August 2025
46 links saved this month.
blog.jse.li
Approve merge requests with your eyes closed
github.com
table: A Periodic Table of System Design Principles
fluxus.io
A Hitchhiker's Guide to the AI Bubble
xkcd.com
The comic that put "correct horse battery staple" into the language.
dbos.dev
Postgres as a backend for async tasks.
yro.slashdot.org
Meanwhile, the AI industry holds its breath risking the biggest class action lawsuit ever. The lawsuit, initiated by three authors, threatens to potentially "financially ruin" AI companies by challenging their training data practices. But is the argument "let me massively steal copyrighted work otherwise I'll file for bankruptcy" really a valid one?
github.com
runtime: desktop tool designed to automate browser tasks using small, reusable "skills"
rfc.stonecharioteer.com
Read the RFCs That Built the Internet: A developer has created a web-based platform that allows users to progressively explore Request for Comments (RFCs) documents that were fundamental in building the internet's infrastructure.
etsd.tech
Even if you're vibe-coding (and especially if), don't forget to read your code!
github.com
React-is-Awful – learn react in a trollesque tone
python-common-expression-language.readthedocs.io
A Python CEL implementation (written in Rust)
llm-fighter.com
A versus fighting game in which models play each other, as a way of comparing them.
github.com
KittenTTS-rust: rust based lightweight text-to-speech model
martinfowler.com
How far can we push AI autonomy in code generation?
instantdb.com
Both models build a working full-stack chiptune app; GPT-5 gets sharing done faster, Opus produces the better interface.
thenewstack.io
Should we let AI review its own code for security?
aldenhallak.com
A postmortem for drawafish was published (if you missed it, you can find it in last week's newsletter), highlighting technical and operational challenges encountered.
