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Page 7 of 125- 01Graphs in AI Engineering Have Solved Three Problems. The Fourth Is the Plan.Knowledge graphs, GraphRAG, and LangGraph solved three problems. The fourth is the work itself: a reviewable graph of bounded agentic loops.AI & AgentsAug 24, 2026
- 02Your Agent Should Answer the Phone: A Field Guide to AI Gateways on Slack, Discord, Telegram, Signal, and TeamsA field guide to AI gateways on Slack, Discord, Telegram, Signal, and Teams: architecture, auth, cost, and the failure modes that matter.AI & AgentsAug 24, 2026
- 03The Hidden Cost of Tiny Iceberg CommitsTrace what one tiny Iceberg commit writes, then model hourly, per-minute, and per-second cadences so streaming costs become arithmetic, not adjectives.Apache IcebergAug 24, 2026
- 04Deletion Vectors vs Position Deletes vs Equality Deletes: The Iceberg Delete Story in 2026Position deletes, equality deletes, and deletion vectors compared from the Iceberg spec: what each writes, how readers apply it, and when to use which.Apache IcebergAug 24, 2026
- 05Iceberg Is Becoming a Library, Not Just a Table FormatIceberg is turning from a JVM table format into a library other systems embed. What that shift changes for engines, catalogs, and the spec itself.Apache IcebergAug 24, 2026
- 06Iceberg Is Escaping the JVM: Why Rust, Go, Python and C++ Implementations MatterRust, Go, Python, and C++ Iceberg implementations change who can write the format. Why multi-language clients matter more than another JVM engine.Apache IcebergAug 24, 2026