Issue #208
Is MCP already broken?
We all know about MCP. But now the community is asking hard questions about whether it was the right call.
March 23, 2026
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Issue #207
The devil’s in the details
Taking your system from good to great takes attention to detail, not major architectural shifts.
March 16, 2026
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Issue #206
Builders are taking their platforms back
We're seeing a rise in developers building their own content platforms with custom features. Have you built one yet?
March 09, 2026
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Issue #204
Not everything needs AI - but it helps
To use AI or not, that is the question in the early days of 2026.
February 23, 2026
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Issue #203
AI agents, benchmarks, and the builders behind them
It's a great week for some pragmatic AI development as we dig into how our industry is changing.
February 16, 2026
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Issue #202
No more dev docs?
We have a wide range of topics from last week ranging from dev docs to monolith event handlers
February 09, 2026
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Issue #201
💔 Sending love to our friends at AWS
Another round of layoffs plagued AWS employees last week, leaving 16,000 people without a job.
February 02, 2026
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Issue #200
Hooray for 200 issues!
Thank you all for sticking with me for 200 issues of the newsletter. Here's to 200 more!
January 26, 2026
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