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Burn less, ship more: the case for token optimization
Token optimization is the new tokenmaxxing. Here's why burning fewer tokens produces better software and why the economics of AI make this shift inevitable.
Thought Leadership
Perspectives from engineering leaders on debugging, developer productivity, system design, and the future of software development.
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How to curate observability data for AI agents
Most debugging agents fail not because the model is wrong, but because the data going in is not ready for machine consumption. Here's what data curation actually looks like in practice.
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Multiplayer is now open source
The Multiplayer debugging agent is open source under MIT. Here's why, and what it means for how you use it.
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The death of the dashboard: why agentic AI is choking on legacy observability tools
Dashboards, sampling, and data lakes were built for human debugging. Closing the bug-to-fix loop for AI agents requires rethinking how runtime data is collected and correlated.
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The shift from single- to multi-player in software development
The rise of multi-player, real-time collaborative tech has swept across many industries. We look at when, why, and how this happened and what's next for dev tools.
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Why debugging breaks without visual communication
Communication is usually the hardest part of any software developer’s job, especially when working on distributed systems. We look at why visual collaboration is critical for effective debugging.
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Habits of high-performing distributed software teams
Performant teams are what often make or break a tech company. Here are 5 best practices high-performing teams are using.
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Being a backend developer feels harder than 20 years ago
All the reasons why backend development today feels harder, or, at the very least, vastly more complex than 20 years ago.
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Tackling technical debt through strategic communication
Every engineering team faces the same inherent communication pitfalls. This article explores strategies to address them.
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Remote work and the developer experience
Recently, there has been an outpouring of commentary from CEOs in tech on the need to return to the office. We did a deep dive into how beneficial (or not) this would be for the productivity of developer teams.
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The whiteboard paradox: perfect for brainstorming, terrible for visibility
Whiteboards have their uses but unless you have a diagram that’s accurate, interactive, and connected to your code and platform, you’ll still encounter issues with information gaps and misunderstandings.
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Sitting at the intersection of multiple tech trends
Multiple tech trends are creating the optimal conditions for another massive shift in how we build and consume software products.