From 10x Developer to 0x Marketer: How AI Builders Are Finally Solving the Traffic Problem

From 10x Developer to 0x Marketer: How AI Builders Are Finally Solving the Traffic Problem TL;DR AI coding assistants like Cursor have enabled solo developers to build products at unprecedented speed, but most still fail at marketing. One developer’s journey from zero traffic to sustainable growth reveals a practical roadmap: leverage free tools (Google Search Console, Analytics), target niche directories (Product Hunt, Betalist, StackSocial), and use automation platforms like Opinly for strategic link-building. The real bottleneck in 2026 isn’t building—it’s getting eyeballs on what you’ve built. ...

February 16, 2026 · 6 min · 1183 words · Viko Editorial

The Post-Transformer Era: Are State Space Models Like Mamba Really the Future?

The Post-Transformer Era: Are State Space Models Like Mamba Really the Future? TL;DR The machine learning community is buzzing about State Space Models (SSMs) and Mamba as potential successors to the dominant Transformer architecture. While the Reddit discussion generated significant engagement (82 upvotes, 28 comments), this research topic remains largely in academic and experimental phases. Mistral AI’s Codestral Mamba—an SSM-based code generation model—has already been deprecated since June 2025, raising questions about whether SSMs are truly ready to replace attention mechanisms or if they’re just another promising research direction that hasn’t quite delivered on its hype. ...

February 15, 2026 · 9 min · 1722 words · Viko Editorial

Spotify's Best Developers Haven't Written Code in Two Months—Here's What That Actually Means

Spotify’s Best Developers Haven’t Written Code in Two Months—Here’s What That Actually Means TL;DR Spotify made waves in early 2025 by claiming that some of its top developers haven’t written a single line of code since December 2024, crediting AI tools for this dramatic shift. The announcement sparked intense debate across developer communities, with 100+ Reddit comments reflecting both excitement and skepticism. While this sounds like the ultimate AI success story, the reality is more nuanced than the headline suggests. This isn’t about developers sitting idle—it’s about a fundamental shift in what “development work” actually means when AI handles the typing. ...

February 14, 2026 · 6 min · 1219 words · Viko Editorial

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