<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>PostgreSQL 18.2 and other versions released</strong>: PostgreSQL has released security updates across all supported versions (14-18), patching 5 security vulnerabilities and over 65 bugs. Critical fixes include arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in pgcrypto and intarray extensions (CVSS 8.8), buffer overflow in pg_trgm, and memory disclosure in oidvector. Users with ltree indexes may need to reindex after upgrading. The update is cumulative and doesn’t require dump/reload, as reported by PostgreSQL. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=8PETdQgUV&amp;id=nnAoAIpHJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Nvidia’s Blackwell Ultra promises massive AI performance gains</strong>: NVIDIA’s Blackwell Ultra platform (GB300 NVL72) is projected to deliver up to 50x higher throughput per megawatt and 35x lower cost per token for agentic AI workloads compared to the Hopper platform. These gains come from hardware improvements and continuous software optimizations in TensorRT-LLM and other frameworks. Major cloud providers like Microsoft, CoreWeave, and Oracle are already deploying GB300 NVL72 systems for low-latency and long-context AI applications, with the upcoming Rubin platform expected to offer another 10x improvement for mixture-of-experts inference, according to Nvidia. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/XLkxKsrjj" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Heroku is dead, long live Heroku alternatives</strong>: Heroku has officially entered maintenance mode, with Salesforce laying off most of its team and ceasing new feature development. This marks the end of an era for the platform that pioneered git-push deployment. Developers are now urged to migrate to alternatives like Vercel for serverless deployments or Railway and Render for traditional servers, which offer active roadmaps and modern features like Bun runtime and VPC integration. DigitalOcean App Platform is also positioning itself as a viable alternative with buildpack compatibility and a free migration offer. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=qAmp5MSPU&amp;id=8hW9KxOYQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Rust Foundation hires infrastructure engineer</strong>: The Rust Foundation has hired Ubiratan Soares as their second Infrastructure Engineer to support the Rust project’s infrastructure, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and security. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/nzVXDqjGV" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Rust exercises for Python developers</strong>: PyBites launched 60 Rust exercises designed for Python developers, bridging familiar Python concepts to Rust equivalents in a browser-based platform. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/WjyGe0kjj" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>FastAPI Cloud simplifies deployment</strong>: FastAPI Cloud is a new deployment platform that simplifies deploying FastAPI applications to a single command, handling HTTPS, auto-scaling, and infrastructure complexity. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/5Mzv43k5F" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PostgreSQL diagnostic toolkit updated</strong>: postgres_dba 7.0 is a psql-based diagnostic toolkit for PostgreSQL that provides 34 reports covering bloat analysis, vacuum monitoring, index health, and query performance. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/A4pYssSEb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Cloudflare open-sources Rust library for zero-downtime restarts</strong>: Cloudflare open-sourced ecdysis, a Rust library enabling zero-downtime service upgrades through graceful process restarts, handling billions of requests across 330+ data centers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/tdBY3TVs4" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Nim language combines C performance with Python syntax</strong>: Nim is a programming language combining C-like performance with Python-like syntax, featuring eight memory modes, borrow/move semantics, and structural typing through ‘concepts’. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/CAUZIPUuV" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Modern industrial data stack with InfluxDB</strong>: A modern industrial data stack separates edge systems from cloud systems using open-source tools like InfluxDB 3 and Telegraf, delivering simpler systems with familiar tools and faster dashboard performance. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/U8gRwRx0n" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI-generated UIs: still generic, still repetitive</strong>: Apparently, AI-generated UIs often look generic because LLMs default to common design choices. Who knew? The solution, according to AICodeKing, is to use specialized tools that provide design constraints rather than relying on ‘better prompts.’ So, we’re back to needing human designers to make things not look like AI slop. Groundbreaking. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/fYIzphAMk" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Godot maintainers drowning in AI slop</strong>: Godot’s co-founder Remi Verschelde is lamenting that maintainers are overwhelmed by an influx of AI-generated pull requests. With 4,681 open PRs, they’re struggling to distinguish human error from AI-generated mistakes. His solution? More funding for more maintainers. Because clearly, the answer to AI-generated garbage is just to throw more human labor at it, rather than, you know, better AI detection or stricter contribution policies. Classic. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/FbzHThFRg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>The perfect code review: a framework for the ages</strong>: Daniil Bastrich introduces the ‘PERFECT’ framework for code reviews, prioritizing Purpose, Edge cases, Reliability, Form, Evidence, Clarity, and Taste. Because apparently, after decades of software engineering, we still need a new acronym to tell us how to review code. It’s almost like common sense and experience aren’t enough, and we need to formalize every single step to reduce ‘cognitive load.’ Or maybe, just maybe, we should hire competent engineers. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/XgjRdXZ44" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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