"Private" isn't a security setting. A hands-on checklist for securing private Git repositories: account and token hygiene, keeping secrets out with Gitleaks, branch rules and CODEOWNERS, signed commits, CI/CD hardening, Dependabot, and what GitHub charges for.
A practical guide to open-source terminal coding agents: what they do, how to install Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, Aider and Goose, how to choose between them, running local models, and safety habits for letting an agent touch your repo.
CRAB tests AI agents on tasks that span a desktop and a phone, with graph-based checkpoints and efficiency metrics. What it measures, what its 2024 results showed, how to run it, and how it compares with OSWorld and AndroidWorld.
Set up a practical code review workflow on GitHub in under an hour, with CI checks, branch rulesets, CODEOWNERS and a PR template. Then the evidence-based habits (small PRs, fast responses, clear feedback) that make reviews worth doing.
In March 2026 the FCC added foreign-produced consumer routers to its Covered List, blocking new models from authorization unless makers win Conditional Approval. Here's what the rule covers, what it doesn't, and what home users should actually do.
Why do JavaScript projects install hundreds of tiny packages? James Garbutt's essay names three causes: old runtime support, atomic packages, and ponyfills that outlived their purpose. Here's what each means and the tools and code changes that help.
Git 3.0 is scheduled for April 2027, with SHA-256, reftable and "main" as new defaults and Rust as a build requirement. Meanwhile tools like Jujutsu, Sapling and Difftastic are changing how people use Git. Here's what's real and how to prepare.
Gabriella Gonzalez argues that specs detailed enough for AI agents just become code in disguise. Hillel Wayne counters that a spec describes a set of programs, not one. Here's what both get right, and how to write specs that actually help when you code with AI.
Google's developer verification changes how Android installs apps from outside Play. Here's how the one-time advanced flow and its 24-hour wait work, who is exempt, when enforcement starts, and the arguments on both sides.
In March 2026, researcher Markus Gaasedelen showed Bliss, a double voltage-glitch attack that compromises the original Xbox One's boot ROM. Here's how it works, why Microsoft can't patch it, which consoles are affected, and what it realistically means for owners.
