Markdown for the Masses

Episode 593 · October 9th, 2026 · 1 hr 6 mins

About this Episode

This week, we discuss Google Docs finally getting Markdown, Cloudflare's CF CLI, Gartner's agentic AI abandonment stat, and forward deployed engineers. Plus, Coté forgets his laptop.

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Runner-up Titles:

  • Cables only
  • Blame it on AI
  • We’re outcome-focused here
  • I brought CSV to the masses
  • The King of Google
  • Product Manager for Markdown
  • Just give me an API
  • The Word Race
  • Unqualify yourself
  • I'll Ride the AI Hype Cycle to Markdown Support
  • Forward Deployed Field CTOI
  • You Are the API
  • Agent Product Management
  • Money Can Be Exchanged for Goods and Services
  • Brandon's the Travel Dad

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