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The Intelligence Ladder

How much intelligence do we really need? I have been sitting with this question for a long time. The more I fold language models into my daily work as a software developer, the less sure I am about a…

• Proposes intelligence ladder system to sort AI work into rungs with model and cost estimates.
• Current AI model answers lead to sunk cost trap, unclear true costs for users.
• Behavior-based system breaks work into shareable pieces called behaviors, assigned to rungs.

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How pdlc-skills Makes Progress, Change Impact, and Quality Trends Visible

The last post covered the quality chain. This one is about visibility . An AI can push three features forward in an afternoon.

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Context engineering is mostly deciding what to leave out

Most advice about context windows is about fitting more in. Bigger windows, more retrieved documents, the whole file instead of the function.

• Context engineering focuses on removing irrelevant information
• A smaller, focused context often yields better results
• Unnecessary context is costly in both money and quality

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The Post-SaaS Architecture: How a $14,000/month AWS bill for 35 req/sec cured our team of cloud delusions

A few months ago, I was brought in to audit the infrastructure of a post-Series A fintech company that was bleeding cash.

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Cómo armé un Pit Wall con AWS IoT Core (y por qué este patrón sirve para cualquier industria)

Hola a todos! Hace unos meses me surgio la idea de empezar a correr en simrace nuevamente, en pandemia me compré el volante y lo usé un rato pero perdi la motivación cuando me di cuenta de lo dificil…

• Author built a Pit Wall using AWS IoT Core for racing simulation.
• Captured data from Assetto Corsa simulator and sent to AWS IoT Core.
• Pattern applies to any device generating data outside infrastructure.

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