HN blogs - 17/7/25
Comparing Claude Code vs. OpenCode (and testing different models) https://www.andreagrandi.it/posts/comparing-claude-code-vs-opencode-testing-different-models/ (HN source)
Are We Alone? https://www.writervivek.com/2025/07/Are-we-alone.html (HN source)
An example of drifting away in dev https://mohas.bearblog.dev/an-example-of-drifting-away-in-dev/ (HN source)
Against Single-File Codebases https://www.rugu.dev/en/blog/against-single-file-codebases/ (HN source)
Grafana and LLMs https://opeonikute.dev/posts/grafana-and-llms (HN source)
Why I recommend native Prometheus instrumentation over OpenTelemetry https://promlabs.com/blog/2025/07/17/why-i-recommend-native-prometheus-instrumentation-over-opentelemetry/ (HN source)
Tree versus DAG Bindings https://trustica.cz/en/blog/2025/07/17/tree-versus-dag-bindings/ (HN source)
When .999 Isn't 1 https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/when-999-isnt-1/ (HN source)
Chrome's SSL Bypass Cheatcode https://thomascountz.com/2025/07/17/chromes-ssl-bypass-cheatcode (HN source)
Maximizing Leverage in Software Systems https://bencornia.com/blog/maximizing-leverage-in-software-systems (HN source)
Vibe Coding with AI: Ensuring User Needs Are Met https://kamil.chm.ski/vibe-coding-cheap-show-me-demo (HN source)
Scalability Is Not Performance https://gregros.dev/architecture/scalability-is-not-performance (HN source)
Are we trading our hard-earned intelligence for convenience? https://lmyslinski.com/posts/are-we-trading-our-hard-earned-intelligence-for-convenience/ (HN source)
The Secrets We Keep https://blog.bl00cyb.org/2025/07/the-secrets-we-keep/ (HN source)
The War on Diversity https://stevenpinker.com/adamovervig/publications/when-everyone-knows-everyone-knows-common-knowledge-and-mysteries-money-power-and (HN source)
Three unrelated thoughts about working with LLMs https://henrycourse.com/blog/2025/07/16/three-unrelated-thoughts-about-working-with-llms/ (HN source)
Perennial Task Just Got More Flexible https://arthurdick.com/blog/perennial_task_just_got_more_flexible/ (HN source)