Reading List

This is a feed of links I've run across and found interesting or noteworthy. The images, content and opinions in them are owned by their respective authors.

CritterWatch, take 2!

JasperFx Software - youtube.com

Revisiting CritterWatch after previous issues, demonstrating renewed efforts.

CritterWatch, software, engineering, troubleshooting

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Sustainable Augmented Development • YOW! 2025

Kent Beck - youtube.com

Explore how small, validated development steps and code structure improvements enhance agility and address technical debt in software projects.

Sustainable Development, Software Design, Extreme Programming, Automation, Agile

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Find the Cheapest Flights Using n8n and DataImpulse

Kunal Kushwaha - youtu.be

Learn to automate flight searches using n8n and DataImpulse, while ensuring legal and responsible web scraping practices.

WebScraping, n8n, DataImpulse, automation

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Platforms: Build Abstractions, not Illusions • GOTO 2025

Gregor Hohpe - youtube.com

Gregor Hohpe discusses the dangers of hiding complexity in platform design, emphasizing the importance of building true abstractions over misleading illusions.

SoftwareArchitecture, PlatformEngineering, DistributedSystems, Abstraction

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Why Senior .NET Developers Never Use string.Split — And What They Use Instead

Why Senior .NET Developers Never Use string.Split — And What They Use Instead

Sunita Rawat - medium.com

A practical guide for C# developers on zero-allocation coding techniques to enhance production-grade code quality.

C#, zero-allocation, string.Split, production-grade code, software engineering

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Tour of CritterWatch

JasperFx Software - youtube.com

CritterWatch, launching April 2026, monitors system performance and aids in diagnosing issues and AI-assisted development improvements.

CritterWatch, software development, system performance, AI

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Agent supervision is the new senior engineering skill

Agent supervision is the new senior engineering skill

Microsoft Build Team - build.microsoft.com

As AI agents automate coding, ‘agent supervision’ emerges as a vital skill, focusing on trust, scoping work, and ensuring output correctness for engineers.

AI, agent supervision, engineering, trust, correctness, workflows

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Microsoft Unveils OpenClaw App for Windows at Build Conference

PCMag - youtu.be

Microsoft's CEO introduces the OpenClaw app during the Build Conference, showcasing its AI capabilities and integration with Windows tools.

#microsoftbuild #openclaw #ai #Windows11 #TechNews

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Why Developers Are Sleepwalking Through the AI Revolution

Itamar Friedman and Nnenna Ndukwe - youtube.com

Scott Hanselman discusses the importance of understanding code amidst AI advancements, emphasizing the need for human judgment in software development and the evolving role of coding practices.

AI, software engineering, coding practices, voice dictation, SDLC, developer productivity

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Dark Factories, Cobots, And The Potential Future Of The PR

Dark Factories, Cobots, And The Potential Future Of The PR

Unknown - linkedin.com

AI agents are generating larger amounts of code, leading to an increase in both the number and size of PRs.

AI, code generation, pull requests, software development

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