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Episode 562: Bureaucracy: Still Unsolved

March 6, 2026 · 1 h 6 min

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This week. we discuss Claude Code's momentum, Cursor's identity crisis, and the SDLC's uncertain future. Plus, Coté finally explains how Markdown is destroying the economy.

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Runner-up Titles
  • Demos over Memos
  • Products over Prose
  • Software written by the many for the few
  • USB is flaky
  • Do you get a Code of Conduct for prison?
  • I thought I had typed it somewhere
  • Markdown is taking down the economy
  • Claude, Take the Wheel
  • Sticking with month-to-month
  • Precious Tokens
  • Rip Van Winkle this whole AI thing
  • The ants have won
  • They have infinite tokens
  • Is SLDC Dead?
Rundown Relevant to your Interests Nonsense Conferences
  • Austin Meetup, March 10th, Listener Steve Anness speaking on Grafana
  • KubeCon EU, March 23rd to 26th, 2026 - Coté will be there on a media pass.
  • DevOpsdays Atlanta 2026, April 21-22, 2026
  • DevOpsDays Austin, May 5-6, 2026
  • WeAreDevelopers, July 8th to 10th, Berlin, Coté speaking.
  • VMware User Groups (VMUGs):
    • Amsterdam (March 17-19, 2026) - Coté speaking.
    • Minneapolis (April 7-9, 2026)
    • Toronto (May 12-14, 2026)
    • Dallas (June 9-11, 2026)
    • Orlando (October 20-22, 2026)
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