Reading Log ForOctober 5, 2026 (#192)

This week it's some thoughts on web development education, XBOX updates, Hockey Night in Canada's return for women's hockey, and more.

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.NET

• Stop updating NuGet packages on every project - David Grace

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Web Development

• You’ll miss publishers when they’re gone - Andy Bell
• The death of web development education - Mat​hia⁠s S​chäf⁠er

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General Development

• “Code was never the hard part” is an insult to all programmers - Senko Rašić

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Technology

• Researchers Show How Meta's 'Pervert Glasses' Are Used to Harass Women - Samantha Cole
• Humans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're Horrified - Joseph Cox

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AI

• Bottle Your Judgment and Make it Outlive You - Dan Maccarone
• We gave AI the work people used to learn from - Julie Yack

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Gaming

• The Xbox reset gets ugly - Tom Warren
• The New York Times Is Taking The Absolute Piss With This Xbox Puff Piece - Luke Plunkett
• Blizzard is scrambling to meet World of Warcraft Forever's unexpected popularity - Willa Rowe

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Economics

• Why house prices may be in trouble - The Economist

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Sports

• CBC/Radio-Canada announces return of Hockey Night in Canada in PWHL partnership - CBC Sports

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Podcasts

• The Economist: Money Talks: Big booze is reinventing itself
• Aftermath: Why It Took Years For A Story About Bobby Kotick Sending Journalists Legal Threats To Come Out

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Media & Entertainment

• Phone-Free Concerts Can Restore the Power of Live Music - Jessica Karl

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A Song to Leave You With

Jenny Owen Youngs - Knife Went In