Daily Reading List – April 13, 2026 (#762)

I got to build a bit this weekend. First, I added an ADK agent to a web solution that I like to demonstrate to customers. This gave me a chance to once again deploy to our Agent Engine. Then I built up a solution with Pub/Sub and blogged about it today.

[article] Where do all the tokens go in agentic software engineering? Which SDLC tasks eat up the most tokens? I bet you won’t guess correctly.

[blog] What are AI gateways in 2026, and do you actually need one now? You’ll be hearing more about these, if you haven’t already. Read this post for a sense of what they add to your architecture.

[blog] Guardrails at the gateway: Securing AI inference on GKE with Model Armor. Speaking of gateways, here’s an example architecture where you apply protections to an open model on Kubernetes.

[blog] 8 Tips for Writing Agent Skills. Super solid list. I learned a few things from Philipp’s post that offers specific, actionable advice.

[article] Google’s Scion Gives Developers a Smarter Way to Run AI Agents in Parallel. Great overview of a system that solving unique problems for agent orchestration.

[article] AI infrastructure budgets set to triple as demand soars: Deloitte. Nothing since cloud computing has set off this level of investment. And even that was much more staggered.

[article] Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex are merging into one AI coding stack nobody planned. Jani is seeing a new stack emerge, and it surprisingly includes competitive products working together.

[article] Are AI certifications worth the investment? What do you think of certifications? Still useful? Heres a look at popular AI-related ones.

[blog] Go for AI agents: a field report. Useful to read, although the writer misses out on a handful of mature ecosystem projects for Go devs building AI apps and agents. Don’t miss Genkit and ADK!

[article] As an Engineering Manager, I couldn’t ignore AI if my teams are to survive. Regardless of your own feelings about a change or new tool, if you’re in a leadership position you need to focus on what sets your team up for success.

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