A daily tech reading list covering AI agents, software development trends, OpenTelemetry, low-code platforms, and new Google Cloud features.
A software engineer argues that learning to code remains essential despite AI's ability to generate code, as coding skills are needed to evaluate and work with AI-generated output.
How AI is enabling individuals to build custom software for personal use, replacing paid apps and unlocking new creative potential.
Logic Apps designer can now detect and combine consecutive variable initialization actions into a single block for cleaner workflows.
Microsoft announces a major redesign (v4) of the Azure Logic Apps designer in Public Preview, featuring a cleaner layout, draft mode, and workflow notes.
Logic Apps' Initialize variables action has a limit of 20 variables per action, with workarounds and best practices for cleaner workflows.
Explores the rise of 'vibecoding'—AI-assisted no-code/low-code development—and its surprising viability for both technical and non-technical users.
A tutorial on using AI Builder and Power Automate to parse and analyze open-ended survey responses, automating data extraction from forms.
Explores using Azure Logic Apps for document parsing and chunking to streamline RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) workflows and AI integration.
Microsoft introduces an AI-powered workflow assistant in Azure Logic Apps, providing contextual help and guidance for building and managing workflows.
A technical guide on building intelligent bots by combining Microsoft's low-code Copilot Studio with the Azure OpenAI Assistants API.
A guide on migrating a low-code automation from Azure Logic Apps to Power Automate Flow, including moving data to SharePoint.
Explores the history and concept of no-code programming, questioning its novelty and analyzing it through the lens of 'programming substrates'.
A technical guide on resolving Flow and SQL connection deployment issues when migrating PowerApps applications across environments (DEV, QA, UAT, PROD).
