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Don't Build a General Purpose API (4 Years Later)
In 2021 I wrote an article encouraging people not to build general purpose APIs for their own front-ends. (You should probably read it before reading this one.) It got featured on Hacker News twice, albeit with a worse reception (and more heated discussio
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Failover to Human Intelligence
There's no denying that AI is getting very capable, but one thing keeps bothering me: what happens if something goes wrong? Right now, self-driving cars still require human monitoring and intervention (outside of specially-designated areas). Isn't this al
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Getting Answers from a Big PDF with RubyLLM
Some API vendors give you an API doc in a giant custom-edited PDF file. In my case it's 1200 pages, with a "helpful" table of contents that itself spans about 20 pages. Well, I dislike reading giant PDF docs, love writing Ruby, and there's an awesome Ruby
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Long Term Refactors
Big (or "Long Term") refactors are hard to pull off in a busy company. To succeed, we must: Convince business that it's worth the delay. Decide what features will have to wait. Produce regular status updates and ETAs. Justify the refactor as we go. Is it
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Reliable communication allows for simpler interfaces - Max
The less reliable and performant communication is, the more elaborate producer interface should be to provide exactly what the consumer requires
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