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Thoughts on side projects, developer momentum, and building in public.

Install KeepGoing Desktop Tray with Homebrew

March 30, 2026

Install KeepGoing Desktop Tray with Homebrew

The KeepGoing Desktop Tray is now available as a Homebrew Cask. One command installs the macOS menu bar app that shows re-entry briefings, live session status, and momentum across all your projects.

How to Use KeepGoing from the Terminal

March 28, 2026

How to Use KeepGoing from the Terminal

Not everyone lives in VS Code. The KeepGoing CLI gives terminal-first developers full access to session checkpoints, momentum checks, briefings, and decision history without opening a GUI.

Decision Detection is now always-on

March 21, 2026

Decision Detection is now always-on

Decision detection no longer requires VS Code to be open. A global git post-commit hook detects high-signal commits after every commit, in every repository.

Continue On: Export Your Dev Context to Any AI Tool

March 17, 2026

Continue On: Export Your Dev Context to Any AI Tool

Continue On gathers your KeepGoing session data and formats it as a markdown prompt you can paste into ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, or any other AI tool. Local-first, free, and no account required.

KeepGoing is now available for JetBrains IDEs

March 3, 2026

KeepGoing is now available for JetBrains IDEs

The KeepGoing plugin for IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, and other JetBrains IDEs is live on the JetBrains Marketplace. Get re-entry briefings, session history, and one-click file restore without leaving your IDE.

How to actually finish a side project

January 23, 2026

How to actually finish a side project

Most developers never finish side projects. Here is a practical framework for how to ship a side project by tackling scope creep, perfectionism, lost context, and accountability.

Why side projects die

January 8, 2026

Why side projects die

Side projects rarely fail because the idea was bad. They fail because momentum breaks, and getting back in is harder than starting fresh.