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I’ve been diving deep into AI-assisted development this summer, and I’ve collected some of the best articles I’ve found on the topic. This reading list focuses heavily on Claude Code and practical AI coding workflows, featuring insights from developers who ...
Agile didn’t fail you. The process theater did. A blunt look at why your team hates standups, story points, and pretending it’s working.
Hi, I'm Claude. Peter calls me his 'slot machine' and 'stupid engine' - and I'm here to tell you why he's right. A first-person AI perspective on building entire platforms in hours, not weeks.
A quick tip on how I use repo2txt and Google AI Studio to understand new codebases. Gemini's 1M token context window is perfect for asking questions about code.
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/511
Smassh your Keyboard, TUI Edition.
Topics covered in this episode: The Python Language Summit 2025 Fixing Python Properties complexipy juvio Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/437
You can now search and explore on Terminal Trove!
When every dev is just doing the next ticket, who’s steering the ship?
Preston Thorpe senior engineer @ Turso building the modern evolution of sqlite formerly: principal engineer @ Unlocked Labs open source: maintainer @ eza maintainer @ UnlockEdv2 ===================================================================== Currently incarcerated at MVCF in Charleston, ME. (story) cli, linux, and rust nerd. ...
Today's history lesson is about the non-markup language platform engineers love to hate, YAML Ain't Markup Language (YAML). Ingy tells us all about how and why it started, how it evolved over time, and what's happening next with YS. Note: ...
How curiosity about VibeTunnel users led me to build stats.store - a free, open source analytics backend for Sparkle using AI tools, all while cooking dinner.
See the full show notes for this episode on the website at talkpython.fm/510
Refactoring is supposed to make code better — not just different. Here’s how to tell if you're improving something or just rearranging the mess.
Why something as simple as showing a settings dialog from a macOS menu bar app took me 5 hours to figure out, and requires 50 lines of code for what should be a one-liner.
We built a browser-based terminal controller in one day using Claude Code, named pipes, and Xterm.js. No SSH needed, just open your browser and start typing. Check and command your agents on the go!
Topics covered in this episode: Free-threaded Python no longer “experimental” as of Python 3.14 typed-ffmpeg pyleak Optimizing Test Execution: Running live_server Tests Last with pytest Extras Joke See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/436
How I got here pt. 2 Posted on turso's blog
When your public health system accidentally nails every hallmark of a phishing scam — and calls it a service.
How I built support for Anthropic Claude subscriptions in Vibe Meter 2.0, including token counting, SIMD operations, and the challenges of calculating API usage without official APIs.
Built this when Claude couldn't read Apple's docs. Now it converts 69+ documentation sites to clean llms.txt. Free, instant, no BS.
After 16 years of writing code, I fought the idea of AI agents replacing developers until I discovered they could amplify rather than replace me. This is my journey from skepticism to embracing Claude Code as a pair programmer who ...
“Next.js has become a Vercel vendor lock-in disguised as an open-source framework. Save yourself the headache and choose something else for your "next" project.”
Discover how iOS 18's hidden automatic observation tracking brings SwiftUI-like reactive programming to UIKit and AppKit, making your UI code cleaner and more maintainable.
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Should you use Obsidian to write academic papers? It's great for knowledge management, but more than that?
Personal update post.
I heard you like linting.
\"Kubernetes v1.33: Key Features, Updates, and What You Need to Know
Topics covered in this episode: platformdirs poethepoet - “ Poe the Poet is a batteries included task runner that works well with poetry or with uv.” Python Pandas Ditches NumPy for Speedier PyArrow pointblank: Data validation made beautiful and powerful ...
Turn your blind AI into a visual debugger with instant screenshot capture and analysis
How I migrated over 700 tests from XCTest to Swift Testing across two projects, with AI assistance and systematic refinement
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How a simple terminal trick helps me manage multiple Claude Code instances without losing my mind (or my terminal tabs)
My brutal journey implementing Sparkle auto-updates in sandboxed macOS apps - from 40 failed releases to enlightenment.
A layered module system.
How I built Vibe Meter, a macOS menu bar app to track AI spending in real-time - from workshop demo to shipped product in three days.
Scrum Masters, Release Managers, and the illusion of progress in a world that should know better.
Somewhere between title inflation and egalitarian delusion, the meaning of 'Senior Developer' got lost.
There’s a growing attitude in the technology industry that LLM technology is, or will be, the next great innovation to our work. Business owners and workers alike seem to be in unlikely agreement: owners are thrilled at the prospect of ...
Harness AI to transform detailed technical YouTube videos into rich, automated blog posts—saving time while expanding your content’s reach and impact.
I run Claude Code with --dangerously-skip-permissions flag, giving it full system access. Let me show you a new way of approaching computers.
After spending heavily on AI tools for two months, here's why the math actually works out—and which subscriptions are worth every penny.
Topics covered in this episode: Making PyPI’s test suite 81% faster People aren’t talking enough about how most of OpenAI’s tech stack runs on Python PyCon Talks on YouTube Optimizing Python Import Performance Extras Joke See the full show notes ...
