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🤩 This is the best prompt engineering playbook a developer might ever read. Do prompts matter as much now that we have "thinking" models? Seems like it. Addy Osmani just published a brilliant guide that helps you get the best coding results. addyo.substack.com/p/the-prompt-e…

Announcing dotnet run app.cs – A simpler way to start with C# and .NET 10 devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announc… < very nice feature for C# devs. You don't NEED all the project/solution machinery any longer, at least for simpler apps or script-like jobs.

Looking to do some change data capture, as easily as possible? Google Cloud Datastream is a lowkey but powerful service that replicates data into BigQuery or Cloud Storage. Now? Use MongoDB as a source, in addition to relational DBs and SFDC. Docs: cloud.google.com/datastream/doc…

This is a VERY solid paper that compares vibe coding and agentic coding. It looks at how they differ, target use cases, and technology considerations. Worth a read. arxiv.org/abs/2505.19443

Software has value when it's used. This new article about "a holistic model for understanding the costs and commercial value of software development" keeps that point in mind. Great read! queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=…

You want your AI chat to have the right context. We keep adding usability improvements to Gemini Code Assist. Yesterday's update added this new "Context Drawer" where you see code files/folders you've referenced in Chat so far. Keep what you want! Docs: cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/co…

You don't need to know everything. It's ok. Sean says we need more shallow technical knowledge, and helps define what that would look like. seangoedecke.com/shallow-techni…

Seroter Daily Reading List – May 29, 2025 (#562): Today’s links look at a programmer’s playbook for prompt engineering, how to understand the cost and value of software development, and the state of AI in the enterprise. seroter.com/2025/05/29/dai…

"But there’s a big difference between hustle-culture greatness and true greatness, between performative excellence and the real thing. It’s worth taking a minute or two to clear the air." thegrowtheq.com/forget-too-coo… < great piece from Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness. Pursue greatness!

In the Nordic region? We're hosting a big Google Cloud party/event in Stockholm in two weeks. I'll be there, along with customers and product experts. Should be a blast and super educational. Register here: cloudonair.withgoogle.com/events/google-…

"Today, we're thrilled to introduce a streamlined workflow within Google Cloud's Vertex AI: one-click deployment of your generative AI prompts directly to Cloud Run as interactive web applications." cloud.google.com/blog/products/…

For better or worse, I write the way I talk. Blogs and social posts that contain disembodied corporate-speak turn me off. I love Martin Fowler's advice to "say your writing." Read what you wrote out loud, and fix the janky parts. I do it constantly! martinfowler.com/bliki/SayYourW…

Setting targets for developer productivity metrics newsletter.getdx.com/p/setting-targ… < some practical principles from Abi Noda and Laura Tacho 🌮

"... we’re launching our new state-of-the-art Vertex AI Ranking API. It makes it easy to boost the precision of information surfaced within search, agentic workflows, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems" cloud.google.com/blog/products/… < demos embedded in docs are 🔥

We’ve been thrilled by the response to Veo 3. Today we’re making it available on the Google Gemini App in the UK via the Google AI Ultra plan. And Pro subscribers now have access on mobile to try it out with a 10-pack of trial video generations.

This is a brilliant look at building AI agents with Java. Give Guillaume Laforge sixteen minutes, and you'll walk away with significantly more usable knowledge about the Agent Development Kit, and how to build agents. youtube.com/watch?v=VM3b3c…

Just like you and I would give different answers to a question based on who is asking, LLMs also respond based on the type of prompt you pass in. Casey has a good post here on meta-prompting and using AI to help come up with the right one: caseywest.com/unlock-elite-a…

If you don't know what negotiation looks like, or how to do it, many things look more chaotic than they really are. This Eric Barker piece is a must-read to ensure you know the key tactics, how to spot them, and how to use them. bakadesuyo.com/2025/05/how-to…

Seroter Daily Reading List – May 30, 2025 (#563): Today’s pre-vacation links look at building engineering ladders, why you should aim for greatness, and how to negotiate like an expert. seroter.com/2025/05/30/dai…

I now have a high school graduate. No, YOU'RE crying. We're really proud of him.