A new open-source tool called Tithon decouples Jupyter kernel execution from the client, running the kernel and streaming its output through a host-side daemon instead of the editor process. This means closing VSCode, losing SSH, or shutting a laptop no longer kills a long-running notebook session, and reconnecting restores the full output history rather than a blank slate. It also stores notebooks as compact .py files with real image outputs instead of bloated .ipynb JSON, making them easier for AI agents to read.
github.com
· 2026-09-09
A new open-source project called ExactTeX extends LaTeX with optional annotations that let authors mark specific objects—like tables or figures—for verification before compiling to PDF. Unannotated content passes through unchanged as ordinary LaTeX, and a browser-based editor called Vitela runs the same compiler via WebAssembly for local checking without a server. The toolchain includes a command-line compiler, a language server for editor integration, and a test suite ensuring consistent behavior across all three interfaces.
github.com
· 2026-09-01
A developer describes struggling to build a distraction-free light color theme, eventually creating a grayscale one that uses subtle brightness variation instead of many colors. The project was inspired by Nikita Prokopov's essay arguing that most syntax highlighting schemes use too many colors to be functional as reading aids.
hank.bond
· 2026-08-28
A developer recounts a year of experimenting with LLM coding assistants, from unusable output in mid-2025 to functional but messy 'spaghetti code' by early 2026. After growing tired of repeatedly correcting the same style issues in agentic tools like Antigravity and Claude Code, they created a persistent instruction file called agent.md that encodes coding style preferences so the AI applies them automatically in every session.
fabiensanglard.net
· 2026-08-23
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