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Not everything needs AI - but it helps
To use AI or not, that is the question in the early days of 2026.
Read issueAI 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.
Read issueNo more dev docs?
We have a wide range of topics from last week ranging from dev docs to monolith event handlers
Read issue💔 Sending love to our friends at AWS
Another round of layoffs plagued AWS employees last week, leaving 16,000 people without a job.
Read issueHooray for 200 issues!
Thank you all for sticking with me for 200 issues of the newsletter. Here's to 200 more!
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