
Forging the 'Stronghand' Terminal — September 2026 Update
Sixteen months after building an elaborate Windows terminal, almost none of it is left. What sixteen months of actual usage revealed about this machine, and the small setup that survived.

Sixteen months after building an elaborate Windows terminal, almost none of it is left. What sixteen months of actual usage revealed about this machine, and the small setup that survived.

Eight months, 550 commits, 26 new posts, and a full transformation of how I build this site — with AI pair-programming, spec-driven workflows, and the same stubborn love for artisanal code.

Practical guide for solo developers who need to undo bad commits on main, followed by an honest reflection on why it happened and how to avoid it when vibecoding with AI tools.