I got to build a bit this weekend. First, I added an ADK agent to a web solution that I like to demonstrate to customers. This gave me a chance to once again deploy to our Agent Engine. Then I built up a solution with Pub/Sub and blogged about it today (https://seroter.com/2026/04/13/you-can-now-easily-call-llms-from-your-messaging-engine-should-you/).

[article] Where do all the tokens go in agentic software engineering? (https://rdel.substack.com/p/rdel-138-where-do-all-the-tokens) Which SDLC tasks eat up the most tokens? I bet you won’t guess correctly.

[blog] What are AI gateways in 2026, and do you actually need one now? (https://ngrok.com/blog/ai-gateways-2026) You’ll be hearing more about these, if you haven’t already. Read this post for a sense of what they add to your architecture.

[blog] Guardrails at the gateway: Securing AI inference on GKE with Model Armor (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/securing-ai-inference-on-gke-with-model-armor). Speaking of gateways, here’s an example architecture where you apply protections to an open model on Kubernetes.

[blog] 8 Tips for Writing Agent Skills (https://www.philschmid.de/agent-skills-tips). Super solid list. I learned a few things from Philipp’s post that offers specific, actionable advice.

[article] Google’s Scion Gives Developers a Smarter Way to Run AI Agents in Parallel (https://devops.com/googles-scion-gives-developers-a-smarter-way-to-run-ai-agents-in-parallel/). Great overview of a system that solving unique problems for agent orchestration.

[article] AI infrastructure budgets set to triple as demand soars: Deloitte (https://www.ciodive.com/news/ai-infrastructure-budgets-set-to-triple/817259/). Nothing since cloud computing has set off this level of investment. And even that was much more staggered.

[article] Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex are merging into one AI coding stack nobody planned (https://thenewstack.io/ai-coding-tool-stack/). Jani is seeing a new stack emerge, and it surprisingly includes competitive products working together.

[article] Are AI certifications worth the investment? (https://www.infoworld.com/article/4157327/are-ai-certifications-worth-the-investment.html) What do you think of certifications? Still useful? Heres a look at popular AI-related ones.

[blog] Go for AI agents: a field report (https://flux7.art/blog/go-for-agents). Useful to read, although the writer misses out on a handful of mature ecosystem projects for Go devs building AI apps and agents. Don’t miss Genkit (https://genkit.dev/) and ADK (https://adk.dev/)!

[article] As an Engineering Manager, I couldn’t ignore AI if my teams are to survive (https://shiftmag.dev/as-an-engineering-manager-i-couldnt-ignore-ai-if-my-teams-are-to-survive-9061/). Regardless of your own feelings about a change or new tool, if you’re in a leadership position you need to focus on what sets your team up for success.

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