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A user reports hitting chat limits on Claude Sonnet 4.6 much faster than before, experiencing 5-10x quicker rate limiting over the past few days. They ask if others are having similar experiences with lowered usage limits.

A Chrome extension has been developed that integrates with ActorDo, a work assistant for busy professionals. The extension pulls data from email, calendar, and tasks to display a daily agenda directly within the browser for Gmail and Outlook users.

An early-career software engineer with strong programming skills asks how to improve at the more managerial aspects of software engineering, including design documentation, decision tracking, infrastructure planning, and compliance work.

The developer created a budget tracking app called Spendly for his girlfriend who was dissatisfied with using Google Sheets. He built the application using Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Supabase for the backend database. The app features a clean interface with transaction tracking, category management, and data visualization tools.

The author credits an 800-page PHP and MySQL book with launching their web development career over twenty years ago. They are now seeking similar comprehensive book recommendations for topics like Linux sysadmin, bash, or audio DSP in Rust.

Apple Silicon's security restrictions limit traditional kernel debugging methods that require single-stepping and breakpoints. Developers are exploring alternative approaches for kernel exploit development on these locked-down systems.

Recoonlytics is a tool that automatically cleans messy CSV or Excel data by detecting column types, removing duplicates, fixing missing values, and generating statistics and visualizations. The goal is to transform raw data into usable insights in seconds without manual preprocessing.

A developer has created a near real-time sync tool for Apple Notes that exports changes as markdown and versions them in git-based cloud storage. The service provides collaboration features like sharing and commenting, with a macOS app handling the sync process.

Simon Willison documented methods for fetching data from Datasette into Google Sheets using importdata(), named functions, or Google Apps Scripts for API token handling. An example spreadsheet demonstrates all three approaches.

Simon Willison has updated his Claude Token Counter tool to include comparisons across different Claude models. The tool now shows how token counts vary between Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus, and other models when processing the same text.

The Claude Token Counter tool has been upgraded to compare token counts across different Claude models. Opus 4.7 uses an updated tokenizer that increases token counts by 1.46x for text and up to 3.01x for images compared to Opus 4.6, potentially making it about 40% more expensive despite identical pricing.

本文探讨了Claude Opus模型从4.6版本升级到4.7版本时，其系统提示（system prompt）发生的关键变化。这些修改反映了模型能力的演进和对用户交互方式的优化，对开发者理解模型行为具有重要意义。

Wander Console 0.5.0 has been released, featuring a built-in console network crawler that performs breadth-first search traversal of the Wander network. The decentralized, self-hosted web console allows visitors to explore websites recommended by independent website owners.

Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 system prompt includes several changes from version 4.6, such as expanded child safety instructions, new guidance on acting versus clarifying, and removal of certain behavioral restrictions. The update also introduces tool search functionality and addresses issues like disordered eating and controversial yes/no questions.

本文通过匿名数据对比了Opus 4.6和Opus 4.7两个版本在请求令牌使用效率方面的差异，为模型性能优化提供参考依据。

Anthropic publishes Claude system prompts as Markdown, which were converted into separate files with fake git commit dates to enable browsing changes via GitHub. This allowed for detailed analysis of changes between model versions like Opus 4.6 and 4.7.

Simon Willison describes how he used a short prompt with Claude Code to add support for "beats" content to his blog-to-newsletter tool. The prompt instructed the AI to clone his blog repository for reference, update the newsletter tool to include beats with descriptions, and test the changes. This resulted in a successful pull request that modified the SQL query and added beat type display logic.

PyCon US 2026 will be held in Long Beach, California from May 13-19, featuring new dedicated tracks for AI and security. The conference includes core talks from May 15-17, along with tutorials, sprints, and community events.

Datasette 1.0a28 fixes compatibility issues introduced in the previous alpha release, including a bug with execute_write_fn() callbacks. It adds new close() methods for databases and Datasette instances, and includes a pytest plugin for automatic cleanup during testing.

The llm-anthropic 0.25 release adds support for the new Claude Opus 4.7 model with thinking_effort capabilities and introduces thinking_display and thinking_adaptive options. It also increases default max_tokens to the maximum allowed for each model and removes obsolete beta headers for older models.

The author tested Qwen3.6-35B-A3B and Claude Opus 4.7 on a "pelican riding a bicycle" benchmark. Qwen3.6 produced a better SVG illustration with a correct bicycle frame, while Opus 4.7 failed to properly render the bicycle frame. The humorous benchmark has generally correlated with model usefulness.

Simon Willison created a preview tool for the datasette.io website's news section, which is built from a YAML file. The tool allows editing and validation of the YAML format to catch errors before they appear on the live site.

The datasette-export-database plugin version 0.3a1 has been released to address compatibility issues with Datasette 1.0a27, which no longer sets the ds_csrftoken cookie used by the plugin's custom signed URL system.

Datasette 1.0a27 replaces Django-style CSRF tokens with modern browser headers and introduces a RenameTableEvent for when tables are renamed during SQLite transactions. The release also includes several other changes like a new actor parameter for internal requests and improved API endpoints.

Google released Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, a new text-to-speech model that can be directed using detailed prompts. The model is available via the Gemini API and can only output audio files. The prompting system allows for detailed voice direction including accent, style, and emotional tone.

Google has released a new Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS text-to-speech model. The article provides a link to notes about this new AI tool.

Datasette-ports 0.3 has been released with updates to help monitor Datasette instances. The tool now displays the working directory derived from each process ID and shows the full path to each database file. The output format has been improved to provide more detailed information about running Datasette instances.

Zig 0.16.0 introduces "Juicy Main," a dependency injection feature for the main() function that provides access to useful properties like allocators, I/O, environment variables, and CLI arguments through a process.Init parameter.

Datasette has replaced its token-based CSRF protection with a new approach using Sec-Fetch-Site headers, inspired by Go 1.25 and research by Filippo Valsorda. This eliminates the need for CSRF tokens in templates and removes related plugin hooks.

The Servo browser engine is now available as an embeddable library on crates.io. A CLI tool called servo-shot was created to take screenshots of webpages using the new crate. While compiling Servo to WebAssembly isn't feasible, a playground was built for experimenting with html5ever and markup5ever_rcdom crates in WebAssembly.

SQLite 3.53.0 is a major release with accumulated improvements including ALTER TABLE support for NOT NULL and CHECK constraints, new json_array_insert() function, and CLI enhancements via a new Query Results Formatter library.

A demo playground provides a UI for testing SQLite Query Result Formatter library rendering options. The tool compiles to WebAssembly and allows users to experiment with various SQL result table formats.

watgo is a WebAssembly Toolkit for Go that provides a CLI and Go API to parse and validate WAT (WebAssembly Text). It's similar to existing tools like wabt and wasm-tools but implemented in pure, zero-dependency Go.

GitHub doesn't display repository size in its user interface, but the information is available through the CORS-friendly GitHub API. This tool allows users to paste a repository URL to view its size, such as simonw/datasette which is 8.1MB.

asgi-gzip 0.3 fixes a bug where the library was incorrectly compressing Server-Sent Events responses. The issue occurred because a scheduled workflow to check for Starlette updates had stopped running, missing a fix. The update now correctly handles text/event-stream responses.

Wander Console 0.4.0 introduces wildcard patterns for ignore lists, adds a 'via' query parameter to track console origins, and includes algorithm improvements for console selection. The release also relaxes sandbox restrictions to allow links opening in new tabs.

The author tested whether Codeberg, like GitHub, allows accessing fork commits via the original repository's URL. While GitHub successfully displays commits from forks with a warning, Codeberg returns a 404 error for such requests.

Wander Console 0.3.0 fixes bugs that prevented the console dialog from loading without an ignore list and resolved iframe loading issues for websites relying on same-origin context. The release also includes minor fixes for horizontal scrolling on small devices and duplicate recommendations.

Wander Console 0.2.0 introduces sandboxed iframes for security, customization options including CSS/JavaScript and URL blocking, and an expanded Console dialog showing configuration details and wandering history. Over 30 people have set up Wander consoles since its announcement.

Wander 0.1.0 is a decentralized, self-hosted web console that lets visitors explore websites recommended by a community of personal website owners. It requires only two static files and can be hosted on basic web servers or platforms like GitHub Pages.

Susam has created a tool called Wander to explore personal websites. The Wander console is available at susam.net/wander/, and website owners can host their own instance by following instructions on Codeberg.

OpenTK has expanded its clickable links feature to include document and case numbers, in addition to existing links between parliamentary documents. The improvements follow positive feedback on previous updates to the parliamentary tracking system.

Anthropic has introduced a 1 million token context window for its Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 models, representing a significant technical advancement. The company is offering this increased capacity without additional charges to users.

HN Skins 0.4.0 is a minor update that fixes an issue with the commemorative black bar that appears on Hacker News when notable figures pass away. The update ensures the bar remains visible across all skins, with dark themes displaying it as a lighter grey for sufficient contrast.

HN Skins 0.3.0 is a minor update to the Hacker News theming userscript. It fixes font consistency issues, mutes visited link colors for better distinction, and renames some skins like Teletype to Courier and Nox to Midnight.

The upcoming LSP 3.18 version introduces a Text Document Content Request feature that will significantly simplify implementing a Magit-style user experience for the jj version control system, making it much less hacky than previously described approaches.

HN Skins 0.2.0 is a minor update to the Hacker News theming userscript that removes excessive vertical space below reply links, sorts skin options alphabetically, and fixes the Terminal skin's navigation bar color. The update addresses several minor styling issues from the initial release.

HN Skins 0.1.0 is a browser userscript that adds custom visual themes to Hacker News. It requires a userscript manager like Greasemonkey or Tampermonkey to install and use. The source code is available under the MIT license.

The Soju IRC bouncer uses a confirmation token for user deletion derived from the username via SHA-1 hash. The token is generated by taking the first 6 characters of the SHA-1 hash of the username, which remains consistent across user creation and deletion cycles.

Safari implemented text-wrap: pretty in 2025, bringing improved typography to web development. This feature enables better paragraph formatting, advancing web technology toward historical printing standards.