time is fleeting, learn how to best manage your time as a developer...Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:08:11 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/fun-with-activerecord/https://joshowens.dev/fun-with-activerecord/Learn how to leverage activerecord to your advantage in your rails appTue, 16 Feb 2010 17:53:24 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/mocking-and-stubbing-can-be-evil/https://joshowens.dev/mocking-and-stubbing-can-be-evil/Thinking about writing mocks or stubs for rails test? Learn how to do it better...Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:40:32 GMThttps://joshowens.dev/building-an-api/https://joshowens.dev/building-an-api/Building an API? Get some knowledge from my adventures...Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:28:00 GMT