Reading Log ForSeptember 29, 2025 (#142)

A little light this week. Some updates on the Ruby drama, thoughts on AI risks, landlords acting really badly, and more.

Web Development

• A notional design studio. - Ethan Marcotte

General Development

• How Ruby Went Off the Rails - Emanuel Maiberg
• Wait until you need it - Chris Ferdinandi
• The Risks of NPM - Jim Nielsen

Technology

• Landlords Demand Tenants’ Workplace Logins to Scrape Their Paystubs - Joseph Cox

AI

• The “Lethal Trifecta” - The Economist

Politics

• The capitalism of fools - Cory Doctorow
• The Nation is Lost - Jeff Jarvis

A Song to Leave You With

Dave Hause - Cellmates