Daily Reading List – February 10, 2025 (#490)

After spending the weekend adjusting, I had a good first work day in India. We have an excellent office here, and an even better team. Tomorrow I’m speaking at a event, and am excited to learn from local developers.

[blog] Why The Focus Has Shifted from AI Agents to Agentic Workflows. Are agents accurate enough to handle important work? This author thinks that agentic workflows are the answer.

[article] Context-switching is the main productivity killer for developers. Interruptions aren’t just inconvenient; for developers it results in mental fatigue, worse code, and more.

[blog] Announcing public beta of Gen AI Toolbox for Databases. This open source effort that makes it easier to build AI agents with tools that interact with databases.

[blog] The future belongs to idea guys who can just do things. This post includes a few different tangents, but the macro point is about embracing agency and getting things done.

[blog] Rightsize your Memorystore for Redis Clusters with open-source Autoscaler. We just open sourced the cluster autoscaler we use for our managed Redis service. Fork and customize as you see fit.

[article] 2025 Is the Last Year of Python Dominance in AI: Java Comin’. I dunno. The writer brings some receipts, but I’m not convinced that (a) Python will give up the crown or (b) Java is the language that will do it.

[blog] 11 Incredibly Useful URL Tricks for Google Sheets. Ugh, I bare knew even one of these. Neat to see all the ways you can use the URL to change how you interact with a Sheet.

[article] Beyond DX: Developers Must Now Learn Agent Experience (AX). Still figuring out a good experience for devs? Now you need to think about the experience of your agents too.

[blog] Watch Pixel’s new big game ads featuring Gemini Live. Well done. It got a little dusty here in this hotel room when I watched it.

[blog] Chainguard CVE Visualizations: Now Generally Available. From a tech perspective, I like what these folks are doing. But what I like more is their astute awareness that platforms need a clear way to demonstrate their value to outside stakeholders.

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