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The "funhouse mirror": How AI reflects the hidden truths of your software pipeline - The New Stack
AI can accelerate code, but without rigor, it’s a debt accelerator. Thoughtworks' Rachel Laycock explains why engineering fundamentals remain the backbone.
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The laptop return that broke a RAG pipeline - The New Stack
Stop RAG hallucinations. Learn how hybrid search uses vector similarity and SQL to ensure retrieval accuracy in AI applications.
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Microsoft execs warn agentic AI is hollowing out the junior developer pipeline - The New Stack
Apr 2, 2026 - Microsoft's Russinovich and Hanselman warn agentic AI's productivity gains are eliminating junior developer roles, threatening the software talent pipeline.
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