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How Much Does Vibe Coding Really Cost? The 82-Cent AI Coding Problem

A team spending $100,000 on AI coding tokens gets about $18,000 of shipped value. Where the other $82,000 goes, and what actually fixes it.

Domain-Driven Design · Architecture. · Data Modeling · Multi-Agent Systems

🎖️ AI Readiness Index

PRs get simpler, surface area per prompt shrinks, and agents stop stepping on each other. The AI Readiness Index: four questions to gauge whether your org's architecture is actually ready for AI.