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Summaries are not the original full articles. ## AI Agents in 2026 DevFeed: [AI Agents in 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: iHateReading Published: 2026-09-13T09:23:56Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [iHateReading]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence]() Tags: [agents](), [ai](), [ai-agents](), [ai-agents-ai-business-agents-ideas](), [ai-agents-in-2026-why-every-founder-s-stack-just-changed-for-good](), [backend](), [blockchain](), [business-agents](), [coding](), [development](), [frontend](), [ideas](), [ihatereading](), [javascript](), [node-js](), [product](), [programming](), [react](), [typescript](), [web-development]() ### AI overview The author revisits an earlier post that called AI agents "the next big thing," arguing that by September 2026 this no longer needs to be argued. ### Source excerpt Hey there!A while back, I wrote a short post calling AI agents "the next big thing." It's September 2026 now, and I don't need to convince anyone of that anymo... ## The Beginnings of an Idea: XP is Long Volatility DevFeed: [The Beginnings of an Idea: XP is Long Volatility]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Kent Beck Published: 2026-07-14T13:58:56Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Software Design: Tidy First?]() Topics: [Software Engineering](), [Development](), [Programming](), [Large Language Model]() Tags: [development](), [ideas](), [llms](), [programming](), [software-development]() ### AI overview Kent Beck introduces the idea of XP as "long volatility," connecting it to long-baked ideas and his efforts to find constructive ways to describe the tension between adding software features and improving structure. He also outlines how he develops and explains ideas such as 3X and uses analogies involving LLMs. ### Source excerpt What does this mean? ## Memories Can't Wait--or, How I Learned to Keep Worrying About the Web DevFeed: [Memories Can't Wait--or, How I Learned to Keep Worrying About the Web]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: L. Jeffrey Zeldman Published: 2026-07-06T15:07:11Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Jeffrey Zeldman]() Topics: [Web](), [Cloud](), [digital]() Tags: [architecture](), [archiving](), [best-practices](), [cloud](), [community](), [corporatism](), [curation](), [decentralized](), [design](), [digital-curation](), [digital-preservation](), [essentials](), [extractive-capitalism](), [free-advice](), [future-friendly](), [ideas](), [indieweb](), [industry](), [local](), [lockss](), [networks](), [off-my-lawn](), [open-source](), [open-web](), [own-your-content](), [platforms](), [state-of-the-web](), [storage](), [surviving](), [the-essentials](), [web]() ### AI overview An opinion essay argues that digital memories are vulnerable because online services, platforms, domains, and content systems can disappear or change ownership. It recommends owning domains and keeping multiple local copies rather than relying solely on cloud services. ### Source excerpt The web is still the best hope we have for a durable, shared memory. But it requires us to be gardeners, not merely tenants. The post Memories Can't Wait--or, How I Learned to Keep Worrying About the Web appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents. ## How Ada Lovelace solved problems DevFeed: [How Ada Lovelace solved problems]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Graham King Published: 2015-12-11T05:02:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Graham King]() Topics: [Ada](), [Mathematics]() Tags: [ideas](), [mathematics](), [problems](), [program](), [puzzle](), [solve]() ### AI overview This article recounts how Ada Lovelace worked on a mathematics problem related to the Analytical Engine and documented what is described as the first known computer program for calculating Bernoulli numbers. When she became stuck, she went horseback riding and expected the problem to become clearer later. ### Source excerpt Ada Lovelace: Debugging by horseback since 1843. ## A quote from Richard Stallman DevFeed: [A quote from Richard Stallman]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Graham King Published: 2010-06-30T21:06:53Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Graham King]() Topics: [GNU/Hurd]() Tags: [gnu-hurd](), [ideas](), [quote](), [rms]() ### AI overview A quotation attributed to Richard Stallman describes working despite anxiety and uncertainty, with the source noting that it comes from an article about GNU HURD. ### Source excerpt I have done most of my work while anxious about whether I could do the job, and unsure that it would be enough to achieve the goal if I did. But I tried anyway, because there was no one but me between the enemy and my city. Surprising myself, I have sometimes succeeded. From this article about GNU HURD. ## Micro-Zooides: A Teenage Game Project in Turbo C++ DevFeed: [Micro-Zooides: A Teenage Game Project in Turbo C++]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Graham King Published: 2009-05-10T22:23:13Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Graham King]() Topics: [Micro](), [C++](), [Graphics](), [Windows]() Tags: [c-plus-plus](), [graphics](), [ideas](), [journey](), [misc](), [software](), [story](), [strategy](), [windows]() ### AI overview A personal account of writing Micro Zooides at age 16: a Civilization-inspired game concept implemented in Turbo C++ with a basic graphics engine, event loop, sprites, and interactive objects. ### Source excerpt "From Micro Zooides to Civilization: A teenage coder's ambitious journey." ## Quote of the day: Congressman Mike Honda DevFeed: [Quote of the day: Congressman Mike Honda]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Graham King Published: 2009-03-21T17:49:12Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Graham King]() Topics: [Databases](), [data]() Tags: [data](), [databases](), [government](), [ideas](), [public](), [quote](), [society]() ### AI overview A quote from Congressman Mike Honda argues that government officials should justify withholding public data, rather than taxpayers having to request access through Freedom of Information Act processes. ### Source excerpt Congressman Mike Honda, D-San Jose, writing about opening government databases: Instead of databases becoming available as a result of Freedom Of Information Act requests, government officials should be required to justify why any public data should not be freely available to the taxpayers who paid for its creation. Wow, what an exciting time to be in North America. From the O'Reilly Radar. ## Passenger airlines will charge by volume and weight DevFeed: [Passenger airlines will charge by volume and weight]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Graham King Published: 2008-05-30T23:38:43Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Graham King]() Topics: [Flight]() Tags: [airline](), [ideas](), [volume]() ### AI overview The article argues that passenger airlines will eventually price travel based on passengers' total weight and the volume or weight of their luggage, because weight affects fuel costs. It predicts that competitive pressure will force airlines to adopt this model. ### Source excerpt I'm just saying ## Why your company needs a feed reader on every desktop DevFeed: [Why your company needs a feed reader on every desktop]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Graham King Published: 2006-05-09T21:37:11Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Graham King]() Topics: [RSS Feed](), [Atom Feed](), [Web]() Tags: [desktop](), [ideas](), [logging](), [monitoring](), [programming](), [rss](), [software]() ### AI overview The article argues that companies should provide feed readers on employees' desktop computers. It explains that RSS and Atom feeds can reduce time spent visiting sites and support internal uses such as audit trails, announcements, management information, version-control activity, bug tracking, wiki changes, and system monitoring. ### Source excerpt Unsubscribing from inbox clutter, one feed at a time. ## What Is Strategy? Strategic Studies, Realism, and the Use of Force for Political Goals DevFeed: [What Is Strategy? Strategic Studies, Realism, and the Use of Force for Political Goals]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Graham King Published: 2005-10-23T16:22:38Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Graham King]() Topics: [Security]() Tags: [ideas](), [international](), [political-science](), [security](), [society](), [state](), [strategy]() ### AI overview The article introduces strategy as the use or threatened use of organized force, alongside economic, diplomatic, and psychological instruments, to support political goals. It situates strategic studies within security studies and international relations, and explains realism's view of power, self-interest, and the limits of permanent peace. ### Source excerpt Strategic mastery: Harnessing military might for political ends.