CRUD Is Getting Cheap. The Work Is Not.
LLMs are making the system-of-record layer faster to build. The differentiated work is in workflow, analysis, optimization, and dependable execution.
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The $4,000 Polling Loop
AI can make an application quick to build while leaving expensive operational decisions for someone else to find.
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A slow first request for a static asset was a reminder that an LLM's plausible diagnosis still needs an informed person to test its assumptions.
Read the postUsing Codex and Playwright When There Is No API
How a persistent Playwright browser profile and Codex can turn an authenticated website into a practical data integration.
Read the postAI-Powered Chrome Extensions for the Web Apps You Can't Replace
How AI-powered Chrome extensions can improve the third-party web workflows your business still depends on.
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