ShipLog Blog
Practical writing patterns, AI tooling tips, and launch playbooks for engineering teams.
Anthropic just shipped Claude Sonnet 4.6, the most capable mid-tier model yet. Here's what changed, why it matters for developers, and how to start using it today.
xAI just launched Grok 4.2. Here's what's new, how it stacks up against Claude and GPT-4o, and what developers should know before choosing their next AI model.
A practical format for release notes that users scan quickly and understand immediately.
AI coding tools have matured rapidly. Here's a practical comparison of the top options in 2026 — Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, and what each is actually best for.
A public changelog is one of the highest-ROI growth investments a SaaS team can make. Here's why, what it does for SEO, retention, and user trust, and how to maintain one without it becoming a chore.
A tactical workflow for defining skills and reducing repetitive prompting in AI coding sessions.
Recommended project conventions and agent patterns to move faster with fewer regressions.
The gap between your git history and your users is wider than it should be. Here's how AI-powered changelog tools bridge that gap, and what the workflow actually looks like in practice.
Commit patterns that make AI changelog generation cleaner and more accurate.
The most underrated growth lever in SaaS is not acquisition — it's retention. Here's how consistent, transparent product updates build the kind of user trust that keeps customers for years.
What high-performing changelogs do differently and how to apply the same patterns.
A lightweight playbook for launching release communication without adding process overhead.