The Tragedy of AI Coding

AI-assisted software development could have liberated programmers. Instead, it has become the latest way for Big Tech to ...

1.5 Years Since the First Exam Where Someone Sat Seiza on a Chair | November Programming Ability Test to be Held in Ginowan, Okinawa [Deadline: October 16]

In April 2025, we held our first Programming Ability Test (Pro-Ken) at the Cross Wave classroom in Ginowan. Two people took ...

Tool choice, Part 1: When agents write, languages lose importance

The Rails creator has his agents write the HEY backend in Rust. I think that’s right: languages lose importance, what matters ...
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Elixir Programming: How it Powers Scalable and Real-Time Applications

Overview:  Elixir is designed for building scalable and maintainable applications on the Erlang VM. Its lightweight processes ...

Where should high school students start with programming? Self-study starting with small projects and 3 recommended languages

If you are a high school student starting to learn programming, first try deciding on one small project you want to create.It ...
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The Strange Programming Language That Helped Build WhatsApp

Erlang: a programming language built in a Swedish telecom lab in the 1980s, ended up running the biggest messaging app WhatsApp. Told by its co-creator.
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Lovable Acquires Sutro, Company Behind the SLang Programming Language

Lovable announced on September 18, 2026 that it has acquired Sutro, the company behind the SLang programming language and a platform for generating production-ready backends. Sutro founder Tomas ...