Cognition’s Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn’t replace humans

Cognition makes Devin, the first and arguably most successful AI coding agent. But famed coder Wu says it isn't designed to supplant human programmers.

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Kiwibit’s AI-powered bird feeder is my new backyard buddy

If you're looking for a fun way to connect with nature while collecting bird species on an app like Pokémon, give this smart feeder a try.

This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory

South Korean chip startup XCENA is betting that AI's real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida

The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.

Why are AI companies buying the teams behind your favorite dev tools?

AI companies are buying developer tools as coding agents turn runtimes, package managers, and linters into strategic infrastructure. The post Why are AI companies buying the teams behind your favorite dev tools? appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

AI-assisted development governance: A practical guide

Learn how AI-assisted development governance uses rules, agents, hooks, and protocols to help AI coding tools produce safer, more consistent code. The post AI-assisted development governance: A practical guide appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

The project that made me question the UX process

A three-week mobile banking project taught me that the “proper” UX process is not always realistic. Sometimes, the better approach is to work with what you know, identify what you still need to learn, and make the strongest decision possible under real constraints. The post The project that made me question the UX process appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

How to rethink scope creep as strategic flexibility

Controlled scope creep can help PMs use capacity buffers, AI tools, and clear guardrails to turn new ideas into better outcomes. The post How to rethink scope creep as strategic flexibility appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

Understanding A/B testing in UX research

A/B testing compares two versions of a design to see which performs better with real users. Here’s how UX teams can use it to test hypotheses, measure outcomes, and make smarter product decisions. The post Understanding A/B testing in UX research appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

How to build your first MCP server with Node.js

A step-by-step guide to building your first MCP server using Node.js, covering core concepts, tool design, and upgrading from file storage to MySQL. The post How to build your first MCP server with Node.js appeared first on LogRocket Blog. ...

NOVA: From 2.5 Months of Struggle to India's First Java-Powered Cross-Device Personal Assistant

Live demo = https://youtu.be/lxXItugFHJY

The Project I Abandoned — Month 1

2.5 months ago I had a crazy idea.

What if my laptop assistant could also control my phone? What if I could say "open camera" and my laptop camera opens, say "open WhatsApp" and my phone opens Whats...

Using the Claude Code Status Line as a Data Source

Putting The Status Line To Work

I used to think the Claude Code status line was just an ornamental decoration that had little practical value. I still do - but I used to, too.

But even though it's officially designed for display purposes, the status line is actually a rich data source. At the time of writing, it has around 30 different fields and carries data about y...

Build a PDF to Image Converter in Next.js

This tutorial walks through the PDF to Images feature in a Next.js template. You'll learn how to use it from the UI, and how it works under the hood using browser-based PDF rendering and image export.

What This Tool Does

The PDF to Images tool converts every page of an uploaded PDF into one or more image files.

Supported o...

Why Most Startups Should Start with a Monolith (Not Microservices)

Microservices have become the default recommendation for modern software architecture.

Ask a group of developers how they would build a new SaaS platform, and chances are someone will suggest:

• Microservices
• Kubernetes
• Event-driven architecture
• Service mesh
• Distributed tracing

But here's the question:

Does a startup...

Deprecating a React component using TypeScript Overload

A disclaimer -
Please be advised that the solution presented in this article addresses a very specific problem/situation, and it is not the recommended way to support component versions within a project.

Situation? What situation?

Say that you have a monorepo and in this monorepo you have a package which contains the common components t...

How to Add Memory Security to Your LangChain Agent in 5 Minutes

Why Your Agent's Memory Needs Security

If you're building LangChain agents with persistent memory (ConversationBufferMemory, RedisChatMessageHistory, etc.), every stored message is a potential attack vector. An attacker who can influence what gets written to memory — via prompt injection, tool output poisoning, or context manipulation — can corrupt your agent's behavior acro...

11 Best V0 Alternatives 2025: Real Reviews & Pricing

Why Look Beyond V0 by Vercel? V0 by Vercel is solid for generating React components, but what if you need more than just frontend UI? Look, V0 does one thing really well - it takes your text prompts and spits out clean React components with Tailwind CSS. Perfect if you're building in the Vercel ecosystem and just need UI pieces. But here's what V0 can't do(as of now): Build full applications wit...

8 AI Developer Tools for Faster & Smarter Development 👨‍💻🚀

Artificial intelligence has been transforming the way software developers build applications by providing them with new ways to simplify repetitive tasks, increase their productivity, and create smarter programs. But the problem is that there are so many AI-powered tools coming out that deciding which ones to use and how to integrate them into your workflow might take a long time and be very frust...

The 5-Minute Kubernetes Cluster Health Check

TLDR You can check your Kubernetes cluster's health in under 5 minutes using five key commands: checking node status, monitoring resource usage, reviewing pod health across namespaces, investigating problem pods, and examining cluster events. This quick routine helps catch issues before they escalate into critical problems. Kubernetes is great until it's not. One bad node, a pod stuck in CrashLoop...

Livewire 4: The Future of PHP Components

This week at Laracon Caleb Porzio announced Livewire 4, which comes with unified components, performance improvements, and many more awesome goodies 🤤 Unifying Livewire Caleb takes the stage to address one of the most pressing issues in the Livewire's ecosystem: fragmentation. With three different ways to create Livewire components (traditional, Volt functional, and Volt class-based), the communi...

Laracon 2025 Keynote

This year's Laracon keynote was absolutely insane! There were seven segments packed with open source goodies, AI-powered development tools, and infrastructure that'll make you rethink what modern web development can be. Here's everything that went down. 🎯 New Framework Features (Taylor Otwell) 🚀 Open Source Deep Dive (Joe Tannenbaum) 🤖 Laravel AI (Ashley Hindle) 🎨 Laravel Design (David Hill) ...

Laravel Wayfinder

Laravel has announced a new package called Wayfinder. This package will allow you to easily generate fully-typed, importable TypeScript functions for your controllers and named routes, providing devs with a seamless integration between a Laravel backend and a TypeScript frontend. Let's learn how to use Wayfinder with the Laravel React Starter Kit. First, create a new Laravel app using the followin...