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# Dev Digest 204: Agentic AI Book, Creepy Links & Time to Ditch Projects

**By:** [Daniel Cranney](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@daniel-cranney)

**Published:** January 26, 2026

## Inside last week’s [Dev Digest 204](https://newsletter.wearedevelopers.com/204).

https://www.youtube.com/embed/mgXjpaqi8Mw

📘 The Agentic AI Handbook  
💻 Writing a browser with AI  
👔 LinkedIn Job Scams  
🔗 The 2025 Web Almanac  
📈 A cross-browser performance testing agent  
💨 How Python’s packaging library got 3x faster  
🫣 Create creepy links and max out your job title  
🎮 PS5, XBox and Switch 2 as a single console  
🗑️ When is the right time to stop working on a project?

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