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Quick Take
This tool addresses a real pain point Brian likely faces: managing complex development work across multiple sessions while juggling his fintech job and side projects. The persistent task tracking with AI coordination could significantly improve his productivity, especially for credit-card platform features that span days/weeks.
Relevant Domains
AI/agents/future of software work - Primary focus Engineering craft/architecture/productivity - Core workflow improvement Side projects/automation/earning from skills - Tool for managing multiple projects efficiently
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"How I Used AI Task Coordination to Ship 3x Faster"
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"The Missing Piece in AI-Powered Development"
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"Building Fintech Features with AI Task Persistence"
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"Why I Replaced Linear with AI Task Coordination"
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Key Quotes
Unlike Claude's built-in task tracking (which disappears when the session ends), dex tasks are stored as files in your repository
Building up a backlog of work before executing it. This separates planning from doing
Task hierarchy: Epic → Task → Subtask. Maximum depth is 3 levels
GitHub issue numbers (#42) are permanent. Never put task IDs in commits, PRs, or documentation
Issues only close when their completion commits reach the remote
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#ai-agents
#developer-productivity
#workflow-automation
#fintech-development
#side-projects
#coordination-tools
#persistent-context