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article Issue #237
LGTM. Ship it.

If you blindly hit "approve" on Claude Code over and over, this one's for you.

October 12, 2026
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article Issue #236
Decision models. So hot right now.

Have you tried Jev yet? All signs are pointing to "now is the time" to get cheaper, faster AI workflows.

October 05, 2026
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article Issue #235
Build your own (or not)

It's getting increasingly easier to build something yourself instead of buying it. But there's a few things you need to look out for before …

September 28, 2026
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article Issue #234
Rethink everything you know about AI

We had some fantastic success stories showing us how people are excelling in all aspects of the AI-led tech industry we've found ourselves …

September 21, 2026
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article Issue #233
Doubling Uber Eat’s search speed

We go heavy on engineering this week

September 14, 2026
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article Issue #232
Emerging behavior with AI agents

The deeper we get into agent-only flows, the more opportunities we get to discover emerging behaviors when they collaborate.

September 07, 2026
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article Issue #231
The end of programming is upon us

Not to be too daunting, but programming as we know it is coming to an end.

August 31, 2026
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article Issue #230
Agent memory is harder than it sounds

Developers have dozens of options to choose from for managing memories, but it might be a little more involved than importing something from …

August 24, 2026
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article Issue #229
AI is not the answer

It's becoming easier and easier to use AI for everything from writing code to writing content. But should you? No. Probably not.

August 17, 2026
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