A newsletter covering the transition from traditional SDLC to an Agentic Development Life Cycle, featuring discussions on AI token cost sustainability, model routing as a cost-cutting strategy, the risks of AI 'rockstar' developers shipping unreviewed code, and the need for a productivity context engine to measure real ROI. Also touches on fictional Claude model tiers (Fable/Mythos), bot traffic surpassing human internet traffic, and an upcoming workshop on measuring AI's actual impact across the SDLC.
Table of contents
1. The brief, brilliant flight of Fable 52. What it actually feels like to wield Mythos3. Sobering up your AI rockstar developers4. The unsustainable reality of tokenmaxxing5. Life beyond tokenmaxxing6. How to actually cut your AI spend in half7. The internet belongs to the bots now228 Impressions