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2025: The year in LLMs

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34blogs citing

First cited: 31 Dec 2025
Most recent: 1 Aug 2026
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External links: 74
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Cited by 34 blogs in 37 posts

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simonw.substack.com1 post

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1 Aug 2026

nikhil-verma.com1 post

How I'd do engineering for the next year Read at the source

14 Jul 2026

davidpoblador.com1 post

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19 Jun 2026

About • Ruban1 post

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1 Apr 2026

davidhariri1 post

MCP is not for you Read at the source

24 Mar 2026

allen.hutchison.org2 posts

MCP Isn’t Dead You Just Aren’t the Target Audience Read at the source

14 Mar 2026

1 other post

When Agents Talk to Each Other Read at the source

2 Jan 2026

the-infrastructure-mindset.ghost.io1 post

The Trust Chasm Read at the source

10 Mar 2026

Andrew Doran2 posts

Bringing a 27-year-old programming project back to life with Claude Code Read at the source

22 Feb 2026

1 other post

Weeknotes #358 — Mid-life pondering Read at the source

5 Jan 2026

carlalexander.ca1 post

2025 in review: Going through the middle passage Read at the source

17 Feb 2026

maeda.pm1 post

2025 / SimonW Summary Read at the source

15 Feb 2026

Eli Bendersky1 post

Rewriting pycparser with the help of an LLM Read at the source

5 Feb 2026

sattlerjoshua.com2 posts

Thoughts on AI-assisted software engineering (AI-free version) Read at the source

1 Feb 2026

1 other post

Thoughts on AI-assisted software engineering Read at the source

1 Feb 2026

kvg.dev1 post

MCP and Skills: Why Not Both? Read at the source

25 Jan 2026

writethatblog.substack.com1 post

Simon Willison on Technical Blogging Read at the source

15 Jan 2026

posgeo.wordpress.com1 post

AI in Mineral Exploration: 2025 in Review Read at the source

12 Jan 2026

Ian Dick1 post

Weeknote, Sunday 11th January Read at the source

11 Jan 2026

The Art & Science of Ruby1 post

Things that happened - January 2026, Week One Read at the source

11 Jan 2026

Home1 post

Musings on AI Read at the source

10 Jan 2026

ritchot.me1 post

reflections, and the state of LLMs at the end of 2025 Read at the source

9 Jan 2026

tgvashworth.com1 post

Notes on my AI tools + workflow Read at the source

8 Jan 2026

Dr Laura James's writings1 post

Commonplace book: mental models, autonomy, a poem Read at the source

6 Jan 2026

loworbitsecurity.com1 post

Radar #16: Week of 01/05/2026 Read at the source

5 Jan 2026

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Cool Stuff from 2025 Read at the source

5 Jan 2026

brtkwr.com1 post

CCS: Search for Claude Code conversations Read at the source

5 Jan 2026

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Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence in 2025 Read at the source

4 Jan 2026

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openai.com

https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12012173-getting-started-with-claude-in-chrome

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https://github.com/simonw/micro-javascript

github.com

https://github.com/simonw/micro-javascript/commit/5a8c9ba3006907227950b2980d06ed312b8abd22

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https://github.com/html5lib/html5lib-tests

github.com

https://github.com/bellard/mquickjs/tree/main/tests

github.com

https://github.com/WebAssembly/spec/tree/main/test

github.com

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-of-the-year?ref=allenc.com

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/us-data-centers

theguardian.com

https://andymasley.substack.com/p/the-ai-water-issue-is-fake

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

en.wikipedia.org

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/stop-trying-to-make-fetch-happen

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https://twitter.com/simonw

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https://gist.github.com/simonw/d6d4d86afc0d76767c63f23fc5137030

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