The Blog
Exploration Of Thought
Thoughts on autonomy, self direction, digital business and life.
The Passive AI Learning Stack That Changed the Way I Learn
Learn more with less effort.
Donn Felker – February 8, 2026
Learn Agentic Coding in 2 Days (and unlock a decade of productivity)
Evolving into an Agentic Coding Architect
Donn Felker – November 10, 2025
The Single Most Important Thing You Need as a One-Person Business to Guarantee You Get Paid
Get paid or go broke.
Donn Felker – August 6, 2025
Vibe Coding with AI and the Future of Software
Software’s Industrial Revolution Moment
Donn Felker – April 16, 2025
Productive LLM Coding with an llm-context.md File
Avoid repeat prompts with context.
Donn Felker – March 24, 2025
Invisible Mentors
Mentorship without direct connection.
Donn Felker – March 7, 2025
The Life Changing Magic of Doing Things For Free
Plant Seeds of Opportunity.
Donn Felker – March 1, 2025
Done is Better Than Perfect
Perfection delays real progress.
Donn Felker – February 21, 2025
Master the Basics
Skill beats high-end tools.
Donn Felker – February 20, 2025
How to Backup A Digital Ocean Managed Database
Digital Ocean backup with pg_dump.
Donn Felker – February 19, 2025
Migrating from Sidekiq to Solid Queue
Goodbye Sidekiq, Hello Solid Queue.
Donn Felker – January 8, 2025
Rails ImportMap Pin with Version
Pin specific versions in ImportMap.
Donn Felker – January 2, 2025