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  • Learning to Program in 2026

    If I had to start over as a programmer in 2026, what would I do differently? This question comes up more and more and with people actively building software using AI, it’s as relevant as ever. Some people will tell you to pick a project and …

    Jan 21, 2026 Programming Python learning Read post →
  • So, Zero Trust is this idea that you never trust and you always verify. Cloudflare Tunnels, TailScale, and Ngrok are three different approaches to Zero Trust networking. Cloudflare Tunnel is a reverse proxy. TailScale is more of a …

    Jan 20, 2026 Networking security Homelab Read post →
  • Transhumanism (as a fictional genre, not as a philosophy) is about the idea that we can use technology to overcome the problems inherent to human nature, while cyberpunk is about the idea that we can’t. I propose a new form of philosophy …

    Jan 20, 2026 Philosophy Technology Read post →
  • Everyone crashing out over OpenCode situation. Why not just use Claude Code (2.1+)? Or you know, there’s AMP. AMP exists too, and it looks equally interesting to me.

    Jan 19, 2026 AI Tools Development Read post →
  • Claude Code has been working great for me. OpenCode looks interesting, but uh, Opus 4.5 access is necessary for real work. I’m not doing any sketchy workarounds to get it running, and API pricing isn’t appealing either. So for now, OpenCode …

    Jan 19, 2026 AI Tools Read post →
  • Two Arguments Against AI in Programming (And Why I'm Not Convinced)

    I’ve been thinking about the programmers who are against AI tools, and I think their arguments generally fall into two camps. Of course, these are just my observations, so take them with a grain of salt, or you know, tell me I’m a dumbass …

    Jan 18, 2026 AI Programming Software-engineering Read post →
  • Claude Cowork: First Impressions (From the Sidelines)

    Claude Cowork released this week, and the concept seems genuinely useful. I think a lot of people are going to love it once they get their hands on it. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get it working yet. Something’s off with my local …

    Jan 17, 2026 AI Tools Claude Read post →
  • When do you think everyone will finally agree that Python is Python 3 and not 2? I know we aren’t going to get a major version bump anytime soon, if ever again, but we really should consider putting uv in core… Python needs modern package …

    Jan 16, 2026 Programming Python Read post →
  • My api2spec plans this weekend is to continue working on the fixtures. We got all the fixtures in place, but the real work is outputting specs to files and validating them against the tree-sitter parser code for each framework. That …

    Jan 16, 2026 Api2spec Coding Read post →
  • After two days with Beads, my agent-based workflows feel supercharged. I’ve been experimenting with agents for about a month now, and something clicked. Could be the new Claude Code 2.1 upgrade helping too, but the combination is 🚀🚀🚀.

    Jan 15, 2026 AI Claude Workflow Read post →
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