May 4, 2026
The silent information we pass on the net, a history of vi, and just use Go man
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-19-2026
Apr 29, 2026
Github's demise, the societal effects of AI, and how we process the rich sludge that powers the globe
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-18-2026
Apr 29, 2026
Github's demise, the societal effects of AI, and how we process the rich sludge that powers the globe
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-18-2025
Apr 20, 2026
Claude degrades, don't outsource your thinking, and a lovely bit of concrete
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-17-2026
Apr 13, 2026
Programming still sucks, OS rocks, Claude loses some lustre
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-16-2026
Apr 7, 2026
The perils of laziness lost, Mythos or myth, and can you put OS X on a Wii?
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-15-2026
Apr 2, 2026
Gemma 4 rocks, Claude open source leaked, and the machines will be fine, but what about us?
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-14-2026
Mar 26, 2026
TypeScript 6 drops, how to slow down when everything is speeding up, Auto Mode for Claude and a new take on version control
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-13-2026
Mar 17, 2026
We still need to code, LLM fatigue is upon us, maybe you don't need semicolons, and JS is still bloated!
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-12-2026
Mar 11, 2026
A little dash of AI and a few updates from the world of Vim!
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-11-2026
Mar 4, 2026
GPT 5.4 releases, who reviews the reviewers, and making a button in 2026
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-10-2026
Feb 25, 2026
Tinkering on family dashboards, LLMs debating each other, and why writing code is cheap now
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-9-2026
Feb 20, 2026
Some delicious split keyboards, another day another frontier LLM release, and a sprinkling of CSS
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-8-2026
Feb 13, 2026
The overwhelming complexity of everything, another IDE I will eventually try again, and new models from Google & OpenAI
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-7-2026
Feb 4, 2026
This week: OpenAI vs Anthropic, just use Postgres and the enshittification of API tooling
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-6-2026
Jan 27, 2026
This week: SaaS is dead, how to build a runway, and generating utility libraries on the go
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-5-2026
Jan 20, 2026
This week: Don't be afraid of Git rebase, the future of the net is in your files, and how Ralph took the agentic coding world by storm.
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-4-2026
Jan 13, 2026
This week: It's Claude all the way down - big time coders bend the knee and accept agentic coding is the future..even Linus Torvalds is on board!
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-3-2026
Jan 12, 2026
Here is how to update permissions for certain commands in Claude Code, saving time & reducing the number of requests during a session
https://jacobedawson.com/claude-code-permissions-settings
Jan 5, 2026
This week: New ways to browse the web, development is fun again, and we are all vibe coders now
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-2-2026
Dec 30, 2025
An argument for tinkering in public and increasing your luck surface area
https://jacobedawson.com/tinkering-to-increase-your-luck-surface-area
Dec 30, 2025
This week: leaning on native HTML over JavaScript, a sobering look at near-autonomous coding from Karpathy, scaling LLMs across real codebases, a thoughtful case for conscious LLM skepticism, and a blunt take on agentic engineering without prompt theatrics.
https://jacobedawson.com/5-quick-links-for-devs-week-52-2025
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