Tips, tricks, and lessons from building software.

Tips, tricks, and lessons from building software — a personal dev blog by Tommy.

Setting Sensible Defaults for a New Project

September 7, 2026· 2 min read·claude-codeconfigurationsettings

A starter settings.json for a new repo: pin a model, allow safe commands, set env, and add a format hook.

Sharing Team Settings Safely

September 7, 2026· 2 min read·claude-codeconfigurationsettings

Commit shared rules in the project settings file, keep personal tweaks and secrets in the local file.