The Forge Blog
Development logs, project updates, and technical deep dives from the workshop.
Thoughts on building software, running a solo dev shop, and pushing the boundaries of AI-assisted development.
Forging a Federated Future on IRC
FIRC: My Journey Toward a Federated IRC Server Hey everyone! Sarah here. It's been a while since I've given a deep dive into another passion project, FIRC – the Federated IRC Server. Today, I want to pull back the curtain on where we are, the challen...
Goodbye Windows
Saying Goodbye to Windows Development (Maybe) Lately, I’ve been feeling a shift in my development workflow. Linux has become my home, and Windows… well, Windows is starting to feel like a foreign country with a complicated visa process. Linux develop...
SAME and FM
Building a Mobile SAME/FM Transmitter with Flutter and HackRF Hey Forgers! Sarah here, pulling back the curtain on a recent project that pushed our limits: building a mobile app with Flutter to turn an Android phone + HackRF One into a portable SAME/...
Ditching xclip
How I Future-Proofed My Go Clipboard Tool for SSH and X Forwarding I've been working on a handy Go utility that scans a project directory, builds a file tree, concatenates specified source files, and then copies the whole thing to the system clipboar...
Building a DNS Host
Building My Own API-Based Name Server I recently built my own API-based name server and let me tell you, it was a ride. I thought it would just be a matter of spinning up a server, writing some code, and pointing domains to it. But as always, the int...