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.
Testing a 1.5 TB VRAM Mac Studio cluster using RDMA over Thunderbolt 5 for high-performance AI model training and computing.
Analysis of the future of End-User Computing (EUC), focusing on AI integration, local LLMs, agent sprawl, and evolving security and user experience challenges.
A guide to troubleshooting authentication issues with DefaultAzureCredential during local development for Azure services.
A podcast episode discussing the optimistic and pessimistic impacts of AI on software development and testing, including productivity gains and industry risks.
A free 6-hour technical web testing course is now available on YouTube, covering fundamentals and practical techniques.
Analysis of GitHub Actions' new pricing model, focusing on the platform costs behind self-hosted runners and the CI ecosystem's reaction.
A guide to building and deploying a custom authentication extension in Microsoft Entra ID to add claims from external sources to user tokens.
A developer details creating a Terraform module for generating domes in Minecraft, enabling architectural builds inspired by Romanesque and neoclassical designs.
A technical case study on mdBook's plugin architecture, focusing on its preprocessor mechanism for customizing book generation from Markdown.
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A software engineer's perspective on enjoying coding amidst the rise of AI coding agents, arguing for the value of hands-on programming.
Analysis of a complex RCE attack chain in PostHog exploiting SSRF, a ClickHouse SQL 0day, and default PostgreSQL credentials.
A developer's enthusiastic review of Raycast, a macOS productivity tool that replaces Spotlight, highlighting its UX, extensions, and key features like clipboard management.
A review of Java's key developments in 2025, covering major OpenJDK projects like Panama, Loom, and Babylon, from the Inside Java Newscast.
