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Native terminal helpers for PHP CLI
php-terminal hits v0.5.0 with stable API shape and Windows/Linux builds, still pre-1.0 and seeking community feedback.
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Lettera, a native, refined Markdown editor for macOS
Lettera is a native macOS Markdown editor in beta, offering live rendering, folder workspaces, and multi-format export options.
Ship AI with Laravel: Give Your AI Agent Live Web Search
Give your AI support agent live web search access with domain-locked WebSearch, so it answers real-time shipping questions accurately.
How to Analyze Analyst Estimate Ranges with Python
Stop treating analyst consensus as one number — the spread between low and high estimates reveals where forecast disagreement actually hides.
When Your Documentation Manages Itself: mdship and AI-Assisted Markdown
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MCP that lets Codex/Claude search LinkedIn
Verona MCP adds real-time search capabilities to AI coding assistants like Codex and Claude via the Model Context Protocol.
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webernetes: Kubernetes in the browser
Webernetes ports a Kubernetes subset to run entirely in the browser — no backend needed — enabling interactive cluster demos and tutorials.
freja: Self-modifiable editor for coding graphical things
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A Story upload triggers auth, storage, metadata, and audience calculation systems — all hidden behind one tap. Great engineering hides complexity.
How to build a virtual engineering team with Gemini CLI subagents
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Scrum Isn’t Dead. It’s Never Been More Necessary.
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Data Visualization from the Comfort of your Terminal
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Anthropic's design assistant now works better with its coding agent
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Cost efficient version control system for Gaming Assets
A self-hosted, S3-backed asset version control server built for game dev, with locking, dedup, and a full HTTP API.
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Agentic coding deserves more than a chat box bolted onto VS Code
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Convert flat pixel art into isometric game assets using vanilla JS Canvas, with zoom control and PNG export built in.
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Your JetBrains IDE Expertise, Now on LinkedIn
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