







Some attendees at an AI Tinkerers meetup in early Feb were asking me what it’s like to be the maintainer of a big OSS project where the…
In Search of Vibe Coding Nirvana - Day 1 - Wesley's notes
Deliberate practice in exploring and experimenting with AI tooling
Vibe Coding: The Final Form of Hyper-Individualism
A few days ago, I had to deal with the first "vibe coded" PR to my software. In this article, I reflect on this encounter, and analyze the social …

Vibe Coding Failures: Documented AI Code Incidents
A curated directory of real-world incidents where AI-generated code failed in production.

Something Big Is Happening
A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.

AI Makes the Easy Part Easier and the Hard Part Harder for Developers
AI handles writing code but leaves the hard work: investigation, context, validation. Why vibe coding has limits and AI assistance can backfire.


Vibe Graveyard
Real tech failures and postmortems from the world of rushed shipping and bad decisions.
Gas Town’s Agent Patterns, Design Bottlenecks, and Vibecoding at Scale
On agent orchestration patterns, why design and critical thinking are the new bottlenecks, and whether we should let go of looking at code

Dark Cloud Gathers as Bill Comes Due for AI Industry
AI companies are finding they can no longer sustain footing the bill of their heavily vibe coding customers.

Background Coding Agents: Context Engineering (Honk, Part 2) | Spotify Engineering
This is part 2 in our series about Spotify's journey with background coding agents (internal codename: “Honk”) and the future of large-scale software maintenance. See also and .

“Policy Without Tools Is Just Poetry” - AT Protocol
Juliet Shen from ROOST joins the show to talk through the Coop 1.0 release, what open-source trust and safety unlocks for new builders, and where AI actually belongs in moderation

Now Hiring: Senior Open Source Maintainer
A rare opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-paced, high-visibility role.

The machines are fine. I'm worried about us.
On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn't replaceable.
Mistral Vibe | AI coding agent for terminal, IDE by Mistral.
Agentic coding that understands your entire codebase. Build, test, and modernize autonomously.

A practical guide to frontend System Design
Sam, a passionate frontend developer, had been in the job market for what felt like...

The Missing Middle of Open Source
Why serious, maintainer-driven projects struggle to sustain themselves—and what it will take to fix it.
