Link Dump #221
A weekly link dump covering API design comparisons, software development philosophy, Maven 4 updates, leadership insights, and AI's impact on coding.
A weekly link dump covering API design comparisons, software development philosophy, Maven 4 updates, leadership insights, and AI's impact on coding.
A tutorial on building a chatbot UI with Streamlit to interact with a language model inference service deployed on Azure Kubernetes (AKS) using KAITO.
A software engineer shares practical strategies for effectively using AI coding agents like Claude Code, emphasizing setup and feedback loops.
The author argues that 2025 marks AI's transition from experimental tech to mainstream, foundational technology in developer tools, similar to cloud computing's shift in 2010.
Explains the new UNISTR() T-SQL function in SQL Server 2025 for handling Unicode strings, emojis, and escape sequences.
A developer uses the Claude in Chrome browser agent to navigate the Cloudflare dashboard and solve a CORS configuration problem.
Author tests Claude Code's AI-assisted code review and improvement suggestions on a legacy Perl module, noting its adaptability and language quirks.
Explores the challenges of fitting exponential models to data, including handling non-exponential growth and uncertainty in predictions.
A developer argues against using AI for every problem, highlighting cases where classic programming is simpler and more reliable.
Explains how to use Kubernetes' In-Place Pod Resize and Kube Startup CPU Boost to accelerate Java application startup by temporarily increasing CPU resources.
Explores using test-specific equality (Eq) instances in Haskell to simplify unit test assertions for complex data types that lack built-in equality.
A year-end review of the Web Origami project's 2025 goals, covering community growth, feature development, and technical challenges.
Introduces a BizTalk Server pipeline component for archiving outbound messages in a structured YYYY/MM/DD folder format for auditing and troubleshooting.
A developer details the challenges of building a server-side React renderer for printing complex crossword puzzles, including custom formatting and SVG rendering.
Armin Ronacher reflects on 2025 as a transformative year where AI coding agents like Claude Code fundamentally changed his programming workflow and career.
A developer returns to blogging, shifting focus from tutorials to sharing personal tech project journeys, including game development and serverless challenges.
A summary of real Terraform ecosystem trends post-IBM acquisition, covering Stacks GA, Terraform Actions, and new search/import features.
A curated collection of links covering software architecture, neuromorphic computing, observability trends, AI protocols, and leadership in tech.
Olmo 3 is a new fully open-source large language model from AI2, featuring training data, code, and unique interpretability for reasoning traces.
A software architect's humorous account of a client derailing a professional Power BI dashboard project with a chaotic, self-built data model.