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October 2026

October 2026

20 posts
  1. No. 35 Retrofitting instead of tearing down: a cutaway of an old, lived-in apartment block with steel jackets and braces on its columns, new plumbing inside the walls, and a rolled-up deed and spirit level on the site table. Urban Renewal #2: Tear Down or Retrofit? – The Bill for a RewriteUrban Renewal · Part 2 Software Architecture
  2. No. 34 A small delivery van over an inspection pit; in the foreground a checklist with a single red mark beside a scale whose needle rests in the middle, the exit barrier raised. SkillSpector: Inspect an Agent Skill Before You Install It – Fail on the Defect, Not the Score Artificial Intelligence / AI
  3. No. 33 A glowing database schema map on dark navy with a red scan line passing over the tables Vibe Coder #2.2: Database and Schema Management – The AI's Context CompassThe Vibe Coder's Handbook · Part 2.2 Artificial Intelligence / AI
  4. No. 32 A contactless credit card resting on a plate of tangled spaghetti on a wooden table, a long bank statement spilling off the edge and a stack of copper coins beside it: a metaphor for AI technical debt and its interest. Vibe Coder #5.1: Technical Debt and Spaghetti Code – AI's High-Interest Credit CardThe Vibe Coder's Handbook · Part 5.1 Artificial Intelligence / AI
  5. No. 31 A negotiating table with carved wooden objects on one side and a card-catalogue cabinet on the other, an empty interpreter's chair with headphones and a brass tally counter between them, picturing Eloquent vs raw SQL. Code Wars: ORM or Raw SQL? – The Interpreter at the Table Code Wars
  6. No. 30 Cutaway of a two-storey house with all lights off; a tap runs inside, and beside the door an amber doorbell and a half-raised breaker lever stand out, a metaphor for a headless browser. Moli: A Browser With the Lights Off – A Rust Headless Browser for AI Agents Artificial Intelligence / AI
  7. No. 29 A closed steel fire door at the end of a data center corridor holds back an orange glow and smoke, a stand-in for PHP2Shell mitigation on unpatched servers. PHP2Shell: A Fire Door for the Server That Gets No Patch PHP
  8. No. 28 An elephant-shaped cake being eaten slice by slice, the cut slices lined up on plates and one waiting with a fork in front: a metaphor for iterative AI coding. Vibe Coder #4.3: Iterative Development – Eating the Elephant One Bite at a TimeThe Vibe Coder's Handbook · Part 4.3 Artificial Intelligence / AI
  9. No. 27 A new chip ID card beside a paper form with boxes too small for it at a bank counter, illustrating an IPv6 payment gateway mismatch. 3D Secure Passed, Payment Failed: A Payment Gateway That Doesn't Know IPv6 Linux & Servers
  10. No. 26 Glass-like cubes carrying tech-stack icons locking together on a dark background Vibe Coder #2.1: Architectural Decisions – Choosing the Right Stack for AIThe Vibe Coder's Handbook · Part 2.1 Artificial Intelligence / AI
  11. No. 25 A cutaway of an old apartment building with a surveyor's table in front holding a marked-up blueprint, tape measure and checklist; a dashed outline of an illegal extra floor on the roof. Urban Renewal #1: Structural Survey – Make the Agent Read Before It WritesUrban Renewal · Part 1 Software Architecture
  12. No. 24 Five blank exam papers in a row on a school desk with a red wax-sealed envelope in front, an exam setup for an AI coding agent comparison Same Exam for Five Agents: The Answer Key Stays Sealed Artificial Intelligence / AI