I'm going back to writing code by hand(blog.k10s.dev)
890 points by dropbox_miner | 558 comments
A developer's devlog post explaining why they are returning to writing code by hand after experimenting with fully AI-driven vibe-coding of a project.
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Everything in C is undefined behavior(blog.habets.se)
459 points by lycopodiopsida | 598 comments
Personal blog post arguing that nobody can write correct C or C++ because nearly all code triggers undefined behavior, and that the languages are outdated.
Building a Mac app with Claude code(indragie.com)
120 points by gdudeman | 76 comments
Why is Jepsen written in Clojure?(aphyr.com)
415 points by manicennui | 210 comments
Kyle Kingsbury (Aphyr) blog post explaining why the Jepsen distributed-systems testing tool is written in Clojure, citing concurrency support and JVM interop.
I love Linux, but I can't quit Windows(jpain.io)
15 points by speckx | 9 comments
Is Rust faster than C?(steveklabnik.com)
271 points by vincentchau | 307 comments
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