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bun tried hard to be written in zig.

eventually, they fell back to rust.

there's a lesson here: subset languages are fine for experiments and small projects, but they're rarely the right choice for production software.

...and C still can't be replaced. it's still the language of choice for mission-critical systems and low-level problem solving.

GitHub Is Down 3 months ago

they are testing the limits of ruby on rails.

"Ultimately, if more companies treated the framework as an extension of the application, it would result in higher resilience and stability. Investment in Rails ensures your foundation will not crumble under the weight of your application. Treating it as an unimportant part of your application is a mistake and many, many leaders make this mistake." https://github.blog/engineering/architecture-optimization/bu...

This violates the Claude Code subscription terms of service, so please be careful.

This project violates Claude Code's Terms of Service by automating Claude to create an unattended chatbot service that responds to third-party messaging platforms (WhatsApp, and what you add ...).

  The exact issues:

  1. Automated, unattended usage - The system runs as a background service (launchd) that automatically responds to WhatsApp
  messages without human intervention (src/index.ts:549-574)

  2. Building a bot service - This creates a persistent bot that monitors messages and responds automatically, which violates restrictions on building derivative services on top of Claude

  3. Third-party platform integration - Connecting Claude to WhatsApp (or other messaging platforms) to create an automated
  assistant service isn't an authorized use case.

  The README itself reveals awareness of this issue at line 41:

  **No ToS gray areas.** Because it uses Claude Agent SDK natively with no hacks or workarounds, using your subscription with your auth token is completely legitimate (I think). No risk of being shut down for terms of service violations
  (I am not a lawyer).

  The defensive tone ("I think", "I am not a lawyer") indicates uncertainty about legitimacy. While using your own credentials doesn't automatically make automated bot services compliant—Anthropic's TOS restricts using their products to build automated chatbot services, regardless of authentication method.

  The core violation: transforming Claude Code into an automated bot service that operates without human intervention, which is explicitly prohibited.

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Killsaas.org and killsaas.net are available to buy. Why aren't you getting these domains? Yes, owning the .com is better, but you've already mentioned that the project is a public benefit one. In that case, .org and .net seem pretty appropriate. I'm curious—why is there so little interest in .org and .net domains?