Friday Links: AI adoption, cheap stack, and obfuscation
17 Apr 2026 #mondaylinksHey there.
Here are 4 links I thought were worth sharing this week:
#1. If AI is so good, why it hasn’t changed everything yet? Here’s a checklist for a new tech to transform anything (10min). I liked the item about judging when not to use a tool.
#2. Often we don’t need Kubernetes, replication, and expensive databases. Here’s a simple $20/month tech stack (9min) to experiment.
#3. Here are the best techniques to protect emails from spammers (18min). Something to bookmark.
#4. I’m in the I won’t install your app (5min) team.
And in case you missed it… This week, living through the Excel paradox of coding (1min), I found myself dealing with CSV files in C# using CsvHelper (5min).
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See you next Friday with more links.
Keep coding smartly.
Cesar