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I Built a Full CLI for a Legacy Web App in One Afternoon (with AI)

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Our platform has been around for nearly two decades. The backend is a sprawl of three separate HTTP services: a legacy REST API (v1), a newer REST API (v2), and an Elasticsearch-backed search service. They share a JWT token but have different base URLs, different conventions, and different quirks. There’s no unified CLI. If you want to poke at the API, you open Swagger, copy a Bearer token, and start curling.

CLI-Powered Win 11 Setup: Fast, Private, and Bloat-Free

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:47:46 -0500

Just unboxed the new machine and the first thing I want to do is strip away all the nonsense and turn it into a productivity powerhouse, quickly. The default Windows 11 setup is slow, packed with bloat, and frankly, a bit invasive.

My goal for this setup:

Speed: Get all my essential software installed in minutes using the CLI.
Automation: Set up continuous auto-updating for all those apps.
Privacy: Disable as many of the nagging, data-hungry features as possible.

Here’s the reference guide for my personal Windows 11 “clean install” process.

Customizing my CLI using Oh My Posh (Old PS modules version)

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:19:44 -0400

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Oh My Posh has since migrated from PowerShell modules to an executable. See the updated version of this article here.

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For years I have used Cmder terminal emulator for a fancy CLI while developing in Windows. Now that Microsoft has finally released a modern terminal it is finally time to put Cmder to rest. In this article I am documenting my opinionated manner of customizing my CLI.