Daily Reading List – July 22, 2025 (#592)

Definitely seeing more “how this tech role is changed by AI” pieces lately. I’ve got two in today’s edition that look at architects and product managers. And some non-AI content for those of you burned out on the topic de jour.

[blog] Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is now stable and generally available. Fast and low cost. What’s not to like? We’re also getting good at making these available across our surfaces at the same time.

[article] Architecting the MVP in the Age of AI. Where does AI help architects? This article calls out a few areas where it can make a difference.

[blog] My Product Management Toolkit (67): Using AI to write a PRD. Yes, you can use AI as a product manager, too. Here, creating a product requirements doc.

[article] Moving from an orchestration-heavy to leadership-heavy management role. Are you supervising, managing, or leading? There’s a difference. Will talks about a move to leadership.

[blog] Chainguard builds a market, everyone else wants in. Kudos to Chainguard for basically creating a new market for secure container images. Lots of other folks now playing in the space.

[article] Employee curiosity fuels Shadow AI adoption faster than IT can keep up. You can’t stop AI usage, you can only hope to contain it.

[article] Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies. I admittedly haven’t thought about SharePoint in a long time, but I know many folks still depend on it. Get patched!

[article] 6 Design Principles for Edge Computing Systems. Good lessons from some folks who really understand edge systems.

[blog] Introducing OSS Rebuild: Open Source, Rebuilt to Last. This new project looks solid, and already has a way to use it to get insights into your supply chain.

[blog] Coding with LLMs in the summer of 2025 (an update). Salvatore provides a current perspective on using AI coding assistants and agents. He also offers up some good advice for maximizing their value.

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