<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Java’s biggest upgrade in decades: Valhalla and zero-dependency development</strong>: Java is finally getting null safety with Project Valhalla, introducing null-restricted value types and generic specialization to achieve C-like performance while maintaining backward compatibility. This, combined with a push for zero-dependency development and LLM-assisted coding, is making Java more efficient and adaptable for enterprise AI workloads. Despite these advancements, Oracle’s licensing changes are driving 81% of users to OpenJDK alternatives, highlighting a significant cost-driven shift in the ecosystem. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=YYmRfNhUM&amp;id=U9gl7LdcK&amp;id=HJ67St9CG&amp;id=y8GIbPRTH&amp;id=n4gtBvbDs" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI coding agents are here, but human judgment is still king</strong>: AI coding agents are rapidly changing software development, with tools like GitHub Copilot and Claude Code now generating significant portions of code. While this accelerates prototyping and boilerplate, it shifts the bottleneck from writing code to architectural design, verification, and strategic decision-making. Experienced developers are finding AI amplifies their impact, but junior developers face a challenge as entry-level tasks are automated. The key is to leverage AI as an execution engine while retaining human oversight for quality, security, and architectural integrity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=09VL6vIUd&amp;id=1AW5uTJhE&amp;id=1DHsd3WOC&amp;id=4WHTKsrbZ&amp;id=4XSVO818J&amp;id=Sq7jBWt9y&amp;id=SzWGpuTMA&amp;id=T3WPt9UvY&amp;id=TQc8FjFe3&amp;id=UNO27M8rA" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>FrankenPHP 1.11.2: Faster, more secure PHP with Go 1.26</strong>: FrankenPHP 1.11.2 is a critical security update that also brings significant performance boosts to PHP applications. By upgrading to Go 1.26, it delivers 10-40% faster garbage collection and approximately 30% faster CGO calls, leading to reduced latency. The release also patches three critical vulnerabilities, including arbitrary file execution and session leaks, making it a must-have update for anyone running PHP with FrankenPHP. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=VrMhMQ4Gf&amp;id=T7AGr1PoJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Laravel modular monoliths: a pragmatic approach</strong>: Modular monoliths in Laravel offer microservices-level logical separation within a single deployable unit, using strict domain isolation and enforcing architectural boundaries with tools like Deptrac, avoiding microservice complexity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=6B0L1u4Jl&amp;id=AaHqpuNEs&amp;id=fqVYcFtBr" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Go 1.26 unleashes performance-boosting Green Tea GC</strong>: Go 1.26 introduces the Green Tea garbage collector by default, reducing GC overhead by 10-40% and cgo overhead by 30%, alongside new language features like expression operands for <code>new()</code> and self-referential generic types. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/sMkALrq8q" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PVS-Studio launches Go static analyzer</strong>: PVS-Studio is releasing a new static analyzer for Go, designed to catch bugs that <code>go vet</code> misses, with a beta launching in April 2026 and free licensing for open-source projects. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=LCk9LNZq5&amp;id=n3DKHgMei&amp;id=1ObNpwyIZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux 7.0 kernel updates: performance, security, and hardware support</strong>: The Linux 7.0 kernel brings significant improvements including multi-lane SPI support, Sheaves for kernel caches, RISC-V security enhancements, NTFS3 driver improvements, and AMD RMPOPT for SEV-SNP servers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=hjIvhisV2&amp;id=m5L4rWAXQ&amp;id=w6KVOuKsX&amp;id=wuCFRjq5N&amp;id=xpFUQM5D2&amp;id=RL4bMHXJh&amp;id=RaeTCnPo0&amp;id=Vay0ocYOF&amp;id=Vh5TboDqs&amp;id=6DJe6t3uU" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Nim: a Python-like syntax with C-like performance</strong>: Nim offers C-like performance with Python-like syntax, featuring multiple memory modes, Rust-like borrow/move semantics (opt-in), and structural typing, making it a compelling alternative to Rust for some use cases. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/CAUZIPUuV" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>MongoDB vs. SQL in 2026: embracing the document model</strong>: MongoDB’s document model eliminates object-relational impedance mismatch, allowing powerful data transformations with its C+±powered aggregation framework, leading to microsecond queries when properly designed and used with native drivers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/vkFxQXGK8" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Orchestra: open-source PaaS for bare metal</strong>: Orchestra is an open-source, self-hosted PaaS for managing physical servers and bare metal infrastructure, automating provisioning, cluster orchestration (Kubernetes/K3s, Docker Swarm), and application deployment via SSH without agents. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/0nUdXf1b9" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI will make you a full-stack PM, just learn to vibe code</strong>: Apparently, AI-powered coding tools like Cursor are enabling Product Managers to become ‘Full Stack PMs’ by prototyping and building working solutions independently. Because, you know, deep technical expertise, architectural understanding, and actual coding skills are just optional extras now. Just ‘vibe code’ your way to a working product, and don’t worry about the unmaintainable, unscalable mess you’re creating. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/8QVLeUBMy" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI will replace all the jobs, so just learn AI</strong>: The tech industry is buzzing with predictions that AI will eliminate 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs in law, finance, medicine, and software engineering within 1-5 years. The solution? Just adopt AI tools and experiment daily, because apparently, that’s all it takes to stay relevant. Never mind that the ‘AI Wake-Up Call’ articles are often clickbait, and the real value still lies in human judgment and critical thinking, not just prompting a chatbot. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=AdfV4mCwr&amp;id=B3N2Icy7Y&amp;id=BHR03oALU&amp;id=DdYWEluP6&amp;id=trqJdFpBG&amp;id=lGyFb7XTB&amp;id=llgeJ3cax&amp;id=lqXh1zMOU&amp;id=mWw8bWEOD&amp;id=mZHhw9XzP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-generated code is the future, just ignore the bugs and security flaws</strong>: AI coding tools are supposedly transforming development, but let’s be real: they’re generating bloated, insecure code with high defect rates and security vulnerabilities 45% of the time. While some claim AI can build entire apps with ‘zero manually typed code,’ the reality is it often produces code that’s 158,000x slower than human-written code and fails basic tests. So, sure, let AI churn out millions of lines, but don’t forget you’re still on the hook for reviewing, fixing, and securing that ‘masterpiece.’ <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=QCdIy73we&amp;id=b316ZsaIm&amp;id=buZd5qJnM&amp;id=ceqadcl8q&amp;id=gvdBYayNu&amp;id=38Z3GoNhC&amp;id=ZG5cN6MhB&amp;id=ZcyyWp9ek&amp;id=VHBPuR1cU&amp;id=VZ8RHGD2f" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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