comparisons
OpenCode vs Claude Code vs Cursor: Real Costs and Tradeoffs (2026)
OpenCode (free, 75+ models) vs Claude Code ($20/mo, best SWE-bench) vs Cursor ($20/mo, IDE-native). Real pricing, benchmarks, and which one wins for your stack.
Notes on shipping
software in 2026.
Devin Desktop Review: What Actually Changed When Windsurf Died
Windsurf became Devin Desktop on June 2. Cascade dies July 1. Here's what the rebrand, Devin Local, and ACP support mean after a week with the new IDE.
Project Glasswing: 10,000 Critical Bugs Found by an AI Nobody Can Use
Claude Mythos found 10,000+ critical bugs in 8 weeks. Inside Project Glasswing — real numbers, the patching crisis, and why Anthropic won't release the model.
AI and Tech Careers in 2026: Layoffs, Salary Shifts, and What's Actually Happening
Agent Client Protocol (ACP): Connect Any AI Agent to Any Editor
AI Replacing Junior Developers: What the 2026 Employment Data Shows
uv Python Tutorial: Build a CLI Tool From Scratch
Step-by-step uv tutorial: create a real Python CLI project, manage deps, run tests, lint with ruff, build a wheel, and ship it in Docker — from scratch.
GitHub Copilot AI Credits: Token Costs, Real Math, and Who Pays More
GitHub Copilot switched to AI credits on June 1. Token math per model, real session costs, and whether your $10/month Pro plan still makes sense.
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papers, but readable — algorithms, AI, systems
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x vs y vs z — benchmarks, pricing, real DX
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13 aprI'm Maksim. By day I lead an engineering team at inDrive. After hours I ship side projects (PageBloom, NotesPilot, MyDevKit, startgaze) and write things up here when I learn something worth keeping.
The blog itself runs on an agentic publishing pipeline I built and rebuilt — a slow-moving experiment in how much of a writer's workflow can be automated without losing the voice. It writes, fact-checks, and refreshes; I edit, decide, and publish.