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.

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