Rich Tabor
@rich.blog
Writes about the future of WordPress, Blocks & Design ✴︎ Product
@automattic ✴︎ Making @WordPress
@automattic ✴︎ Making @WordPress
WordPress Almost Didn’t Happen
What if Matt had joined Google instead of starting WordPress? The internet might have felt a little less like ours. In his recent post, Matt mentioned “How the internet might have turned out differently if I had taken that job, as my mom wanted me to (because they…
What if Matt had joined Google instead of starting WordPress? The internet might have felt a little less like ours. In his recent post, Matt mentioned “How the internet might have turned out differently if I had taken that job, as my mom wanted me to (because they…
WordPress Almost Didn’t Happen
What if Matt had joined Google instead of starting WordPress? The internet might have felt a little less like ours. In his recent post, Matt mentioned “How the internet might have turned out differently if I had taken that job, as my mom wanted me to (because they offered free food).” Funny line. But also wild to think about.
rich.blog
October 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
WordPress Almost Didn’t Happen
What if Matt had joined Google instead of starting WordPress? The internet might have felt a little less like ours. In his recent post, Matt mentioned “How the internet might have turned out differently if I had taken that job, as my mom wanted me to (because they…
What if Matt had joined Google instead of starting WordPress? The internet might have felt a little less like ours. In his recent post, Matt mentioned “How the internet might have turned out differently if I had taken that job, as my mom wanted me to (because they…
My typical (Next.js) dev flow:
1. Plan with Claude
2. Build alongside Claude Code
3. Copilot reviews
4. Check out the Vercel preview to confirm
5. Deploy knowing it actually works
It's like having a "on-it" dev team that's always ready to go. Unreal.
1. Plan with Claude
2. Build alongside Claude Code
3. Copilot reviews
4. Check out the Vercel preview to confirm
5. Deploy knowing it actually works
It's like having a "on-it" dev team that's always ready to go. Unreal.
October 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My typical (Next.js) dev flow:
1. Plan with Claude
2. Build alongside Claude Code
3. Copilot reviews
4. Check out the Vercel preview to confirm
5. Deploy knowing it actually works
It's like having a "on-it" dev team that's always ready to go. Unreal.
1. Plan with Claude
2. Build alongside Claude Code
3. Copilot reviews
4. Check out the Vercel preview to confirm
5. Deploy knowing it actually works
It's like having a "on-it" dev team that's always ready to go. Unreal.
Write prompts, not issues.
August 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Write prompts, not issues.
Those of us with dev skills AND the ability to think creatively are going to absolutely crush it. 💪
And if you can design too — you win.
And if you can design too — you win.
August 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Those of us with dev skills AND the ability to think creatively are going to absolutely crush it. 💪
And if you can design too — you win.
And if you can design too — you win.
I've been building Claude Code subagents for weeks.
Finally wrote about the ones that actually stuck around in my workflow.
Spoiler: they're way more boring than you'd expect (and that's why they work)
Finally wrote about the ones that actually stuck around in my workflow.
Spoiler: they're way more boring than you'd expect (and that's why they work)
August 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I've been building Claude Code subagents for weeks.
Finally wrote about the ones that actually stuck around in my workflow.
Spoiler: they're way more boring than you'd expect (and that's why they work)
Finally wrote about the ones that actually stuck around in my workflow.
Spoiler: they're way more boring than you'd expect (and that's why they work)
This flow makes it so easy to deploy confidently.
Claude Code → Copilot review → Vercel preview → Deploy
This is how deployment should feel.
Claude Code → Copilot review → Vercel preview → Deploy
This is how deployment should feel.
August 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This flow makes it so easy to deploy confidently.
Claude Code → Copilot review → Vercel preview → Deploy
This is how deployment should feel.
Claude Code → Copilot review → Vercel preview → Deploy
This is how deployment should feel.
After building loads of Claude Code subagents, I'm sharing the handful I actually use most days.
Not the flashy demos you see everywhere, but mostly boring—but super useful—agents that make me a little faster.
My honest take on what agentic programming actually looks like in practice ⤵️
Not the flashy demos you see everywhere, but mostly boring—but super useful—agents that make me a little faster.
My honest take on what agentic programming actually looks like in practice ⤵️
August 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
After building loads of Claude Code subagents, I'm sharing the handful I actually use most days.
Not the flashy demos you see everywhere, but mostly boring—but super useful—agents that make me a little faster.
My honest take on what agentic programming actually looks like in practice ⤵️
Not the flashy demos you see everywhere, but mostly boring—but super useful—agents that make me a little faster.
My honest take on what agentic programming actually looks like in practice ⤵️
Which pair programmer is your top pick?
August 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Which pair programmer is your top pick?
What's funny is that the best practices for using Copilot are the same as working with any other developer:
→ Have well-scoped issues.
→ Assign the right issues to the right person/AI.
→ Provide good docs/instructions.
→ Give feedback and iterate on pull requests.
→ Have well-scoped issues.
→ Assign the right issues to the right person/AI.
→ Provide good docs/instructions.
→ Give feedback and iterate on pull requests.
August 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
What's funny is that the best practices for using Copilot are the same as working with any other developer:
→ Have well-scoped issues.
→ Assign the right issues to the right person/AI.
→ Provide good docs/instructions.
→ Give feedback and iterate on pull requests.
→ Have well-scoped issues.
→ Assign the right issues to the right person/AI.
→ Provide good docs/instructions.
→ Give feedback and iterate on pull requests.
Kanso is the best blogging WordPress theme, hands down. If you want a blog as cool as mine, it's free & open source.
August 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Kanso is the best blogging WordPress theme, hands down. If you want a blog as cool as mine, it's free & open source.
I don't vibe code.
That's not me. I build with Claude Code every day, but I care about what's being built ⤵️
That's not me. I build with Claude Code every day, but I care about what's being built ⤵️
August 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I don't vibe code.
That's not me. I build with Claude Code every day, but I care about what's being built ⤵️
That's not me. I build with Claude Code every day, but I care about what's being built ⤵️
I Don’t Vibe Code
I don't vibe code. You know what I mean by vibe coding? That approach where you throw prompts at an AI, get code back, and ship it without caring about what's actually under the hood. It's the "move fast and ship" mentality taken to an extreme. That's not me. I build with Claude…
I don't vibe code. You know what I mean by vibe coding? That approach where you throw prompts at an AI, get code back, and ship it without caring about what's actually under the hood. It's the "move fast and ship" mentality taken to an extreme. That's not me. I build with Claude…
I Don’t Vibe Code
I don't vibe code. You know what I mean by vibe coding? That approach where you throw prompts at an AI, get code back, and ship it without caring about what's actually under the hood. It's the "move fast and ship" mentality taken to an extreme. That's not me. I build with Claude Code every day, but I care about what's being built.
rich.blog
August 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I Don’t Vibe Code
I don't vibe code. You know what I mean by vibe coding? That approach where you throw prompts at an AI, get code back, and ship it without caring about what's actually under the hood. It's the "move fast and ship" mentality taken to an extreme. That's not me. I build with Claude…
I don't vibe code. You know what I mean by vibe coding? That approach where you throw prompts at an AI, get code back, and ship it without caring about what's actually under the hood. It's the "move fast and ship" mentality taken to an extreme. That's not me. I build with Claude…
so, why do you choose @wordpress?
July 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
so, why do you choose @wordpress?
if your AI product can be replaced by a good prompt to ChatGPT, you don't have a product. you have an expensive api call.
July 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
if your AI product can be replaced by a good prompt to ChatGPT, you don't have a product. you have an expensive api call.
when AI gets so good that anyone can build software, what happens to software quality?
democratization is great until everyone's shipping mvps with no one maintaining them.
maybe there'll be an AI to clean up the mess.
democratization is great until everyone's shipping mvps with no one maintaining them.
maybe there'll be an AI to clean up the mess.
July 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
when AI gets so good that anyone can build software, what happens to software quality?
democratization is great until everyone's shipping mvps with no one maintaining them.
maybe there'll be an AI to clean up the mess.
democratization is great until everyone's shipping mvps with no one maintaining them.
maybe there'll be an AI to clean up the mess.
now that you can build an interesting prototype in hours, what's the last thing you built?
i'll go first: made a telegram ai nutritionist that logs meals and calls out my eating patterns (good, but especially bad).
your turn.
i'll go first: made a telegram ai nutritionist that logs meals and calls out my eating patterns (good, but especially bad).
your turn.
July 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
now that you can build an interesting prototype in hours, what's the last thing you built?
i'll go first: made a telegram ai nutritionist that logs meals and calls out my eating patterns (good, but especially bad).
your turn.
i'll go first: made a telegram ai nutritionist that logs meals and calls out my eating patterns (good, but especially bad).
your turn.
is building software finally democratized?
July 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
is building software finally democratized?
ai code generation actually feels like collaboration now, instead of fancy autocomplete.
July 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
ai code generation actually feels like collaboration now, instead of fancy autocomplete.
stop bikeshedding on interfaces, build the intelligence first.
July 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
stop bikeshedding on interfaces, build the intelligence first.
the ai tool race is so interesting because nobody can build a moat.
cursor today, claude code tomorrow, something else next week maybe. each are basically playing leapfrog.
pure product competition with almost zero switching costs.
x.com/richard_tab...
cursor today, claude code tomorrow, something else next week maybe. each are basically playing leapfrog.
pure product competition with almost zero switching costs.
x.com/richard_tab...
July 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
the ai tool race is so interesting because nobody can build a moat.
cursor today, claude code tomorrow, something else next week maybe. each are basically playing leapfrog.
pure product competition with almost zero switching costs.
x.com/richard_tab...
cursor today, claude code tomorrow, something else next week maybe. each are basically playing leapfrog.
pure product competition with almost zero switching costs.
x.com/richard_tab...
build ten, ship one, trash nine.
Claude Code makes this cycle so fast i can afford to be ruthless about what actually matters.
Claude Code makes this cycle so fast i can afford to be ruthless about what actually matters.
July 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
build ten, ship one, trash nine.
Claude Code makes this cycle so fast i can afford to be ruthless about what actually matters.
Claude Code makes this cycle so fast i can afford to be ruthless about what actually matters.
ai doesn't make typos, but it absolutely makes terrible architectural decisions (if you let it run wild).
July 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
ai doesn't make typos, but it absolutely makes terrible architectural decisions (if you let it run wild).
every startup pitch: 'Cursor for _______ '
July 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
every startup pitch: 'Cursor for _______ '
on the context engineering train yet?
July 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
on the context engineering train yet?
using @diabrowser, this may be the first time i consider switching my default browser.
i need these bookmarks to not look like an afterthought though.
i need these bookmarks to not look like an afterthought though.
July 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
using @diabrowser, this may be the first time i consider switching my default browser.
i need these bookmarks to not look like an afterthought though.
i need these bookmarks to not look like an afterthought though.