Changelog News Agent psychosis: are we going insane?
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Jan 19, 2026 Armin Ronacher warns about AI agent psychosis and its impact on developer culture. Dan Abramov offers fresh insights on the AT Protocol as a social filesystem. RepoBar introduces a new way to keep GitHub work visible without a browser. Ethan McCue dives into transformative Postgres patterns that could enhance your workflow. Finally, Lea Verou highlights the urgent need to fix broken web dependencies, igniting a crucial conversation about the future of web development.
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jQuery 4.0 Still Dominates Web
- Jerod notes jQuery 4.0 released after nearly 10 years and still runs on ~71% of websites.
- He frames the release as proof of jQuery's persistence despite removing legacy features.
Agent Use Is Changing Developer Behavior
- Armin Ronacher warns that agent-driven workflows can degrade human judgment and social norms in developer communities.
- He highlights widespread low-quality PRs, parasocial AI relationships, and community reinforcement of unhealthy behavior.
Social Apps As A File System
- Dan Abramov reframes social networks as a 'social file system' that mirrors how files let apps interoperate.
- He argues that the at protocol exemplifies this model, enabling portable, app-agnostic social data.