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The Developer Skills Gap in 2026: Who Thrives With AI Coding Agents and Who Gets Replaced

AI coding agents multiply output for builders who understand systems — and slow down those who don't. The developer skills gap in 2026, with primary-source evidence.

15 min10

TypeScript is Winning the AI Agent War: Why the 'Application Layer' Shifted in 2026

TypeScript has overtaken Python as the #1 language on GitHub. Discover why the 'agentic layer' has moved to TypeScript and what it means for your AI builds.

5 min00

AI Productivity Case Study: What Bending Spoons' SEC Filing Reveals

Bending Spoons' S-1 is the first AI productivity case study filed with the SEC. Here is what the numbers show, and what they do not.

7 min00

HTTP QUERY: The New REST Method for 2026 (RFC 10008)

HTTP finally got a new method. RFC 10008 introduces QUERY: the safe, cacheable, body-enabled alternative to GET and POST for complex data retrieval.

4 min10

The Ponytail Method: How to Make Claude Code Write 94% Less Bloat (2026 Guide)

Stop over-engineering your AI code. Learn how the Ponytail plugin for Claude Code uses a senior-dev decision ladder to slash code volume by 94% and costs by 77%.

6 min240