AI Slop Metrics, Componentry, and the Hidden Cost of Convenience
Published on 16.04.2026
37,000 Lines of Slop
TLDR: Y Combinator CEO Gary Tan claimed to write 37,000 lines of code per day using AI tools. An audit of his own blog suggests the quality tells a different story entirely.
The Hidden Cost of AI
TLDR: Developers often reach for the most powerful AI model by default, without thinking about the cost difference between tiers. This piece breaks down the model families and what each tier actually costs.
Componentry: 40+ Copy-Paste React Components with Tailwind and Framer Motion
TLDR: Componentry is a free, open-source collection of over 40 animated React UI components built with Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, and Framer Motion. Zero configuration, drop-in ready.
Componentry: Premium React UI Component Library
Faved: A Local-First Open-Source Bookmark Manager
TLDR: Faved is a self-hosted bookmark manager that stores everything locally with no tracking, instant search, nested color-tagged organization, and import support from major browsers and Pocket.
Faved: Free Open-Source Bookmark Manager
Building an Admin Dashboard Sidebar with shadcn/ui and Base UI
TLDR: A step-by-step tutorial for building a functional admin dashboard sidebar using shadcn/ui and Base UI's sidebar-06 community block, covering Next.js setup, navigation data modeling, and collapsible sections.
How to Build an Admin Dashboard Sidebar with shadcn/ui and Base UI