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MCP Sampling: When Your Tools Need to Think
Learn how MCP Sampling lets your tools call the AI instead of the other way around.

MCPs for Developers Who Think They Don't Need MCPs
If you think MCPs are overhyped, here's what you're missing

How I Taught GitHub Copilot Code Review to Think Like a Maintainer
Open source maintainers are getting more contributions than ever, thanks to AI-assisted coding. That's great for community growth but it also means a flood of PRs to review. Here's how I taught GitHub Copilot Code Review to think like a maintainer.

Jack Dorsey's Vibe Coding Tips
Learning from Jack's approach to AI-assisted development

Agents, Subagents, and Multi Agents: What They Are and When to Use Them
A straightforward explanation of how agents are organized to work together


5 Boring Tasks I Gave to My AI Agent Today (That Saved Me Hours)
Forget the flashy demos. Here's everyday use cases for AI.

Is devstral really agent friendly?
My experience trying Mistral AI's devstral local model for agents

MCP in the Enterprise: Real World Adoption at Block
How Block is using MCP to power real world automation company-wide.

Securing the Model Context Protocol
Building secure and capable AI integrations with Model Context Protocol (MCP) at Block


MCP in Action: How I Use AI to Plan My Week with Goose, Asana, and Google Calendar
Use MCPs with Goose to automate task management and enhance productivity.


Wait, are we just handing over system access to the AI agents?
David Fowler recently asked an excellent question that’s been on my mind as well. As the tech...

Connecting AI Agents to Your Systems with MCP
Learn how MCP standardizes integrations and fosters an ecosystem for the future of AI-enabled tools.

What is Web5?
Web 5 is a decentralized platform that provides a new identity layer for the web to enable decentralized apps and protocols.

California DMV Hackathon Win: Privacy-Preserving Age Verification
Learn about TBD's winning prototype for instant age verification within Square's Point of Sale system.

How Verifiable Credentials Can Help Combat Fake Online Reviews
With the FTC’s new rule banning fraudulent endorsements, Verifiable Credentials can combat fake online reviews.

Known Customer Credential Hackathon
Participate in this hackathon to issue a Known Customer Credential and streamline KYC across payment apps

A Digital Toast: My Encounter with Louisiana's Mobile Driver's License
Discover how Louisiana's mDL made my wine night simple, secure, and surprisingly fun!

Decentralized Identity Hackathon
Build a decentralized web app using Web5.js

Another Discontinued Product, Another Case for Web5
Examining the discontinuation of Google Podcasts and how Web5 offers better user experience through data portability.

Blockchain 101 (and the protocols that use it)
A basic introduction to blockchain, bitcoin, ethereum, and smart contracts

Using Slice for Star Rating Effect
A practical usage of JavaScript's slice() function

IntelliJ - Error:java: release version 5 not supported
Troubleshooting IntelliJ error with Java release version

Why is map called map?
The name of the map method doesn't seem to correlate to what it actually does. Here's how it actually got its name.

Simplifying Automation with Visual Validation
Visual validation relieves the stress of trying to think of every assertion and makes test automation a lot faster and simpler.

My Differences Are My Superpowers
I used to keep my ideas to myself because I naively thought different ideas equate to stupid ones....

Nevertheless, Angie Jones Coded
Statistically, I'm a unicorn... as Black women make up less than 1% of professional...