For coding it is, but not for typical LLM outputs. DeepSeek is tied with GPT-5 on LM Arena and it was released in August.
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Open-source AI on Mac Studios: Cheaper, faster, and free alternative to ChatGPT
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Small companies could run DeepSeek-V3.2 on one of these souped-up Mac Studios instead of paying for dozens and dozens of ChatGPT licenses for employees. Open-source models are only about 6 months behind the proprietary models. And they’re free. Forever.
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Databricks IDE: Data Pipeline Authoring and Testing Tool
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The IDE for Data Engineering is everything you need to author and test data pipelines, directly inside the Databricks Workspace.
— Databricks (@databricks) 20 décembre 2025
The IDE is designed to improve productivity and debugging with features like dependency graphs, built-in data previews and execution insights.
Now… pic.twitter.com/VeW4MUkTlpThe IDE for Data Engineering is everything you need to author and test data pipelines, directly inside the Databricks Workspace. The IDE is designed to improve productivity and debugging with features like dependency graphs, built-in data previews and execution insights. Now
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Mini-SGLang: Simplified LLM Serving in 5000 Lines of Code
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vLLM has 100k+ lines of code. Mini-SGLang does the same core job under 5000 lines of code. this repo is designed to simplify modern LLM serving systems, offering a capable inference engine and a clear reference code for researchers and developers. 100% open-source.
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Collection of Performance Optimization Tips and Tricks
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Many techniques are probably known to readers, but we felt it was nice to have a collection of tips and tricks, ranging from high-level algorithmic improvements to low-level performancer optimizations collected together.
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Systems Hack Day: Rethink Your Team’s Process Workflow
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Your team needs a Systems Hack Day. I know the name isn’t perfect, but I’m talking about dedicating one day entirely to rethinking how a process gets done. If you haven’t built Claude skills you’re using regularly… If you haven’t built an app on
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Google Launches Gemini 3 Flash for Fast Frontier AI
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Making the final days of 2025 count Here’s everything we dropped this week: — Gemini 3 Flash, bringing fast frontier intelligence at a fraction of the cost to surfaces like @GeminiApp
, AI Mode in Google Search, @GoogleAIStudio
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Codex Skills Support: Automating Linear Tickets and GitHub CI Fixes
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Excited for Codex to support skills!
— Romain Huet (@romainhuet) 19 décembre 2025
This thread shares examples of skills we’re shipping, inspired by how we use Codex internally at OpenAI, like having Codex automatically update Linear tickets or fix GitHub CI failures. https://t.co/f9WWP9GMf2Excited for Codex to support skills! This thread shares examples of skills we’re shipping, inspired by how we use Codex internally at OpenAI, like having Codex automatically update Linear tickets or fix GitHub CI failures.
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Lakebase and Agent Bricks: AI-powered software development foundations
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"Software engineers are not going to stop using AI to build software, and those applications need a database, which is why we built Lakebase. Teams also increasingly want to use agents, which is why we built Agent Bricks. We’re continuing to invest in these foundations to help