Allard de Winter's Insights & Bookmarks

Exploring the intersection of technology, strategic thinking, and a positive mindset.

Welcome to my 'linkblog'; a space for exploring technology, strategic thinking, and a positive mindset. Here, I share insights, bookmarks, and reflections inspired by approaches like Simon Willison's linkblogging, Will Larsen's strategic perspectives, and Michael Pilarczyk's philosophy. My aim is to explore building robust systems both in organisations and tech, making effective decisions, and cultivating a resilient, optimistic outlook. Learn more about the site and my background on the About page.

Latest Posts

Here are the most recent posts. Dive in to explore insights on technology, strategy, and mindset. See all posts.

Mastering Claude Code: Core Settings and Process for Developers

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A concise guide to leveraging Claude Code's essential features for efficient and scalable developer workflows, focusing on core settings and process.

Functional Core, Imperative Shell: Separating Logic from Side Effects

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Explore the 'Functional Core, Imperative Shell' pattern for building more testable and maintainable software by isolating pure logic from external interactions.

Securely Accessing OpenWebUI with Tailscale Funnel on Proxmox

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A refined guide to setting up OpenWebUI in an LXC container on Proxmox, secured with Tailscale Funnel for public access.

Claude Skills: A Simpler Approach to Specialised AI Tasks

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How Anthropic's Skills framework offers a more natural, library-like extension to LLM capabilities compared to MCP.

Agentic Engineering: Just Talk To It

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Peter Steinberger shares his 'no-bs' approach to agentic engineering, focusing on direct interaction with models like GPT-5-Codex over complex tooling.

Digital Twins: From Industry to Ecology

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Exploring the expanding application of digital twin technology, particularly its emergence in ecological research and wildlife management.