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Write the evals before the prompt: testing LLM features properly
AI · 5 min
Write the evals before the prompt: testing LLM features properly
How we build evaluation sets, graders and CI gates for LLM features so that every prompt or model change is measured instead of guessed.
Daniel Reyes · Jan 14, 2025
How to audit checkout abandonment step by step
E-commerce · 5 min
How to audit checkout abandonment step by step
Most checkout drop-off comes from a handful of fixable causes. Here is the audit sequence we run before touching a single design file.
Sofia Lindqvist · Jan 14, 2025
The first hour after your website is hacked
Security · 5 min
The first hour after your website is hacked
A calm, ordered response plan for the moment you discover a compromise, from containment and evidence to cleanup and communication.
Leo Tanaka · Jan 14, 2025
Moving from checkout.liquid to Checkout Extensibility
Shopify · 5 min
Moving from checkout.liquid to Checkout Extensibility
What breaks, what gets better and how we sequence the upgrade so revenue never dips during the switch.
Sofia Lindqvist · Jan 14, 2025
Zero-downtime deploys for a monolith: blue-green or rolling
DevOps · 6 min
Zero-downtime deploys for a monolith: blue-green or rolling
You do not need microservices to ship without a maintenance page. How we choose between blue-green and rolling deploys for a single application.
Leo Tanaka · Jan 13, 2025
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