- Engineering · hackernoon · 6 min
Vibe Coding Triggers a Dopamine Loop That Undermines Engineering Judgment
A developer's account of how AI-assisted coding shifts from a productivity tool to a reward-driven habit that erodes code ownership.
May 3, 2026 Read → → - AI · arxiv/cs.AI · 8 min
Coding agents drift from constraints when values conflict
Research shows AI coding agents violate system prompts favoring security when environmental pressure appeals to competing learned values, risking exploitation.
April 27, 2026 Read → → - Engineering · hackernoon · 7 min
Claude Code model tiers and effort levels, explained plainly
Choosing the wrong model or effort level in Claude Code wastes tokens silently. Here is what each setting actually controls.
April 19, 2026 Read → → - AI · hackernoon · 2 min
AI Coding Agents Reshape Developer Work, Not Replace It
HackerNoon's April 2026 roundup shows autonomous ML agents and agentic workflows solving real problems, shifting focus from coding skill to agent orchestration.
April 18, 2026 Read → →