A daily tech reading list covering AI agents, software development trends, OpenTelemetry, low-code platforms, and new Google Cloud features.
Martin Fowler reflects on the future of software development with AI, discussing cognitive debt, the role of LLMs, and how they might change programming.
A study finds AI tools increase cognitive load and work intensity, leading to potential burnout despite productivity gains.
Explores the future of programming languages designed for AI agents, discussing why new languages will emerge and what features they should prioritize.
A critical analysis of the '10x productivity' claims in AI-assisted software development, questioning quality and oversight.
A programmer shares his joy and reduced fear about AI coding agents, quoting David Crawshaw on how they enhance programming.
David Crawshaw reflects on the joy and exploration AI agents bring to programming, while acknowledging broader societal fears about AI.
An analysis of AI coding agents, explaining their simplicity and power through a hands-on experiment building a minimalist agent with Claude Code.
Explores how AI accelerates app development but argues human judgment, taste, and user research remain essential for creating quality, polished products.
Explains why optimizing team workflows and fixing inefficiencies can have a greater long-term impact than just shipping new business features.
Mitchell Hashimoto shares unconventional tips for effectively integrating AI coding agents into a developer's workflow to boost productivity.
Mitchell Hashimoto shares unconventional tips for integrating AI coding agents into a developer's workflow to boost productivity.
A software engineer's measured journey from AI skepticism to practical adoption, outlining six key steps for integrating AI agents into development workflows.
Claude Code introduces agent teams (swarms), enabling parallel AI agents with specialized roles to coordinate on complex coding tasks.
Martin Fowler shares fragmentary thoughts from a tech event, covering AI's impact on understanding code, LLMs as navigation tools, and the future of software libraries.
A daily tech reading list covering AI tools, APIs, agent systems, cloud platforms, and development trends for February 3, 2026.
Explains how stacked pull requests can speed up development by enabling parallel work and avoiding large, hard-to-review PRs.
An interview with Eleventy creator Zach Leatherman on the realities of funding, sustainability, and growth for open-source developer tools.
A developer recounts presenting on the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK at Cloud Tech Tallinn 2026, sharing session highlights and resources.
A bootstrapped founder reflects on his eighth year, sharing financials, challenges of writing a technical book, and lessons learned after selling his previous software product.
