Why Startups Default to PostgreSQL, and Its Limits
PostgreSQL is the database startups pick without arguing about it. Here is the survey evidence,…
Software Engineering
Software Engineering
Kubernetes vs Serverless: Cost and Complexity Compared
A price-by-price comparison of Kubernetes, serverless and plain virtual machines, with published 2026 rates, a…
Artificial Intelligence
The Real Cost of Running an LLM App in Production
Token pricing mechanics, prompt caching and batch discounts, self-hosting GPU economics, and a worked monthly…
Artificial Intelligence
What the EU AI Act Requires, and When It Applies
The Digital Omnibus moved the EU AI Act's high-risk deadlines to 2027 and 2028, but…
Artificial Intelligence
Small Language Models and the Move to On-Device AI
Quantization, distillation and NPU silicon have made 1B to 4B models genuinely useful on phones…
Artificial Intelligence
Do AI Coding Assistants Really Make Developers Faster?
Controlled studies of AI coding tools range from a 55.8% speedup to a 19% slowdown.…
Artificial Intelligence
RAG or Fine-Tuning: How to Choose for LLM Apps
Retrieval and fine-tuning solve different problems. Here is what the research actually shows about which…
Startups & Funding
Employee Stock Options at Startups: A Founder’s Guide
ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, 409A valuations, the 30-day 83(b) deadline and why Canadian CCPC employees get…