Beginner Guides

5 Cost Monitoring Mistakes That Cost Real Money
I’ve seen 3 production deployments fail this month. All 3 made the same 5 cost monitoring mistakes. The reality is, cost monitoring can be a minefield if you don’t know where to step. Neglecting certain aspects can lead to budget overruns that could’ve been easily avoided. Here’s

Cursor vs Continue: Which One for Enterprise?

When it comes to choosing a coding assistant, the stakes are high. The right tool can save developers countless hours, boost productivity, and make coding a relatively more enjoyable experience. Cursor and Continue are two popular contenders in this space, but they couldn’t be more different. According to

Chunking Strategy Checklist: 12 Things Before Going to Production

I’ve seen 3 production agent deployments fail this month alone. All 3 made the same 5 mistakes. As developers, we often overlook the importance of a solid chunking strategy, and, honestly, that can lead to some serious headaches down the road. Whether you’re dealing with large

Data Privacy in AI: A Developer’s Honest Guide

I’ve seen 5 organizations this month get fined for data privacy violations in their AI implementations. All 5 ignored the foundational aspects of data privacy.

1. Understand Data Minimization
Why it matters: Data minimization is the concept of only collecting and storing data that is strictly

Performance Profiling Checklist: 10 Things Before Going to Production
I’ve watched 3 production agent deployments fail this month. All 3 made the same 5 mistakes. If that doesn’t make you anxious about your upcoming production push, I don’t know what will. One of the major culprits in these failures? Ignoring the essential components of a

Context Window Optimization Checklist: 7 Things Before Going to Production
I’ve seen 3 production model deployments fail this month. All 3 made the same 5 mistakes. Seriously, the number of developers racing to get their latest AI models into production without a clear strategy for context window optimization is alarming. The context window—the amount of

OpenAI API in 2026: 7 Things After 3 Months of Use
After three months with the OpenAI API in a mid-sized project, my verdict is pretty clear: it’s solid for chat applications, but watch out for unexpected costs and limitations when scaling.

Context
To put this review in context, I’ve been using the OpenAI API

Ollama vs vLLM: Which One for Side Projects?
Ollama boasts 165,710 stars on GitHub while vLLM has 73,811. Sure, those numbers look great for Ollama, but let’s not delude ourselves: stars alone don’t drive development forward. If you’re like me, you’re constantly weighing options for your side projects, especially when it comes to tools that