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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Using CSS to Create a GIF Animation

Bob has been designing hardware and coding software for decades. He likes to draw and write. He’s a web cadet wannabe. Bob has been designing hardware and coding software for decades. He likes to draw ...