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Writing code is a small part of software development. If you want productivity gains from AI, you need to look at those activities as well.

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Why it's a great time to be a Spring Developer by @cote youtube.com/watch?v=_kGX3n…

@starbuxman All that digital transformation paid off!

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Yes, you should make a video. I think we can coin the term “Vega’s Law”: if Dan thinks and then asks if he should make a video, the answer is always yes :) Related: I’d enjoy seeing your experience using 100% AI to make videos. Have it use an AI generated Dan (it doesn’t have to be realistic, it can be a cartoon, or even still images - we can assume that eventually it could be a Known Fake that looks perfect), generate the topic, the demos, and talking points. Have Claude Code/Cowork orchestrate the whole thing. “Generate me a ten minute video going over adding passkeys to a generic Spring Boot app” or something like that. Better: pick an existing video of yours so we can compare.

I get the sense most developers don't fully grasp where we are with AI. Sure, most know things are changing but I don't think they understand the scale. Some still see it as a helpful tool at best. Others dismiss it as a parlor trick. I'm deep in the weeds pushing these tools as hard as I can and I'm still in a bit of a shock phase. Combined with the realization that this is the worst it will ever be. About a year ago I was pushing Claude Code and thought it was amazing. Looking back? That version wasn't even close to where we are today. Where will we be in a year? I still believe talented engineers will adapt. But if I'm being honest, I'm worried about the industry as a whole. Not in a doom and gloom way but in a "we need to be having more real conversations about this" kind of way. It's something I think about a lot. On top of that I'll be honest, as someone who creates videos and courses as part of my job and something I genuinely enjoy doing, I have real anxiety about the future of that too. Are developers still watching long form content when AI can answer questions on demand? Analytics don't lie and the landscape is shifting. Would you like to see a video with my full thoughts on this? I think it's a conversation worth having and I'd love to hear how other developers are feeling about all of this.

Can you vibe code a platform? A former Home Depot platform engineer gives their take. @cote & @EpicNerd break it down 👇 🎥 Watch the short: youtube.com/shorts/SWzlLMq…

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There's very little pity for ERP software: "They charge junk fees, their products have bad looking interfaces, and their products are often crappy and extractive." // These companies should be using AI to improve UX. thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-rou…

Don't say dumb shit at work. fortune.com/2026/02/09/ai-…

"62% of organizations polled now use Java to code AI functionality -- up from 50% last year." thenewstack.io/2026-java-ai-a…

Sovereign Computing, panel youtu.be/jdbdUa3GBtk?si…

Answer: not much if you read and check the output. Of course, that depends on humans. And we know how that goes. techpolicy.press/governments-ar…

Part 2 of our AI bottlenecks series: The cost of code just plummeted. Our old "build vs. buy" strategy is inverted! Find out how to successfully manage the torrent of new LoB apps and the next bottleneck in the enterprise. brcm.tech/45EFQmT

An "executive level" rant on how to do a useful enterprise AI strategy. Plus, some swanky enterprise clip-art from the 2010's. cote.io/2026/02/11/ent…

Tanzu Catsup - Us AI for Boring Platform Engineering Work x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

"Little Text Boxes lead to Small Thoughts." thejaymo.net/2024/11/17/365…

"multiple agents must operate on the same live and semantically consistent reality at the moment a decision is made." // Yet another lake in data-land. Data is the land of lakes. forrester.com/blogs/why-cont…

Maybe the EU will be the ones to fix the open source developer funding problem. fastwonderblog.com/2026/02/07/dig…

Weird. The off-shoring jobs angle is ponderous. futurism.com/advanced-trans…

“If everyone can ship software, what will distinguish the successful companies from the apps that are lost in the noise?” manton.org/2026/02/06/wha…

Remove a bottleneck (usually humans), and supply can meet demand. New demand is created, people but more, new things are invented, people but those. New roles are often created to handle the new businesses. dehora.net/journal/2026/t…