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How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem

Out of 238 student open source contributions over seven years, 237 landed onGitHub- even though they were told to look elsewhere. One short-lived GitHub IP block brought everything to a standstill. No commits. No reviews. Just silence. Turns out, a single platform holds the keys to a whole ecosystem.. read more  

How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem
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A better way to limit Claude Code (and other coding agents!) access to Secrets

A new workflow dropsClaude Codeinto aBubblewrap-based sandbox, cutting Anthropic's client-side code out of the trust loop. Compared to spinning up Docker or juggling user accounts, Bubblewrap locks things down tighter - with less setup and cleaner OS-level walls around files, network access, and sec.. read more  

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v1.35: Restricting executables invoked by kubeconfigs via exec plugin allowList added to kuberc

Kubernetes v1.35 lands with acredential plugin allowlist, now in beta, no feature gate needed. It lets you lock down whichexecplugins your kubeconfigs can run. Tighter leash, lower risk. Especially when the credential pipeline gets sketchy... read more  

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Run Your Project in a Dev Container, in Zed

Zed v0.218 addsDev Containersupport with Docker. Projects can now spin up in clean, spec-compliant environments built from.devcontainer.json. It hooks into theDevelopment Containers CLI, with a Zed remote server running backend ops and piping through standard IO. Fast and clean. The bigger picture?L.. read more  

Run Your Project in a Dev Container, in Zed
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A Brief Deep-Dive into Attacking and Defending Kubernetes

A sharp teardown of Kubernetes’ attack surface maps out where things go sideways: pods, the control plane, RBAC, admission controllers, and etcd. Misconfigurations like anonymous API access, wildcard roles, and hostPath mounts aren't just sloppy- they're attack vectors. Fixes? ThinkFalco,RBAC lockdo.. read more  

A Brief Deep-Dive into Attacking and Defending Kubernetes
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From Bare Metal to Containers: A Developer's Guide to Execution Environments

A sharp look at how execution environments evolved - from bare metal to VMs, containers, sandboxes, and language-level runtimes. The focus: isolation. Hardware, kernel, processes, runtimes - each adds a boundary. Modern stacks mix and match layers to dial in the right amount. VMs, containers, venvs... read more  

From Bare Metal to Containers: A Developer's Guide to Execution Environments
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The Complete Guide to CLAUDE.md

Claude Code just got smarter withCLAUDE.md- a project-level file that loads every time a session starts. Drop in your team's coding quirks, custom commands, naming rules, or traps to avoid. Claude reads it, remembers it, and quietly tailors responses to fit. Think of it likeAGENTS.md, seen in Cursor.. read more  

The Complete Guide to CLAUDE.md
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Reading across books with Claude Code

A custom LLM agent, built withClaude Codeand some hard-working CLI tools, chewed through 100+ nonfiction books by slicing them into 500-word semantic chunks - and then threading excerpt trails by topic. Under the hood: Chunk-topic indexes lived inSQLite. Topic embeddings flowed throughUMAPfor clust.. read more  

Reading across books with Claude Code
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Recursive Language Models: the paradigm of 2026

Prime Intellect dropped a fresh take on long-range LLM workflows with itsRecursive Language Model (RLM)scaffold. It pulls off two smart moves: folds context to free up tokens and spins off sub-LLMs to handle chunkier tasks. Think persistent Python REPL meets lightweight agent swarm... read more  

Recursive Language Models: the paradigm of 2026
Flask is an open-source web framework written in Python and created by Armin Ronacher in 2010. It is known as a microframework, not because it is weak or incomplete, but because it provides only the essential building blocks for developing web applications. Its core focuses on handling HTTP requests, defining routes, and rendering templates, while leaving decisions about databases, authentication, form handling, and other components to the developer. This minimalistic design makes Flask lightweight, flexible, and easy to learn, but also powerful enough to support complex systems when extended with the right tools.

At the heart of Flask are two libraries: Werkzeug, which is a WSGI utility library that handles the low-level details of communication between web servers and applications, and Jinja2, a templating engine that allows developers to write dynamic HTML pages with embedded Python logic. By combining these two, Flask provides a clean and pythonic way to create web applications without imposing strict architectural patterns.

One of the defining characteristics of Flask is its explicitness. Unlike larger frameworks such as Django, Flask does not try to hide complexity behind layers of abstraction or dictate how a project should be structured. Instead, it gives developers complete control over how they organize their code and which tools they integrate. This explicit nature makes applications easier to reason about and gives teams the freedom to design solutions that match their exact needs. At the same time, Flask benefits from a vast ecosystem of extensions contributed by the community. These extensions cover areas such as database integration through SQLAlchemy, user session and authentication management, form validation with CSRF protection, and database migration handling. This modular approach means a developer can start with a very simple application and gradually add only the pieces they require, avoiding the overhead of unused components.

Flask is also widely appreciated for its simplicity and approachability. Many developers write their first web application in Flask because the learning curve is gentle, the documentation is clear, and the framework itself avoids unnecessary complexity. It is particularly well suited for building prototypes, REST APIs, microservices, or small to medium-sized web applications. At the same time, production-grade deployments are supported by running Flask applications on WSGI servers such as Gunicorn or uWSGI, since the development server included with Flask is intended only for testing and debugging.

The strengths of Flask lie in its minimalism, flexibility, and extensibility. It gives developers the freedom to assemble their application architecture, choose their own libraries, and maintain tight control over how things work under the hood. This is attractive to experienced engineers who dislike being boxed in by heavy frameworks. However, the same freedom can become a limitation. Flask does not include features like an ORM, admin interface, or built-in authentication system, which means teams working on very large applications must take on more responsibility for enforcing patterns and maintaining consistency. In situations where a project requires an opinionated, all-in-one solution, Django or another full-stack framework may be a better fit.

In practice, Flask has grown far beyond its initial positioning as a lightweight tool. It has been used by startups for rapid prototypes and by large companies for production systems. Its design philosophy—keep the core simple, make extensions easy, and let developers decide—continues to attract both beginners and professionals. This balance between simplicity and power has made Flask one of the most enduring and widely used Python web frameworks.