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Trusting and Bundling Packages Keeps Getting Harder for developers in 2026
Open-source packages were the answer to building everything yourself. Then came chalk/debug, Shai-Hulud, and xz-utils. A sourced look at why package trust is breaking down, and why certified external services are the safer way to get non-core capabilities.
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
•July 06, 2026
Engineering
The SOA Promise: Why Trust Held It Back, and Why AI Agents Make It Unavoidable
Service-oriented architecture promised software composed from best-in-class services. Trust was the blocker. Here is why the agentic era, EU regulation, and the maintenance tax make verifiable service consumption the only scalable path.
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
•July 06, 2026
Engineering
AEO vs SEO: What Answer Engine Optimization Actually Changes
Answer engine optimization (AEO) explained: how AI search picks its sources, what changes vs classic SEO, what stays the same, and a practical AEO checklist.
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
•July 04, 2026
Tutorials
Link Preview API: Safe Link Previews Without Building a Scraper
Generate link previews with one API call — title, description, image, plus a built-in malicious-link check. No scraper to maintain, no SSRF risk, serverless-ready.
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
•July 04, 2026
Engineering
Can HTTP DELETE Have a Body? What the Spec Says and What Actually Works
Yes, an HTTP DELETE request can technically carry a body — but RFC 9110 says clients SHOULD NOT send one, it has no defined semantics, and many clients and servers strip it. Here's what the spec says, what works in practice, and where to put your data instead.
Sohail Pathan
•March 18, 2025
Engineering
HTTP Status Codes: A Developer's Cheat Sheet (With Fixes for the Common Errors)
A practical HTTP status code cheat sheet: what every code class means, the ~25 codes you'll actually hit, and how to fix the common 4xx and 5xx errors — with curl examples and a quick client-vs-server guide.
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
•July 01, 2026
Engineering
405 Method Not Allowed: What It Means and How to Fix It Fast
A 405 Method Not Allowed error means the server recognizes your HTTP method but won't allow it on that resource. Here's what causes it, how it differs from 403, 404, and 501, and how to fix it — with curl examples and framework-specific cases.
Muskan Sidana
•April 16, 2025
Engineering
7 AI Hiring APIs to Automate Recruitment, From Job Post to Offer (2026)
AI hiring APIs can run the whole recruitment funnel — resume screening, job description generation, interview prep, salary benchmarking and more. Here's how seven of them fit a modern hiring workflow, with real request/response examples.
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
•June 30, 2026
Engineering
Beyond RapidAPI: 7 API Marketplaces That Actually Support AI Agents in 2026
RapidAPI defined the category, but the agentic shift has reshaped it. Here are 7 API marketplaces — ApyHub, Postman, Kong, Nango, Merge, APILayer, and Rapid — compared on how well agents can actually discover, trust, and call APIs at runtime.
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
•June 29, 2026
Engineering
Top 5 APIs Every AI Agent Needs in 2026 (Plus a Bonus)
AI agents can reason and write — but they can't act without tools. Here are 5 ApyHub utility APIs that give agents hands: reading documents, extracting data, generating files, and reading the live web.
Nikolas Dimitroulakis
•June 25, 2026
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