Why are the reasoning models currently the default? They are too slow! More on how our brain interacts with Chat GPT and others in episode 64 of DevOps Accents with Paul Larsen: https://mkdev.me/posts/chat-gpt-is-making-you-dumber-not-a-clickbait-there-is-a-research-for-that-64

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Dockerless course is now available in full on our website! Follow the full course for free, starting with Introduction: https://mkdev.me/posts/what-s-wrong-with-docker-introduction-to-the-dockerless-course

Or watch it in video form here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLozcbFx8FoPH30kYPbPuPsvxASWoLo9XB

Re-explore containers from open standards perspective: learn all about Open Container Initiative (OCI) and how to see containers for what they really are.

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As always, major Postgres releases bring a load of new features and improvements. Tudor Golubenco from Xata does a great job of giving us an overview together with practical examples: https://xata.io/blog/going-down-the-rabbit-hole-of-postgres-18-features

In the 79th mkdev dispatch, Pablo talks about the last days of “being a developer” being a thing. Also inside: cross-account and cross-region log centralization in CloudWatch, Terraform Optimization Guide, CloudFlare Radar AI Insights and more! https://mkdev.me/posts/when-developer-is-no-longer-a-profession-79

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This is smart: use S3 to transfer big amounts of data between A and B, due to the way S3 is priced. Definitely useful for big migrations that would otherwise cost a lot of data egress fees: https://www.bitsand.cloud/posts/slashing-data-transfer-costs/

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Numbers are impressive - the question is when we can get this as a default config, so that we don't need to activate this mode ourselves: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/introducing-seekable-oci-parallel-pull-mode-for-amazon-eks/

In the 80th mkdev dispatch Kirill talks about the recent AWS outage and the bigger implications of our over-reliance on the cloud providers for the whole web. Also inside: Terraform Cloud token abuse, the infinite sadness of migrations, hashing and more! https://mkdev.me/posts/the-internet-is-us-east-1-80

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Most famous use case for RDS Proxy is probably still "Lambdas", so it's nice to see a bit more traditional usage of this proxy, at scale: https://klaviyo.tech/pooling-connections-with-rds-proxy-at-klaviyo-e79e04120188

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It’s features like this, not more Bedrock stuff, that makes us excited about AWS again: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-ebs-volume-clones-create-instant-copies-of-your-ebs-volumes/

🎙 New DevOps Accents episode! Fresh from Bits & Pretzels 2025, we break down how tech hiring has changed — from AI-driven screenings to the new rules of networking and standing out today. Curious how it really works now? 👀 Listen here: https://mkdev.me/posts/how-tech-hiring-really-works-now-65

AI can feel magical, but when decisions affect health, justice, or safety, we need more than magic—we need explanations. Paul Larsen breaks down what “explainable AI” really means, why different stakeholders need different kinds of “why,” and how this series demystifies the promises, limits, and regulations of AI explainability: https://mkdev.me/posts/explaining-ai-explainability-vision-reality-and-regulation

In the 81st mkdev dispatch Leo talks about the recent Coca-Cola AI slop ad and transparency of AI-generated content in Europe. Also inside: Deep-Dive into Terraform Actions, Terraform modules, Terraform Drift Detection and more! https://mkdev.me/posts/holidays-are-coming-holidays-are-coming-81

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An entertaining (but probably not for everyone) walk through how environment variables work: https://allvpv.org/haotic-journey-through-envvars/

In this extended clip from DevOps Accents 65, Kirill shares unfiltered impressions from Bits & Pretzels 2025—AI hype vs real products, weird Oktoberfest shutdown & why conferences still matter. Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eecDcnVx5jM

In the second article of his explainable AI series, Paul Larsen looks at what today’s XAI tools really deliver for different stakeholders—from users to regulators—and where they still fall short for trust, liability and high-risk decisions: https://mkdev.me/posts/explaining-ai-explainability-the-current-reality-for-businesses

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Since April, Montana is the first U.S. state to enshrine ‘Right to Compute’ into law. Thanks, Governor Dutton! https://montananewsroom.com/montana-becomes-first-state-to-enshrine-right-to-compute-into-law/

Are big conferences a good place to get hired? Check out the full discussion in episode 65 of DevOps Accents: https://mkdev.me/posts/how-tech-hiring-really-works-now-65

In this episode of DevOps Accents, Kirill previews for Leo his speech for DevOps Pro Europe 2026. He examines the rise of Kubernetes as a near-requirement in tech—for both organizations and professionals—and why its dominance has surprisingly little to do with scaling, microservices, or capacity concerns: https://mkdev.me/posts/is-kubernetes-an-engineering-choice-or-a-must-66

In the 82nd dispatch Pablo talks about the IT industry of 2025 finally moving away from the hype cycle of 2024, the reality check for Cloud and other industry trends. Also inside: Signal’s post-quantum makeover, Pipelining in psql, Kubernetes Gateway API and more! https://mkdev.me/posts/the-post-hype-year-in-tech-82