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The EASIEST way to build AI apps – AI SDK Overview
Build a complete AI-powered app in TypeScript in just 10 minutes using the AI SDK! This comprehensive tutorial covers everything from basic text generation to advanced features like streaming, stru...
The BEST Way To Use Claude Code Anywhere (Thanks To Levelsio)
Turn your mobile phone into a vibe coding machine. In this guide, I show how to install Claude Code on an always-on VPS, then connect from your phone using Termux or Termius—so you can code anywher...
We Found the BEST Vector Database! (Testing Head-to-Head Benchmarks)
In this video, we build a semantic music search engine and benchmark five vector databases in a real app. We compare Qdrant, Milvus, Weaviate, Pinecone, and TopK on speed and accuracy with clear, s...
Is Stealth Grok 4 Code Model (Sonic) Actually Good?
Sonic AI or Grok 4’s coding model—just dropped, promising fast reasoning, a 262k context window, and real dev chops. In this hands-on test, we put Sonic to the test building: a React + Three.js 3D ...
Better Stack Podcast Ep 1: The GPT-5 Backlash, AI CLI Tools & AI Agent Protocols
Join James, Richard, and Andris as they dive deep into the explosive ChatGPT-5 release that left developers fuming! Discover why the "PhD-level coding AI" fell flat in real-world tests, the controv...
Claude Code Just Got Way Better (Here’s How)
Claude Code has been updating so frequently that there are some things you might have missed. This quick walkthrough highlights the most useful recent upgrades: custom status lines for instant cont...
AI Agent Protocols Explained: MCP, A2A, ACP and More
AI agents are opening new possibilities for automation, but the protocols behind them can be tricky to navigate. In this video, we will walk you through MCP, A2A, ACP, and ANP with practical demos ...
The HIDDEN Reason GPT‑5 Feels Underwhelming
Why does GPT‑5 sometimes feel underwhelming even though it tops benchmarks? In this video I explain the hidden reason: OpenAI’s real‑time routing system that dynamically picks smaller or larger sub...
Add Social Logins to Next.js in 5 Minutes (Supabase UI)
Adding social logins to a Next.js app has never been this easy. In this video, I’ll show you how to add social logins/authentication using Supabase UI — with just ONE command 🔗 Relevant Links http...
Why Crush Is the Best‑Looking AI Coding CLI (RIP Claude Code?)
Charm's Crush proves that terminal tools can be beautiful. In this video, I dive into Charm’s design language and show why Crush feels premium: from its clean headers and logo, to smooth loading an...
Shadcn's AI Elements are AWESOME (easiest way to build a chat app)
Build beautiful AI chat apps in minutes with shadcn's new AI Elements! This component "library" from Vercel makes creating ChatGPT-style interfaces incredibly simple - complete with markdown render...
Your Own Mini AWS in Under 30 Minutes (Incus Tutorial)
Incus is a powerful open-source tool for running containers and virtual machines, and in this video we’ll set it up from scratch. You’ll learn how to install Incus, configure networking, run Ollama...
Warp + Neovim + Superfile: This Terminal Setup CHANGED How I Code
Ditch the mouse and supercharge your workflow with my full terminal-first setup: Warp Terminal + Fish shell + Neovim and more. In this video, I share how I went from VS Code to living in the termin...
Build an AI Video Generator Like Sora (with ComfyUI)
In this video, we walk through building our own AI text-to-video generator using ComfyUI, from setting up a GPU server to integrating it into a web interface. We explore how to combine text-to-imag...
GPT-5 Just Killed Claude – Smarter & Cheaper
🚀 OpenAI just dropped GPT-5 and it's a GAME CHANGER! With 5 new models, 8x cheaper pricing than Claude, and near-perfect hallucination fixes, this could finally pull developers away from Anthropic....
TypeScript 5.9: Lazy Imports Are Finally Here (and more)
🚀 TypeScript 5.9 is here with some seriously helpful improvements — from lazy module loading with import defer, to a much cleaner tsconfig setup, to a new --module node20 mode for more predictable ...
OpenAI FINALLY Goes Open... 2 NEW models (they're good?)
OpenAI just dropped their first open-weight models since GPT-2. GPT-OSS-120B and GPT-OSS-20B, both under the Apache 2 license. In this video, I run the 20B model locally, put both through real codi...
Everything New in Nuxt 4 — Should You Switch?
Nuxt 4 is finally here! 🎉 In this video, we break down everything that’s new, what’s changed, and whether it’s worth upgrading your existing projects. 🔗 Relevant Links Nuxt 4.0: https://nuxt.com/b...
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Why I Love TanStack Router
TanStack Router is the ultimate type-safe routing solution that's taking the TypeScript ecosystem by storm. From full type safety and prefetching to seamless data loading integration with TanStack ...
I Tested Google's Opal So You Don’t Have To #ai #vibecoding #nocode
Stack Overflow for your LLMs (and you!)
I found the PERFECT replacement for Stack Overflow and it's completely changed how I code. grep.app lets you search millions of GitHub repositories in milliseconds, giving you real code examples in...
Goose + Qwen3 Is INSANE — Best AI Tool I’ve Tried So Far
In this video, we test Goose, an open source local AI coding agent, paired with the powerful Qwen3-coder model. We walk through building real projects using features like hand gesture detection and...
Hurl: The Small Postman Killer You've NEVER Heard Of
Hurl is a lightweight, Rust-based HTTP runner that's quietly replacing Postman for developers who prefer working in the terminal. In this video, I'll show you how this simple CLI tool can handle AP...
The BEST Way To Start a Project (Better-T-Stack)
Stop wasting hours setting up your next project! I discovered Better T Stack - the ultimate tool that scaffolds modern TypeScript projects with ANY framework combination in just 30 seconds. It hand...
We Tested Google’s New AI Coding Tool Opal (Honest Review)
In this video, we take a deep dive into Google Opal, the new experimental no-code tool that lets you build AI-powered mini-apps using natural language and visual workflows. We put it to the test to...
Build Apps Using ONLY your Voice (WARP 2.0 is Insane)
🚀 Warp 2.0 is HERE! and it’s not just a terminal anymore. In this video, I’ll show you how Warp 2.0 can code full-stack apps, manage multiple AI agents, deploy to apps, and even take voice commands...
Qwen3 Coder vs Kimi K2 vs Claude Sonnet 4
Qwen3 Coder is out and boasting some impressive benchmarks. So in this video I put three top AI coding models to the ultimate test: building a real Next.js app that converts YouTube videos into blo...
DNS Malware Explained: How Hackers Hide Code in Plain Sight
Hackers are turning DNS into a secret malware storage system. In this video we explain how malware can be hidden inside DNS TXT records, why it is so hard to detect, and what you can do to protect ...
This One Claude Code Feature Replaced My ENTIRE Team
Anthropic just dropped a MASSIVE update to Claude Code. Custom Sub agents that will change how you code forever! In this video, I'll show you exactly how to create specialized AI agents for specifi...
Lynx: TikTok’s Blazing Fast Framework – The Next React Native Killer?
Lynx is ByteDance’s new open-source cross-platform framework, and many are calling it a potential React Native killer. In this video, we test Lynx, explore its dual-threaded architecture, and see h...
10 Chrome DevTools Tricks You Didn't Know! (3rd is Crazy)
In this video, I’ll show you 10 hidden DevTools tricks that I'm sure you didn't know. From enabling design mode to faking API responses with Local Overrides, simulating slow internet, debugging ani...
Task Master AI Has Changed How I Code FOREVER (w/ Claude Code)
Task master AI has completely changed my approach to AI coding with Claude Code. After you see what it built in ONE SHOT, you'll understand why this changes everything. In this video, I show you ex...
GitHub Spark Is INSANE – A Full App in Just 20 Minutes!
GitHub just released Spark, an all-in-one web-based platform for building apps with natural language prompts. Unlike traditional AI code assistants, Spark handles everything – from generating React...
Vue 3.6 ALPHA is out! and it's FAST! — Vapor
Vue 3.6 alpha is finally out! And it comes with a new feature: Vapor mode. It is a new compilation mode for Vue Single-File Components (SFC) with the goal of reducing baseline bundle size and impro...
Can AI Agents Finally Automate the Web? (BrowserOS Review)
BrowserOS is an open-source agentic browser that promises AI-powered web automation with full privacy control. In this video, we take a closer look at BrowserOS, test its key features, and show you...
The ULTIMATE Arch Linux + Hyprland Dev Setup – Omarchy
DHH's Omarchy just made Arch Linux + Hyperland setup ridiculously easy with a single script install. I tested it on an old bricked laptop and discovered 5 game-changing features that make this the ...
SmolLM3 Looked Promising... Until We Tested It
HuggingFace just dropped SmolLM3-3B and it’s one of the most efficient small models we’ve seen this year. But can this model really outperform Gemma3-4B or Qwen3-4B according to the graph? In this...
10 Pro Claude Code Tips & Tricks NO ONE Shares
I've been deep in Claude Code for months and discovered techniques that literally NO ONE talks about - like running Claude on your phone with notifications, secret permission shortcuts, megathink/u...
Could FOKS Be the FUTURE of Secure Git Hosting?
Could FOKS be the future of secure developer workflows? In this video, we break down why this open-source, federated alternative to Keybase is a game-changer for encrypted Git hosting and secret ma...
This App Works WITHOUT Internet?! (Jack Dorsey’s BitChat)
Jack Dorsey just dropped BitChat, a decentralized offline messaging app that works without internet using Bluetooth mesh networking. We tested it on both iOS and Android to see if it’s the future o...
Why Every Developer is Switching from Claude to Open Source Kimi K2
Moonshot AI just dropped Kimi K2 and it's absolutely INSANE! This isn't just another AI model - this is the open-source beast that's making GPT-4 look like yesterday's news! In this video we go hea...
Is This The Future of Vibe Coding? (Vibe Kanban)
Vibe-Kanban just dropped, an open source AI Kanban tool that orchestrates AI agents to work on tasks in parallel, generate code, create GitHub repos, and even open pull requests, all directly from ...
Amazon's NEW AI IDE is Actually Different (in a good way!) – Kiro
Amazon just dropped Kiro, a VS Code fork that introduces "spec-driven development" - a revolutionary approach that plans before coding. Unlike traditional AI tools that jump straight into implement...
Gemma3n - The Most OVERHYPED AI Model of 2025 (For Coding)
Gemma3n is Google's recently released open model, and this video put it against other popular open AI models like Llama4 and Deepseek R1 for coding tasks. We test three different coding challenges:...
The EASIEST Way To Switch From ESLint & Prettier to Biome — Ultracite
🚀 Say goodbye to ESLint and Prettier! Discover Biome, the blazingly fast Rust-based linter and formatter, and Ultracite - a zero-config setup that gets you coding faster in minutes. With ShadCN's e...
How Claude Code Hooks Save Me HOURS Daily
Claude Code hooks are an incredibly powerful but underutilized feature that lets you run custom scripts automatically for specific events. This video covers the five types of hooks (pre-tool use, p...
Build Docker Images 40x FASTER with This Tool (depot.dev)
I have sped up my Docker image build from 7 minutes and 44 seconds down to just 12 seconds, and in this video, I’ll show you exactly how I did it. In this video I used Depot: a remote Docker build...
Grok 4 is the SMARTEST model in the WORLD ($300/month!?)
🚀 Elon Musk just dropped Grok 4 and Grok 4 Heavy - and this might be the smartest AI model ever released. I sat through the entire 50-minute livestream so you don't have to, breaking down the insan...