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optimization

  • 2026-02-25

    🌅 Why optimizing the user release experience early is so important

    With Release First, the goal is to optimize the Big Blue Button (make it easy for users to use a release) early. Why is this important? There are many reasons, but the most important is so that users actually use the release and provide nee…

  • 2025-08-21

    💰 Ways to reduce your AI costs

    AI is not free, as there are significant costs associated with training and hosting modern AI models. Some ideas on how to reduce costs with tools like Claude Code: If you do something that is somewhat repetitive, have AI generate scripts …

  • 2024-11-27

    ⚖️ Architecture vs. Optimization

    In 1968, “The Art of Computer Programming” by Donald Knuth was published with the following quote: “We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil.” This was in the age…