A lot of good stuff crossed my radar this week. From Aspire’s continued evolution and local AI workflows with Ollama, to smarter, more contextual help in GitHub Copilot, the theme is clear: better tools, used more intentionally. I also bookmarked a few thoughtful pieces on leadership and communication that are worth slowing down for. Plenty here to explore, whether you’re deep in code or thinking about how teams actually work.
Programming
Distributed apps platform Aspire supports JavaScript, Python (Loraine Lawson) - This stack of news brings Aspire rebranding explanations, details on the last Rust update with its great network improvement, and a hackathon for useful apps
Aspire 13.1 Brings MCP Integration, CLI Enhancements, and Azure Deployment Updates - InfoQ - Quick post about what is new in this release.
AI
How to Run Claude Code With Local Models Using Ollama (Vladislav Guzey) - Interesting, curious to see more in detail how it works.
Bringing work context to your code in GitHub Copilot - Microsoft for Developers (Kayla Cinnamon) - That looks really cool. Being able to connect non-code information to the contest. I need to watch those videos.
Practical Ways AI Can Help You Today with Minimal Setup (James Sturtevant) - Nice post with real-life tips sharing what works and what doesn't. A good read.
Open Source
- The end of the curl bug-bounty (Daniel Stenberg) - I didn't know about this effort, and it's sad to learn about it too now, of course, but I'm glad those programs exist.
Miscellaneous
Why I Still Write Code as an Engineering Manager (James Sturtevant) - There is still hope, everyone! But more seriously, an inspiring post that managers should read.
The Art of the Oner (Golnaz) - Another great post from Golnaz talks about how to help the message to land. How and why one takes are helping when presenting and the effort it represents.
Sharing my Reading Notes is a habit I started a long time ago, where I share a list of all the articles, blog posts, and books that catch my interest during the week.
If you have interesting content, share it!
~frank