Big reading list today, without any particular theme. Lots of AI stuff of course, but from many different angles.

[article] Good news: AI Will Eat Application Software (https://www.a16z.news/p/good-news-ai-will-eat-application). Oh no, is AI killing software? No, it’s changing who can do what and giving many software companies a new lease on life.

[blog] Cloud CISO Perspectives: How Google approaches critical security topics, from fundamentals to AI (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-how-google-approaches-critical-security-topics-fundamentals-to-ai/). New threats out there, but also new (and timeless) approaches to tackling them. Good insights here.

[blog] Generate your own Cinematic Video Overviews in NotebookLM (https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/notebooklm/generate-your-own-cinematic-video-overviews-in-notebooklm/). I’m very excited to see cinematic versions of super boring research topics!

[blog] Meta gave React its own foundation. But it’s not letting go just yet (https://thenewstack.io/react-foundation-open-source-governance/). I’ve learned a lot about this space after taking on our Open Source Program Office at Google. Just because a project is in a foundation doesn’t mean control of key aspects are given away by the creator.

[blog] How to build GenAI apps for resilience with TypeScript (https://medium.com/google-cloud/how-to-build-genai-apps-for-resilience-with-typescript-06908aca62c2). How do you build AI apps that don’t tip over when a model is unavailable? Karl looks at backoffs, circuit breakers, and fail-fast front-ends.

[blog] Modernize your apps with the new Cloud Run universal OS only runtime (https://medium.com/google-cloud/modernize-your-apps-with-the-new-cloud-run-universal-os-only-runtime-d183aa236424). This is a great description of the capability to ship a binary (not code, not dockerfiles) to Cloud Run for deployment.

[article] Don’t become an Engineering Manager (https://newsletter.manager.dev/p/dont-become-an-engineering-manager). I personally wouldn’t move farther away from being hands-on with tech right now, regardless of role.

[blog] The Golden Ratio of Manager to IC (https://code.dblock.org/2026/02/04/the-golden-ratio-of-manager-to-ic.html). 50:1 ratio? No way. Flatter orgs are the rage for valid reasons, but you’re not managing people effectively at this ratio.

[blog] One SQL Query, Three Continents: BigQuery’s Global Queries Just Changed the Game (https://medium.com/google-cloud/one-sql-query-three-continents-bigquerys-global-queries-just-changed-the-game-b4b79d42f205). My running hot-takes are that you have too many apps (replace most with APIs only), and you move too much data around. This one addresses the latter.

[blog] Announcing CEL-expr-python: the Common Expression Language in Python, now open source (https://opensource.googleblog.com/2026/03/announcing-cel-expr-python-the-common-expression-language-in-python-now-open-source.html). Looks useful for those validating data, enforcing policies, or evaluating expressions dynamically.

[blog] Meeting you where you are at: Gemini CLI on AWS CloudShell (https://xbill999.medium.com/meeting-you-where-you-are-at-gemini-cli-on-aws-cloudshell-4b95bf379a26). Yes, the Gemini CLI is open source and lightweight so running it within AWS’s embedded is entirely possible. Cool to see.

[blog] Death Of The Knowledge Worker: The 6-Step Shift To Become Irreplaceable And Stop Trading Time For Money (https://www.categorypirates.news/p/death-of-the-knowledge-worker-the). Is the way we spend our time fundamentally changing? The percentage allocations here are worth flipping.

[blog] Serverless A2A Swarms on Cloud Run: Secure Multi-Agent Orchestration (https://medium.com/google-cloud/secure-multi-agent-orchestration-using-a2a-and-cloud-run-672fb50dd10d). Admittedly, I haven’t built out an A2A scenario yet. But reading posts like this makes me more confident that I can do it.

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