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Anthropic, OpenAI & Thoughtworks on Context Engineering Aug 24, 2026 · 10:08 Context engineering is now the main lever on what a coding agent can actually do. The three remaining constraints are human time, attention, and the context window.

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Cisco & Stanford on Why Skills Are the New Code Aug 26, 2026 · 9:44 Skills are transforming software development from revolving around code to intent. Experts argue that managing skill sprawl requires treating skills as code, focusing on context engineering over model size. GitHub Next & Tessl on the Self-Merging Repo Sep 2, 2026 · 10:36 The shift from CI/CD to Continuous AI is explored, detailing how agents can auto-merge PRs and how fixing the system, not the code, drives efficiency. NVIDIA, Docker & Hud on Agents in Production Sep 3, 2026 · 10:04 Running AI agents in production requires shifting focus from root cause analysis to context. Key insights cover using combined data sources (Elastic logs + ServiceNow) for diagnosis, optimizing GPU usage during tool calls, and building AI-powered tracing frameworks.

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Uber Burned 6x Its AI Budget in Four Months Sep 28, 2026 · 10:18 Learn how to manage the exploding costs of AI agents. Experts discuss cache-aware routing, open-weight models, and why only $18 of every $100 spent on AI actually ships to users. Meta's VR Codebase Nobody Wanted to Touch — Until This Sep 23, 2026 · 9:34 Learn how to modernize legacy codebases by treating them like functioning cities, not 'balls of mud.' Discover how to decouple AI workflows from single providers using specialized servers and parallel agent processing. Meta, Stanford & Odevo on Agentic Coding at Scale Sep 9, 2026 · 10:10 Scaling agentic coding requires fixing fundamentals first: CI/CD, platform stability, and testing. The 2025 DORA report warns that agents make weak delivery worse.

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