If you use Cursor and check your spend, your Usage page looks different now. On July 31, 2026, Cursor removed dollar amounts from the Usage page and CSV export — for individual and Teams plans, you now see token counts instead of dollars. Here’s exactly what changed, why Cursor says it did this, and how to still find your real spend. ...
The right tools make you faster. The wrong tools slow you down. After years of trying different setups, I have settled on a toolset that works well for web, mobile, and backend development. This guide covers every category of developer tools: IDEs, terminals, version control, containers, AI assistants, and more. For each category, I share what I use and why, plus alternatives if my pick does not fit your workflow. ...
For nine years in a row, Rust has been the most admired programming language in the Stack Overflow Developer Survey. Not the most used — the most admired. Developers who try Rust want to keep using it. In 2026, Rust is no longer a niche systems language. It is used at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Discord, Cloudflare, and hundreds of other companies. Its developer community grew 33% in just one year. And the job market is exploding. ...
AI coding tools are powerful, but they are blind. They can read your code, but they cannot see your GitHub issues. They can write database queries, but they do not know your schema. They can suggest fixes, but they cannot check your CI pipeline. MCP changes that. The Model Context Protocol connects your AI tools to external systems — databases, GitHub, file systems, APIs, and anything else you build a server for. Think of it as USB-C for AI. One standard protocol, many connections. ...
If you are building AI agents, you probably use several tools at once. One tool for evaluations. Another for tracing. A third for guardrails. Maybe a fourth for alerts. Each tool has its own dashboard, its own config, its own billing. Future AGI puts all four into one platform. It is open-source, self-hostable, and production-ready. The Problem with Tool Sprawl Here is a typical AI agent monitoring stack in 2026: ...
Anthropic launched a new Claude Code feature on April 14, 2026: Routines. A Routine is a Claude Code automation that runs in Anthropic’s cloud. You set it up once. Then it runs on a schedule, on an API call, or when a GitHub event fires — with your Mac completely off. What Is a Routine? A Routine packages three things together: ...
If you use a Mac, you probably press Cmd+Space dozens of times a day. That opens Spotlight. It works. But it is basic. Raycast does everything Spotlight does — and a lot more. And the core is free forever. Who is this for? If you are a developer on Mac who wants faster app switching, clipboard history, and integrations with tools like GitHub, Linear, and VS Code — all with a single hotkey — this is for you. ...
Every pull request in your repo should be reviewed. But manual code reviews take time — often 2-4 hours per PR. And reviewers miss things when they are tired or rushed. AI code review tools read every PR automatically and leave comments in minutes. Not replacing human reviewers — augmenting them. The AI catches the obvious bugs, the human reviewer focuses on architecture and business logic. Here is how to set it up on GitHub. Three options — from easiest to most customizable. ...
Most developers use Claude Code like a chatbot. Type a question, get an answer, copy the result. That is maybe 20% of what it can do. Here are 5 tricks that change how you work. 1. The ! Prefix — Run Shell Commands Instantly Type ! before any shell command in the chat and Claude runs it immediately — and reads the output. ! git log --oneline -5 ! npm test ! docker ps ! cat package.json Claude sees the result as part of your conversation. No copy-pasting terminal output into the chat. No switching windows. ...
Everyone writes about AI tools. Nobody shows how they actually use them day to day. Here is my real workflow — which tools I open, when I use each one, what works, what fails, and what it actually costs. No sponsored content. Just what I do. My Daily Setup Three screens. Two AI tools always running. One browser tab. Left screen: Cursor (main code editor) Right screen: Terminal with Claude Code Browser: Claude.ai or ChatGPT for quick questions That is it. No 10 tools. No complex setup. Two AI coding tools and a chat window. ...