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    Why plain text remains one of the best technologies●Plain text is still one of the best technologies we haveYhnTechnology17756 min ago

    A new essay argues that plain text is still among the best technologies available, praising its durability, simplicity and freedom from format obsolescence. The piece contends that decades-old text files remain perfectly readable, unlike many proprietary formats, and that plain text's flexibility underpins everything from programming to note-taking. Readers are debating whether minimalist formats beat modern rich alternatives.

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    Why Plain Text Remains One of Our Best Technologies●Why Plain Text Is Still One of the Best Technologies We HaveYhn1367 h ago

    A new essay argues that plain text is still one of the best technologies available, pointing to its simplicity, durability and independence from specific software or formats. Written decades after the format became standard, plain text remains readable across systems and generations. Technology enthusiasts are sharing and debating the piece, with many agreeing that older, minimal formats often outlast flashier alternatives.

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    Developers brief AI coding agents with plain-text instruction files●Coding agents like Claude Code read a plain-text briefing file before they do anything else. Mine is called CLAUDE.md ,MmastodonTechnologyAI317 h ago

    Coders are configuring AI assistants like Claude Code with a plain-text briefing file, often named CLAUDE.md, placed in a project or home directory. The file tells the agent who the user is, what software is installed and which services run where, so the tool starts with proper context before writing any code. Writers are swapping tips on what to include, treating these files as the key to making coding agents behave reliably on their own machines.

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    Ray-Ban Meta app exposed eight API keys in plain text▼An open-source Ray-Ban Meta glasses app kept eight API keys in plain text until October 4✉newsTechnologySoftware9 h ago

    An open-source companion app for Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses stored eight API keys in plain text, leaving them exposed until October 4, when they were removed. The keys reportedly provided access to third-party services used by the app. Security-minded users are discussing how common such credential mishandling is in hobbyist open-source projects, and Meta has not commented on the incident.

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    Plain text still one of the best technologies●Plain text is still one of the best technologies we have https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9968906 # hackernews #MmastodonTechnology16 h ago

    A widely shared Hacker News discussion argues that plain text remains one of the best technologies ever created. Supporters point to its simplicity, durability, portability and independence from any particular software or vendor, contrasting it with more complex modern formats that can become obsolete or inaccessible. Others note limits like lack of formatting, but the overall sentiment celebrates plain text's longevity.

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    Four-person consultancy ran its whole workflow on markdown files AI agents read●What held up and what we had to fix after running a four-person consultancy on a plain markdown and YAML repo that ClaudMmastodonTechnologySoftware45 d ago

    A four-person consultancy reports on a year-style retrospective of running its operations from a plain markdown and YAML repository that coding agents including Claude Code, Codex and Copilot CLI read at the start of each session. The write-up details what the setup held up well and what had to be fixed, drawing attention among developers experimenting with AI agents as core parts of their workflow.

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    Blogger shares roundup of topics after missing daily writing goal●Hey @ rl_dane , sorry I wasn't able to write every day, but I compiled a couple of topics I wanted to write about in thiMmastodonCultureFilm35 d ago

    A blogger apologised to a correspondent for not managing to write every day, then published a compilation post covering several topics instead. The roundup touches on sport, the Zettelkasten note-taking method, plain text files, movies including Jurassic Park, the btrfs file system, and gratitude, and it has drawn a small but warm response from other users of decentralised social networks who follow blogging challenges.

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