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Short, mean, and true. Notes from the front line of vibe coding
·5 minBest AI coding tools for senior devs in 2026
92% of US devs use AI tools daily. Here is the ranking that actually matters — Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, v0
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·5 minThe true cost of hiring a developer in 2026
81 days to fill the seat. $112K burned before they ship. 45% go over budget. 83.9% fail in the first year. The math nobody puts on the job post
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·4 minVibe coding: real or hype?
25% of YC W25 ships 95% AI-generated code. The trend is real. The term is being abused. Here is what separates the shippers from the LARPers
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·4 minWhy your dev team is too slow
Your org chart is a lie. Run git shortlog and the real team shows up — usually two people carrying eight
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·5 minOne developer + AI vs a team of 10: the math
Ten mid-level devs cost $1.8M a year and ship in quarters. One senior vibe coder costs $300K and ships in days. Here is the spreadsheet
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