Relentless day of back-to-back meetings. Do you try to stash most of your meetings onto certain days so that you have other times to get things done? I still hold onto “no meeting Fridays” with some success!
[blog] Google announces agreement to acquire Wiz. Wow. Our biggest acquisition ever. The security story for Google customers is already terrific, but this is a step farther. More here.
[blog] Outcomes Are Hard. Output is easy to measure and focus on. Deliver something and declare victory. Switching to outcomes and focusing on the difference we make? Harder. Better.
[youtube-video] Developer Experience at Uber with Gautam Korlam. Really good discussion that looks at developer productivity, AI in software, and more. If it’s too long for you to listen to, use the Gemini App for a really good summary.
[blog] New ways to collaborate and get creative with Gemini. Refine apps and docs in Canvas, while also getting audio overviews in the Gemini app. This is turning into quite the useful surface. More here.
[article] You Don’t Need a Mentor to Get the Career Advice You Need. If you can explicitly get a mentor, do so. It can be a life-changing thing. But there are other ways to get soft mentorship and help thinking through career decisions.
[blog] The good times in tech are over. I totally get the point. I just disagree with the premise. Our definitions of “good” differ. Unconstrained hiring, lavish perks, and “do whatever you want” might have been fun. But to me, “good times” offer clear purpose and growth. That’s now.
[blog] So, What’s the Difference Between Observability and Monitoring? Quick and to the point. Read this to distinguish between these terms, and what they imply.
[blog] Announcing OSV-Scanner V2: Vulnerability scanner and remediation tool for open source. We’re doing good work for helping you manage vulnerabilities and take action. Some important new features for teams building software.
[blog] Gemini in Workspace apps and the Gemini app are first to achieve FedRAMP High authorization. However we’re categorizing it, looks like these are the first generative AI assistants and productivity suites available at this security level. Nice!
[blog] OWASP Dishes Out Key Ingredients for a Secure Agentic AI Future. The Intuit Engineering team looks at attack vectors for AI agents, and advice to mitigate.
[blog] Running Google’s Gemma 3 LLM + LangChain locally with Ollama (with Full Code). Very detailed walkthrough that lets you really flex these technologies yourself.
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