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.
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Google Brings Colab Integration to Visual Studio Code

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VS Code Expands AI Flexibility with Bring Your Own Key

Microsoft announced expanded AI model support in Visual Studio Code through a new Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) capability that lets developers connect models from different providers by entering their ...
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How to Write Code with ChatGPT

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You Can Now Easily Verify Your Android Contacts' Identities

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Starter Kit Robot Example Code

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Microsoft turns to Anthropic's AI for Visual Studio Code, raising eyebrows about OpenAI ties

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Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

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