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'Just Because Linus Torvalds Vibe Codes Doesn't Mean It's a Good Idea'

In an opinion piece for The Register, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols argues that while "vibe coding" can be fun and occasionally useful for small, throwaway projects, it produces brittle, low-quality code that doesn't scale and ultimately burdens real developers with cleanup and maintenance. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt: Vibe coding got a big boost when everyone's favorite open source programmer, Linux's Linus Torvalds, said he'd been using Google's Antigravity LLM on his toy program AudioNoise, which he uses to create "random digital audio effects" using his "random guitar pedal board design." This is not exactly Linux or even Git, his other famous project, in terms of the level of work. Still, many people reacted to Torvalds' vibe coding as "wow!" It's certainly noteworthy, but has the case for vibe coding really changed? [...] It's fun, and for small projects, it's productive. However, today's programs are complex and call upon numerous frameworks and resources. Even if your vibe code works, how do you maintain it? Do you know what's going on inside the code? Chances are you don't. Besides, the LLM you used two weeks ago has been replaced with a new version. The exact same prompts that worked then yield different results today. Come to think of it, it's an LLM. The same prompts and the same LLM will give you different results every time you run it. This is asking for disaster. Just ask Jason Lemkin. He was the guy who used the vibe coding platform Replit, which went "rogue during a code freeze, shut down, and deleted our entire database." Whoops! Yes, Replit and other dedicated vibe programming AIs, such as Cursor and Windsurf, are improving. I'm not at all sure, though, that they've been able to help with those fundamental problems of being fragile and still cannot scale successfully to the demands of production software. It's much worse than that. Just because a program runs doesn't mean it's good. As Ruth Suehle, President of the Apache Software Foundation, commented recently on LinkedIn, naive vibe coders "only know whether the output works or doesn't and don't have the skills to evaluate it past that. The potential results are horrifying." Why? In another LinkedIn post, Craig McLuckie, co-founder and CEO of Stacklok, wrote: "Today, when we file something as 'good first issue' and in less than 24 hours get absolutely inundated with low-quality vibe-coded slop that takes time away from doing real work. This pattern of 'turning slop into quality code' through the review process hurts productivity and hurts morale." McLuckie continued: "Code volume is going up, but tensions rise as engineers do the fun work with AI, then push responsibilities onto their team to turn slop into production code through structured review."

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Accès frauduleux aux « déclarations préalables à l’embauche » : comment se prémunir après la fuite de l’Urssaf ?

Le 19 janvier 2026, l'Union de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d’allocations familiales (Urssaf) a annoncé une fuite de données d'une ampleur inédite. Au total, 12 millions de salariés pourraient être concernés par cet incident. Voici les risques concrets pour les personnes concernées et comment réduire les risques.

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Attention, le match entre le PSG et le Sporting Portugal n’est pas diffusé sur Canal+

C'est le retour de la Ligue des champions, avec une septième journée qui pourrait un peu plus dessiner le classement final et désigner les clubs qui éviteront les barrages. Actuellement 3e, le PSG est bien parti pour figurer dans le top 8. Une victoire sur la pelouse du Sporting Portugal le rapprocherait un peu plus de son objectif. Le match a lieu ce mardi soir.

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2026 BCN awards



BCN Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, announced the winners in the camera category for 2026. BCN collects POS sales data from most retail stores in Japan (January to December, 2025). Here is the latest ranking:

Mirrorless cameras:

  1. Sony: 29.9%
  2. Canon: 27.4%
  3. Nikon: 15.1%

DSLR cameras:

  1. Canon: 44.3%
  2. Nikon: 38%
  3. Ricoh/Pentax: 17.7%

Digital compact cameras with an integrated lens:

  1. Kodak: 24%
  2. Fujifilm: 13.9%
  3. Kenko Tokina: 13.3%

Action cameras:

  1. DJI: 40.1%
  2. Arashi Vision: 37.9%
  3. GoPro: 18.9%

Video cameras:

  1. DJI: 64.7%
  2. Panasonic: 18.9%
  3. Sony: 11.1%

Interchangeable lenses

  1. Tamron: 23%
  2. Sigma: 17.8%
  3. Sony: 13.1%

Overall Trends and Insights

  • Mirrorless Growth vs. DSLR Decline: Mirrorless rankings show a fragmented but vibrant market, with Sony holding strong. DSLR sales are likely shrinking, as evidenced by lower overall volumes implied in historical data (e.g., Canon’s 2025 DSLR share was 69.4%, but no 2026 figure available). Nikon remains competitive in both but could benefit from more aggressive Z-system marketing.
  • Non-Traditional Brands Rising: DJI’s double win in video and action categories signals a shift to versatile, tech-integrated devices over pure camera hardware. This could pressure traditional brands like Nikon to innovate in video features.
  • Lens Market Dynamics: Third-party lenses leading points to price sensitivity in Japan. For Nikon fans, this means opportunities to pair Z-mount bodies with affordable Tamron or Sigma glass, potentially boosting system adoption.
  • Nikon-Specific Analysis: Nikon appears in three categories (DSLR 2nd, mirrorless 3rd, binoculars 3rd), a respectable showing amid intense competition. Compared to 2025 (where Nikon was 3rd in mirrorless and 2nd in DSLR), there’s consistency, but to climb higher, focusing on entry-level mirrorless or hybrid video capabilities could help. No appearance in lens top three suggests Nikon’s native optics are premium-positioned, not volume leaders.

These awards reflect Japanese retail trends, which may differ globally due to regional preferences (e.g., instant cameras are popular in Asia).

Past rankings can be found here and here:

The latest Nikon market share in Japan according to BCN: Nikon is moving up

2024 BCN awards announced (camera market share in Japanese retail stores)

The 2023 BCN awards are out

The 2022 BCN awards are out (camera market share in Japanese retail stores)

Source: BCNaward (press release) via NikonRumors

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VALKYRIE passe à l'écran incurvé avec son AIO N360

Des écrans, il y en a beaucoup chez VALKYRIE. Mais des incurvés, il n'y en avait pas avant le N360, un kit watercooling AIO qui suit la tendance actuelle avec un AMOLED de 6.67" qui offre un affichage en 2400 x 1080. Pas de coupure au milieu comme chez TRYX, mais plutôt une approche comme ASUS avec une partie supérieure plus grande qui permet d'avoir plus d'informations visibles si jamais les barrettes mémoire sont trop imposantes sur la droite. En revanche, et c'est une bonne chose pour le PC, peut-être un peu moins pour le portefeuille en ce moment, VALKYRIE opte pour un processeur et de la mémoire en interne afin d'alléger le système. Tout est sauvegardé dans l'AIO, qui limite ainsi les accès au logiciel et consomme donc moins de ressources. […]

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Aegon, Aerion, Baelor : les Targaryen à connaître dans A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Targaryen A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Vous confondez déjà Aerion et Aemon ? Pas de panique. À l'aube du lancement de A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, dès le 19 janvier 2026 sur HBO Max, une révision s'impose. Voici tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur les membres de la maison Targaryen présents dans la série, pour comprendre les enjeux sans avoir besoin d'ouvrir une encyclopédie.

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Si vous n’aimez pas les habitants moches dans Animal Crossing: New Horizons, vous allez détester la mise à jour 3.0

La mise à jour 3.0 d’Animal Crossing: New Horizons, déployée en avance le 14 janvier 2026, introduit un hôtel flambant neuf. Un lieu pensé pour accueillir des visiteurs de passage… dont certains risquent de vous rappeler des souvenirs que vous pensiez avoir laissés derrière vous.

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Ruby on Rails Creator Says AI Coding Tools Still Can't Match Most Junior Programmers

AI still can't produce code as well as most junior programmers he's worked with, David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails and co-founder of 37 Signals, said on a recent podcast [video link], which is why he continues to write most of his code by hand. Hansson compared AI's current coding capabilities to "a flickering light bulb" -- total darkness punctuated by moments of clarity before going pitch black again. At his company, humans wrote 95% of the code for Fizzy, 37 Signals' Kanban-inspired organization product, he said. The team experimented with AI-powered features, but those ended up on the cutting room floor. "I'm not feeling that we're falling behind at 37 Signals in terms of our ability to produce, in terms of our ability to launch things or improve the products," Hansson said. Hansson said he remains skeptical of claims that businesses can fire half their programmers and still move faster. Despite his measured skepticism, Hansson said he marvels at the scale of bets the U.S. economy is placing on AI reaching AGI. "The entire American economy right now is one big bet that that's going to happen," he said.

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