<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Go developers satisfied but wary of AI coding tools</strong>: A recent Go developer survey found 91% satisfaction with the language, primarily for CLI tools and API services. However, 53% of Go developers using AI coding tools daily are largely unsatisfied, with 53% citing non-functional code and 30% poor quality. They value AI for boilerplate, unit tests, and autocompletion, as reported in the 2025 Go Developer Survey. This highlights a gap between AI’s current capabilities and developer expectations for critical tasks. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yyZ0pKuL1" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Google restructures programmable search, deprecates JSON API</strong>: Google is overhauling its Programmable Search Engine products, effective January 1, 2027. The free tier will be limited to 50 domains, pushing users needing broader search to Vertex AI Search or custom solutions. The Custom Search JSON API is also being deprecated, requiring migration. This move, announced on the Programmable Search Engine Blog, impacts webmasters and developers relying on these tools, with no clear rationale provided for the changes. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/DC2sDltji" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Microsoft provided BitLocker keys to FBI in fraud case</strong>: In a first publicly known instance, Microsoft disclosed BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI for three laptops during a fraud investigation in January 2026. This occurred under a legal warrant, leveraging the default cloud storage of keys when users link BitLocker to a Microsoft account. Security experts warn this practice, while aiding recovery, increases privacy risks and potential hacker access if Microsoft’s cloud is compromised, as reported by multiple security outlets. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/6Aq315WBk" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>AI coding agents disrupt software engineering roles</strong>: Anthropic’s CEO predicts AI models could handle most software engineering tasks within 6-12 months, with current internal use involving engineers editing AI-generated code rather than writing from scratch, sparking debate on the future of traditional roles. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=0fyNmKnQE&amp;id=AnhMtsEYf&amp;id=DczaKkmGw&amp;id=KfJ8s7nDm&amp;id=NagkQXPrh&amp;id=dSFznJ0W1&amp;id=zJhxrzVIY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>GitHub enhances pull request review experience</strong>: GitHub has made its improved ‘Files changed’ page the default, allowing comments on any line of code, an overview panel for PR descriptions, a resizable file tree with comment indicators, and auto-saved draft comments for streamlined reviews. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/0EF6M9haP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Vercel optimizes deployments with function caching</strong>: Vercel now skips function uploads when code hasn’t changed, reducing deployment times by 400ms-5s by injecting environment variables at runtime instead of build time, automatically benefiting Python, Go, Ruby, Rust, and standalone Vercel Functions. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/sygra8Fax" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Neon VS Code extension gets native database management</strong>: Neon’s VS Code extension has been rebuilt to offer native database management directly within the editor, allowing developers to browse schemas, manage tables, run queries, and switch branches without leaving VS Code, and includes built-in MCP server support. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/yCbBNwCdP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Laravel package survey highlights documentation and maintenance issues</strong>: A survey of Laravel developers shows 96% prefer packages but 70% struggle with poor documentation and abandoned projects, leading to the creation of <a href="http://LaraPlugins.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">LaraPlugins.io</a> to address evaluation and discovery challenges. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/biDVFBJPR" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PHP 8.6 to introduce partial function application</strong>: PHP 8.6 will add partial function application (PFA), allowing developers to pre-fill function parameters with placeholders, streamlining functional pipelines and reducing boilerplate when used with the pipe operator. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/evDFojFen" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>OpenTelemetry eBPF instrumentation roadmap targets 1.0 release</strong>: The OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation SIG has outlined its 2026 roadmap, aiming for a stable 1.0 release with expanded protocol support for messaging systems (MQTT, AMQP, NATS), enhanced NoSQL database support (MongoDB), and improved cloud service SDKs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/mC6R9vti3" 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 code replacing libraries: the open-source apocalypse?</strong>: Apparently, developers are now using AI to generate custom code instead of relying on open-source libraries like Tkumi and fast-float. The article claims this reduces supply chain vulnerabilities and dependency bloat, making AI-generated code ‘simpler to maintain.’ So, we’re just going to replace community-vetted, documented code with bespoke, AI-generated black boxes? What could possibly go wrong with that maintenance strategy? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kqbTJ9NPQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-driven health insurance appeals: because bureaucracy needed more AI</strong>: Holden Karau, an Apache Spark committer, is developing an AI tool to help people appeal health insurance denials, using fine-tuned language models. Because what we really need is AI to navigate the Kafkaesque nightmare of health insurance, rather than, you know, fixing the system itself. It’s a noble effort, but it feels like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound with extra steps and GPU costs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/2vUheEIaM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI as the next abstraction layer: less coding, more ‘thinking’ (or prompting)</strong>: The tech industry is once again declaring AI as the ‘next abstraction layer,’ promising developers can write less code while building more complex applications. This narrative, tracing back to punch cards, suggests programming is evolving from coding to ‘problem-solving and conceptual thinking.’ So, instead of actually understanding how things work, we’re just going to prompt our way to ‘innovation’ and hope the AI doesn’t hallucinate a critical bug. Sounds like a solid plan for maintainable systems. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=XUOoVy4Ig&amp;id=5sDW3BCGu" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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