notes to self ยท Marcus Michaels https://marcusmichaels.com/notes/ 2026-06-12T00:00:00Z Marcus Michaels Ask the history https://marcusmichaels.com/notes/grep-like-an-llm/ask-the-history/ 2026-06-12T00:00:00Z When the code won't explain itself, the commits usually will. The cheatsheet https://marcusmichaels.com/notes/grep-like-an-llm/cheatsheet/ 2026-06-12T00:00:00Z Every command from the series, in one place. Find the door https://marcusmichaels.com/notes/grep-like-an-llm/find-the-door/ 2026-06-12T00:00:00Z Entry points. Start from the text on screen, the names of files, and the lines around a match. Follow the data https://marcusmichaels.com/notes/grep-like-an-llm/follow-the-data/ 2026-06-12T00:00:00Z Read the types first, match the word rather than the substring, and find who writes a value. Grep like an LLM https://marcusmichaels.com/notes/grep-like-an-llm/ 2026-06-11T00:00:00Z How to find your way around any codebase with grep, git, and a method borrowed from an AI agent. Make a map, don't read https://marcusmichaels.com/notes/grep-like-an-llm/make-a-map/ 2026-06-11T00:00:00Z The heat map and the file list. Locating a feature before opening a single file. Playbook https://marcusmichaels.com/notes/grep-like-an-llm/playbook/ 2026-06-11T00:00:00Z Why maps beat reading, and the method in full before the modules begin. How this site is built https://marcusmichaels.com/notes/how-this-site-is-built/ 2026-06-11T00:00:00Z Markdown, a small build script, and modest-ui. The setup behind these notes.