harper.js (Apache-2.0, Rust/WASM) lints whole textblocks in idle time under a 30 ms budget, the queue rotated onto the caret's block. Off by default: the binary is 16 MB and stays in the tab. I...

This article is not about vibe coding. In fact, this article is about all the things you can do with an AI agent that are separate from writing code.

I am trying to create a strong and small base model. A model that can semantically understand small passages of text, which we can then retrain to do a variety of different things.

ZenNotes is a keyboard-first Markdown notes app with native desktop and mobile apps. Keep local files, sync across devices, create backups, and publish notes to the web with ZenNotes Cloud.

Harper checks your writing instantly—fast, lightweight and utterly private—so you can polish every clause without surrendering a single keystroke.

My book has a linter, ~5,500 automated checks, and a Pandoc pipeline that rebuilds five formats — EPUB, Kindle, paperback (×2), and web — on every git push. For a book one person wrote. Here's how I b...

Elijah Potter, a software engineer who founded and maintains Harper, explores quality of life as a critical decision-making factor.

Jeff Dean is leaving Google. Long live Demis Hassabis.

YouTube video by vlogbrothers

Code for the People is a documentary short about the past, present, and contested future of the open web. This film is an exploration of what the internet is actually for, who gets to own it, and what...

I was enjoying Benn Stancil’s latest column1 on generalized vs specialized models (his typical, punchy, link-ridden screed) until this paragraph jump scared me: And that’s the turn nobody priced in. ...

A complete or partial loss of function while reviewing the output of a coding agent.

An open-source alternative to Grammarly and DeepL Write - hqrrr/Phraise

I am pleased to say, with much fanfare, that Andrew Dunbar (known by online moniker [hippietrail](https://github.com/hippietrail)) is becoming Harper's first committer.

While reading an old — unpublished, for now — essay of mine, I was reminded of the wonderful book by Robert Persig titled _Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance_. The book serves to help anyone in...

I used Claude to build myself a fully offline, and locally processed alternative to Grammarly. The first build took me less than 30 seconds and I didn't even have to see or write a line of code.

Lessons for a changed profession from a classic novel.

Harper QOwnNotes can use Harper for optional offline grammar and style checking in the note editor. It complements the existing support instead of replacing it. harper-demo Feat...

In reply to an email asking about learning software design skills as a researcher physicist:

Working this past week with Jason Adams has given me a brand-new appreciation for the category of ideas that we engineers call 'product.'

Issues #1907 Description This PR open sources the Harper desktop app as a part of the Harper monorepo. Built with Tauri, the Harper Desktop app interfaces with the macOS accessibility API to r...

By Stanley Wang

We're dedicating the next month to just one thing: getting a Harper desktop app shipped.

Harper's mission is to encourage and assist people with communicating their complex ideas and emotions.

We're finally releasing Harper 2.0.

I don't feel that these performative actions have resulted in any real productivity gains. I realize now, that this is because I was focusing on the wrong thing.

There are times where it is prudent to use an AI agent (like Codex) aggressively. There are other times where they should be avoided like the plague. The question of into which bucket a particular end...