Generating code got easy. Making it last didn't.
I'm István Antal. I write about software architecture, agentic coding, and the craft of building things that last — notes from the work, not the hype.
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8 postsRebuilding a B2B platform to last
ThoughtsFour years owning architecture and delivery: faster pricing, repeatable infrastructure and dependable releases for a 300,000-product B2B platform.
Understanding AI costs: a guide for mere mortals
ThoughtsCredits and flat subscriptions hide what AI really costs. At list price, my $200 Claude plan covered $11,158 of usage in September.
How LLM reasoning works
ThoughtsYou're billed for every thinking token, including the ones the vendor hides from you, and more thinking doesn't always mean a better answer.
SpecForge
ToolA read-only view of spec driven work across all your repositories: each change's proposal, tasks, worktrees, commits and pull request.
Where the specs live
GuideSpecs are easier to work with when they follow a familiar structure and you can find the changes that need your attention.
UK earnings calculator
ToolCompare UK salaries and contract rates, model company salaries and dividends across members, and see take-home pay and the 62% tax corridor.
Story points were always days
ThoughtsStory points began as ideal days times a load factor. Teams still convert them back, velocity is that conversion in public, and throughput beats both.
AI model benchmarks are a suggestion
ThoughtsModel benchmark tables and one-shot demos are vendor-run, Goodharted, and blind to your harness. The only benchmark that predicts your work is your work.