Research

Original research on creator workflows, software systems, and the tools behind modern technical work.

This section now focuses on real research reports instead of placeholder sample entries. Each report is meant to be durable, source-linked, and useful on its own.

The Spec-Driven Development Atlas

A navigable corpus of 654 frameworks built on top of coding agents — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI — classified across 21 archetypes and 25 engineering dimensions, with an interactive console for filtering, comparing, and browsing the full set.

·0 min read

Claude Code Statuslines Compared

A source-backed comparison of the Claude Code statusline ecosystem: frameworks, plugins, shell scripts, Rust binaries, Ghostty-friendly quick-glance layouts, and the platform gaps still shaping the market.

·33 min read

Mac Screencast YouTube Tooling Research

A Reddit-grounded guide to the Mac apps, editors, caption tools, audio tools, privacy utilities, and publishing software creators actually use for YouTube screencasts.

·26 min read