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I got tired of my AI agent deleting things. So, I built a firewall layer for it to vibecode safely.

I got tired of my AI agent deleting things. So, I built a firewall layer for it to vibecode safely.

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Rust, C++, and the Creative Power of Free Software

Rust, C++, and the Creative Power of Free Software

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I built an open-source AirDrop alternative that works in any browser — no app, no account, no cloud

I built an open-source AirDrop alternative that works in any browser — no app, no account, no cloud

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After 4 months solo: shipping a Windows tray AI hotkey on .NET 8 + WPF (and the Win32 paste-back rabbit hole)

After 4 months solo: shipping a Windows tray AI hotkey on .NET 8 + WPF (and the Win32 paste-back rabbit hole)

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How I built a Go middleware for Stripe-style idempotency-key handling

How I built a Go middleware for Stripe-style idempotency-key handling

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CSS ellipsis is great. Until the string itself matters.

CSS ellipsis is great. Until the string itself matters.

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Why Coding Agents Need a Repository Harness (Not Just Better Prompts)

Why Coding Agents Need a Repository Harness (Not Just Better Prompts)

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How TradingAgents (82K★) could slash 70% of LLM costs with a gateway layer

How TradingAgents (82K★) could slash 70% of LLM costs with a gateway layer

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I had no idea how many tokens I was burning in Claude Code — so I built a dashboard

I had no idea how many tokens I was burning in Claude Code — so I built a dashboard

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I spent $514 on Claude Code in 30 days. Here's what I learned.

I spent $514 on Claude Code in 30 days. Here's what I learned.

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I spent 5 weeks building an open-source multi-agent orchestrator. The hard part wasn't the agents — it was the memory.

I spent 5 weeks building an open-source multi-agent orchestrator. The hard part wasn't the agents — it was the memory.

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Why Build a Pascal Compiler in Rust? | Por que um compilador Pascal em Rust?

Why Build a Pascal Compiler in Rust? | Por que um compilador Pascal em Rust?

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Escudo

Escudo

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How I Stopped Burning Tokens in Claude Code

How I Stopped Burning Tokens in Claude Code

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The open-source AI Search visibility audit stack I’m building

The open-source AI Search visibility audit stack I’m building

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