// catalog.entry · edition 04

lunchbox.dev

A developer toolkit, neatly packed.
Components, recipes, and references — nestled together in tiered compartments.

ready to open contents · 11 items net wt · 0.96 mb
T1

Tools

three compartments · everyday utensils
T1.01

pack

A tiny CLI that bundles a project's daily-use commands into a single, declarative lunch.toml. No config sprawl, no surprises.

$ pack init
$ pack run lint
$ pack ship
stable v1.4.2
T1.02

recipes

Curated, copy-pasteable patterns for common backend, infra, and frontend tasks. Each entry is a single file and a short note about why it works.

recipes/
  ├─ rate-limit.ts
  ├─ debounce.ts
  └─ retry.go
stable 142 entries
T1.03

bento

A drop-in CSS layout primitive for compartmentalized grids. Five tokens, three breakpoints, zero opinions about your colors.

<div class="bento"
     data-tier="3">
  ...
</div>
beta 2.1 kb
T2

Resources

two compartments · references & reading
T2.01

field notes

A long-form journal of small, well-considered engineering decisions — the kind of writing you'd actually print and stick to a wall. Updated weekly with one short piece.

  • 2026 · 04 · 28 On choosing boring databases 7 min
  • 2026 · 04 · 21 The cost of clever build systems 11 min
  • 2026 · 04 · 14 Why your API should be a verb 5 min
  • 2026 · 04 · 07 Compartments, not components 9 min
writing 96 entries rss · atom
T2.02

cheat­sheets

Single-page PDFs for the commands you keep forgetting. Print one, fold it, and slip it into the back of a notebook.

  • gitthe 28 commands
  • awkone-liners
  • sshtunnels & keys
  • vimsurvival kit
free a4 · letter
T3

Community

one wide compartment · the table where we eat
T3.01

the lunch table

A small, slow-moving forum for people who care about how their tools are packed. No hot takes, no growth metrics — just thoughtful threads, weekly digests, and an annual potluck of open-source contributions.

0 members at the table
0 recipes shared
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open since 2024 code of conduct · mit