How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## The Death in the Middle By @laumski [ 6 Min read ] The role most product designers were hired into doesn't exist anymore. A note on what's actually happening, who's escaping it, and how. Read More.Understanding Why OS RAM and Postgres Buffer Cache Compete By @tigerdata [ 6 Min read ] Learn how PostgreSQL double buffering wastes RAM, increases latency, and hurts query performance — plus the 25% shared_buffers rule to fix it. Read More.Your Coding Agent Will Get Ripped Out. Build Workflows That Survive It By @kilocode [ 4 Min read ] Roo shut down. Antigravity got hijacked. Your coding agent will get ripped out eventually. Here's how to build workflows that survive the next pivot. 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