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Guides.
Longer reads on the tools and protocols behind AI-assisted development. Factual, tool-specific, and updated when the ground shifts.
What is MCP? The Model Context Protocol, explained for developers.
MCP is the "USB-C for LLMs." What it is, why it took off in 2025, and how to add your first server to Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Claude Code vs Cursor: which AI coding tool should you actually use?
Honest head-to-head on pricing, agents, autonomy, and the kind of codebase each one handles best. No affiliate links, no winner-by-default.
Agentic coding, explained: from autocomplete to autonomous agents.
What "agentic coding" actually means, how we got here, and the four levels of autonomy every team should know about.