Changelog Master Feed The code, prose & pods that shaped 2025 (Changelog News #174)
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Dec 15, 2025 This discussion takes a look back at the standout moments and projects of 2025. Highlights include a fascinating exploration of multisensory interfaces and a dive into the complexities of AI's impact on adoption. Jerod shares insights on productivity tools, the relevance of original prompts, and a thought-provoking critique of AI art. The conversation wraps up with reflections on innovative coding practices and exciting future experiments, all while keeping it engaging and full of personality.
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Yearly Curation Reveals Recurring Themes
- Jerod Santo curated his favorite code, prose, and episodes from each month of 2025 to reveal trends and highlights.
- The roundup shows recurring themes like AI agents, tooling, and nostalgia shaping developer culture.
Turn Cheap Printers Into Network Services
- Use small hardware hacks to add network interfaces to simple devices like USB thermal printers for practical integrations.
- Printer Cow converts a USB thermal printer into an HTTP-printing API so services can send jobs easily.
Personal Computing Drifted From Friend To Foe
- Benj Edwards argues that surveillance capitalism and DRM turned personal computing hostile rather than friendly.
- Revisiting personal computing history exposes design choices that undermined user autonomy and joy.