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Water to Go – Rewrite Any Project to Go with Any AI Coder
WaterToGo automatically rewrites JavaScript, Python, Rust, Java, and more into idiomatic Go using AI agents, with a resumable build-verify pipeline.
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Coding at the speed of thought: how I talk to Rovo Dev from Slack
A 300-line Python bridge connects Atlassian's Rovo Dev AI coding agent to Slack via Socket Mode — no terminal or context switching needed.
Are we vibe coding our way to a new legacy crisis?
Vibe coding is flooding enterprises with ungoverned AI-generated code, creating security vulnerabilities and technical debt at alarming speed.
The Power of Reading Code
The most important dev skill isn't writing code — it's reading it, especially now that AI generates code you still need to understand.
Building an Online Business as a Programmer Is Hard — Until You Stop Doing This
Broad market appeal kills traction — the fastest-growing businesses start by dominating a very specific niche first.
React Performance Tips: 12 Ways to Make Your App Faster
12 practical React performance techniques covering state placement, lazy loading, memoization, virtualization, and when to let React Compiler handle optimizations.
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The Impossible Journey to Get an Apple Developer Account
A dev team spent two months trying to give Apple $100 for a Developer account — and still can't get approved.
Replacing a jQuery dropdown with an accessible one, and keeping the design identical
A legal ADA claim exposed a years-old jQuery dropdown plugin's accessibility failures, solved by rebuilding it as a W3C combobox component.
How I Deployed a PHP Web App on Azure App Service
A hands-on walkthrough of deploying a PHP app to Azure App Service, covering App Service Plans, runtime config, and manual ZIP deployment.
Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agent
A new terminal-based AI coding tool powered by Muse Spark 1.2 brings AI assistance directly into the command line.
When Your Coding Agent Doesn't Listen
After a 29-hour Claude coding session, an observability tool called Capacitor revealed a recurring problem: AI agents confidently build in the wrong direction, and without structured evaluation, every developer rediscovers these...
Swift, AI, and the future of software development
A Swift backend developer wrestles with AI's impact on coding joy, cognitive growth, and the future of server-side Swift development.
Mint MCP – Generate 3D assets from coding agents
Mint MCP lets AI coding agents like Cursor or Claude generate 3D models, materials, and audio assets directly from your terminal.
The death and revival of the hands-on Engineering Manager
Engineering managers who stop coding can no longer lead effectively in the AI era — hands-on experience with LLMs is now essential, not optional.
irken: A tiny hackable full-featured IRC client
Irken is a minimal, hackable IRC client written in Tcl/Tk with multi-server support, a plugin system, and simple Tcl-based configuration.
Building Fast with Claude Code Is Easy. Securing the App Is the Hard Part
Claude Code built a full fantasy soccer app in a week, but AI-generated code doesn't handle authorization — that part still needs you.
How to Build Fast Client-Side Tools Without Heavy Frameworks
Skip the heavy frameworks — vanilla JavaScript and Web APIs are all you need for fast, scalable, zero-dependency web utilities.
Apple caps bug bounty program due to deluge of AI submissions
Apple limits its bug bounty program after AI-generated vulnerability submissions flood the system, drowning out legitimate security researchers.
Pigeons: SSH Anywhere, Built on Iroh
Pigeons lets you SSH through any firewall using QUIC tunnels and Ed25519 keys — no port forwarding or VPN required.
Web security is too hard
Cloudflare's new Wallet feature looked so much like a phishing attack that a security-savvy developer almost reported it as one.
How to Write API Documentation That Developers Actually Read
A complete, practical guide to writing API docs that actually work — covering every section from auth to error codes with real examples.
Understanding Agentic SDLC: The Future of Software Engineering
Agentic SDLC connects specialized AI agents across the full delivery pipeline, reducing manual handoffs while keeping developers in control of decisions.
Navigating Claude Code: The Full Workflow
The final Claude Code series entry shows how to combine CLAUDE.md, hooks, MCP servers, and subagents into one deliberate, repeatable dev workflow.
An Honest Review of AI Programming
A game dev gives LLMs a fair three-month trial: great for research and knowledge base search, pretty bad at writing actual code.