I tried a Claude Code alternative that's local, open source, and completely free - how it works

I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how I got started.

Claude Code: Anthropic’s wildly popular AI coding app

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How Claude Code secretly hooked non‑coders and rewired software engineering

Claude Code arrived as a developer tool, but its real shock to the system has been cultural. By quietly turning non‑coders ...
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Yi-Coder: The open-source AI that wants to be your coding buddy

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Alibaba introduces advanced AI coding model Qwen3-Coder

Alibaba Group has launched Qwen3-Coder, an open-source AI model designed for software development. According to the Chinese technology giant, the model is specifically tailored for tasks such as ...
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StarCoder 2 is a code-generating AI that runs on most GPUs

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The Best Way To Vibe Code Is To First Know The AI Coding Personality That You Are Dealing With

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I continue my ongoing series about vibe ...

I used Claude to vibe-code my wildly overcomplicated smart home

Somewhat reassured, I used the fully HA-integrated Claude Code to finish migrating most of my nearly 200 smart home devices.