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Claude Code Best Practices
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Codex Plugin
Install a Codex plugin, build a three-file team package, and share it through a repo marketplace with clear authentication and admin controls.Oct 11, 2026Build
Claude Opus 5.5 for Agents and Coding: Costs and Fit
Claude Opus 5.5 pricing, limits and plan access, plus when founders should choose it over Sonnet 5.5, Haiku 5.5 or Fable 5.1.Oct 11, 2026AI
CLAUDE.md: Write It Once, Start Every Session Right
Write a useful CLAUDE.md, scope project rules, and manage Claude Code auto memory with a 35-line starter and a monthly cleanup routine.Oct 11, 2026Build
Jev Alternatives in 2026: OpenAI, Microsoft, Clef, d1, Perplexity and Strands (Compared)
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OpenAI Decisions API
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Claude for Small Business: What It Kills in a $50K Stack
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Cloudflare's '100x engineer', a 6-agent operator's take
Matthew Prince cited 2x-100x AI productivity gains to justify 1,100 layoffs. I run 6 production agents on the exact stack he's describing. The 100x engineer framing is conceptually wrong, and founders copying it into H2 headcount plans are about to cut the wrong people.May 12, 2026GrowthNewsletter
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