How I built the writing app I needed in 2 hours for free – with Ollama and VS Code

I'm not a developer, but I was able to use locally-installed AI to create a writing app suited to my needs. Here's how.

Designing 'Same Characters' in Unicode: Separating Original Text and Search Keys in Python

The name looks the same on the screen, but I can't search for it.' If you try to fix this problem just by removing whitespace ...

Comparing Copilot's 'Advanced Reasoning (Experimental)' with Think Deeper—The difference in 9 tests was in requests to 'create files without searching'

A new option called 'Advanced Reasoning (Experimental)' has been added to the model selection in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
Security Boulevard

What continuous offensive security testing is and how to implement it

IntroductionContinuous offensive security testing (COST) is a model for running adversary-style tests whenever something material changes, such as a release, a new internet-facing asset, or a change ...
How-To Geek

VS Code is the overlooked Excel companion I didn't know I needed

Excel is still my spreadsheet workhorse, but VS Code handles the awkward file-level jobs I don't want Excel touching.
HackerNoon

Why Adding More AI Agents Doesn't Always Make Your System Smarter

Give one agent the same token budget and most multi-agent gains vanish. A worked five-agent pipeline, its token bill, and one test for adding a second agent.
HackerNoon

153 Blog Posts To Learn About Best Practices

Let's learn about Best Practices via these 153 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read ...