Blog

Thoughts on software development, tools, and technology

Migrating My Personal Site from Astro 2 to Astro 6

Apr 5, 2026 · 4 min read

How I upgraded my personal website from Astro 2.7 to Astro 6.1, migrated to bun, and redesigned everything along the way.
Built ClipLink P2P This Week

Apr 3, 2026 · 1 min read

A clipboard sync tool between Mac and Windows using Go and P2P networking.
I Lost All My SSH Connections (Again)

Mar 28, 2026 · 1 min read

So I built termius-backup to never lose my SSH configs again.
MySQL Reserved Words Almost Ruined My Weekend

Mar 26, 2026 · 1 min read

Built clean-sql to fix SQL dump files that break because of reserved column names.
FTP in 2026. Yes, Really.

Mar 13, 2026 · 2 min read

I built an FTP downloader in Rust because some servers still live in 1995.
I Got Tired of 12 Terminal Tabs

Mar 7, 2026 · 1 min read

Built runme — a terminal dashboard that manages all your processes in one screen.
Why I Started a Web Developer Blog

Jul 5, 2023 · 2 min read

Hi everyone, my name is Jimmy Alcala and I'm a web developer