Claude Code Subagents - Specialized AI Assistants

Claude Code Subagents: Your Personal Army of Specialized AI Assistants

You know that feeling when you’re deep in a coding session, and your brain is juggling seventeen different things at once? You’re trying to fix a bug, but you also need to review some code, run tests, and maybe figure out why that one API endpoint is acting weird. It’s like being a one-person orchestra where everyone’s playing a different song. Well, Claude Code just handed us a solution that feels almost too obvious in hindsight: subagents. Think of them as specialized mini-Claudes that you can spin up for specific tasks, each with its own expertise and memory space. It’s like having a team of expert consultants you can call in whenever you need them, without them stepping on each other’s toes. ...

January 23, 2026 · 13 min · TechLife
VSCode Fork Extension Security Vulnerability

AI-Powered Code Editors Could Have Become Malware Delivery Machines: Here's What Happened

If you’re a developer using AI-powered code editors like Cursor, Windsurf, or Google Antigravity, you might want to pay attention to this one. Security researchers have uncovered a vulnerability that could have turned your trusted IDE’s extension recommendations into a malware delivery system. The good news? They caught it before the bad guys did. The Problem With Forking VSCode Here’s the thing about modern AI coding assistants: they’re basically souped-up versions of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code. Cursor, Windsurf, Google Antigravity, Trae—they all share the same DNA. They’ve been forked from VSCode to add AI superpowers that help developers write code faster. ...

January 6, 2026 · 7 min · TechLife