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@KatieKeithBarn2 That's amazing. Claude Code's updates over the last few months have been a huge leap over the "You're absolutely right!" spirals we'd see during mid-2025.

My most ambitious Claude Code project so far - I fed it one of our existing free plugins and one of our premium plugins, and asked it to create a free version of the premium plugin for WordPress.org. I told it which features to include and which to grey out with upgrade links. It did a good job, and surprisingly my developer confirmed that it it's good and meets the .org guidelines with just a few small changes 🚀 We'd been considering whether to release free versions of more of our plugins because .org might be a good backup distribution channel given the drop in sales that we've had from Google Organic. However I'd been concerned about the amount of development time required, so this will really help.

I have so much gratitude to people who wrote extremely complex software character-by-character. It already feels difficult to remember how much effort it really took. Thank you for getting us to this point.

The most powerful skill you need to be able to leverage everything going on with AI is not what you think it is. And it doesn't matter how old you are, how smart you are, how wealthy you are, or how educated you are. It is simply this: curiosity.

Excited for InfluenceWP 2.0! With AI being what it is, WordPress product creators, more than ever, need more human voices in their corner. 👊

@MetaPrinxss 😆

WordPress is finished 💥 I just vibe coded my own content management system. It even handles eCommerce. Freshly live. Sign up here: http://localhost:3000

@aparanjape Thank you for sharing this. Loved the nostalgia of seeing "आनंदी-आनंद गडे!" in a digital copy of a textbook I used.

Please check this link - books.ebalbharati.in/archives/

Introducing Claude Code Security, now in limited research preview. It scans codebases for vulnerabilities and suggests targeted software patches for human review, allowing teams to find and fix issues that traditional tools often miss. Learn more: anthropic.com/news/claude-co…

@DerekAshauer These viral infections can be terrible. I hope you all get well soon.

If you were wanting to come to our house you’ll need a hazmat suit: 🤒🤮🤒🤮🤒☀️ Crazy virus tearing through this family: 2 with severe stomach thing and as of this morning a 3rd with a sore throat/severe cold thing. The oldest teen is the only one left… It’s been a week.

Loved this talk by Boris Cherny, the creator of Claude Code. Not long ago, software teams were careful not to automate code generation beyond 20% or so. Boris now writes 100% of his code with Claude Code. Astonishing! youtube.com/watch?v=PQU9o_…

@NGKabra That is why I tip them outside the platform.

When you start tipping quick-commerce/gig-economy delivery people, the only effect is that the platform starts paying them less, so the take-home pay remains the same; you're just increasing the profits of the platform Economic theory predicts this and now there's data marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

I just saw a 1-star review for a WordPress plugin with the title: "Everything that is valuable is PAID" Of course it is! Money is a measure of value. How else will plugin developers sustain the effort to build great products?

@TommiPedruzzi AI.

Everyone is hyped about Claude... but barely anyone knows how to actually use it to make real money. I used it to write a 90-page eBook. It now makes me $3,000 per month. I’ve put 5+ hours of video breaking down my exact system and prompts that turn Claude into a full-blown eBook writing machine. Comment “AI” and I’ll DM you everything.

I haven't blogged in forever but I thought I'd write down my thoughts about how AI will affect WordPress --> regionallyfamous.com/nobody-rips-ou…

#WordPress folks who want to attend WordCamp Pune 2026 tomorrow - I have an extra regular ticket. DM me if you want one.

@hyderabaddoctor Jobs cut have been widespread in the IT sector, but this phenomenon is not entirely due to AI automating jobs. There has been an uneven impact on revenue due to AI, and companies are under pressure to justify their investments. Job cuts are a quick, short term way to save costs.

AI & Jobs in India: A Reality Check (Not a Panic Post) With AI advancing rapidly, there is understandable anxiety about job losses. But the impact is uneven across sectors. 1️⃣ Worst affected so far: IT / Software The maximum visible job cuts linked to AI and automation in India have occurred in the IT/software sector. Routine coding, testing, customer support, documentation and back-office roles are increasingly automated. Hiring has slowed, roles are being restructured, and freshers face tighter entry. 👉 This is a re-shaping of IT jobs, not the end of technology careers, but the disruption is real. 2️⃣ Other vulnerable areas Clerical work, BPOs, data entry, and repetitive white-collar tasks are seeing gradual decline. AI is replacing tasks, not entire professions. 3️⃣ What about doctors? There is no credible evidence of doctors losing jobs to AI in India. AI in healthcare currently acts as an assistant: imaging support, documentation, triage, decision aids. Clinical judgment, ethical responsibility, procedural skills, and human empathy cannot be automated away. 👉 AI augments doctors; it does not replace them (at least for now). Bottom line 🔸AI disruption is sector-specific, not universal. 🔸IT/software has taken the biggest hit so far. 🔸Doctors remain among the least threatened professions, though workflows will evolve. The future is not about humans vs AI; it is about humans who use AI vs those who don’t. How is your field getting benefitted/affected with AI; mention in the comments below👇 Dr Sudhir Kumar @hyderabaddoctor

@remkusdevries Thanks - It worked in MS Edge and I'm signed up.

@N_Chougle I've been getting subscribers all day, so you may need to try a different browser?

This chasing of perfect performance metrics is great and all, but understanding it while building > optimizing later.

@matt_elevenlabs 11B

We just raised $500M at an 11B valuation 🎉 To celebrate, we’re giving away 1,000 free credits so you can test our platform. For the next 6 hours, comment “11B” below and we’ll DM you the credits (must follow) 👇

Friendly advice for my startup founder friends: When coming up with your positioning, solve for your customers and your market -- not for investors and media. Example: I see a ton of startups that are positioning themselves as "AI-first" products. But when every startup is calling itself AI-first, nobody is really getting much value from that label. Think back on when we had the smart phone come out. Back then, a bunch of companies said they were "mobile first". Most of them failed to take off, because it was unclear what value being "mobile first" was creating for their customers. So, when describing who you are and what you do, frame it from the perspective of your customers. How does what you do translate into value for them? Let's say you were building a back-office system that reviewed every vendor contract a company signs looking out for deviations from company policy. It runs quietly in the background until it needs to raise an alert. You could approach this in two ways: 1) We have an AI-first vendor contract review product. We use the most advanced AI models to read through every contract...blah...blah...blah. 2) We have the smartest vendor contract review system you'll *never* see. It uses AI to dissect every document, watch your back and protect your business. See the difference? Help your customers understand what you do for them. If you get that right, you'll have addressed investors too. Trust me, investors don't know what "AI-first" really means either. I say that as an indie investor that's invested in 150+ startups. These are fun and exciting times to be building. Best wishes!

@remkusdevries I'm unable to subscribe - I keep getting a message asking me to prove I'm human, but there's no checkbox.

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Spread the word to founders looking for Accelerators. Quite a few additions to the list of top-tier active Accelerators. notes.startupbaba.com/enhance/accele…