Articles by Grizzly Peak Software

I gave away the first three chapters of my book for free. People told me I was crazy.

I posted a thread on X last month about the mistakes I made deploying a Node.js application to DigitalOcean's App Platform. It got about 40,000...

Here's a truth that most side hustle advice ignores: when you're over fifty, you don't have the same tolerance for busywork that you did at twenty-five.

Last September I pulled a twenty-pound king salmon out of the Susitna River, brought it home to the cabin, and realized I had absolutely no idea what the...

I made $47.82 in affiliate commissions last month. Let that sink in before you read any further.

I pivoted at forty-nine.

It was negative thirty-eight outside and I had just written the most productive code of my entire year.

I broke three headlamps last winter before I figured out what was actually going wrong.

I split a cord of firewood last Tuesday morning before my first standup call.

There's a narrative floating around tech Twitter that older engineers are going to get replaced by AI. That the twenty-three-year-old who grew up with...

My NVMe drive died on the coldest day of last winter. -38F outside, the cabin heater had cycled off during the night, and by the time I woke up the indoor...

Three years ago I couldn't walk up the hill behind my cabin without stopping to catch my breath. I was 49, I'd been sitting at a desk for the better part...

Last month I launched a new digital product on Gumroad — a 40-page PDF guide on building production-ready API gateways. The entire launch process, from...

A hands-on first look at gws, Google's new Workspace CLI. Covers Windows setup gotchas, MCP server integration with Claude Code, and practical agentic workflow patterns for Drive, Gmail, and Calendar.

Build production-grade SEO crawler tools for free using Claude Code and Open Claw. Five real projects with runnable JavaScript code. No subscriptions.

Learn how to generate QR codes with Node.js — from basic PNG files to a full Express API with customization, bulk generation, and production tips.

The ingress-nginx controller retires March 2026. Your standalone NGINX gateway configs still work. Here's the complete setup with rate limiting, SSL, and Docker Compose.

Compare Bruno vs Postman in 2026. We break down storage, pricing, performance, and collaboration to help you pick the right API client.

The story of a whiteboard frustration, a late-night coding session, and the absurdly fun journey of shipping a real product before the motivation wore off.

Today I rant a little bit about the current state of SEO and its impact on my site as I struggle to maintain solid traffic.