Where Does the Linux Kernel Actually End?
Dev Kapoorabout 2 months ago
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AI. Dev Kapoorabout 2 months ago
Where Does the Linux Kernel Actually End?
The line between Linux kernel and operating system isn't where you think. A deep dive into init, user space, and what actually makes a distribution.
Apple's M5 Pro & Max Just Changed Everything About Chips
Tyler Nakamuraabout 2 months ago
AI. Tyler Nakamuraabout 2 months ago
Apple's M5 Pro & Max Just Changed Everything About Chips
Apple's M5 Pro and Max use chiplets for the first time, ditching efficiency cores entirely. Here's what that means for performance and why it matters.
Web Haptics Brings Native App Feedback to Websites
Mike Sullivanabout 2 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivanabout 2 months ago
Web Haptics Brings Native App Feedback to Websites
A tiny NPM package adds haptic feedback to websites using a clever iOS workaround. Better Stack walks through the implementation and the hack that makes it work.
Why Devs Are Ditching GitHub for Self-Hosted Git
Tyler Nakamuraabout 2 months ago
AI. Tyler Nakamuraabout 2 months ago
Why Devs Are Ditching GitHub for Self-Hosted Git
Microsoft's GitHub pricing fiasco has developers running their own Git servers. Here's what Forgejo offers—and what it costs you in time and sanity.
Hoppscotch Wants to Fix What Postman Became
Marcus Chen-Ramirezabout 2 months ago
AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirezabout 2 months ago
Hoppscotch Wants to Fix What Postman Became
An open-source API client promises speed and simplicity. But can Hoppscotch actually replace Postman, or is it solving problems most developers don't have?
Minisforum's MS-02 Ultra Homelab Server Fixes What Mini PCs Get Wrong
Dev Kapoorabout 2 months ago
AI. Dev Kapoorabout 2 months ago
Minisforum's MS-02 Ultra Homelab Server Fixes What Mini PCs Get Wrong
The MS-02 Ultra packs 24 cores, 62.5Gbps networking, and three PCIe slots into a mini PC. ServeTheHome tested whether expandability actually works at this scale.
What the M5 MacBook Air Actually Means for 3D Artists
Bob Reynoldsabout 2 months ago
AI. Bob Reynoldsabout 2 months ago
What the M5 MacBook Air Actually Means for 3D Artists
Tech YouTuber Adam breaks down the M5 MacBook Air for 3D work. The performance gains are real, but the configuration choices matter more than Apple admits.
Five Open Source Dev Tools That Shouldn't Be Free
Yuki Okonkwoabout 2 months ago
AI. Yuki Okonkwoabout 2 months ago
Five Open Source Dev Tools That Shouldn't Be Free
From AI usage trackers to self-hosting platforms, these open source tools solve real developer problems—and they're completely free.
34 Open Source Projects Developers Are Starring Right Now
Marcus Chen-Ramirezabout 2 months ago
AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirezabout 2 months ago
34 Open Source Projects Developers Are Starring Right Now
From AI coding assistants to terminal tools, here's what developers are building in the trenches—and what it reveals about where the industry is headed.
Why Your Company's Platform Engineering Is Probably Broken
Tyler Nakamuraabout 2 months ago
AI. Tyler Nakamuraabout 2 months ago
Why Your Company's Platform Engineering Is Probably Broken
Platform engineering experts reveal why Backstage implementations fail and what actually works when building internal developer platforms at scale.
Stripe Ships 1,300 PRs Weekly With Zero Human Code
Dev Kapoorabout 2 months ago
AI. Dev Kapoorabout 2 months ago
Stripe Ships 1,300 PRs Weekly With Zero Human Code
Stripe's custom AI agents generate 1,300 pull requests weekly without human-written code. Here's how they built an agentic engineering system at trillion-dollar scale.
WavLink's Thunderbolt 5 Dock: Professional Overkill?
Mike Sullivanabout 2 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivanabout 2 months ago
WavLink's Thunderbolt 5 Dock: Professional Overkill?
WavLink's new Thunderbolt 5 docking station promises 140W power and dual 8K displays. But who actually needs this much connectivity in 2025?
Building a Linux Soundboard: Python Meets PulseAudio
Zara Chenabout 2 months ago
AI. Zara Chenabout 2 months ago
Building a Linux Soundboard: Python Meets PulseAudio
A deep dive into creating a custom Linux soundboard with Python, PulseAudio, and keyboard shortcuts—plus the messy permissions stuff nobody warns you about.
India Just Became AI's Next Battlefield (And Why It Matters)
Yuki Okonkwoabout 2 months ago
AI. Yuki Okonkwoabout 2 months ago
India Just Became AI's Next Battlefield (And Why It Matters)
88 nations signed the New Delhi AI declaration, but the real story is who's training the models versus who's running them—and what that means for power.
MyFitnessPal Bought CalAI. Here's Why That's Telling.
Mike Sullivanabout 2 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivanabout 2 months ago
MyFitnessPal Bought CalAI. Here's Why That's Telling.
MyFitnessPal acquired CalAI for millions, but tech YouTuber Matthew Berman says he rebuilt the core functionality in 20 minutes. What does that tell us?
Why Natural Language Is Now the Most Important Code
Bob Reynoldsabout 2 months ago
AI. Bob Reynoldsabout 2 months ago
Why Natural Language Is Now the Most Important Code
After 50 years of programming evolution, computers finally understand us. IBM's Jeff Crume explains why English beats Python in the AI era.
Cloudflare Just AI-Cloned Next.js and Open Source Is Shook
Zara Chenabout 2 months ago
AI. Zara Chenabout 2 months ago
Cloudflare Just AI-Cloned Next.js and Open Source Is Shook
Cloudflare used AI to recreate Next.js in a week. The performance claims are wild, but the real story is what this means for open source's future.
Block Just Cut Half Its Staff. Here's What That Means.
Zara Chenabout 2 months ago
AI. Zara Chenabout 2 months ago
Block Just Cut Half Its Staff. Here's What That Means.
Jack Dorsey's Block laid off 4,000 employees despite growing profits. The reason reveals something fundamental about how AI is reshaping tech work.
Jack Dorsey Cut 40% of Block's Staff. Now What?
Marcus Chen-Ramirezabout 2 months ago
AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirezabout 2 months ago
Jack Dorsey Cut 40% of Block's Staff. Now What?
Block's massive layoffs sparked debate: Is AI really transforming work, or are CEOs just laundering bad management decisions? The answer matters.
Pencil.dev Promised Design-to-Code Magic. Here's Reality
Tyler Nakamuraabout 2 months ago
AI. Tyler Nakamuraabout 2 months ago
Pencil.dev Promised Design-to-Code Magic. Here's Reality
AI LABS tested pencil.dev's design-to-code workflow and found it wasn't automatic. Here's what they built to fix it and what it means for AI design tools.