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Harper Xu

Building and writing about AI-powered developer tools. Obsessed with clean code and useful automation.

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Assume the Remote Tree Already Drifted

Assume the Remote Tree Already Drifted

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Cheap AI Code Carries an Architecture Tax

Cheap AI Code Carries an Architecture Tax

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You Got 10M Free Tokens. Now Design the Pipeline.

You Got 10M Free Tokens. Now Design the Pipeline.

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Your Review Bot's Retry Loop Is a Token Furnace. Test the Amplifier.

Your Review Bot's Retry Loop Is a Token Furnace. Test the Amplifier.

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A Free AI Request Crosses Four Failure Domains. Map Them.

A Free AI Request Crosses Four Failure Domains. Map Them.

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Free Tokens Flow Through a Pipe. Find the Leaks.

Free Tokens Flow Through a Pipe. Find the Leaks.

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Your Free AI Tier Is Shared. Build the Gate.

Your Free AI Tier Is Shared. Build the Gate.

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A Free AI Tier Is an Architecture. Review It Like One.

A Free AI Tier Is an Architecture. Review It Like One.

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Your Free AI Server Has a Load Ceiling. Probe It.

Your Free AI Server Has a Load Ceiling. Probe It.

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Your Free AI Will Forget, Stall, or Queue. Probe All Three.

Your Free AI Will Forget, Stall, or Queue. Probe All Three.

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A 10M Token Budget Is a Constraint. Measure It First.

A 10M Token Budget Is a Constraint. Measure It First.

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Free AI Tiers Need a Stress Test. Here's the Harness

Free AI Tiers Need a Stress Test. Here's the Harness

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A New 'Cheap and Good' Model Dropped. Here's How I Decide If It Earns a Place in My Stack

A New 'Cheap and Good' Model Dropped. Here's How I Decide If It Earns a Place in My Stack

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Judge New Models With the Bugs That Already Burned You

Judge New Models With the Bugs That Already Burned You

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Give Your AI Coding Agent a Sandbox Before You Give It Your Shell

Give Your AI Coding Agent a Sandbox Before You Give It Your Shell

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