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AI Coding Tools

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other coding agents: how to use them, hidden commands, workflows, and which one to pick.

31 articles·Updated Sep 10, 2026

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Sep 10, 2026

How to Test AI-Generated Code Before It Breaks Production

Human review can't catch vibe-coded PRs anymore. Here's the mechanical pipeline, from mutation testing to canary releases, that tests AI code before it merges.

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Sep 9, 2026

Can AI Write Code for Microcontrollers? Yes, But That's Not the Interesting Part

AI writes microcontroller firmware, decodes undocumented chips, and now designs PCBs from prompts. What it can and can't do, with real numbers.

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Sep 7, 2026

The Best Tools for AI Coding Agents Aren't the Fancy Ones

Three independent studies show AI coding agents default to grep over LSP and embeddings. Here's the data and the layered toolchain that actually works.

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A conveyor of uniform code-block tokens passes through an automated scanner while a mechanical clamp singles out one block for closer inspection, illustrating human review of AI-generated code alongside automated benchmarking.

Sep 7, 2026

The Taste-Tester Protocol: How to Evaluate AI-Generated Code When Benchmarks Lie

Benchmarks like ARC-AGI-3 and SWE-bench overstate real-world AI coding accuracy. Here's the pairing protocol that closes the gap before code ships.

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Sep 2, 2026

Why Your Coding Agent is Ignoring You (And How to Fix It)

CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md files are prompts, not code. Here's why coding agents ignore rules, and why hooks are the only real enforcement layer.

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An open, organized geometric framework representing an AI coding tool maps and lowers a new structural patch into a dense, complex block representing a legacy codebase.

Aug 28, 2026

How to Use AI Coding Tools to Resurrect Legacy Internal Systems: A How-To Guide

Skip the SaaS replacement. Learn the step-by-step process for using AI coding tools to patch, test, and keep owned legacy systems running.

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Aug 26, 2026

The Rise of the Self-Hosted Agent Factory: How to Self-Host AI Coding Agents

Skip the per-seat AI coding bill. A practitioner's guide to building your own sandboxed, self-hosted agent stack with Aider, Cline, and OpenHands.

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