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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️

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Open-source Python Software Engineer & Developer · Deconstructing AI and game mechanics for fun and learning · Creator of Pytalon Assistant · Founder of Vexqyn ORG. 🧑🏻‍💻 Let's build innovative & smarter tools together. ✨

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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Pytalon Assistant Success, A New Era for Non-AI Assistants I was quiet for a week. Here's why. Pytalon 2.3 Assistant hit 543 clones in one day — a new record. Total: 1,923 clones / 352 unique. Not the end. Bug fixes + polish next. 🐍 github.com/Vexqyn/pytalon-assistant #Pytalon #Python
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Pytalon Assistant Success, A New Era for Non-AI Assistants I was quiet for a week. Here's why. Pytalon 2.3 Assistant hit 543 clones in one day — a new record. Total: 1,923 clones / 352 unique. Not the end. Bug fixes + polish next. 🐍 github.com/Vexqyn/pytalon-assistant #Pytalon #Python
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 01/10/2026
⏰ Automations in the Agents window run repeatable tasks on demand or on a schedule. ✨ Plus, explore new ways to work across repositories and manage agent sessions. Happy coding! 💙
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GitHub Copilot in VS Code, September 2026 releases - GitHub Changelog
This changelog covers VS Code v1.136 through v1.140, shipped throughout September 2026. September’s releases streamline agent-driven development from implementation through pull request merge. Automat...
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 01/10/2026
🚀 September’s VS Code releases brought new ways to build, automate, and ship! Here are some highlights: 🧠 HydraFusion orchestrates multiple models for your coding tasks. 🔀 Agent Merge handles review feedback, failed checks, and merge conflicts until your pull request is ready to merge.
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GitHub Copilot in VS Code, September 2026 releases - GitHub Changelog
This changelog covers VS Code v1.136 through v1.140, shipped throughout September 2026. September’s releases streamline agent-driven development from implementation through pull request merge. Automat...
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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 22/09/2026
The PSF Diversity & Inclusion Workgroup monthly office hours are next week on the PSF Discord! Join us on September 29th 1PM UTC in #psf-diversity to chat, ask questions, and share what you're working on 🐍🗺️ #Python
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The PSF D&I Workgroup is Starting Office Hours in July!
Doing diversity and inclusion work in tech can feel isolating sometimes. You might be organizing a meetup, writing a code of conduct, trying to get funding for your community, or helping people feel welcome, often in your spare time, and wondering if anyone else is wrestling with the same things.
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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 01/10/2026
In July 2026 Python core developers and special guests sat down at the #Python Language Summit at #EuroPython 2026, to discuss the future of the Python programming language including free-threading, #Rust, garbage collection, and namespaces. Find a summary on the PSF blog ⬇️
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Python Language Summit 2026 blog posts are now available
On July 14th, 2026, 47 Python core developers and special guests sat down at the Python Language Summit, this year held in Kraków, Poland at EuroPython 2026, to discuss many topics about the future of the Python programming language, including free-threading, Rust, garbage collectors, type annotations, and namespacing.
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New Article: From Letters to LLMs 📜→🤖 Will AGI end us — or just change the work? Short Ans: it won’t wipe out humanity or take your job the way headlines say. The real fear is losing our craft — and each other. Open source > doomer theater. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-l... #AGI #OpenSource #AI
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From Letters to LLMs: Jobs, AGI, and the Fear We Don’t Have to Carry
Technology moves faster than our nerves can follow. That is the quiet problem of this decade.
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New Article: From Letters to LLMs 📜→🤖 Will AGI end us — or just change the work? Short Ans: it won’t wipe out humanity or take your job the way headlines say. The real fear is losing our craft — and each other. Open source > doomer theater. www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-l... #AGI #OpenSource #AI
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From Letters to LLMs: Jobs, AGI, and the Fear We Don’t Have to Carry
Technology moves faster than our nerves can follow. That is the quiet problem of this decade.
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Check out the Pytalon 2.3 Assistant Documentation on the Pytalon Repository today as follows 👇🏻 github.com/Vexqyn/pytal...
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GitHub - Vexqyn/pytalon-assistant: Pytalon is an interactive Python tutor assistant that teaches core programming concepts through hands-on practice. Built to be fully customizable like a plugin, it a...
Pytalon is an interactive Python tutor assistant that teaches core programming concepts through hands-on practice. Built to be fully customizable like a plugin, it adapts to your learning style and...
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚀 Pytalon 2.3 — Assistant Major Flagship The first official Pytalon Architecture Documentation is here. 🐍📚 A major milestone for the project—and for me. We’re finally documenting how Pytalon works. ✨ github.com/Vexqyn/pytal... #Python #OpenSource
“Pytalon Architecture” cover with the Pytalon logo in the upper-left and large “ARCHITECTURE” title centered on a purple-to-pink-to-orange gradient background. Below, text announces the first Pytalon Architecture documentation for Pytalon 2.3 Assistant Major Flagship. A thin white horizontal line appears beneath the announcement.
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚀 Pytalon 2.3 — Assistant Major Flagship The first official Pytalon Architecture Documentation is here. 🐍📚 A major milestone for the project—and for me. We’re finally documenting how Pytalon works. ✨ github.com/Vexqyn/pytal... #Python #OpenSource
“Pytalon Architecture” cover with the Pytalon logo in the upper-left and large “ARCHITECTURE” title centered on a purple-to-pink-to-orange gradient background. Below, text announces the first Pytalon Architecture documentation for Pytalon 2.3 Assistant Major Flagship. A thin white horizontal line appears beneath the announcement.
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Introducing the Pytalon Assistant 2.3, The most powerful & capable plus intelligent & the honest Non-AI Assistant Major Flagship 🐍 Memory is HERE. Fully Non-AI. Data stays local. Tons of fixes. Feedback → GitHub or DM 🙌 github.com/Vexqyn/pytal...
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Introducing the Pytalon Assistant 2.3, The most powerful & capable plus intelligent & the honest Non-AI Assistant Major Flagship 🐍 Memory is HERE. Fully Non-AI. Data stays local. Tons of fixes. Feedback → GitHub or DM 🙌 github.com/Vexqyn/pytal...
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Proud to announce.....??? EH!? What was I going to say??? Looks like it's not something important, or it is important. I have to make my memory sharp. Until we meet again, and stay tuned!!! 👀👀👀
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GitHub @github.com · 20/09/2026
Yes or YES? Get your #GitHubUniverse pass 👇 githubuniverse.com/?utm_source=Blue…
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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 17/09/2026
The PSF is pleased to announce the results of the inaugural election for the Python Packaging Council! Sending a big thank you to the candidates and our community for participating in this long awaited election. We're excited to see the council start its work! #Python
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Announcing the 2026 Python Packaging Council Election Results!
The inaugural Python Packaging Council (PPC) election has concluded. With 17 candidates and plenty of lively AMA discussions on DPO, we are pleased to see the level of engagement with this first PPC election.
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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 17/09/2026
The PSF is excited to announce the results of the 2026 election for the PSF Board! Sending a big thank you to the candidates, our outgoing Board members, and our community for participating this year- we are so grateful to be in community with all of you 💙💛 #Python
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Announcing the 2026 PSF Board Election Results!
The 2026 election for the PSF Board created an opportunity for conversations about the PSF's work to serve the global Python community. We appreciate community members' perspectives, passion, and engagement in the election process this year. 
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 21/09/2026
🎬 What makes VS Code feel fast, even in huge files? From custom rendering to keeping work off the UI thread, see the engineering decisions that helped make VS Code responsive. 🍿 Watch The Story of VS Code: aka.ms/the-story-of...
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Something is coming…!? 🤔 Maybe yes, maybe no… who knows? 👀 Stay tuned and keep your eyes open. 👀✨ Wait, what is that!? 👀 Ahhh… it’s just a Minecraft LEGO set. Nothing more… 😌
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Something is coming…!? 🤔 Maybe yes, maybe no… who knows? 👀 Stay tuned and keep your eyes open. 👀✨ Wait, what is that!? 👀 Ahhh… it’s just a Minecraft LEGO set. Nothing more… 😌
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
DeepSeek now has also released the official documentation on Hugging Face: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash: Pushing the Limits of KV Cache Compression The Software Engineers and Devs can study this, if they want to understand the new architecture of DeepSeek v4.1 Flash: huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/...
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DeepSeek_V41_Tech_Report.pdf · deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash at main
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For furthermore information and in order to understand about DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — and what exactly is Engram, a conditional memory technology introduced in DeepSeek that adds 196B..... check the article down below. www.intelligentliving.co/deepseek-v41...
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Released: Benchmarks, Pricing, and Pro Retirement
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash launched Sept 10 with lower Flash prices and Pro traffic routed to it. Only confirmed facts and benchmarks.
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For furthermore information and in order to understand about DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — and what exactly is Engram, a conditional memory technology introduced in DeepSeek that adds 196B..... check the article down below. www.intelligentliving.co/deepseek-v41...
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Released: Benchmarks, Pricing, and Pro Retirement
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash launched Sept 10 with lower Flash prices and Pro traffic routed to it. Only confirmed facts and benchmarks.
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📦 Documentation: api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news260... (10/10)
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DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash: Smarter, Faster, More Efficient | DeepSeek API Docs
🚀 Introducing DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash: smarter, faster, more efficient.
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📜 Changelog: api-docs.deepseek.com/updates/ (9/10)
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Change Log | DeepSeek API Docs
Date: 2026-09-10
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
DeepSeek Official Announcement Links: 🔗 DeepSeek Twitter: x.com/deepseek_ai/... (8/10)
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DeepSeek (@deepseek_ai) on X
🚀 Introducing DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash: smarter, faster, more efficient. 🔹 Introducing the smallest model in our new architecture family, with native visual understanding. 🔹 Designed for greater capability, faster inference, higher throughput, and scaling to larger models. 1/6
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
DeepSeek's own benchmarks confirm it: V4.1 Flash delivers results "ahead of flagship models, including DeepSeek-V4-Pro." Smaller model. Better benchmarks. Lower cost. The Pro tier is gone. (7/10)
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The V4 Pro retirement is official: • Retired from Web Chat & App • Starting Sept 14, 2026, all deepseek-v4-pro API calls route to V4.1 Flash at Flash pricing • Routing continues until V4.1 Pro launches The flagship tier is being absorbed, not just deprecated. (6/10)
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The vision story is now unified. The standalone Vision model is retired. Native multimodal understanding is built into V4.1 Flash—API, Web Chat, and App. No more separate endpoints for vision tasks. (5/10)
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Meanwhile, DeepSeek is hiring ~150 backend engineers to overhaul infrastructure strained by growing user demand and agent workloads. New architecture, new plumbing. The model gets smarter; the backend has to keep up. (4/10)
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The KV Cache compression is the practical win: • HBM demand: 1/4 of previous gen • SSD storage: 1/8 For Agent workloads, cache costs dominate. This is a direct fix for the biggest cost driver in agentic AI. (3/10)
DeepSeek v4.1 Flash Global Cache Per Token (Bytes) Table showing scoring high
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The architecture is the story. V4.1 Flash is a 552B MoE with a new Causal Encoder-Decoder design: • 8B active params for input • 16B active params for output Asymmetric by design. Built for efficiency, not just raw scale. (2/10)
DeepSeek v4.1 Flash Benchmark Table showing scoring high
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🧠 DeepSeek just retired its flagship V4 Pro—and its standalone Vision model—in a single move. The replacement? V4.1 Flash, a smaller model that outperforms both. Here's what changed and why it matters. 🧵 (1/10)
DeepSeek v4.1 Flash Benchmark comparison graph with other models showing scoring high
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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 07/09/2026
Voting is open for the Python Packaging Council until Tuesday, September 15th, 2:00PM UTC! To all affirmed voters, make sure you check out the candidates and make some time to vote before then 🗳️ #Python www.python.org/nominations/...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 08/09/2026
🎙️ Check out the "Security and Ethics in the Age of Generative AI" panel from @europython.eu 2026! The PSF's @miketheman.com and @sethmlarson.dev join other folks from the #Python community to dig into how generative AI is reshaping cybersecurity, from ecosystem-level risks to the ethics of AI.
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EuroPython 2026 - Security and Ethics in the Age of Generative AI Panel
[EuroPython 2026 - S3A on 2026-07-15]🎤 *Security and Ethics in the Age of Generative AI by Sylwia Budzynska, Maria Lowas-Rzechonek, Mike Fiedler, Seth Micha...
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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 09/09/2026
Voting is open for the PSF Board of Directors Election until Tuesday, September 15th, 2:00PM UTC! To all our affirmed and pre-affirmed voters, make sure you check out the candidates and make some time to vote before then 🗳️ #Python pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...
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The 2026 PSF Board Election is Open!
It’s time to cast your vote! Voting for the 2026 PSF Board Election is open starting today Tuesday, September 1st, 2:00 pm UTC, through Tuesday, September 15th, 2:00 pm UTC. 
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 09/09/2026
How extensible should an editor be? VS Code made an early choice to protect the core while giving extensions room to grow. That choice shaped the ecosystem we have today. 🎬 The Story of VS Code: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHL3...
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 09/09/2026
⚡ Code Faster in VS Code Emmet is a built-in tool in VS Code that helps you write code faster using short, simple shortcuts. Try it out! aka.ms/Emmet
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 09/09/2026
Stunning Icons in Seconds 😺 Link: 🔗 aka.ms/catppuccin
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🧠 DeepSeek just retired its flagship V4 Pro—and its standalone Vision model—in a single move. The replacement? V4.1 Flash, a smaller model that outperforms both. Here's what changed and why it matters. 🧵 (1/10)
DeepSeek v4.1 Flash Benchmark comparison graph with other models showing scoring high
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hi everyone! No Pytalon Assistant update this week—busy with other priorities. Huge thanks for your patience and support by checking out the project—it really keeps me going! In the meantime, enjoy Pytalon 2.2 General Availability 😊 👉 github.com/Vexqyn/pytal... Feedback always welcome!
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GitHub - Vexqyn/pytalon-assistant: Pytalon is an interactive Python tutor assistant that teaches core programming concepts through hands-on practice. Built to be fully customizable like a plugin, it a...
Pytalon is an interactive Python tutor assistant that teaches core programming concepts through hands-on practice. Built to be fully customizable like a plugin, it adapts to your learning style and...
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hi everyone! No Pytalon Assistant update this week—busy with other priorities. Huge thanks for your patience and support by checking out the project—it really keeps me going! In the meantime, enjoy Pytalon 2.2 General Availability 😊 👉 github.com/Vexqyn/pytal... Feedback always welcome!
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GitHub - Vexqyn/pytalon-assistant: Pytalon is an interactive Python tutor assistant that teaches core programming concepts through hands-on practice. Built to be fully customizable like a plugin, it a...
Pytalon is an interactive Python tutor assistant that teaches core programming concepts through hands-on practice. Built to be fully customizable like a plugin, it adapts to your learning style and...
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Python Software Foundation @python.org · 04/09/2026
The weekend is great time to get to know the candidates who are running for the PSF Board of Directors this year! Find their statements on the 2026 nominees page 🤩 If you affirmed your intention to vote in this year's election or voted last year, make sure to check your email 📩 #Python
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 04/09/2026
🍿 The Story of VS Code premieres today! 🔔 Join us for the world premiere at 8:00 AM PT: aka.ms/the-story-of...
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The Story of VS Code | Official Documentary
Erich Gamma once called VS Code an overnight success 10 years in the making. Those 10 years were pretty eventful. Before becoming one of the most widely used developer tools in the world, VS Code…
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 04/09/2026
🌌 GPT-6 Astra is now generally available in VS Code with GitHub Copilot! Built for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks, GPT-6 Astra can plan, validate, and independently confirm its results as it works. Give it a try today! 🚀 github.blog/changelog/20...
Pixel art of a blue slime wearing a gold crown sits atop a dark chat interface bar, which features a microphone icon, "GPT-6 Astra," and "Medium 272K." Below the bar, smaller icons and labels include "Copilot," "Interactive," and "Manual permissions."
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 04/09/2026
🎬 The Story of VS Code is out now! From the first prototypes to the future of coding, discover the story behind VS Code. Watch now, and as always, happy coding! 💙 aka.ms/the-story-of...
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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 02/09/2026
Excited to share the amazing companies sponsoring The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast the fall: turbopuffer is our presenting sponsor. How the company started is epic: founder Simon Eskildsen told Cursor he can reduce their database bill by 95%... and he did (!!) turbopuffer.com/pragmatic (cont'd)
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Andrey Sitnik @en.sitnik.es · 02/09/2026
Released Nano Stores React 2.0 with support for async stores, like Nano Stores SQL (a SQLite-in-browser wrapper), Logux, and Nano Stores Async. github.com/nanostores/r...
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Pytalon 2.2 GA is Live! 🐍 Fully customizable like a plugin + Defer System for pauses (afk/brb/later). 15 bugs squashed, 300+ natural patterns, code refactored. We don't need AI everywhere. Try it today ↓ github.com/Vexqyn/pytal... #Python #OpenSource #Coding #Pytalon
Pytalon 2.2 General Availability is here! A bold announcement graphic featuring the Pytalon Assistant logo with a Python snake, version 2.2 badge, and "General Availability" text. The most customizable, non-AI Python tutor — now with Defer System and 300+ natural conversation patterns. Created by M. Qasim Farooqi.
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M. Qasim. Farooqi ⛏️ @acubura.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Pytalon 2.2 GA is Live! 🐍 Fully customizable like a plugin + Defer System for pauses (afk/brb/later). 15 bugs squashed, 300+ natural patterns, code refactored. We don't need AI everywhere. Try it today ↓ github.com/Vexqyn/pytal... #Python #OpenSource #Coding #Pytalon
Pytalon 2.2 General Availability is here! A bold announcement graphic featuring the Pytalon Assistant logo with a Python snake, version 2.2 badge, and "General Availability" text. The most customizable, non-AI Python tutor — now with Defer System and 300+ natural conversation patterns. Created by M. Qasim Farooqi.
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