--- title: Best Awesome posts — March 2026 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Awesome posts from March 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/awesome-coding/best-of/2026/03 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/awesome-coding/best-of/2026/03 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Awesome posts — March 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Awesome posts from March 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Awesome — March 2026 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/an-ai-ceo-finally-said-something-honest--8mzkc9l2x "An AI CEO finally said something honest...") Video Awesome · 28w An AI CEO finally said something honest... A critical take on the AI coding hype cycle, prompted by a tweet from the creator of Open Code Agent. The core argument is that code was never the real bottleneck in software development — product thinking, prioritization, and system reasoning were. Lowering the cost of shipping features removes healthy constraints that forced teams to make sharp decisions and kill bad ideas early. Drawing on the Jevons paradox, the piece argues that cheaper code generation will expand software complexity rather than reduce developer demand. It also highlights IBM tripling entry-level hiring, Sam Altman acknowledging AI-washing layoff trends, and the irony of Claude Code's head declaring 'coding is solved' while Anthropic offers $50K signing bonuses for engineers. 46 7 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/rust-is-quietly-taking-over--zthwx16cg "Rust is quietly taking over...") Video Awesome · 27w Rust is quietly taking over... Rust's influence is growing far beyond its market share. Two major case studies illustrate this: Ladybird browser rewrote parts of its JavaScript engine from C++ to Rust using LLM-assisted translation (25,000 lines in \~2 weeks, zero regressions across 60,000+ tests), and WhatsApp replaced a 160,000-line C++ media library with \~90,000 lines of Rust, now deployed to billions of devices across Android, iOS, and more. Both cases highlight Rust's value at high-risk security boundaries. However, a counterpoint is raised via the 'Farewell Rust' blog post: Rust is poorly suited for web development due to slow feedback loops, template ergonomics, and dynamic SQL friction. The takeaway is that Rust excels as a containment layer for systems-level, security-critical code, but is not a universal solution. 40 5 [See all Awesome archives](/sources/awesome-coding/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/awesome-coding/best-of/2026/03#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/awesome-coding/best-of/2026/03","name":"Best Awesome Posts — March 2026","description":"The most upvoted Awesome posts from March 2026, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/awesome-coding/best-of/2026/03#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/an-ai-ceo-finally-said-something-honest--8mzkc9l2x","name":"An AI CEO finally said something honest..."},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/rust-is-quietly-taking-over--zthwx16cg","name":"Rust is quietly taking over..."}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Awesome","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/awesome-coding"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/awesome-coding/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"March 2026"}]}]} ```