Knowledge
Short, specific writing on software delivery, architecture, quality, automation, and AI-assisted development practice.
TRAE Work runs inside a lightweight VM — only explicitly selected workspace folders sync to real disk. Everything else (configs, hooks, databases) stays trapped in the sandbox. Here's the architecture, the diagnostic playbook, and the fix.
How to set up a zero-cost CI/CD pipeline for indie apps using Gitee + GitHub Actions
How to build a free, globally accessible user feedback pipeline using Tally, Cloudflare Workers, and GitHub Issues
A three-layer architecture using Jekyll, GitHub Pages, and Cloudflare Pages for indie developers
A complete guide to automating blog publishing across multiple platforms using AI
After one month as a solo indie developer, I couldn't name what I'd shipped. Here's the full itemized breakdown of real work, why losing corporate accountability is the hardest transition, and the two-cadence public dev log I'm starting now.
Curiosity recursion was quietly killing my indie dev output. I wired OpenTodoList, Syncthing, and Jianguoyun WebDAV into a cross-platform todo + sync system for Mac, Windows, NAS & Android.
Benchmark of 6 AI coding agent + model combos for indie devs in mainland China. Result: ClaudeCode + DeepSeek-V4-Pro wins on stability, cost, portability; includes July 15 peak-pricing caveat and subscription-vs-PayG decision framework.