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How to turn AI into real shipping speed: audits, workflows, modernization, and the tactics that hold up in production.
More writing: Ironcrest Software blog and 815 Media blog.
Claude Code in one terminal, Cursor in another, a Copilot tab, and four API keys you forgot you made — and no idea what any of it costs. I built a free, open tool that answers one question for developers and vibe coders: what is AI actually costing you?
Read moreOver-engineering can sink projects; here's how we avoided that pitfall.
Read moreA U.S. government letter switched off Anthropic's most powerful AI overnight. "Run AI locally" is the right fix — but it shouldn't require learning Ollama and quantization. That's exactly why I built Hearth.
Read moreThe 90-day evaluation of a senior engineer should hinge on deliverables, not résumés.
Read moreMost teams get it wrong trying to tack AI onto WordPress without forethought.
Read moreHearth is a free AI you can talk to — and it runs on your own computer, not in a data center. No account, no subscription, completely private, and it works without internet. Here is the short version.
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