Topic
AI Coding
125 articles
September 30, 2026
MCP vs API: The Difference, and Where Function Calling Fits
An API is a service's own interface. MCP is a standard way for AI apps to discover and call tools that usually wrap APIs. Plus where function calling fits.
September 30, 2026
Ollama vs llama.cpp: Same Engine, Different Job
Ollama builds on llama.cpp, so the real choice is who makes the decisions: Ollama's defaults or your own llama-server flags. How to pick.
September 30, 2026
OpenAI Agents SDK vs Claude Agent SDK: Library vs Harness
OpenAI's Agents SDK is a light multi-agent library for any model. Claude's Agent SDK is Claude Code's full agent loop. Here's which one fits your build.
September 30, 2026
OpenRouter Alternatives: Pick by Why You're Leaving
OpenRouter alternatives sorted by the reason you're switching: self-hosted control, a gateway in front of your own keys, one cloud contract, or local models.
September 29, 2026
Claude Code Alternatives: Terminal Agents Sorted by Why You're Leaving
Leaving Claude Code over cost, model lock-in, licensing, or local models? Each reason points to a different terminal agent. What each one actually offers.
September 29, 2026
Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot: Agent-First or Platform-First
Claude Code is one agent that goes everywhere. Copilot is a platform with many models and agents, Claude among them. Here is how to pick, or run both.
September 29, 2026
Cline vs Cursor: Open-Source Agent or AI-First Editor?
Cline is an open-source agent you add to your editor with your own model. Cursor is a whole editor with its own subscription. Here's how to choose.
September 29, 2026
Zed vs Cursor: Native Editor or the Deepest AI Loop?
Zed is a native, open-source editor that hosts any ACP agent. Cursor is a VS Code fork with the most refined AI editing loop. Here's how to choose.
September 28, 2026
Base44 Alternatives: 7 Options, Sorted by Why You're Leaving
People leave Base44 over Wix ownership, its built-in backend, or two kinds of credits. Each reason points to a different alternative.
September 28, 2026
Bolt vs v0: Two Full-Stack Builders, Two Different Homes
Bolt and v0 both build, host and deploy full-stack apps now. The real difference is where your backend lives and what it takes to leave.
September 23, 2026
ChartDB Schema Designer: Draft a Database Locally
A local schema designer based on ChartDB: add tables and columns, set constraints, draw relationships, and export JSON. What it does and how it differs.
September 23, 2026
JSON Exploration Workbench: Explore and Redact JSON
A local app, inspired by the fx JSON viewer, for exploring pasted JSON: filter paths, inspect types, redact sensitive values, and export. How it works.
September 21, 2026
What Is Vibe Coding? The Term, the Practice, and the Catch
Vibe coding means describing what you want and letting AI write the code. Where the term came from, what it's good for, and the maintenance problem nobody mentions.
September 18, 2026
Best Claude Skills and How to Install Them
The Claude Skills worth installing first, what each one changes about Claude's output, and the three install routes for Claude Code, Claude.ai, and the API.
September 18, 2026
Best MCP Servers: The Reference Set and How to Judge the Rest
Seven official MCP reference servers, what each one does, and the four checks that separate a server worth installing from one that quietly breaks your agent.
September 18, 2026
Claude Skills vs MCP: Instructions vs Connections
Skills teach Claude how to do something. MCP gives Claude something to do it with. Why they aren't alternatives, and which one your problem actually needs.
September 18, 2026
How to Use Claude Code Without the Terminal
Claude Code runs in a desktop app, a browser, and your editor — not just the terminal. Which surface skips the CLI entirely, and which one still needs it.
September 18, 2026
What Is MCP? The Model Context Protocol, Explained
MCP is an open standard that connects AI models to tools and data. What the host, client, and server actually do, who governs it now, and how to use a server.
September 17, 2026
Imagen 3 API: Shutdown Status and What to Use Instead
Google shut down every Imagen model, Imagen 3 included, on both the Gemini API and Vertex AI. The replacement model IDs and a migration checklist.
September 17, 2026
LLM Tool: What It Means and How Tool Calling Works
An LLM tool is usually a function a model can ask your app to run. How tool definitions, the call loop, and MCP work, plus the llm CLI and local runners.
September 16, 2026
AI Prompts for Web Development: 8 Copyable Templates
Copyable AI prompts for web development: scaffolding, debugging, code review, refactoring, tests, audits, API design, and explaining code, plus why they work.
September 16, 2026
Pieces vs GitHub Actions vs n8n: What Each Automates
Pieces, GitHub Actions, and n8n rarely compete. Where each one runs, what triggers it, and the API options that connect them into one dev workflow.
September 14, 2026
Anything AI App Builder: What It Is and Where It Fits
Anything (formerly Create) turns a chat into web and native mobile apps with database, auth, and payments built in. How it works, its limits, and who it suits.
September 13, 2026
Claude Code 1 Million Context: Models and Plans
Which models get the 1M context window in Claude Code as of September 2026, what each plan covers, and the setups that quietly cap you at 200K.
