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Do Coding Agents Really Need Unrestricted Shell Access?

Exploring a bounded repository capability layer with MCP, AST/LSP code intelligence, guarded writes, and Git context. Coding agents need access to a repository.

2026-09-12 ·dev.to

Wrapping a Monolith in Docker Isn't Containerization

TL;DR: docker build on a monolith and calling it "containerized" gets you a portable monolith, which still scales and fails as one block, and gains almost none of what containers actually offer.

• Dockerizing a monolith doesn't provide containerization benefits
• Benefits include portability, independent scaling, self-healing
• Containerizing after splitting into services yields 41% server cost reduction

2026-09-12 ·dev.to

TrustED Moves Privacy Preserving Data Sharing Into Real World European Pilots

The EU-funded TrustED project is moving privacy-preserving data sharing from technical design into real-world validation.

2026-09-12 ·dev.to

How to run a provably fair giveaway in 10 lines of code

Every giveaway or raffle eventually gets the same comment: "this was rigged." Usually it wasn't — but there's no way for anyone outside the organizer to check.

• Use a public randomness beacon like QBEACON for fair selection
• Lock entrant list before random value is determined to prevent manipulation
• Entrant list hashed and committed, then winner selected using random value

2026-09-12 ·dev.to