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Software engineering, architecture & lessons learned the hard way.

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GitHub · August 31, 2026

CopyGitHubRepo v0.3.0: Keep the Releases, Leave the History Behind

When I originally built [CopyGitHubRepo](https://github.com/infoconex/copy-github-repo), one of the primary use cases was pretty simple: take the current state of a GitHub repository and publish it somewhere else without dragging years of Git history along with it. That became **Snapshot** mode. Instead of cloning a repository's entire history, Snapshot creates a new repository containing the c...

AI · August 17, 2026

Understanding What We Ask AI to Do

As AI takes on more complex work, humans still need enough understanding of what it produces to make good decisions and remain responsible for the ...

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