The author shows that LLM-generated text is inflating usage of certain words (like "substrate") in coding sessions and Google Trends, and argues this AI slop is flooding platforms, eroding trust, and making human interaction harder to distinguish from machine output. They call for more friction, transparency, and rate-limiting in digital communication.
Version 0.14 of "Logic for Programmers" is out, with print copies targeted by end of June. In August, the author starts at Antithesis as a developer educator. The newsletter will shift focus and may become less frequent.
A developer building an AWS cost optimization tool asks the Hacker News community for advice on finding companies that use AWS and are looking to reduce their monthly cloud spending, covering services like S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, and Redshift.
WorkOS provides APIs for authentication, SSO, SCIM, and audit logs, helping B2B SaaS and AI companies add enterprise-ready features. Over 2,000 companies, including OpenAI and Vercel, use it to offload auth infrastructure development.