Joshua McDonaldOct 6, 2026You Probably Need a Scorer, Not Another LLM CallSmall single-purpose models answer one question with one number between 0 and 1. What that number means, how to pick the cutoff, and how to check it against reality.
Joshua McDonaldSep 29, 2026In Defense of the Simple ChecklistWhen the work gets complicated enough that nobody can hold it in their head, five lines on a page will do more than another meeting.
Joshua McDonaldSep 13, 2026Agents Raise the Price of a Big TeamProject Aristotle said how a team works together beats who is on it. Agent-assisted work changes the how. Bigger teams now cost more to coordinate than they used to.
Joshua McDonaldSep 1, 2026Four Hours to Build, Five Years to OwnAI cut the cost of building software. It did not cut the cost of owning it, and that is the larger number.
