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Notes on systems, AI, and local business software
Hiring a web developer in Halifax: what HRM businesses should know
A practical guide to hiring a web or app developer in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville, and across the HRM: what it costs, what to ask, and how to avoid a bad build.
Designing signals pipelines that don't drown in noise
Lessons from building a production signals-intelligence pipeline: scoring events, taming scrapers, and keeping precision high enough that people trust the output.
Agent workflows vs. prompt chains: when each wins
A practical decision framework for choosing between deterministic prompt chains and autonomous agent loops in production LLM systems.
From REST to vector search without breaking your API
How to add semantic search to an existing REST API incrementally: dual-write embeddings, blend rankings, and migrate clients without a breaking change.
A boring guide to shipping AI features in an enterprise
The unglamorous checklist that gets LLM features through security review, procurement, and into production at an enterprise: evals, fallbacks, audit trails, and cost ceilings.
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