Link Blog
August 2026
Vedansh — backend & AI engineer
Storage engines, network stacks, real-time media — from scratch, grounded in the papers. AI/ML systems.
Linked is a difficult and interesting article about LLm “harnesses” and how context works.
GitHub - medialab/xan: The CSV magician
The CSV magician. Contribute to medialab/xan development by creating an account on GitHub.
Linked is one of several CSV manipulation tools.
Herdr documentation
Terminal workspace manager for AI coding agents.
Linked is an interesting TMUX alternative. Haven't tried it myself but people talk about it.
June 2026
Pi Coding Agent
A terminal-based coding agent
Linked is something you have to look into. It's kind of a generic "claude code" that will work with all the models, including locally hosted ones.
Reinventing the Liberal Arts: A conversation about the updated Brandeis Core
Why AI hasn’t replaced software engineers, and won’t
Coding agents as normal technology
Linked is an excellent analysis of why AI will not be the cause of massive job loss among developers. I liked the “developer as crane operator” metaphor.
May 2026
The Last Technical Interview
Today we will pour one out for the vaunted technical interview process, which is on its last leg. And we’ll talk a little about what’s…
Linked is a really interesting article about how to reinvent the broken technical interview process.
xykong/flux-markdown: Markdown Preview Enhanced for macOS QuickLook
Markdown Preview Enhanced for macOS QuickLook. Contribute to xykong/flux-markdown development by creating an account on GitHub.
Linked is a super useful Mac tool. That is if you are a big markdown user. And who isn't? Beautiful rendering of all kinds of markdown files with a simple cmd-space on MacOS
April 2026
Long-running Claude for scientific computing \ Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Linked is an explanation (one of many) of how to create, organize and manage multiple Claude agents. I think this would work with other Llms too. Also I think this content will become stale in a matter of months!
March 2026
Backtracking - Hamiltonean Cycles
Linked is a very useful tool to illustrate common and advanced fundamental computer science algorithms.
OpenAI to acquire Astral | OpenAI
I don't like this one bit
Linked is the bad news that one of the most prolific and smart open source development teams is being acquired. I don't begrudge Astral wanting a payout for all the work they have essentually donated. But "small company acquired by big company" does not seem to end well very often. Big company…
Backbase – DevNet
Backbase’s all-in-one banking platform accelerates development, drives innovation, and unlocks Growth Mode for financial institutions of all sizes.
Object Technology Jeff Sutherland
February 2026
Full Report: What Claude Code Actually Chooses — Amplifying
Systematic analysis of how AI systems make decisions — from product recommendations to developer tool choices.
Linked is an interesting report on how Claude code picks tools, frameworks and packages to solve whatever it’s working on. And it often decides to just build something itself!
January 2026
ServBay - The best local PHP Python Node.js MySQL PostgreSQL Ollama web development environment Mac PHP Brew MAMP XAMPP Node.js Wordpress Install
A multifunctional web development environment that integrates web servers, databases, and various programming languages. It offers multi-instance PHP running, powerful CLI support, and flexible domain and SSL customization, aimed at optimizing web and PHP development processes. Its efficient development environment enhances resource utilization. It includes software such as MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, PHP, Redis, etc., supports Docker, Node.js, and focuses on security, ensuring a smoother and more efficient development process.
Linked is ServBay - ServBay is an integrated local web development environment management tool. Very slick.
August 2025
Everything I know about good system design
I see a lot of bad system design advice. One classic is the LinkedIn-optimized “bet you never heard of queues” style of post, presumably aimed at people who are…
Linked is an outstanding summary of system design. It could be a book or a course! Of course good because I agree with just about every view and recommendation.