AI coding tools

84 stories tagged AI coding tools.

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AI Coding Gains Depend on Behavior, Not Tools

Amazon watched 50 teams use the same AI coding tool. Half saw 4.5x gains. The difference wasn't the software. Clare Liguori explains what actually changed.

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Claude Code's Memory Feature Does More Harm Than Good

Bob Reynolds7 days ago

AI. Bob Reynolds7 days ago

Claude Code's Memory Feature Does More Harm Than Good

Theo's audit found 45 stored memories in Claude Code, 26 never read once. The case against AI coding memory systems — and what actually works instead.

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DeepSeek Harness Gains Vision: A Cheap Claude Alternative?

Bob Reynolds1 week ago

AI. Bob Reynolds1 week ago

DeepSeek Harness Gains Vision: A Cheap Claude Alternative?

DeepSeek's new vision model and a web-scraping workflow promise serious AI coding power at cents per session. Here's what that claim actually means.

Linus Torvalds Used AI to Fix a Linux Kernel Bug

Tyler Nakamura1 week ago

AI. Tyler Nakamura1 week ago

Linus Torvalds Used AI to Fix a Linux Kernel Bug

Linus Torvalds called AI his helper after surviving 18 kernel reboots and 24 debug patches to fix an Intel Xe graphics driver bug. Here's what that actually means.

Cursor Launches Origin to Challenge GitHub's Dominance

Zara Chen2 weeks ago

AI. Zara Chen2 weeks ago

Cursor Launches Origin to Challenge GitHub's Dominance

Cursor just launched Origin, a GitHub rival built into its AI coding environment — and GitHub's own outage streak may have handed them the opening.

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AI Handles the Code. Can You Handle the Rest?

Bob Reynolds2 weeks ago

AI. Bob Reynolds2 weeks ago

AI Handles the Code. Can You Handle the Rest?

Will King's Laracon talk argues creativity is learnable, not innate. Bob Reynolds examines whether that's wisdom or a comforting story for a nervous room.

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DeepSeek Harness Debuts a Radical Plugin Architecture

Dev Kapoor2 weeks ago

AI. Dev Kapoor2 weeks ago

DeepSeek Harness Debuts a Radical Plugin Architecture

DeepSeek's new developer harness puts full transparency and a plugin-everything philosophy against Claude Code's black-box approach. Here's what that means for developers.

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AI Code Verification Debt Is a Growing Security Risk

Rachel "Rach" Kovacs3 weeks ago

AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs3 weeks ago

AI Code Verification Debt Is a Growing Security Risk

A Carnegie Mellon study found AI coding productivity peaks at three months, then degrades. Sonar's Anirban Chatterjee makes the case for zero-trust, multi-layered verification.

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Boris Cherny on How to Use Claude Code Correctly

Dev Kapoor1 month ago

AI. Dev Kapoor1 month ago

Boris Cherny on How to Use Claude Code Correctly

Claude Code's creator says most developers are using modern AI models wrong. Here's what Boris Cherny's actual workflow looks like—and what the community debate around it reveals.

AI Coding Tools and the Developer Skills Trade-Off

Marcus Chen-Ramirez1 month ago

AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirez1 month ago

AI Coding Tools and the Developer Skills Trade-Off

New research shows AI coding tools may improve productivity while quietly eroding developer skills. What does the data actually say—and who should be worried?

AI Coding Tools May Erode Developer Skills

Dev Kapoor2 months ago

AI. Dev Kapoor2 months ago

AI Coding Tools May Erode Developer Skills

A small but pointed Anthropic study finds junior developers who use AI score worse on coding quizzes—especially in debugging. Here's what the data actually says.

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AI Coding's Babysitting Problem Has a Structured Fix

Bob Reynolds2 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds2 months ago

AI Coding's Babysitting Problem Has a Structured Fix

The BMAD Method's QuickDev tool folds planning, coding, and review into one loop—less hand-holding, more discipline. Here's what it actually does.

Grok 4.5: What the Speed Claims Actually Mean

Bob Reynolds2 months ago

AI. Bob Reynolds2 months ago

Grok 4.5: What the Speed Claims Actually Mean

xAI's Grok 4.5 promises faster AI coding and office work. Here's what the efficiency claims actually mean—and what to verify before believing them.

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17 Claude Code Plugins That Address Real Workflow Gaps

Yuki Okonkwo2 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo2 months ago

17 Claude Code Plugins That Address Real Workflow Gaps

Chase AI maps 17 Claude Code plugins across design, productivity, and data—from taste skills that fight AI slop to AutoResearch's automated optimization loops.

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AI Pair Programming: Productivity Tool or Security Risk?

Rachel "Rach" Kovacs3 months ago

AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs3 months ago

AI Pair Programming: Productivity Tool or Security Risk?

AI pair programming promises faster code and fewer bugs. But what happens when your AI collaborator is confidently wrong about security? A practical read for developers.

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OpenAI Codex Gets Banked Resets for Developers

Samira Barnes3 months ago

AI. Samira Barnes3 months ago

OpenAI Codex Gets Banked Resets for Developers

OpenAI's banked resets update for Codex lets developers save usage allowances for when they need them. Here's what the change actually does—and what it signals.

Ten Claude Code Plugins Worth Adding in 2026

Marcus Chen-Ramirez3 months ago

AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirez3 months ago

Ten Claude Code Plugins Worth Adding in 2026

From knowledge graphs to adversarial code review, Chase AI maps ten Claude Code plugins that address real workflow gaps—not just hype.

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9 Codex Tips Straight From the Team That Built It

Yuki Okonkwo3 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo3 months ago

9 Codex Tips Straight From the Team That Built It

OpenAI's Codex team member Jason Lou published his best practices for using Codex—here's what shifts when someone who built the thing tells you how to use it.

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Agentic Engineering: The Discipline Behind AI Coding

Yuki Okonkwo4 months ago

AI. Yuki Okonkwo4 months ago

Agentic Engineering: The Discipline Behind AI Coding

Mickey, a senior dev with 95% AI-generated code, breaks down agentic engineering — the disciplined framework replacing vibe coding in 2026.

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Verdant Manager Promises an AI CTO—Read the Fine Print

Rachel "Rach" Kovacs4 months ago

AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs4 months ago

Verdant Manager Promises an AI CTO—Read the Fine Print

Verdant Manager wants to be your AI CTO. The workflow pitch is genuinely interesting. The security questions it doesn't answer are more interesting.