This week, we discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved.

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Runner-up Titles

His overall deal
Been there and done that
been ignoring that shift key for years
Cloud is just fine
I’ll be back in Bartertown
The “F” Word
Hardened-washing
We’ll never do this, but we should check back in in 3 months
Libraries are the best
Elves don’t belong in space

Rundown

Are we at the end of cloud or cloud 1.0
- It's the beginning of Cloud 2.0
- Spec-driven development system for Claude Code
Anthropic and App Modernization
Well, that escalated quickly: Zero CVEs, lots of vendors

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