Technical deep-dives written while building these tools — for video editors who want to code.
A tiny PowerShell + WinForms app that copies a pre-chosen file to a folder or FTP server with one click — profiles, DPAPI-encrypted passwords, no installer. Built in collaboration with Claude.
Read article →How a native SwiftUI app for Mac, then a matching WPF/.NET app for Windows, came out of reverse-engineering the NTR and HzMod protocols from an AutoIt original — built in collaboration with Claude.
Read article →How a non-programmer built a beginner-friendly Luma3DS plugin for Pokémon X, Y, OR, and AS — wild spawner, PC editor, battle tools, 25 color themes, and a 23-page in-app guide. All in C++.
Read article →A production reference built while shipping BeatMarker — filesystem quirks, the marker API lies, transaction limits, and why WASM will crash Premiere every single time.
Read article →The install path Adobe forgot to document, the manifest version that actually works, the registry key that unlocks debug mode — everything you need to ship a CEP panel in AE 2026.
Read article →How to decode WAV and MP3 files by hand inside an Adobe plugin, extract beats with music-tempo, score confidence with the CV formula — and why WASM crashes Premiere before you get there.
Read article →Three versions, three major problems: the WAV pipeline, the confidence indicator nobody asked for but everyone needed, and the MP3 decoder that didn't crash the host on the fourth try.
Read article →When JavaScript plugins aren't enough: how Claude Code built a native Windows system tray utility in C# and .NET 8 — global hotkeys, COM audio APIs, and a self-contained single-file .exe.
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