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Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like
Simon Willison admits vibe coding and agentic engineering are converging in his workflow, raising uncomfortable questions about code review and accountability.
Creating a Custom AI Agent with Telerik Tools 5: Creating an Interactive UI in JavaScript
Learn how to build a ChatGPT-style AI frontend using Kendo UI's AIPrompt component, with Markdown output, command menus, and prompt suggestions.
Canvas-ing the Web
Chrome's new HTML-in-canvas API lets you render styled HTML inside a canvas — but recursive callbacks and sizing quirks will trip you up.
cursed_browser: A web browser with no rendering engine — the VLM reads the HTML and hallucinates the page
Cursed Browser replaces traditional HTML rendering by feeding page code to an LLM, which then "imagines" and draws each page — making every load unpredictable. A V2 is reportedly oversubscribed at $200M.
Run multiple versions of the same Python library in one process
Bubble is a Python tool that lets multiple versions of the same library run inside a single process — something normally impossible. Instead of virtual environments or requirements files, scripts simply import what they need, and...
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I Built a Free Public Random Quotes API — No Key, No Auth, Just Use It
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Terminal coding agent for DeepSeek V4
A full-featured terminal coding agent for DeepSeek V4 with auto model selection, LSP diagnostics, git management, and a 1M-token context window.
Microsoft made Copilot a co-author on every VS Code project, reverted after developers revolted
Microsoft accidentally made Copilot a co-author on all VS Code commits, even for users with AI features disabled, sparking major developer backlash.
I Programmed an AI in 6502 Assembly - It Worked
A Claude Code skill uses 6502 assembly mnemonics to drive issue triage workflows, turning AI responses into structured, diffable assembly traces instead of verbose prose.
Pay.sh – Discover, access, and pay for any API autonomously
pay wraps your CLI tools to silently handle 402 payment challenges using Solana stablecoins and biometric wallet authorization.
Sqlflow, a SQLite back end layer for Go
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PHP-fts – Full-text search engine in pure PHP, no extensions
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Making Zigzag CSS Layouts With a Grid + Transform Trick
Build a CSS zigzag grid using translateY(50%) — a trick that works because transform percentages reference the element itself, not the parent.
Beautiful terminal UIs, made simple
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Mail2github: Send Email and create files in GitHub with Email content
Send an email to automatically commit its content to GitHub — no app needed, just IMAP credentials, a token, and a cron job.
ChatterBot: Build a Chatbot With Python
Build a self-learning Python chatbot with ChatterBot, train it on WhatsApp data, and boost replies with a local LLM via Ollama.
How I Built an Offline AI Assistant in Python - No OpenAI, No LangChain, No Dependencies
A solo developer, building software between retail shifts, got tired of AI assistants that die without internet, cost money per message, and send your data to the cloud. So Marcin Firmuga built something different. His...
The 4 Cognitive Archetypes of Developers Using AI
A framework for categorizing AI usage into cognitive cost modes helps developers stay intentional and avoid quietly outsourcing their own thinking.
Am I a Developer or Just a Prompt Engineer?
A developer questions their own identity after realizing AI slowly replaced not just their typing, but their thinking.
Software Development Is Getting An Unexpected Second Chance
AI enables near-zero-cost experimentation, letting developers fail fast and build things that once took teams months to complete.
Claude Code: use cases and tips to get the most out of Claude
AI Explorer is a French-built independent directory for discovering and comparing AI tools across categories like chatbots, image generation, and dev tools.
Approximate location sharing gives you more control in Chrome
Chrome on Android now supports approximate location sharing, giving users more privacy control while new APIs let developers specify their location precision needs.
Use Codex CLI to Enhance Your Python Projects
Learn to use Codex CLI in your terminal to implement real Python features through natural language prompts and iterative refinement.