Daily Reading List – April 24, 2025 (#538)
Lots of good content today. Check out items below to get smarter on vibe coding, cloud security, and how enterprises are adopting AI.
[article] Vibe Coding is not an excuse for low-quality work. Excellent advice as always, from Addy. He lays out a handful of guiding principles that you should consider when using AI assisted coding tools.
[blog] Product 101: Avoid the “Thud” PRD Trap. Traverse explains why lengthy, ambitious, and fixed requirements docs are an anti-pattern.
[blog] Cloud CISO Perspectives: 27 security announcements at Next ‘25. Skim this just to be aware of what’s considered state of the art in security.
[blog] Going from requirements to prototype with Gemini Code Assist. Great example of the software dev process, and the value of having integrated tool support for your AI-assisted IDE.
[article] Amazon’s SWE-PolyBench just exposed the dirty secret about your AI coding assistant. This multi-language benchmarks looks useful and is an improvement from Python-only options. Somewhat relatedly, other benchmarks are under fire.
[blog] Diving into the technology behind Google’s AI-era global network. Here’s a deep dive into key attributes of our network that support modern (and future) AI needs.
[article] Inside Walmart’s all-in playbook for generative AI, agentic tools. Expect more of these types of stories as strategies and lessons learned get shared publicly.
[blog] How Much Should I Be Spending On Observability? Here’s part two of Charity’s essay. It’s full of specific advice and reminds us that observability is also about “how” you do it, not just “what” you buy.
[blog] Agent Development Kit (ADK) Tutorials to get started with. I’m seeing so much written about our new ADK. Romin does a good job pulling together some of the tutorials out there.
[blog] MCP Toolbox for Databases: Simplify AI Agent Access to Enterprise Data. Speaking of agents, I like that this open source project now acts as an MCP server to simplify how agents access data in enterprise repositories.
[blog] Exploring AI’s creative potential in dementia care. Be cynical about tech, but keep a tiny window open to be optimistic.
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