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Not able to make it to our State of MCP livestream earlier today?

You can remain up to date with the latest technical advancements and roadmaps by checking out the recording!

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Join experts from Microsoft, AnthropicAI, and OpenAI for The State of #MCP, covering today’s standards and what comes next. Bring your questions for MCP co-creator David Soria Parra and the panel.

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Selfie in my home office

4am and this is the perfect time for me to get things going! My house is silent except for the typing of my keyboard.

Just released a blog post, Stop Parsing LLMs with Regex: Build Production ready AI Features with Schema-Enforced Outputs.

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Alt text: Event poster titled “STATE OF MCP” by This Dot Labs on a dark blue gradient. Subtitle reads “Explore the Future of Model Context Protocols.” Five headshots with names and roles: Harald Kirschner, Principal Product Manager, Microsoft; James Montemagno, Principal Manager, Technical Program Management, Microsoft; Tracy Lee, CEO, This Dot Labs; David Soria Parra, Co-creator of MCP and Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic; Dominik Kundel, Developer Experience, OpenAI. Body text highlights how MCPs are transforming how applications share knowledge and context and invites product innovators, technical leaders, developer advocates, and community builders to explore use cases, emerging standards, and strategies for collaborative AI systems. Date and time: October 16, 2025, 12–2 PM ET. URL: thisdot.co/technology/state-of-mcp. Logo for This Dot Labs in the top right.

TODAY at 12PM ET!

Join experts from Microsoft, AnthropicAI, and OpenAI for The State of #MCP, a conversation on current standards and the protocol’s next steps.

Be there live to have your questions answered by panelists like MCP Co-Creator David Soria Parra!

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AI Hackathon mentor announcement poster for the ATL AI Community on a dark blue tech background. Large title “AI HACKATHON — MEET OUR MENTORS” with six circular headshots labeled: James Dillard, Product/Sales/Go To Market, Roo Code; A.D. Slaton, VP of Engineering, This Dot Labs; Maigh Houlihan, Sr. Manager, Internal Communications, The Home Depot; Chris Corriere, Systems Engineer, Ecology Computing; Neal Gamradt, Principal Software Engineer, Release and Delivery Engineering, Warner Bros. Discovery; Drew Schillinger, Principal Solutions Architect and Fractional CTO, CTO2Go.co; and Elliott Fouts, CTO, This Dot Labs. Event details along the bottom: Date October 25, Time 10 AM to 3 PM, Location ATDC, Atlanta GA 30308, RSVP link [https://luma.com/l5oo71jg](https://luma.com/l5oo71jg). Sponsor logos for Block, This Dot Labs, and ATDC Georgia Tech.

Meet your Mentors for this month's #AI Hackathon presented by Block and sponsored by This Dot Labs + ATDC!

James Dillard, A.D. Slaton, Chris Corriere, Elliott Fouts, Andrew Schillinger & Neal Gamradt.

Join us Sat Oct 25 in #Atlanta for this fun, free event!

Learn more: luma.com/l5oo71jg

Event poster for the AI Leadership Exchange featuring a black-and-white headshot of Alex Yarotsky, CTO at Hubstaff, on a dark blue abstract background with the This Dot Labs logo. Text: “Join us at the Atlanta Leadership Exchange on October 17 to explore how AI is transforming engineering teams. Our expert panel will share real-world strategies for scaling AI developer tooling from pilot to enterprise rollout. Interactive panels and peer case studies will give you proven approaches to measure success and accelerate AI adoption.” Footer: Friday October 17, 2025, 12pm to 3:30pm, Chamblee, GA, invite only, email [tracy@thisdot.co](mailto:tracy@thisdot.co) for an invite, URL [https://www.thisdot.co/technology/ai-atl](https://www.thisdot.co/technology/ai-atl).

CTO, Alex Yarotsky oversees engineering + reliability at Hubstaff & has a passion for emerging tech/ workforce software.

He brings his knowledge and experience to this Friday's #AI Leadership Exchange in Chamblee!

RSVP: 📩 tracy@thisdot.co

More details linked below!
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Alt text: Event poster with a dark blue gradient background titled “STATE OF MCP” and the subtitle “Explore the Future of Model Context Protocols,” branded with This Dot Labs. A row of five headshots appears with captions: Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, Principal Manager Technical Program Management at Microsoft, CEO of This Dot Labs, Co-creator of MCP and Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic, and Developer Experience at OpenAI. Body text invites attendees to learn how MCPs change how apps share knowledge and context. Footer lists the date October 16, 2025, time 12–2 PM ET, and a link: thisdot.co/technology/state-of-mcp.

Join Tracy Lee, Harald Kirschner, James Montemagno, David Soria Parra (Co-Creator of MCP), + Dominik Kundel for the State of #MCP, a discussion on MCPs + the standards emerging!

Be there live so you can ask your questions!

Join us on 10/16 at 12 PM EST!

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YouTube video by This Dot - Leadership Exchange React Wasn’t Supposed to Win. Here’s Why It Did.

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React changed the way we build for the web. But will it still matter ten years from now?

Tom Occhino, CPO at Vercel, explains why #Reactjs & #Nextjs are critical to keeping the web open & why falling into closed proprietary platforms would be a step backward for everyone.

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Alt text: Event poster titled “Leadership Exchange” from This Dot Labs. Left side shows a headshot of Matthew Drooker, Chief Technology Officer at The Weather Company. Right side text invites people to the Atlanta Leadership Exchange on October 17 to explore how AI is transforming engineering teams, with an expert panel sharing strategies to scale AI developer tooling from pilot to enterprise rollout. It notes interactive panels and peer case studies that offer ways to measure success and accelerate AI adoption. Footer details: Friday, October 17, 2025, 12 pm to 3:30 pm in Chamblee, GA. Invite only. Email tracy@thisdot.co

A tech leader who has scaled consumer/enterprise platforms, reignited growth, + built data driven AI across industries, Matthew Drooker delivers impact at scale.

Join him Friday (10/17) in Chamblee for the #AI Leadership Exchange!

Rsvp: tracy@thisdot.co

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Presented by Block: Build an #AI demo in 2 hours with mentors on site. No experience needed, free to join, lunch included.

Bring a laptop and your wildest idea.

Sat Oct 25 • 10 AM–3 PM • Atlanta

RSVP: luma.com/l5oo71jg

Alt text: Event poster titled “AI Leadership Exchange” by This Dot Labs with a dark blue abstract background. Seven speaker headshots with names and titles: A.D. Slaton, VP of Engineering, This Dot Labs; Elliot Fouts, CTO, This Dot Labs; Ashley Beam, Senior Director of Engineering, AI Enablement and Strategy, 2U; Matthew Drooker, CTO, The Weather Company; Tracy Lee, CEO, This Dot Labs; Josh Kurz, Executive Director, Software Engineering, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Alex Yarotsky, CTO, Hubstaff. Copy highlights learning to move AI from concept to production, best practices and success metrics, and tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code. Footer: Friday October 17, 2025, 12 pm to 3:30 pm, Chamblee, GA, invite only, email [tracy@thisdot.co](mailto:tracy@thisdot.co), link thisdot.co/technology/ai-atl.

AI experiments are easy. Scaling real impact is hard.

If you're responsible for developer experience, platform tooling, or engineering efficiency, this room was built for you.

October 17, 2025 | 12–3 PM | Chamblee, GA
RSVP: tracy@thisdot.co

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AI without the cloud just does not work.

That is the message from Miles Ward, CTO of SADA, in our latest episode of the Modern Web Podcast hosted by Danny Thompson & Rob Ocel!

Check out the full episode!🔽
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Square promotional graphic for an ATL AI Community hackathon. Large white headline “HACKATHON” on a dark blue background, subtitle “The AI Challenge: From idea to demo in 2 hours,” “Presented by: Block” with the Block logo, and sponsor logos for This Dot Labs and ATDC Georgia Tech. Orange peach illustration in the corner.

Presented by Block: Attend this one-day #AI hackathon hosted by the Atlanta AI Community (lnkd.in/eM-pPBaf).

Quick-paced, mentor-led, FREE, and beginner friendly! Lunch is provided!

Saturday, Oct 25 • 10 AM–3 PM in ATL. RSVP using the link below!

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Event poster titled "STATE OF MCP" on a dark blue gradient background with five rounded speaker headshots and names, plus event details: October 16, 2025, 12–2 PM ET, and the URL thisdot.co/technology/state-of-mcp.

MCPs are becoming a key part of how we communicate with AI.

The State of MCP livestream is coming soon! Register and join us on October 16 at 12 PM EST.

See you there!
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Alt text: Promotional graphic for the Atlanta Leadership Exchange hosted by This Dot Labs. On the left is a photo of Ashley Beam, a woman with light brown hair wearing a navy blazer and white blouse, smiling outdoors. The text on the right reads: “Leadership Exchange. Join us at the Atlanta Leadership Exchange on October 17 to explore how AI is transforming engineering teams. Our expert panel will share real-world strategies for scaling AI developer tooling from pilot to enterprise rollout. Interactive panels and peer case studies will give you proven approaches to measure success and accelerate AI adoption.” Below, it lists: “Ashley Beam, Senior Director of Engineering, AI Enablement and Strategy, 2U.” At the bottom, event details read: “Friday October 17, 2025 | 12pm – 3:30pm | Chamblee, GA. This event is invite only. Email [tracy@thisdot.co](mailto:tracy@thisdot.co) for an invite. [https://www.thisdot.co/technology/ai-atl.”](https://www.thisdot.co/technology/ai-atl.”) The design uses blue and black curved backgrounds with white text and the This Dot Labs logo in the upper right corner.

Ashley Beam brings 20+ years of experience leading engineering teams and integrating cutting-edge AI solutions!

Join her at the #ATL Leadership Exchange!

October 17, 2025 | 12–3 PM | Chamblee, GA

RSVP: tracy@thisdot.co

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How NPM Auto-Updates & Post-Install Scripts Could Hijack Your Org Spotify video

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And it's carry-on friendly!

Every npm, Inc. install could bring in 80+ packages from dozens of maintainers and one bad dependency can put your whole org at risk.

This Modern Web Podcast episode with Danny Thompson & Rob Ocel explores security in open source + what devs can do to stay safe ⬇️

Alt text: Promotional graphic for the “Leadership Exchange” event hosted by This Dot Labs. On the left, there is a professional headshot of Josh Kurz, a bald man in a suit and tie, identified below the photo as “Executive Director | Software Engineering, JPMorgan Chase & Co.” On the right, white text on a black and deep blue background reads: “Join us at the Atlanta Leadership Exchange on October 17 to explore how AI is transforming engineering teams. Our expert panel will share real-world strategies for scaling AI developer tooling from pilot to enterprise rollout. Interactive panels and peer case studies will give you proven approaches to measure success and accelerate AI adoption.” The footer includes event details: “Friday October 17, 2025 | 12pm – 3:30pm | Chamblee, GA. This event is invite only. Email [tracy@thisdot.co](mailto:tracy@thisdot.co) for an invite. [https://www.thisdot.co/technology/ai-atl.”](https://www.thisdot.co/technology/ai-atl.”) The This Dot Labs logo appears in the top right corner.

Join Josh Kurz, Executive Director of Software Engineering at JPMorganChase, as he shares insights from scaling systems using cloud-native and AI-driven practices.

📅 10/17 | 12–3 PM | Chamblee, GA
📩 RSVP: tracy@thisdot.co

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**Alt text:** Event graphic for “State of MCP: Explore the Future of Model Context Protocols,” hosted by This Dot Labs. The design features a dark blue gradient background with white and light blue text. At the top are photos of the five speakers: Harald Kirschner, James Montemagno, Tracy Lee, David Soria Parra, and Dominik Kundel, each labeled with their names and titles. The text below reads: “Discover how MCPs are transforming the way applications share knowledge and context. We’re bringing together product innovators, technical leaders, developer advocates, and community builders to explore real-world use cases, emerging standards, and strategies for building smarter, more collaborative AI systems.” Event details at the bottom: “October 16, 2025, 12–2 PM ET, thisdot.co/technology/state-of-mcp.” The This Dot Labs logo appears in the top right corner.

Curious about how #MCPs are shaping the next wave of developer tools?

Join Tracy Lee, Harald Kirschner, James Montemagno, David Soria Parra, and Dominik Kundel for The State of #MCP live panel!

📅 October 16 at 12 PM EST
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In this Modern Web Podcast episode, Rob Ocel and Danny Thompson talk with Wes Eklund about AI agents, interviews, and practical developer workflows.

The chat highlights why building custom agents is more accessible than many realize!

Check it out:
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When people ask you for support, you’re already leading, title or not.

This new podcast series featuring Sepi Browning & Tracy Lee explores the intersection of leadership models + emergent tech with a focus on celebrating #womenintech.

Check out the episode!
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I’m so excited to join the Atlanta #AI Community for a hands-on hackathon where ideas turn into working demos in just a few hours.

📅 Saturday, October 25 | 10 AM–3 PM
💡 No experience required — just bring your curiosity (and an appetite, lunch is on us!)

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Alt text: Event banner for “State of MCP” hosted by This Dot Labs. The design features a dark blue gradient background with white and blue text. At the top, the title reads “STATE OF MCP” with the subtitle “Explore the Future of Model Context Protocols.” Below are photos and names of the speakers: Harald Kirschner, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft; James Montemagno, Principal Manager of Technical Program Management at Microsoft; Tracy Lee, CEO of This Dot Labs; David Soria Parra, Co-creator of MCP and Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic; and Dominik Kundel, Developer Experience at OpenAI. The text below reads, “Discover how MCPs are transforming the way applications share knowledge and context. We’re bringing together product innovators, technical leaders, developer advocates, and community builders to explore real-world use cases, emerging standards, and strategies for building smarter, more collaborative AI systems.” At the bottom, the event date and time are listed: “October 16, 2025, 12–2 PM ET,” along with the URL “thisdot.co/technology/state-of-mcp.”

The State of MCP livestream is coming up soon! Join us on October 16 at 12 PM EST.

If you’re already experimenting with #MCP, what has worked well for you? If you’re just getting started, what’s the biggest question you have about putting it into practice?

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Alt text: Promotional poster for the “AI Leadership Exchange” hosted by This Dot Labs. The design features a dark blue background with circular gradient accents. The title “AI LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE” appears at the top, with the This Dot Labs logo in the upper right corner. Below the title are photos of six featured speakers: A.D. Slaton (VP of Engineering, This Dot Labs), Elliot Fouts (CTO, This Dot Labs), Ashley Beam (Senior Director of Engineering, AI Enablement and Strategy, 2U), Matthew Drooker (CTO, The Weather Company), Tracy Lee (CEO, This Dot Labs), Josh Kurz (Executive Director, Software Engineering, JPMorgan Chase & Co.), and Alex Yarotsky (CTO, Hubstaff). The text invites attendees to connect with industry leaders to learn how to move AI from concept to production, discover best practices for integrating AI into engineering workflows, and hear insights on tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code. Event details at the bottom: Friday, October 17, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM in Chamblee, GA. The event is invite-only, with RSVP details and a link to https://www.thisdot.co/technology/ai-atl .

Shape the next era of engineering with AI.

At the Atlanta Leadership Exchange, you’ll explore how to transform proof-of-concept AI tools into organization-wide solutions that drive measurable productivity.

October 17 | 12–3 PM | Chamblee, GA
RSVP: tracy@thisdot.co

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Promotional graphic for “State of MCP,” an event by This Dot Labs exploring the future of Model Context Protocols. The banner features headshots of five speakers in rounded frames against a dark blue gradient background: Harald Kirschner (Principal Product Manager, Microsoft), James Montemagno (Principal Manager, Technical Program Management, Microsoft), Tracy Lee (CEO, This Dot Labs), David Soria Parra (Co-creator of MCP and Member of Technical Staff, Anthropic), and Dominik Kundel (Developer Experience, OpenAI). The headline reads “STATE OF MCP” with the subtitle “Explore the Future of Model Context Protocols.” Below, text explains that MCPs are transforming how applications share knowledge and context, and that the event will gather product innovators, technical leaders, and developer advocates to discuss real-world use cases, emerging standards, and strategies for collaborative AI systems. The event details are listed at the bottom: “October 16, 2025 | 12–2 PM ET | thisdot.co/technology/state-of-mcp.” The This Dot Labs logo appears in the top right corner.

The State of MCP brings together folks from Microsoft, Anthropic, and OpenAI to discuss standards, and the evolution of the protocol.

Are you already using #MCP? What would you like to know?

Join us on October 16 at 12 PM EST!

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Promotional flyer for the “Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Exchange” hosted by This Dot Labs. The top half features a photo of an audience of professionals seated and attentively listening during a conference session. The text below invites healthcare and life sciences leaders to an afternoon of strategic discussion, innovation, and collaboration focused on the future of healthcare technology. The flyer highlights reasons to attend, including insights from executives and technology leaders on how digital health innovations are transforming outcomes, improving efficiency, and driving growth. It mentions engaging expert panels, thought-provoking discussions, and peer networking in an invite-only setting. Event details read: “Friday, November 14, 2025 | 12pm–3pm | Chamblee, GA.” The flyer notes that the event is invite-only, with RSVP to tracy@thisdot.co , and includes a link: “https://www.thisdot.co/life-sciences/healthcare-life-sci-nov-2025.”

#AI, precision medicine, and digital health are reshaping care delivery and operations.

Join senior leaders at the Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Exchange to explore what’s working, + how to scale innovation responsibly.

11/14 | 12–3 PM | Chamblee, GA

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A surprised man with a beard and short hair looks toward the camera against a dark, Matrix-style background with green code falling vertically. Large neon green text reads “AI in 2 Lines of Code?” On the left side are logos for JavaScript (yellow JS icon), Vercel (black triangle logo), and MongoDB (green leaf logo). Small glowing green code snippets “useChat()” and “form()” appear near the logos, with arrows pointing to them. A small neon robot icon sits below the text. At the top right, a colorful badge reads “JS DROPS.”

Jesse Hall brings a ton of clarity to the conversation around AI in web development in this JS Drop!

Reduce complexity, speed up iteration, & make AI less intimidating.

Curious about what AI looks like in practice?

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Frameworks don’t solve broken team dynamics.

In this podcast, Andy Bell reminds us that #CSS is a great technology, but that doesn't make implementation a walk in the park.

Catch the full Modern Web Podcast episode hosted by Rob Ocel and Danny Thompson here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7en...