This week. we discuss Claude Code's momentum, Cursor's identity crisis, and the SDLC's uncertain future. Plus, Coté finally explains how Markdown is destroying the economy.
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Demos over MemosProducts over ProseSoftware written by the many for the fewUSB is flakyDo you get a Code of Conduct for prison?I thought I had typed it somewhereMarkdown is taking down the economyClaude, Take the WheelSticking with month-to-monthPrecious TokensRip Van Winkle this whole AI thingThe ants have wonThey have infinite tokensIs SLDC Dead?Rundown
The SaaS-Apocalypse was based on markdown filesThe Software Development Lifecycle Is DeadThe Third Era of Software DevelopmentIntelligence, SubtractedAnthropic rejects Pentagon’s AI demandsExclusive-Anthropic investors push to de-escalate Pentagon clash over AI safeguards‘Incoherent’: Hegseth’s Anthropic ultimatum confounds AI policymakerAnthropic leads Enterprise AI SpendAnthropic took >50% of spend on enterprise AI subscriptions$110 Billion in Name OnlyOpenAI reveals more details about its agreement with the PentagonOpenAI changes deal with US military after backlashRelevant to your Interests
McKinsey and AWS launch Amazon McKinsey GroupPolymarket defends its decision to allow betting on war as ‘invaluable’The Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated artDistinguished Eng On Stack Ranking, Competing with Bezos, RegretsWIZ: My Personal AI AgentOpenAI changes deal with US military after backlashTech Publications Lost 58% of Google Traffic Since 2024Ramp AI IndexNonsense
Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English insteadAnyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?Conferences
Austin Meetup, March 10th, Listener Steve Anness speaking on GrafanaKubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.DevOpsdays Atlanta 2026, April 21-22, 2026DevOpsDays Austin, May 5-6, 2026WeAreDevelopers, July 8th to 10th, Berlin, Coté speaking.VMware User Groups (VMUGs):Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) - Coté speaking.Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026)Toronto (May 12-14, 2026)Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)SDT News & Community
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