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The TradingView Pine Script Reference provides comprehensive documentation for version 6 of the Pine Script language, including a full reference manual, migration guides for upgrading from previous versions, and a style …
The author, a software engineer with nearly two decades of experience, initially opposed AI due to concerns about hallucination, poor quality in generated images and text, and the superficial nature of "vibe coding." How…
The article explains how to set up and use VimWiki, a notetaking extension for Vim that allows users to create and manage personal wikis directly in the terminal. The author details the installation process, including ad…
Treating large language models (LLMs) as "junior developers" rather than infallible oracles is a more effective and responsible approach to programming. The author warns against directly using LLM-generated code in produ…
The article presents a Python script that automatically adds a title page to PDF documents, specifically designed for use with PDFs generated from ChatGPT conversations. The script uses the `fpdf2` library to create a te…
Structured prompting framework called the "Autonomous Agent Prompting Framework," designed to transform AI agents from simple command executors into autonomous, senior-level engineers. The framework is built on five core…
While AI tools like LLMs are valuable for automating tasks and boosting productivity, they have limitations such as hallucination and bias that require careful human oversight. It concludes that the essential skill for t…
This article from XDA Forums compiles a comprehensive list of resources for modded Android applications, including launchers like Projectivy and FLauncher, ad-free media apps like NewPipe and ReVanced, and various tools …
This article by Johanna Larsson on the AppSignal blog explains how to build a distributed rate limiter in Elixir using the HashRing library. It covers the implementation of consistent hashing to evenly distribute rate-li…
Clonezilla is a free, open-source disk imaging and cloning tool that runs from a live USB Linux environment, allowing users to create full backups of their devices or clone disks directly between machines, either offline…
This article provides instructions on how to install and configure yt-dlp, a command-line tool for downloading media from hosting sites, by adding it to the Windows PATH variable and creating a configuration file. It exp…
Container queries allow developers to style elements based on the size of their parent container rather than the viewport, enabling more flexible and responsive UI designs. The article highlights a common pattern where a…
The article provides a WezTerm configuration file (wezterm.lua) designed for users migrating from iTerm2, featuring settings like Catppuccin color schemes, JetBrains Mono font, and macOS window blur effects. The configur…
This userscript enhances YouTube's "Save to Playlist" dialog by adding a hotkey (the 'p' key) to open it and by sorting playlists so that those already containing the current video appear at the top. It also introduces a…
Experiment evaluating the AI coding assistant Windsurf on a complex, real-world task: implementing a group ID feature in Microsoft's RSL (Replicated State Library), a 7,500+ line codebase used in Azure. The experiment fo…
This is a Tampermonkey userscript designed to automatically block advertising accounts on X (formerly Twitter). The script identifies promoted tweets labeled "Ad" on the platform, then programmatically clicks through the…
As of November 2024, container queries are supported by approximately 93% of users according to caniuse, but the article argues that browser support percentages alone are insufficient for deciding whether to use a new CS…
This article provides a Bash script that detects and cleans up "orphaned" TLS secrets in Kubernetes—secrets that remain after their corresponding cert-manager Certificate resources have been deleted. The script addresses…
Based on the provided code, this is a Bash script that generates formatted links or citations from Zotero annotations. It extracts a Zotero item ID from clipboard text, queries a BetterBibTeX JSON export of the user's Zo…
Supermaven, a fast and context-aware AI coding tool created by Jacob Jackson (who previously invented Tabnine), is joining forces with Cursor. The partnership aims to build a more useful product faster by combining purpo…