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Where Should Claude Code Run? Devcontainer, Codespaces, or MicroVM

Devcontainers, Codespaces and AWS Lambda MicroVMs as homes for a coding agent: what each rung adds, what it costs, and when moving the agent off the laptop pays off.

lambda · claude-code · ai-tools +5

Backstage Build vs Buy: The Real Cost of Running Your Own IDP

Backstage looks like a quick install, but the recurring cost is a standing platform team. A leader's guide to deciding DIY Backstage versus a hosted IDP.

platform-engineering · developer-experience

Bruno API Collections in Git: A Workflow Shift, Not Free Postman

Committing Bruno .bru files to the repo keeps the API contract in the same PR and history as the code. The only real tax is a deliberate secrets boundary.

testing · ci-cd · developer-experience +1

Golden Paths for a Frontend Platform: Scaffolding, Shared Packages, and a Task CLI

How a frontend platform team makes the right way the easy way: golden-path scaffolding, versioned shared packages, and a task CLI that removes per-team drift.

platform-engineering · developer-experience · build-tools +1

One AI Coding Config for Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and Codex

A practical repo layout that keeps Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, and OpenCode reading the same rules, with honest notes on where portability breaks.

ai-tools · claude-code · github-copilot +3

Claude Code Skills and Context Window Bloat: A Token Budget Guide

Copying Claude Code configurations causes context window bloat, degraded tool selection, and mismatched workflows. Build setups intentionally with token budget math.

developer-experience · ai-tools · productivity +2

Salary, Impact, or Satisfaction? The Vocation Question Every Engineer Faces

Why the salary-vs-impact-vs-satisfaction debate is a false trichotomy, and what your answer reveals about your vocational development stage.

career · team-dynamics · developer-experience +1

What Is DevRel? Developer Relations Role, Skills, and Career Path

An analysis of the DevRel role, how it differs from marketing and sales engineering, the skills it needs, and when companies should invest in it.

career · developer-experience · engineering-culture

Comparing TypeScript Formatting and Linting Tools: Biome, Oxlint, ESLint, and Prettier

A comparison of modern TypeScript linting and formatting tools - ESLint, Prettier, Biome, and Oxlint - with benchmarks, config examples, and migration tips.

typescript · code-quality · developer-experience +2

Platform Engineering: Building Internal Developer Platforms That Developers Actually Want to Use

A practical guide to building Internal Developer Platforms with golden paths, self-service infrastructure, and product thinking, using Backstage, Port, and AWS.

platform-engineering · developer-experience · aws +2

The AI Assistance Spectrum: Choosing the Right Level for Professional Software Engineering

A framework for six levels of AI assistance in software, from code review to vibe coding, with guidance on when to dial AI help up or down.

ai-tools · code-quality · productivity +4

GitHub Spec Kit: A Guide to Spec-Driven AI Development

How GitHub's Spec Kit turns loose AI code generation into structured, maintainable output through a four-phase specify-plan-tasks-implement loop.

ci-cd · ai-tools · code-quality +4