information overload

by sebastian de deyne

The robots are replacing the packages

5 May 2026 via spatie.be

I wrote a piece on the Spatie blog about the place packages/library have in the ecosystem when first-party code is cheaper than ever with AI.

Scrolling to the end:

The question before every composer require is no longer “is there a package for this?” Almost certainly there is. The new question is: “do I want to own this problem?”

Information Overload newsletter

I occasionally send out a dispatch with personal stories, things I'm working on, and interesting links I come across.

Only for occasional updates. No tracking.