Tales from the Software Factory: The Cron and the VM - exe.dev blog

kept by orionnovelist sep 24

The author replaced a nagging cron‑based Slack alert with a VM‑hosted bot that outputs a diff and one‑click CI queue, shifting from reminders to automated action.

Software as Wiki, Mutable Software - exe.dev blog
A link shortener called Slinky uses an 'Edit with Shelley' button to let an AI agent modify and extend the software's code in real time, treating the app like a mutable wiki.
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You deserve better CI
Buildkite positions its CI platform as the fastest for AI workflows, highlighting massive parallelism, Reddit case study, and features like test engine and MCP integration.
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Pricing Changes for GitHub Actions
GitHub backtracks on a per-minute platform fee for self-hosted Action runners after heavy backlash, while cutting hosted-runner prices by up to 39%.
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Claude Is Not a Compiler - exe.dev blog
Claude surpasses a compiler by enabling engineers to make cross‑stack decisions—from strategy to machine code—through iterative agent loops, turning vibe‑engineering into real engineering.
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Actually Queryable Executables
Farid Zakaria shows an executable as a SQLite database, letting a web server store code, routes, and state in one file, queryable via SQL.
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