Coding

Pragmatic notes on developer tools, languages, and workflows. Shortcuts, tricks, and lessons from actually shipping code.

An Android phone with a green terminal screen sending an encrypted beam across a night landscape to a locked home server rack

Android SSH clients compared, Termius beats the rest

Android SSH client picks for 2026: Termius, ConnectBot, and Termux compared on price, Mosh, SFTP, and keys, after Google Play dropped JuiceSSH.

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Wand Enhancer refuses to ship a file scammers can fake

There is no Wand Enhancer download. Releases carry notes only, and you build from your own fork, because YouTube fakes hide password stealers.

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Best AI coding tools 2026

Best AI coding tools 2026 compared on free tiers: autocomplete, agentic editors, and notebooks. Which ones finish a real task before credits run out.

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jcode's tiny memory number comes with a feature turned off

jcode RAM usage is quoted at 27.8 MB, but that figure needs local embedding switched off. With defaults on, jcode uses 167 MB, more than Codex CLI.

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Harper checks your grammar without sending it anywhere

Harper is an offline grammar checker that lints a document in milliseconds, runs inside your editor, and never uploads a single word to a server.

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superfile looks stunning but Windows support is unfinished

superfile terminal file manager brings mouse support and plugins to the shell, but its own README still lists Windows as not fully supported.