Deep dives, reality checks, and announcements from the Orbit blog.
MIT Tech Review's investigation reveals a stark disconnect between AI coding hype and developer experience. Here's what the data says.
Anthropic studied their own engineers' Claude Code usage. The findings (50% productivity gains alongside skill atrophy concerns) preview software development's future.
Every hour spent on configuration is an hour not spent building. Here's the case for zero-config development and how it changes everything.
The Integrated Development Environment had a 40-year run. Here's why the era of IDEs is ending and what comes next.
Vibe coding means describing what you want and letting AI figure out how. Here's where the term came from, what research says about it, and whether it actually works.
You don't need to learn programming. Describe what you want, AI builds it. Here's your complete guide to vibe coding.
GitHub claims 55% faster. A new study found 19% slower. Here's what the research actually shows about AI coding tool productivity and why the results conflict.
In late November 2025, three tech giants released competing AI coding models within days. Here's what happened, what the benchmarks show, and what it means for developers.
