Sam Rose explains how LLMs work with a visual essay
A visual essay explaining LLM internals like tokenization, embeddings, and transformer architecture in an accessible way.
A visual essay explaining LLM internals like tokenization, embeddings, and transformer architecture in an accessible way.
Logic Apps designer can now detect and combine consecutive variable initialization actions into a single block for cleaner workflows.
Microsoft announces a major redesign (v4) of the Azure Logic Apps designer in Public Preview, featuring a cleaner layout, draft mode, and workflow notes.
Microsoft introduces cloud-only Kerberos authentication for Azure Files using Entra ID, eliminating the need for traditional domain controllers.
OpenAI releases GPT-5.2-Codex, a model optimized for agentic coding with improvements in refactoring, Windows performance, and cybersecurity.
Analysis of HCP Terraform's RUM pricing model, arguing it discourages automation best practices by penalizing fine-grained cloud resource management.
Anthropic's Agent Skills specification becomes an open standard, detailing its lightweight design and current industry adoption.
A software engineer explains their decision to stay on Substack for blogging, prioritizing community engagement and reducing writing friction over platform controversies.
Analysis of top cybersecurity career paths for 2026, covering job growth, AI's impact, and realistic entry points into the field.
A developer details a frustrating bug in GitHub's 2FA system that prevents removing SMS authentication without adding an authenticator app first.
A curated list of articles on software architecture, development practices, leadership, and team building for tech professionals.
OpenAI releases GPT-5.1-Codex-Max, a new AI model focused on agentic coding tasks, featuring advanced context compaction for long-running work.
A developer explains his automated workflow using SQL, Datasette, and Observable to generate a Substack newsletter from his blog content.
Martin Fowler discusses the latest Thoughtworks Technology Radar, AI's impact on programming, and his recent tech talks in Europe.
A guide to building Quarkus application container images using Cloud Native Buildpacks and OpenShift Builds, including setup and commands.
Analysis of a major Cloudflare outage caused by a database permissions change and software panic, quoting CEO Matthew Prince.
Explores extending JavaScript's Map class to create a FileMap for file system interaction and discusses building a custom build system.
An introduction to the distributed actor model for building concurrent, resilient systems, explaining its core concepts and benefits.
A developer reflects on the balance between concise and clear code, arguing that too little code can be as harmful as too much.
A developer details migrating his 30-year-old personal website from WordPress to a static site using Eleventy, AWS, and AI assistance.