Microsoft's best workflow tools are free, but you won't find all of them installed on Windows
…I used to think that if I'm not editing code, then I don't really need VS Code. But the application has come such a long way that many, including myself…
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I tried to go back to “standard” VS Code after a week of agentic coding, and I felt like I was typing in slow motion
5d agoI ditched Claude Code for Perplexity, then realized I needed both all along
1w agoCodex is powerful but this one setting made it far more useful for real-world projects
1w agoClaude Code is the best AI coding tool I've used, and I’m not entirely sure if I can recommend it
1w agoI used Claude Code to help me visualize my PC benchmarks, and it changed my workflow forever
…This was my first experience with Claude Code, and it knocked it out of the park Claude Code righted the wrongs of ChatGPT and helped me turn a script into a real…
I use Claude Pro every day, and it has nothing to do with coding
…If you rely on Claude for anything that falls into the realm of vibe-coding or designing, Pro will significantly speed up your process and keep the momentum going. Another major win…
I cancelled my Notion subscription after Claude Code learned how I take notes
…A CLAUDE.md file basically acts as a set of instructions that Claude Code reads every time you start a new session within that directory. It's a plain markdown file you…
My local LLM can call Claude when it's stuck, and it changed everything about my local-first setup
…Once installed, you can pull coding-focused models like Qwen2.5 Coder, DeepSeek Coder, or Codestral. These are good enough for implementation work, code edits, debugging, and shell tasks. The second thing…
A $40 label maker and QR codes completely changed how I manage my home lab
…I have a self-hosted Git repository using the excellent Gitea package, but it's not really connected to my hardware. Time was then wasted troubleshooting problems when they arose. I had…
VS Code is slowly becoming an operating system, and I’m not sure that’s a good thing
…Studies show that VS Code extensions aren’t sandboxed and can introduce real vulnerabilities, including code execution risks in widely used extensions. Many also depend on large dependency trees, which adds more…
4 Claude Code settings I change before letting it touch a project
…Whenever Claude Code makes a mistake I wouldn't want it to repeat next time, I also make sure to open the file and add a quick line about it. Related Claude…
Instead of Claude and Anthropic models, I use my local LLMs for coding (and not vibe-coding, mind you)
…I mention this every time I write about LLMs, but I really don’t want to feed my files into a random company’s servers. As a home labber who loves tinkering…
Google Antigravity 2.0 beats Claude Code and Codex at their own game
…code quality was commendable too. Google has also implemented advanced slash commands that let me direct the AI like an engineering manager. Among them, I use the /goal command all the time…