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Modern Software
Videos, articles, and working code.
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View All Courses →Mastering Astryx
13 lessonsMaster Astryx, an open-source design system built on StyleX. Learn core design primitives, layout engines, token systems, and construct a full production-ready modular Kanban board application step by step.
Build an AI Agent in Typescript
8 lessonsLearn the fundamentals of building your own CLI-based AI coding agent from scratch using Typescript, Ollama, and ai-sdk. From bash and structured file tools to subagents and persistent memory. Then onto a TUI and a skills system for loading new agentic capabilities.
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MLX Engine Benchmark Showdown
Benchmarking MLX-based inference engines
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Hot take: I don't care about 100×ing my workflow
The hype is exhausting
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What We Didn't Learn from Walter Pitts
Burn the dissertation
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Apple's Built-in LLM Sucks, Mostly
good at one thing...
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OpenTUI: Responsive Terminal
OpenTUI is a terminal UI framework.
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Build llama.cpp from source
Build llama.cpp from source
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Nativ
Turn your Mac into a complete local MLX multi-modal studio with Nativ, the new open-source app from the creator of mlx-vlm
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Orca
Orca by Stably bridges the gap between visual inspection and code generation, automatically creating isolated Git worktrees, applying UI fixes, and pushing clean Pull Requests to GitHub without breaking your existing workflow.
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Skillsgate
Stop digging through scattered agent and project directories to manage your AI tools. SkillsGate unifies skill discovery, installation, and editing into a single desktop interface, making local AI management on Mac effortless.
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LlamaForge
Stop wrestling with complex model configuration files for local AI on your Mac. Llama Forge simplifies your entire LLM setup by syncing directly with llama.cpp, giving you a visual interface to manage GGUF models, tweak every parameter, and run your LLM router without touching a single line of code.
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freebuff
Ditch expensive subscriptions for a powerful, free AI coding agent that works directly in your terminal and desktop environment. Freebuff offers a full-featured coding assistant with access to top-tier models like GPT and Claude alternatives, making it an ideal replacement for Cursor or Claude Code for developers seeking a no-cost solution. This review explores its beta desktop client, CLI capabilities, and how it balances premium AI access with an ad-supported model.
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Omniroute
Stop paying for AI API keys and start routing your prompts through dozens of free providers with OmniRoute. This open-source AI gateway lets you set up a local router that automatically switches between the best available models based on speed, cost, and task type. Perfect for developers building AI coding agents or managing local AI workflows on a Mac without breaking the bank
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