How are you, hacker? How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, August 26, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Miss Manners Addressed Computer Correspondence in 1984, First German to go into Space in 1978, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Minecraft, Engineering, and The Incremental Mindset to The 5 Stages of LLM Systems: From Playground Hacks to Real Architecture, let’s dive right in. HackerNoon Newsletter homepage On this day, Miss Manners Addressed Computer Correspondence First German to go into Space Minecraft, Engineering, and The Incremental Mindset Minecraft, Engineering, and The Incremental Mindset The 5 Stages of LLM Systems: From Playground Hacks to Real Architecture The 5 Stages of LLM Systems: From Playground Hacks to Real Architecture 6000 USDT in Sponsor Tag Prizes Up for Grabs in the Spacecoin Writing Contest 6000 USDT in Sponsor Tag Prizes Up for Grabs in the Spacecoin Writing Contest By @hackernooncontests [ 3 Min read ] Enter Round 3 of the Spacecoin Writing Contest! Submit your story by Oct 7, 2025, for a shot at 9,000 USDT. Read More. @hackernooncontests Read More. Minecraft, Engineering, and The Incremental Mindset Minecraft, Engineering, and The Incremental Mindset By @jacoblandry [ 8 Min read ] Minecraft is just engineering neatly packaged into a whimsical, blocky paradise. Read More. @jacoblandry Read More. The 5 Stages of LLM Systems: From Playground Hacks to Real Architecture The 5 Stages of LLM Systems: From Playground Hacks to Real Architecture By @maxnechaev [ 7 Min read ] Discover the LLM maturity model: from simple prompts to orchestrated systems. Why spaghetti flows fail - and how real architecture wins. Read More. @maxnechaev Read More. 🧑💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ writing can help consolidate technical knowledge establish credibility and contribute to emerging community standards ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it.See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️