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.
Explores integrating the Goose AI agent directly into your terminal for ambient, on-demand assistance without explicit sessions.
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 tutorial on creating a server-side, JavaScript-free yearly post count visualization for an Astro blog using content collections and CSS.
Introduces RSC Explorer, an open-source tool for visualizing and understanding the React Server Components protocol and its streaming behavior.
Explains the purpose and configuration options for the .github folder in GitHub repositories, including templates, workflows, and community files.
A developer details a frustrating bug in GitHub's 2FA system that prevents removing SMS authentication without adding an authenticator app first.
Applies the 'less, but better' design philosophy to test automation, arguing for quality over speed and quantity of tests.
A new dependency-free HTML5 parser for Swift called swift-justhtml is introduced, with performance benchmarks comparing it to implementations in Rust, JavaScript, and Python.
Introducing LeaseGuard, a new lease protocol for Raft consensus that simplifies leader leases and enables faster crash recovery.
Simon Willison critiques the trend of developers submitting untested, AI-generated code, arguing it shifts the burden of real work to reviewers.
A tutorial on building a local AI agent with vision and function calling using Microsoft Agent Framework and Ollama in C#.
Explains the new Optimized Locking feature in SQL Server 2025, detailing how it reduces lock memory and improves concurrency.
Analysis of Cloudflare's repeated outages caused by global configuration changes, highlighting risks and impact on reliability.
Analysis of Cloudflare's repeated outages caused by global configuration changes, highlighting risks and impact on reliability.
Critique of causal inference in statistics, highlighting the flawed assumption that treatments have no impact on future outcomes, using cancer screening trials as an example.
Argues that software engineers must prove their code works through manual and automated testing, not just rely on AI tools and code reviews.
