"Code is a liability (not an asset). Tech bosses don't understand this. They think AI is great because it produces 10,000 times more code than a programmer, but that just means it's producing 10,000 times more liabilities.

#Code is a #liability. Code’s capabilities are #assets. The goal of a tech shop is to have code whose capabilities generate more revenue than the costs associated with keeping that code running.

…that's the thing: any nontrivial code has to interact with the outside world, and the outside world isn't static, it's dynamic. The outside world busts through the assumptions made by software authors all the time and every time it does, the software needs to be fixed." @pluralistic

https://pca.st/episode/ff6c7462-2117-43c9-8b45-8829b0d6e5b2

"Code is a liability (not an asset). Tech bosses don't understand this. They think AI is great because it produces 10,000 times more code than a programmer, but that just means it's producing 10,000 times more liabilities.

#Code is a #liability. Code’s capabilities are #assets. The goal of a tech shop is to have code whose capabilities generate more revenue than the costs associated with keeping that code running.

…that's the thing: any nontrivial code has to interact with the outside world, and the outside world isn't static, it's dynamic. The outside world busts through the assumptions made by software authors all the time and every time it does, the software needs to be fixed." @pluralistic

https://pca.st/episode/ff6c7462-2117-43c9-8b45-8829b0d6e5b2

Running Claude Code dangerously (safely)

https://blog.emilburzo.com/2026/01/running-claude-code-dangerously-safely/

#HackerNews #Running #Claude #Code #dangerously #(safely) #code #safety #AI #technology #software #development

I was a top 0.01% Cursor user, then switched to Claude Code 2.0

https://blog.silennai.com/claude-code

#HackerNews #Cursor #User #Claude #Code #Switch #Coding #Journey

Using proxies to hide secrets from Claude Code

https://www.joinformal.com/blog/using-proxies-to-hide-secrets-from-claude-code/

#HackerNews #Using #proxies #to #hide #secrets #from #Claude #Code

proxies #secrets #ClaudeCode #privacy #security #tech

Reading across books with Claude Code

https://pieterma.es/syntopic-reading-claude/

#HackerNews #Reading #Claude #Code #syntopic #reading #books #technology #innovation #literature

🆕 blog! “Should HTML's code blocks be translated?”

I was recently prompted to test my blog's layout when rendered in right-to-left text. Running a website through an automatic translator into a language like Arabic or Hebrew will show you any weird little layout glitches which might occur.

But mechanical translation is a bit of an unthinking brute. In this example, I had a…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/01/should-htmls-blocks-be-translated/
⸻
#code #HTML #languages

🆕 blog! “Should HTML's code blocks be translated?”

I was recently prompted to test my blog's layout when rendered in right-to-left text. Running a website through an automatic translator into a language like Arabic or Hebrew will show you any weird little layout glitches which might occur.

But mechanical translation is a bit of an unthinking brute. In this example, I had a…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/01/should-htmls-blocks-be-translated/
⸻
#code #HTML #languages

Go-legacy-winxp: Compile Golang 1.24 code for Windows XP

https://github.com/syncguy/go-legacy-winxp/tree/winxp-compat

#HackerNews #GoLang #WindowsXP #Compile #Legacy #Code #Programming #OpenSource

I Taught Myself to Code on a Cracked Android Phone. Now I Can't Get Hired

https://www.rly0nheart.com/posts/life/i-taught-myself-to-code-on-a-cracked-android-phone-now-i-cant-get-hired/

#HackerNews #I #Taught #Myself #to #Code #on #a #Cracked #Android #Phone #Now #I #Get #Hired #coding #journey #self-taught #tech #struggles #Android

Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work

https://claude.com/blog/cowork-research-preview

#HackerNews #Cowork #Claude #Code #work #productivity #technology #innovation

Unauthenticated remote code execution in OpenCode

https://cy.md/opencode-rce/

#HackerNews #Unauthenticated #remote #code #execution #OpenCode #security #vulnerability #cybersecurity #hacking #news

Anthropic: Developing a Claude Code competitor using Claude Code is banned

https://twitter.com/SIGKITTEN/status/2009697031422652461

#HackerNews #Anthropic #Claude #Code #AI #Competition #Tech #News

This is the future: A Software Library with No Code

https://www.dbreunig.com/2026/01/08/a-software-library-with-no-code.html

#HackerNews #future #tech #no #code #software #library #innovation

I'm getting tired of #vscode out-of-memory errors, so I'm giving #zed a try. Lots of positive things, still some rough edges, but it's really quite nice.

#ide #programming #code

Code is a liability, not an infinitely reproducible machine that requires no labor inputs to operate. It is a brittle machine that eventually "wears out" and needs a top-to-bottom refactoring to keep being in good working order.

It's code's capabilities that are assets.

«"Writing code" is about making code that runs well. "Software engineering" is about making code that fails well»

And then came #AI.

@pluralistic nails it:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1000x-liability/#graceful-failure-modes

#CodeIsLaw #CS #code

How to Code Claude Code in 200 Lines of Code

https://www.mihaileric.com/The-Emperor-Has-No-Clothes/

#HackerNews #How #to #Code #Claude #Code #in #200 #Lines #of #Code #CodingTips #Programming #Efficiency #TechTutorials #HackerNews

Claude Code Emergent Behavior: When Skills Combine

https://vibeandscribe.xyz/posts/2025-01-07-emergent-behavior.html

#HackerNews #Claude #Code #Emergent #Behavior #Skills #Combine #Technology #Innovation

Code is a liability, not an infinitely reproducible machine that requires no labor inputs to operate. It is a brittle machine that eventually "wears out" and needs a top-to-bottom refactoring to keep being in good working order.

It's code's capabilities that are assets.

«"Writing code" is about making code that runs well. "Software engineering" is about making code that fails well»

And then came #AI.

@pluralistic nails it:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1000x-liability/#graceful-failure-modes

#CodeIsLaw #CS #code

»Rue statt Rust — Genauso sicher, aber leichter zugänglich:
Die Programmiersprache Rue verbindet die Vorteile von Rust mit einer einfacheren Syntax. Den Compiler dazu entwickelt das KI-Modell Claude.«

Sieht auf dem ersten Blick fast so aus wie Rust. Mal sehen wie sich das nun durchsetzt, denn Rust hat sich ja jetzt schon (fast) etabliert für viele Einsätze.

🧑‍💻 https://www.heise.de/news/Rue-statt-Rust-Genauso-sicher-aber-leichter-zugaenglich-11129365.html

#rue #rust #ruelang #rustlang #coding #programmieren #code #newlanguage