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Software and web development from the side that has to ship it and then live with it. Architecture decisions with a cost attached, scoping, technical debt, hiring and vendor selection, and the AI tooling question every engineering team is now answering whether they planned to or not. Each episode takes one decision — rewrite or refactor, framework choice, build versus buy, how to scope a fixed-bid project honestly — and works through the tradeoffs, including the ones that only show up in year two. Written for engineering leads, technical founders and the people who fund them. Five or six minutes, no hand-waving. Topics include rewrite versus refactor, build versus buy, scoping fixed-bid work honestly, technical debt you should keep, framework and platform choices, hiring and vendor selection, code review culture, and where AI tooling actually helps. Produced by DEV.co, web and software development. Full details, services and further reading at https://dev.co
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  • August 19 · 8 min

    How to Read an Evaluation Criteria Section Before You Write a Word

    Most proposal teams start writing before they truly understand how they'll be scored — and pay for it late in the response window. This episode breaks down how to read an evaluation criteria section strategically, before a single word gets drafted.

  • August 18 · 8 min

    From Prototype to Production: How Low-Code Is Changing the Build

    Low-code platforms are reshaping how teams build — compressing timelines, cutting costs, and bridging the gap between prototype and production. This episode breaks down the real mechanics, best use cases, and honest limitations of building in a low-code e

  • August 16 · 9 min

    What Private Equity Really Looks for in Manufacturing Acquisitions

    Private equity deal teams follow a precise, unspoken scorecard when evaluating manufacturing acquisitions — and most owner-operators never see it coming. This episode breaks down exactly what investors are scoring, from strategic positioning to cash conve

  • August 14 · 7 min

    How to Write a Past-Performance Entry That Actually Wins Points

    Past performance can make or break a proposal score — yet most firms treat it as an afterthought. This episode breaks down exactly what evaluators look for and how to build a reusable library that delivers strong entries on demand.

  • August 11 · 7 min

    The Context Problem: Why Your AI Agent Keeps Getting It Wrong

    AI agents that nail the demo but fail in production almost always share one root cause: poor context design. This episode breaks down what context actually means for agents, why it's so easy to get wrong, and how to fix it with discipline.

  • August 10 · 7 min

    The 30-Day Response, Budgeted Backwards

    Thirty days to respond to a federal RFP sounds like plenty — until the draft is late and there's no time left to review. This episode breaks down why budgeting that window backwards, from deadline to day one, changes everything about what gets submitted.

  • August 8 · 8 min

    The SaaS Audit: How to Find the Tools Worth Replacing First

    Your SaaS stack probably has a few subscriptions doing something embarrassingly simple — and a few you genuinely can't live without. This episode gives you a practical audit framework to tell the difference, and a clear order for replacing what you find.

  • August 7 · 7 min

    Bid/No-Bid Is Arithmetic Before It Is Judgment

    Before instinct, relationships, or competitive positioning enters the room, there's one line of arithmetic that determines whether any bid is worth making. This episode breaks down the expected-value model that most proposal teams skip entirely.

  • August 7 · 8 min

    Why AI Won't Replace Manual QA Anytime Soon

    AI can run thousands of tests in minutes — but can it tell you whether your app actually feels right to use? This episode breaks down why human judgment, intuition, and collaboration keep manual QA irreplaceable in modern software development.

  • August 6 · 8 min

    Web Development Trends Shaping 2026 and Beyond

    From high-contrast design to LSI content strategy, web development in 2025 rewards intentionality over novelty. This episode breaks down the trends that are reshaping how sites are built, ranked, and experienced.

  • August 4 · 8 min

    Why Your AI Is Slower Than a 1998 Modem — And How to Fix It

    Transformer models can be brilliantly accurate and still fail in production — because they're too slow. This episode breaks down why inference latency is such a hard problem and walks through the real engineering strategies teams use to fix it.

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