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What blog posts influenced your thinking the most?

Simon Willison · Sep 14, 2026

Blog posts can significantly shape software engineering practices.

“Charity gave me permission to make the switch by pointing out that many of the most successful software developers pendulum from one track to the other multiple times over their career.”
How CS4 runs AI faster than GPUs

Cerebras · Sep 14, 2026

CS-4 runs AI tasks an order of magnitude faster than GPUs.

“The CS-4 is both simpler and more powerful than any previous system.”
If Windows were designed today, would the Registry exist?

Microsoft Developer (Build) · Sep 14, 2026

If designed today, Windows would not include the Registry.

“the more flexible model, the more human readable model, or and now machine readable model, is actually probably what, if Windows was designed again, would be designed with.”
DevFest is back

Google AI · Google AI Blog · Sep 14, 2026

DevFest 2026 returns with over 800 global events focused on agentic AI.

Quoting Laurie Voss

Simon Willison · Sep 14, 2026

The cost of writing code is collapsing, changing software development dynamics.

“The cost of writing code collapsed, and the cost of reviewing, fixing and operating it is following.”