DevToolsDigest: Issue #343
This week's digest includes news and resources from Replicated, Elasticsearch Labs, and more.
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The Week in Developer Tools
SecureBuild: Secure, Sustainable Open Source
SecureBuild offers zero-CVE container images for open source software, backed by a business model that’s fundamentally creator-first. Partner with SecureBuild to offer secure, vulnerability-free builds of your open source project while generating recurring software revenue, no support contracts required.
Building an AI Strategy that Delivers Value
Unless you are living under an iceberg in the middle of Nanuvut, you’ve probably heard or seen the popular buzz phrase: “Data is the new oil.” If that’s true, what does it mean for everything downstream that depends on data? Is data, by itself, as a stand-alone enough to create real, sustainable value?
Build '25: Agents, Models, GitHub, Beast-mode Windows
While a lot of tech companies are currently proposing AI agent platforms as thinly disguised (sometimes not disguised at all) replacement for humans, Microsoft is keen to thread the needle of agents as platforms to enable humans to get their work done more effectively.
Industry Research
The Current State of MCP
The agent protocol landscape is rapidly expanding, with over a dozen emerging standards competing to define how agents interact. Currently, what sets MCP apart is its traction and momentum. MCP started with a niche problem and now sits as one of the most adopted and extensible agent protocols in practice.
The Technical Advisor’s Framework
The Technical Advisor is a unique technical leadership role that extends senior leadership capacity at complex technology organizations. This role offers tremendous impact potential but comes with inherent ambiguity. Check out this practical framework for approaching this work effectively.
Prompt to Code: Why I Stopped Prototyping in Figma
"In the last few months my design workflow changed completely. After years of crafting pixel perfect prototypes and animations in Figma I moved to a faster approach that brings engineers into the loop from day one. The shift was not planned. It grew from small tests with AI tools that kept beating my old routine."