Ubuntu 26.10 released

Text-to-SQL Agents Are Breaking the Semantic Layer dbt Built

TL;DR — Semantic layers like dbt's metrics layer, Cube, and LookML exist to stop every tool from reinventing what 'revenue' means.

• Text-to-SQL agents query raw warehouse tables directly, breaking semantic layers.
• Fix involves giving agents access to semantic layer's query API, not raw SQL connections.

1h ago ·dev.to

Archiving Invoices as PDF/A: What the Format Forbids, and Why Your Pipeline Should Care

A client in Germany asked me last year whether the invoices I send will "still open in ten years." It was not small talk.

• PDF/A is a restricted PDF subset for long-term readability
• Requires embedded fonts, device-independent color, no encryption
• Conversion should be part of production pipeline, not afterthought

1h ago ·dev.to

An interview with John Ternus, who says the memory shortage is "a crisis" and "all options should be on the table", and that Tim Cook "has great relationships" (Andrew R. Chow/Time)

Andrew R. Chow/Cupertino, Calif. … Just below the broad smile he's been wearing all morning, John Ternus' hands are shaking.

1h ago ·time.com