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Vibe Coding a Mac App in 45 Minutes: What This Says About Software Development in 2026
Building a custom macOS presentation app overnight shows how AI coding tools are reshaping what's possible for developers outside their comfort zones.
I Built a Mac Presentation App in 45 Minutes Using AI Coding Agents
Vibe coding a native macOS presentation tool with Claude Code: what it means for engineers who want to expand beyond their comfort zones
Agentic Engineering: The Professional's Approach to AI-Assisted Development
Simon Willison's new project documents coding patterns for the emerging discipline where professional engineers use AI agents that generate, execute, and iterate on code.
Building a Live Documentation Ecosystem for AI Coding Agents
Showboat's new remote streaming feature and companion tools create a real-time feedback loop for AI-assisted development workflows.
Building a Real-Time Documentation Ecosystem for AI Coding Agents
How Showboat's streaming updates, browser automation, and charting tools are changing the way we monitor and interact with AI coding agents in real time
Reading Between the Lines: How OpenAI Quietly Rewrote Its Mission
OpenAI's tax filings reveal a fascinating evolution from open collaboration to AGI-focused profit generation, told through their mission statements.
What OpenAI's Tax Filings Reveal About Their Shifting Priorities
Tracking how OpenAI's IRS-filed mission statement evolved from open collaboration to AGI delivery, and what it means for the AI industry.
Building Tools So AI Agents Can Actually Show Their Work
Two new CLI tools tackle a critical gap in AI-assisted development: proving that agent-generated code actually works without spending hours on manual QA.
Building Tools So AI Agents Can Actually Show You What They Made
Simon Willison built Showboat and Rodney to solve a critical problem: getting coding agents to demonstrate their work without cheating.
Showboat and Rodney: Making AI Agents Prove Their Work
New CLI tools that force coding agents to demonstrate what they built, not just claim the tests pass. Because passing tests don't mean working software.
The Dark Factory: Building Software Without Ever Looking at the Code
StrongDM's AI team ships production software written entirely by agents, using Digital Twin Universes and holdout scenarios instead of human code review.
The Dark Factory: Building Software Without Looking at the Code
StrongDM's AI team ships production software using agents that write code no human reviews. Here's how they test it and why it might actually work.
Distributing Go Binaries Through PyPI: A Pattern Worth Stealing
Publishing Go binaries to PyPI via wheels opens up a fascinating way to distribute cross-platform tools. Here's why this matters for Python developers.
Shipping Go Binaries Through PyPI: A Surprisingly Elegant Hack
Why distributing compiled Go programs through Python's package index might be the most practical cross-language distribution pattern we've seen in years
Distributing Go Binaries Through PyPI: A Pattern Worth Stealing
Using Python's packaging ecosystem to distribute Go binaries feels slightly transgressive, but it unlocks something genuinely useful for developers.