5 Quick Links for Devs: Week 51, 2025

Codex vs. Claude Code (Today)

A practical comparison of Codex and Claude Code as they exist right now, not as marketing abstractions. Focuses on day-to-day developer workflows, where each tool actually shines, and where the rough edges still are. Less hype, more “which one do I reach for at 2am.”

Claude Code gets native LSP support

Claude Code quietly crossed an important threshold by speaking LSP natively. This moves it from “clever coding assistant” toward something that can sit inside real editor workflows, understand projects structurally, and stop hallucinating about symbols that don’t exist.

JSDoc _is_ TypeScript

An argument that TypeScript won without everyone noticing. JSDoc plus modern tooling gets you most of the benefits people reach for TS for, with less ceremony. A good reminder that type systems are about intent and feedback, not file extensions.

AWS CEO Explains 3 Reasons AI Can’t Replace Junior Devs

More interesting for what it reveals about organisational reality than for the surface claim. The reasons boil down to trust, accountability, and learning loops—areas where humans still matter because companies are social systems, not just code generators.

No AI\* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter

Waterfox lays out a clear line in the sand against the reflexive AI-everywhere posture. It’s less anti-technology and more pro-agency: software should serve users explicitly, not quietly turn them into training data or passive endpoints.