Daily tech link roundup covering .NET, AI agents, web development, Windows updates, and developer tools for March 5, 2026.
Introduces 'bat', a modern, feature-rich alternative to the 'cat' command with syntax highlighting and line numbering.
Explains the bash shell shortcut ~- as a handy alternative to $OLDPWD for referencing the previous working directory.
A developer details the process of building evaluation systems for two AI-powered developer tools to measure their real-world effectiveness.
Introducing mcp-wire, a CLI tool that simplifies configuring MCP servers across multiple AI coding agents like Claude Code and OpenCode.
Essential Git configuration settings to improve workflow, including rebase on pull, auto-setup remote, and better diff algorithms.
A developer shares a tool for tracking Codex AI token usage and costs from local logs, providing detailed daily breakdowns.
Explains how to distribute Go CLI tools like sqlite-scanner via PyPI using go-to-wheel, making them easily installable with pip/uv.
Explains how to distribute Go CLI tools like sqlite-scanner via PyPI using go-to-wheel, making them easily installable with pip/uv.
Steve Yegge discusses evolving the Beads CLI for AI agents by implementing their 'hallucinations' to create a natural interface.
Using GitHub Copilot CLI to build a .NET console app that merges MP3 files into a large audio file, focusing on streaming and CLI design.
A daily tech link roundup covering Windows development, AI tools, web development, and software engineering news from January 23, 2026.
A developer uses AI to write a Python script for downloading and consolidating photos from SmugMug, sharing the process and code.
A developer compares a paid Mac cleaning tool to a free, open-source CLI alternative called Mole for freeing up disk space.
A technical guide to obtaining the Java version in under 1ms by reading the release file, avoiding the slow 'java -version' command.
A developer's weekly update covering publishing tech blog posts, working on Expo docs, and experimenting with Codex CLI for automation and app building.
Introducing mcp-cli, a lightweight CLI tool for efficient, dynamic discovery and interaction with MCP servers, drastically reducing token usage for AI agents.
Explains Node.js's new built-in loadEnvFile() method for loading .env files, replacing the need for the dotenv package.
A guide to using the execjar tool to create executable JAR files for Java applications, compatible with UNIX systems.
