Attention is all we have
A few days ago I was reading a fascinating essay by David Bessis that made me think deeply about something we all take for granted: intelligence. Bessis, a mathematician and author of Mathematica: A Secret World of …
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Agent Lightning: Microsoft and the Future of AI Agent Orchestration
A few days ago I discovered Agent Lightning, a Microsoft project that I believe marks a before and after in how we think about AI agent orchestration. It’s not just another library; it’s a serious attempt to …
Jeffrey Way: 'I'm Done' - The Harsh Reality of AI in Programming Education
A few days ago I watched a video that has given me a lot to think about. Jeffrey Way, founder of Laracasts and one of the most influential people in the Laravel/PHP community, shared a brutally honest reflection on how …
Tangible Media Collection: Curiosity as a Way of Life
A few days ago I discovered Tangible Media Collection, a website that has resonated deeply with me. It’s a collection of some 1700 objects related to information storage: from vinyl records and magnetic tapes to …
Vercel Sandbox: Running PHP, Node and Go Code Safely?
Vercel has announced the general availability of Vercel Sandbox, an execution layer designed specifically for AI agents. But beyond the AI agent hype, there’s an interesting question: can it be useful for running …
AI Coding Agents: Rules, Commands, Skills, MCP and Hooks Explained
If you’re using tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot Workspace, or similar, you’ve probably noticed there’s technical jargon that goes beyond simply “chatting with AI”. I’m talking …
DuckDB: File Formats and Performance Optimizations
Lately I’ve been working quite a bit with DuckDB, and one of the things that interests me most is understanding how to optimize performance according to the file format we’re using. It’s not the same …
European Open Source AI Index: Measuring True AI Openness
Lately I’m seeing more and more AI models calling themselves “open source”. Llama, Mistral, Falcon… they all claim to be “open”. But are they really? How open are they actually? I …
NativePHP for Mobile Is Now Free: Finally I Can Try It!
I confess I’ve been following NativePHP for Mobile since it was announced. The idea of being able to make native mobile applications with Laravel and only PHP seemed - and seems - a very good thing. But there was a …
Self-Improving Agents: When AI Starts Improving Itself
Recently, Addy Osmani published an article that gave me much to think about: “Self-Improving Coding Agents”. The idea is simple but powerful: agents that not only execute tasks, but improve their own …
Are We Outsourcing Our Thinking? Reflections on AI and Cognition
Lately I’ve been following a discussion that worries me quite a bit: to what extent are we delegating our thinking to AI. It’s not an abstract or philosophical question, it’s something very real …
Laravel Fuse: Circuit Breaker for Queue Jobs
Just announced at Laracon India 2026: Laravel Fuse. It’s a circuit breaker implemented as middleware for Laravel Queue jobs, and it solves a problem all of us working with external services have faced. The Problem …