This week. we discuss Claude Code's momentum, Cursor's identity crisis, and the SDLC's uncertain future. Plus, Coté finally explains how Markdown is destroying the economy.

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Runner-up Titles

Demos over Memos
Products over Prose
Software written by the many for the few
USB is flaky
Do you get a Code of Conduct for prison?
I thought I had typed it somewhere
Markdown is taking down the economy
Claude, Take the Wheel
Sticking with month-to-month
Precious Tokens
Rip Van Winkle this whole AI thing
The ants have won
They have infinite tokens
Is SLDC Dead?

Rundown

Relevant to your Interests

Nonsense

Conferences

Austin Meetup, March 10th, Listener Steve Anness speaking on Grafana
KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
DevOps d ays Atlanta 2026, April 21-22, 2026
DevOpsDays Austin, May 5-6, 2026
WeAreDevelopers, July 8th to 10th, Berlin, Coté speaking.
VMware User Groups (VMUGs):
- Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) - Coté speaking.
- Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026)
- Toronto (May 12-14, 2026)
- Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)
- Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)

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Brandon:
Matt: IKEA MYGGSPRAY motion sensor, TRADFRI LED and RODRET
Coté: The “Anime Wow” sound. And, related to Brandon’s modernization talk last week.

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