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How this site is built.

This site practices what it preaches: it was built using synthesis coding methodology with AI assistance at every step, while maintaining human architectural control over the result.

Development

• Claude Code synthesis coding

  Anthropic's CLI that amplifies developer capabilities. Used with synthesis coding methodology: human architectural decisions, AI-accelerated implementation, systematic quality standards throughout.

• ownwords Content Ownership

  Open source toolkit for authors who want to own their words. Bi-directional WordPress sync, local Markdown editing, batch AI-assisted editorial operations, and dual publishing to both WordPress and static sites. Your content, your files, your control.

Build & Processing

• Node.js Runtime

  JavaScript runtime powering the build scripts that generate static HTML from Markdown content.

• npm Package Manager

  Node package manager for dependencies and build scripts.

• marked Library

  Fast Markdown parser and compiler for converting article content to HTML.

• gray-matter Library

  YAML frontmatter parser for extracting article metadata (title, date, tags, category).

Hosting & Deployment

• Cloudflare Pages Hosting

  Edge hosting with global CDN. Automatic deployments from GitHub with instant cache invalidation.

• GitHub Source Control

  Version control and repository hosting. Pushes to main trigger automatic Cloudflare Pages deployments.

Content Origin

• WordPress CMS

  Original publishing platform where articles are authored. Content is mirrored here via ownwords for the static methodology site.

The source code for this site is available on GitHub.