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Sync Engines Are the Future
We've been building frontends that talk to backends for years. But in the meantime the browser has become an OS. In that case what should your stack look like?
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Codex, Opus, Gemini try to build Counter Strike
Introducing CS Bench: we ask all top models to build a multiplayer Counter-Strike from scratch.
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A major Postgres upgrade with zero downtime
Right before Christmas we discovered that our Aurora Postgres instance needed a major version upgrade. This covers how we made the upgrade with zero seconds of downtime.
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Instant 1.0, a backend for AI-coded apps
Instant 1.0 is out! This essay shows a bunch of demos, to explain why we think Instant is the best backend for AI-coded apps. We also cover the architecture that makes all of it work.
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How and where will agents ship software?
Beginners are vibe-coding apps and experts are maxing out their LLM subscriptions. What does this mean for how we build software?