# \#blog-post **URL:** https://forum.devtalk.com/tag/blog-post/165.md [Latest](https://forum.devtalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.devtalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.devtalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [A deploy killed my OTP processes but not my containers — writing a reconciler GenServer](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-deploy-killed-my-otp-processes-but-not-my-containers-writing-a-reconciler-genserver/251167)
**Author:** [@T0ha666](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/T0ha666)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 October 2026 12:04 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-deploy-killed-my-otp-processes-but-not-my-containers-writing-a-reconciler-genserver/251167 "2026-10-27T12:04:37Z")
A deploy killed my OTP processes but not the containers running my AI agents. That mismatch kept a kanban card “executing” for eighteen hours after the work — and the merged PR — was already done. It seems to be a less… --- ## [OpenTelemetry Collector on Docker Swarm: every broken config passed validation](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/opentelemetry-collector-on-docker-swarm-every-broken-config-passed-validation/250977)
**Author:** [@T0ha666](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/T0ha666)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [21 October 2026 07:24 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/opentelemetry-collector-on-docker-swarm-every-broken-config-passed-validation/250977 "2026-10-21T07:24:38Z")
I wrote up what it took to ship logs and metrics from two small Docker Swarm clusters into PostHog with the OpenTelemetry Collector: an agent per node as a global service, one gateway holding the credentials. Every br… --- ## [Trouble Is My Workflow · YokerHood · Aleksei Matiushkin](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/trouble-is-my-workflow-yokerhood-aleksei-matiushkin/250951)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 October 2026 16:21 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/trouble-is-my-workflow-yokerhood-aleksei-matiushkin/250951 "2026-10-20T16:21:50Z")
“You don’t need an engine,” I said. “You need an honest finite-state machine, and you’re too fancy-pants to admit it.” The rant on how the workflows are to be mastered in a wild. --- ## [A $63 Mistake in Production: How an AI Agent's Loop Escaped Without Guards](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-63-mistake-in-production-how-an-ai-agents-loop-escaped-without-guards/250506)
**Author:** [@T0ha666](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/T0ha666)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [20 October 2026 09:48 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-63-mistake-in-production-how-an-ai-agents-loop-escaped-without-guards/250506 "2026-10-20T09:48:38Z")
An automated trigger fired every two minutes for 8 hours. 243 agent runs. 31M tokens. $63 wasted. The problem: nobody noticed until morning. This is a case study in production safety when AI agents are on the loop — and… --- ## [Aggressive Regression · YokerHood · Aleksei Matiushkin](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/aggressive-regression-yokerhood-aleksei-matiushkin/250473)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [7 October 2026 14:17 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/aggressive-regression-yokerhood-aleksei-matiushkin/250473 "2026-10-07T14:17:44Z")
I wrote a longread on how to test code. Everything I gained from 10 years of experience writing code without any testing and 20 years with different kinds of it. --- ## [Goatmire Elixir 2 - Odin's Folly](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/goatmire-elixir-2-odins-folly/250413)
**Author:** [@lawik](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/lawik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2026 12:02 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/goatmire-elixir-2-odins-folly/250413 "2026-10-06T12:02:17Z")
The words are insufficient to describe what transpired. What we tried to do met what the people wanted it to be. It became beautiful. This is my best effort to summarize Goatmire Elixir 2026. --- ## [The Charlex Operating System](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-charlex-operating-system/249093)
**Author:** [@Amzy31](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Amzy31)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 September 2026 18:28 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-charlex-operating-system/249093 "2026-09-28T18:28:17Z")
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**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [28 September 2026 15:23 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/harness-not-model-is-what-matters-most/249542 "2026-09-28T15:23:22Z")
Somewhere, right now, a senior engineer is on the verge of a nervous breakdown because his company will not let him switch from Claude to GPT-5.2, or from GPT to Gemini, or from any of them to a locally-hosted llama tha… --- ## [Slot Game Development: Exploring Crucial Steps to Gain Success](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/slot-game-development-exploring-crucial-steps-to-gain-success/175144)
**Author:** [@RobertRichards](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/RobertRichards)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [29 August 2026 15:20 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/slot-game-development-exploring-crucial-steps-to-gain-success/175144 "2026-08-29T15:20:37Z")
Slot is a traditional casino game that is becoming more accessible, popular, and engaging with rapid digitization in recent times. In the USA alone, slot game development is projected to achieve a superb market value of … --- ## [Why LLMs Rock (or: BooLLMean Logic for the Uninitiated)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-llms-rock-or-boollmean-logic-for-the-uninitiated/249268)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 August 2026 14:38 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-llms-rock-or-boollmean-logic-for-the-uninitiated/249268 "2026-08-29T14:38:12Z")
So, instead of wasting my afternoon arguing with anonymous handles on X, I turned to my trusty, soulless assistant and said: “Listen, please expand this truth table for the dulls out there. Make it sarcastic, make it jo… --- ## [Nerves, apparently popular with agents](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/nerves-apparently-popular-with-agents/249170)
**Author:** [@lawik](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/lawik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 August 2026 08:30 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/nerves-apparently-popular-with-agents/249170 "2026-08-26T08:30:32Z")
Nerves is a high-level framework for smart devices. It makes IoT easy for humans. Apparently agents like it too? --- ## [Bandit HTTP server adoption](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/bandit-http-server-adoption/248909)
**Author:** [@rhcarvalho](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/rhcarvalho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 August 2026 16:05 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/bandit-http-server-adoption/248909 "2026-08-17T16:05:21Z")
At the heart of every Phoenix application is the often “invisible” HTTP server layer. For over a decade Cowboy has served the community well. In 2020, the pure-Elixir Bandit came as an alternative that later became the … --- ## [Anti-Antipatterns in Elixir Library Guidelines](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/anti-antipatterns-in-elixir-library-guidelines/248701)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [10 August 2026 14:55 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/anti-antipatterns-in-elixir-library-guidelines/248701 "2026-08-10T14:55:45Z")
I am seeing a lot of aplications of Argumentum ad Vericundiam in software discussions. They do link some piece of writing and point us to it, like, look, here is the ruleset. No, there is not. Until there is an iron pro… --- ## [Phoenix minor and patch version adoption](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/phoenix-minor-and-patch-version-adoption/248648)
**Author:** [@rhcarvalho](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/rhcarvalho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [7 August 2026 21:43 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/phoenix-minor-and-patch-version-adoption/248648 "2026-08-07T21:43:57Z")
The Phoenix framework is notorious for its long term stability and dependability. Unlike most comparable projects, the Phoenix team actively supports four release series for security vulnerabilities (currently 1.5.x-1.8.… --- ## [Software Development in 2026](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/software-development-in-2026/238972)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [6 August 2026 06:10 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/software-development-in-2026/238972 "2026-08-06T06:10:05Z")
A bit of a rant about how we do develop software nowadays with an assistance of T9 on steroids aka LLM aka Artificial Intelligence. It’s a follow up of Software Development in 2023. --- ## [How are you structuring Seedance 2.0 prompts for stable video output?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-are-you-structuring-seedance-2-0-prompts-for-stable-video-output/247039)
**Author:** [@xiji2646-netizen](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/xiji2646-netizen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [6 June 2026 17:01 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-are-you-structuring-seedance-2-0-prompts-for-stable-video-output/247039 "2026-06-06T17:01:17Z")
I have been looking through Seedance 2.0 prompt examples and noticed a pattern: The prompts that work best are usually not just longer. They are more like small shot plans. They separate: scene; subject; camer… --- ## [Why I Built an Elixir ISO 20022 Parser (And why I hate banking standards) ](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-i-built-an-elixir-iso-20022-parser-and-why-i-hate-banking-standards/244818)
**Author:** [@artarna](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/artarna)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [18 May 2026 20:02 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-i-built-an-elixir-iso-20022-parser-and-why-i-hate-banking-standards/244818 "2026-05-18T20:02:40Z")
I spent the last few months building an ISO 20022 parser in Elixir after dealing with banking integrations professionally and repeatedly running into the same problems: gigantic XML schemas painful tooling incon… --- ## [Make Friends With Your AI Assistant](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/make-friends-with-your-ai-assistant/245289)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 May 2026 04:27 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/make-friends-with-your-ai-assistant/245289 "2026-05-18T04:27:24Z")
I gathered some howtos and rules which work for me to harness my AI assistant. It might or might not work for you. The mileage might differ. --- ## [Mocks Are Your Friends, Not Your Servants](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/mocks-are-your-friends-not-your-servants/245249)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 May 2026 07:36 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/mocks-are-your-friends-not-your-servants/245249 "2026-05-17T07:36:00Z")
Łukasz wrote a great article, 'guiding not ruling’ the way of writing tests. I agreed with everything, short of his attitude to mocks. The furter discussion revealed that we treat mocks in an absolutely different manner. … --- ## [The Slavery in XXI Sentury](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-slavery-in-xxi-sentury/242978)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 April 2026 06:56 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-slavery-in-xxi-sentury/242978 "2026-04-28T06:56:18Z")
Kinda rant on why mediocre developers tend to adore AI assistants. --- ## [Head of the Agents and Assistants Department](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/head-of-the-agents-and-assistants-department/242352)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 April 2026 06:54 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/head-of-the-agents-and-assistants-department/242352 "2026-04-23T06:54:02Z")
I blogged about how do I fit AI-assistants in my development process. --- ## [Why I Stopped Using Docker in Development](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-i-stopped-using-docker-in-development/238383)
**Author:** [@zilton7](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/zilton7)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [21 April 2026 23:42 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/why-i-stopped-using-docker-in-development/238383 "2026-04-21T23:42:29Z")
Discussing the decision to move away from using Docker for local development due to performance overhead and increased complexity. Highlighting issues like slow file system syncing on non-Linux systems and the friction D… --- ## [Should we be worried that an AI model just found bugs that human auditors missed for 27 years?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/should-we-be-worried-that-an-ai-model-just-found-bugs-that-human-auditors-missed-for-27-years/240559)
**Author:** [@xiji2646-netizen](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/xiji2646-netizen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [21 April 2026 13:49 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/should-we-be-worried-that-an-ai-model-just-found-bugs-that-human-auditors-missed-for-27-years/240559 "2026-04-21T13:49:23Z")
Anthropic announced Claude Mythos Preview this week – and then said it will not release it to the public. Their reasoning: the model’s cyber capabilities have crossed a threshold where broad access without safeguards is … --- ## [Anyone else hit breaking changes migrating from Opus 4.6 to 4.7?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/anyone-else-hit-breaking-changes-migrating-from-opus-4-6-to-4-7/241825)
**Author:** [@xiji2646-netizen](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/xiji2646-netizen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 April 2026 15:17 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/anyone-else-hit-breaking-changes-migrating-from-opus-4-6-to-4-7/241825 "2026-04-18T15:17:30Z")
Just went through the Anthropic migration guide for Opus 4.7 and there are more gotchas than the announcement implied. Curious if others have run into these. Three things that break on a blind model ID swap: 1. \*\*Old e… --- ## [Cure, Four Releases Deep: From FSMs to Furniture](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/cure-four-releases-deep-from-fsms-to-furniture/241795)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 April 2026 08:05 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/cure-four-releases-deep-from-fsms-to-furniture/241795 "2026-04-18T08:05:25Z")
In the meanwhile, Cure sees a light at the end of the tunnel. In the last week it got several features I’m really proud of, and I have implemented cubic spline interpolation fully in Cure. More examples of real-life app… --- ## [The Long Road to Cure](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-long-road-to-cure/241508)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 April 2026 06:15 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-long-road-to-cure/241508 "2026-04-16T06:15:50Z")
TL;DR: Give https://cure-lang.org a try—perhaps you will like it. --- ## [A Score for an Invisible Orchestra](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-score-for-an-invisible-orchestra/241079)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 April 2026 04:29 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-score-for-an-invisible-orchestra/241079 "2026-04-13T04:29:48Z")
Imagine a conductor forced to relearn musical notation every time a new instrument joins the orchestra. Violin—one system of writing. Cello—another. Oboe—a third, with reversed polarity, no less. The trumpet flatly refu… --- ## [Bus Factor as Seen by the Bus Driver](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/bus-factor-as-seen-by-the-bus-driver/240561)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 April 2026 04:14 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/bus-factor-as-seen-by-the-bus-driver/240561 "2026-04-09T04:14:16Z")
It has become fashionable of late to invoke the bus factor as though it were an inexorable law of nature, destined to bury your project the instant you hire so much as one competent specialist. Business, we are told, re… --- ## [The Diagnosis ‘SLOP’ Is the New Ad Hominem](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-diagnosis-slop-is-the-new-ad-hominem/240436)
**Author:** [@mudasobwa](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mudasobwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 April 2026 04:25 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/the-diagnosis-slop-is-the-new-ad-hominem/240436 "2026-04-08T04:25:19Z")
Summing up my thoughts about “slop advent.” --- ## [Which AI Video API Should You Choose in 2026?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/which-ai-video-api-should-you-choose-in-2026/240371)
**Author:** [@xiji2646-netizen](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/xiji2646-netizen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [7 April 2026 14:14 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/which-ai-video-api-should-you-choose-in-2026/240371 "2026-04-07T14:14:54Z")
I have been evaluating the three major AI video generation APIs for a project and figured this might save others some research time. Curious what experiences people here have had. The problem We needed to pick an AI vid… [Next page](https://forum.devtalk.com/tag/blog-post/165.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=blog-post)