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Open Source Apache 2.0 Licensing Software Engineering Legal Security Patents Developer Tools Community

Why I Licensed Everything Apache 2.0

License choice is a product decision, not just a legal formality. Apache 2.0 over MIT isn't paranoia — it's the patent protection clause, which matters specifically for security software.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-05-15 / ~2 min read min read
Build in Public Open Source Software Engineering Personal Developer Tools GitHub Transparency Community

Six Weeks of Building in Public: What Actually Happened

I started publishing everything I built six weeks ago. Eight repositories, zero marketing budget, one unexpected outcome: writing about the work changed how I do the work.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-05-13 / ~2 min read min read
Open Source Claude Code AI Productivity Memory System Developer Tools CLI Context Management TypeScript

Claude-Cortex: Giving Claude Code a Long-Term Memory

Claude Code forgets everything between sessions. I built a structured memory system that fixes that — no database, no server, just Markdown files.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-05 / ~2 min read min read
Open Source AI Writing Quality Content Detection AI Slop NLP Developer Tools TypeScript Writing Tools

Slop-Radar: A Buzzword Detector for the Age of AI Slop

200+ English and 120+ German AI-style phrases. 14 structural patterns. Because "delve into" needs to die.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-05 / ~2 min read min read
Open Source Claude Code Productivity DevOps Sync Multi-Device Developer Tools CLI TypeScript

Claude-Sync: One Claude Brain Across All Your Devices

I work on a MacBook, a Mac Studio, and sometimes SSH into servers. Claude forgot everything every time I switched. Not anymore.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-05 / ~1 min read min read
Open Source Security Claude Code DevOps Git Hooks Secret Scanning Pre-commit Developer Tools AWS Credential Leak

Claude-Code-Hardened: The Security Hooks That Saved My Public Repos

I almost pushed AWS credentials to GitHub. Twice. Then I built a system that makes it impossible.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-05 / ~2 min read min read