The Replay (2/18/26): Copilot workarounds, platform pitfalls, and more

Here’s what you’ll find in the February 18th edition of The Replay, LogRocket’s newsletter for dev and engineering leaders:

2/18/26

Andrew Evans, principal engineer and tech lead at CarMax, shares how to recreate Claude “Skills” inside GitHub Copilot, using scoped instruction files to simulate domain-aware expert modes without switching tools or violating IT policies.

Russ Miles, software development expert and educator, joins PodRocket to explain why developer platforms fail and why treating your platform as a product (not a factory) is the key to flow, feedback loops, and reducing cognitive burden.

Peter Aidelọje, technical writer and project manager, shares a security playbook for Cloudflare-dependent stacks: why the edge should be your first line of defense, not your only one, and how to design for failure when it isn’t.

Steve Yegge on the “Dracula effect”: Why vibe coding might be a vibe vampire.

Why cognitive debt is the hidden cost of AI-generated code.

…and much more.

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