I tried a Claude Code rival that's local, open source, and completely free - how it went

I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how it worked.

So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it

Oh, sure, I can “code.” That is, I can flail my way through a block of (relatively simple) pseudocode and follow the flow. I ...
TechAnnouncer

Download Concepts of Programming Languages 12th Edition PDF: A Comprehensive Guide

Thinking about diving into the world of programming languages? It can seem a bit much at first, right? Well, there’s a book ...
IEEE

WIP: Generative and Custom Chatbots in Computer Programming Education and Their Effectiveness A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract: This work-in-progress research-to-practice paper describes a systematic literature review on the use of chatbots in programming courses. We scoped existing peer-reviewed and published ...
New York Post

TikTok using AI to block under-13 accounts across Europe — could the US be far behind?

The clock is Tikking on tweens’ social media use. Amid government-sponsored social media clampdowns, TikTok is rolling out a new AI-powered age-detection tech across Europe that allows it to identify ...