đ€AI Agents Weekly: MiniMax-M2.1, GLM-4.7, MiniMax-M2.1, LaMer Meta-RL, Google's 2025 AI Breakthroughs
MiniMax-M2.1, LLM Coding Workflows, GLM-4.7, MiniMax-M2.1, LaMer Meta-RL, Google's 2025 AI Breakthroughs
In todayâs issue:
Addy Osmani shares LLM coding workflow
GLM-4.7 launches with an agentic coding focus
MiniMax-M2.1 excels at multilingual coding
LaMer induces exploration in LLM agents
Google shares 8 research breakthroughs
Groq licenses inference tech to NVIDIA
Xiaomi MiMo-V2-Flash rivals GPT-5 High
Karpathyâs 2025 LLM year in review
OpenAI releases Skills catalog for Codex
Ivan Zhao on infinite minds for work
And all the top AI dev news, papers, and tools.
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LLM Coding Workflow for 2026
Addy Osmani shares his detailed workflow for coding with LLMs going into 2026, treating AI as a powerful pair programmer that requires clear direction, context, and oversight rather than an autonomous coder.
Planning first: Start with detailed specifications before coding. Collaborate with the LLM to iteratively flesh out requirements into a comprehensive spec.md document - a âwaterfall in 15 minutesâ approach that ensures alignment before implementation.
Small chunks and context: Break projects into manageable tasks tackled sequentially to prevent AI confusion. Feed the AI all relevant information, including existing code, technical constraints, and API documentation, using tools like gitingest or repo2txt.
Testing and review: Never blindly trust AI output. Implement comprehensive testing and use AI-on-AI code reviews for additional validation. Treat AI-generated code like a junior developerâs work.
Customization and tools: Create configuration files (CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md) with style guides and preferences. Switch between tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini CLI since each model has its own personality.
Human accountability: Stay accountable for all software produced through active participation in planning, implementation, testing, and review. AI amplifies existing expertise rather than replacing the need for strong fundamentals.