A developer introduced SQLazy, a tool that compiles natural-language step-by-step logic into auditable SQL, addressing the trust crisis in AI-generated SQL. Research shows LLMs achieve only 64.5% accu…
A developer turned their gaming PC into a local AI homelab to avoid cloud token costs and rate limits. By running a Vision Language Model (VLM) locally, they can extract text from screenshots in about…
Open-source coding agents have matured to rival Claude Code in 2026, offering model-agnostic, auditable, and self-hostable alternatives. Leading projects include OpenCode (161k GitHub stars), OpenAI C…
Prompt engineering is not disappearing but evolving into context engineering, argues a developer who builds AI workflows. As AI models improve, the need for clear, structured prompts grows, especially…
OpenCode, a 178,218-star open-source AI coding agent built in TypeScript, offers hidden capabilities beyond basic autocomplete, including support for 30+ LLM providers, a plugin system, and MCP OAuth …
SonarSource released a SonarQube plugin for Cursor that enables in-chat code quality and security checks. The plugin connects Cursor to any SonarQube instance via the SonarQube MCP Server, allowing de…
Jonas Keller, Senior Automation Architect at SIÁN Agency, rewrote an Instagram transcript actor on Apify to use pay-per-event pricing instead of pay-per-result. The new model charges separately for ru…
An engineer at an AI SaaS company rebuilt their billing system after discovering that a single integer column for user credits made it impossible to trace refunds, duplicate charges, and usage history…
Travis, a staff engineer with 20 years of experience, built Flywheel, an AI workflow automation platform, solo in 11 months, resulting in a 325,000-line codebase with 702 commits. The platform combine…
Sai, a software and data engineer based in Florida, introduces himself to the DEV community. He recently completed an MS in Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University and focuses on backend servi…
A developer argues that AI is not replacing junior developers but rather automating repetitive junior tasks, allowing engineers to focus on higher-level problem-solving. The developer observes that AI…
TestSprite announced its Season 3 Hackathon with a $5,000 prize pool, themed around Loop Engineering for AI coding workflows. Participants use AI coding agents to write code while the open-source Test…
AI coding assistants are transforming software development by generating code at unprecedented speed, but this acceleration is creating a security imbalance. Engineers are inadvertently becoming secur…
A developer built two AI tools—TeachSim and GitHub Digest—and realized the second tool revealed how they should be learning AI. The developer found that hands-on projects with real stakes led to deepe…
A developer is building software to track EA FC Tournaments using AI tools extensively, aiming to create a personalized solution despite existing apps. The project prioritizes efficiency and learning …
A developer conducted an experiment asking AI to build an entire backend application, then audited it for security. The audit revealed that while the code worked correctly, it contained dozens of smal…
A developer argues that enterprise AI agents often fail not because of model limitations but because they lack a shared business vocabulary. The engineer explains that building a taxonomy—a structured…
A developer built an AI-powered transaction intelligence system for enterprise reconciliation, handling nearly two trillion in annual incoming transfers. The system uses a pipeline including business …
A developer argues that the software industry is measuring engineers with outdated metrics like lines of code or number of commits, while AI tools have made code generation cheap. The real value now l…
A developer argues that most AI projects fail to reach production not because of model quality but due to a lack of robust software engineering. Production systems require reliability, data validation…