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This free, open-source tool beats Claude Code, Codex, and Antigravity at their own game, and I'm not looking back

By Mahnoor Faisal, MakeUseOf

This free, open-source tool beats Claude Code, Codex, and Antigravity at their own game, and I'm not looking back

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I've always been a massive nerd when it comes to coding. In fact, nine-year-old me somehow decided that sitting down and learning Python was a better use of my free time than doing literally anything a normal nine-year-old would do. While other kids were busy playing games, I was busy figuring out how to write my own (admittedly terrible) programs. My fascination with coding never really went away. If anything, the rise of AI coding assistants has only made it worse. Sure, these tools do mean I now spend less time actually writing code myself, and memorizing syntax is something I barely have to worry about anymore. However, they've also made coding a lot more exciting for me.

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