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Developer Tools

A collection of 41 posts

Gemini

Gemini 3.5 Live Translate: A Developer's Guide

Google's Gemini 3.5 Live Translate is a new audio model for continuous speech-to-speech translation in 70+ languages. Here's how it works, where it ships, and how to build with it.

· 7 min read
Speech to Text

faster-whisper vs whisper.cpp vs OpenAI Whisper (2026)

A practical 2026 comparison of faster-whisper, whisper.cpp, and OpenAI's reference Whisper — speed, VRAM, accuracy, and which local speech-to-text runtime to pick for your hardware.

· 7 min read
AI Coding Agents

AGENTS.md vs CLAUDE.md vs Cursor Rules vs Copilot (2026)

AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, .cursor/rules, SKILL.md, and Copilot instructions all do the same job differently. Here is the 2026 breakdown of format, frontmatter, monorepo handling, and which one to pick.

· 10 min read
AI Coding Agents

Grok Build, Grok Skills + Connectors: xAI Dev Stack 2026

In a single month, xAI shipped a coding agent, a skills system, and a connectors layer. Here's how Grok Build 0.1, Grok Skills, and Platform Connectors fit together — and how the stack compares to Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot Workspaces.

· 9 min read
AI Tools

Best Free GitHub Copilot Alternatives (2026)

Honest 2026 review of the best free and paid GitHub Copilot alternatives after the June 1 token-billing change. Continue.dev, Cline, Codeium/Windsurf, Aider, Tabby, Cursor, Claude Code and more.

· 15 min read
Codersera Note Taker — free browser markdown notes
Productivity

Codersera Notes: a free browser note taker built around Markdown

Codersera Notes is a free browser-based note taker with native Markdown shortcuts, a sticky formatting toolbar, strikethrough, and one-click public share links. Here is what it does, who it is for, and how it compares to Notion, Bear, Obsidian, and Apple Notes in 2026.

· 8 min read
Clipy — free browser screen recorder
Screen Recorder

Clipy: the free, no-install screen recorder built for engineers

Clipy is Codersera's free browser-based screen recorder. No install, no signup, no watermark — just open a URL, hit record, and share the link. Here is the full story: what it does, who it is for, the privacy story, and how it compares to Loom, OBS, and QuickTime.

· 9 min read