Issue 323: Where have all the coders gone?

There’s a new sheriff in the wild west of AI…actually, it’s the same sheriff, just for agentic workflows. Authentication, security, and privacy are wearing a shiny new badge in this here wild, wild west, and they’re saying that this town ain’t big enough for AI bugs and security threats.

On the pod, 1Password’s Nancy Wang chatted about bringing robust credential governance to the AI agent ring, and the implications of giving your bot the password you use for all your accounts. Gee Rittenhouse from AWS Security sat down with us to explore multi-stage attacks and how AI is both helping and hurting cybersecurity efforts. And as you know, good security starts with good code, which is why we’ve got a blog on actually good coding guidelines for AI (and people too).

Beyond the blog, the internet is hopping on its horse and heading out onto that dusty road. While one outlaw dev is modding a callbox so it works on Apple Home, another deputy is trying to round up all the AI apps just to find out…there aren’t many. Now, we won’t let you be a lone rider high-tailing it out of this Overflow—take a few Q&As with you to keep you company on the vast plains of the internet. How mean was it to say “pluck you” in the 1800s? Are y’all saying the “r” in February, or are we in the wrong? What do you reckon was the big deal with that Intel CPU bug in the 90s? Well, we’re your huckleberry, because we’ve got all those links and more ready for you…just mosey down south.