Reading Log ForNovember 3, 2025 (#146)
A smattering of everythign this week. More concerns with vibe coding, love for RSS, private equity hurting libraries and more.
.NET
- Vertical Slice Architecture Is Easier Than You Think - Milan Jovanović
- Confirmed, Finally, Again: No Visual Studio IDE for Linux/macOS - David Ramel
Web Development
- Can We Use Local Storage Instead of Context-Redux-Zustand? - Nadia Makarevich
- You no longer need JavaScript - Rebane
- Don’t Forget These Tags to Make HTML Work Like You Expect - Jim Nielsen
The Internet
- Open Social - Dan Abramov
- In Praise of RSS and Controlled Feeds of Information - Tom Burkert
AI
- Leave the token counting for Chuck-E-Cheese. - Greg Storey
- Vibe Coding is Creating a Generation of Unemployable Developers - Paolo Perrone
Business & Finance
- Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down - Claire Woodcock
Sports
- The Day The Browns Crafted A Playbook Entirely Out Of Spite - Vince Guerrieri
- The NBA's Rookie Class Is Getting Straight To Work - Patrick Redford
- The NBA Media Is Not Built To Cover A Gambling Scandal - Patrick Redford
- The Commanders' D.C. Stadium Deal Is An Abomination - Chris Thompson
Podcasts
- The Indicator: No AI data centers in my backyard!
- The Indicator: Are concert tickets UNDER priced?
- What Next: TBD: Why Bands Are Leaving Spotify
- What Next: Where Sports Betting Got Us
Politics
- How MAGA Killed Foreign Influence Research, But Now Demands Social Media Stop Foreign Influence Campaigns - Mike Masnick
- It's still censorship (even if it doesn't violate the First Amendment) - Cory Doctorow
Everything Else
- How Artists Are Keeping 'The Lost Art' of Neon Signs Alive - Jason Koebler
- Being good isn’t enough - Josh Swords
- Why You Should Write Every Day (Even if You’re Not a Writer) - JA Westenberg