Journal
Notes from the studio.
Short essays on the practice of engineering — written by partners and seniors, edited only for clarity. We post when we have something to say.
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On the cost of cleverness
Why we treat cleverness as a code smell, and what we ask reviewers to look for instead.
· 5 min read · Yevgeniy Orlovskiy - AI
Eval-first AI: a small manifesto
Every AI engagement we take begins with the eval set, not the model. A short note on why.
· 6 min read · Studio · Senior partner - Engineering
Why we still write Postgres by hand
On boring databases, careful indexes, and the slow advantage of writing your own SQL.
· 7 min read · Studio · Senior partner - Practice
The shape of a 22-person studio
A note on why we are not growing, and the inversion of the agency org chart we are running instead.
· 6 min read · Yevgeniy Orlovskiy - Design
Reading the room: design reviews that do not waste time
A short field note on running design crits that make decisions instead of pleasantries.
· 4 min read · Studio · Senior partner - Engineering
Latency, in milliseconds and intent
On performance as a posture: what a sub-millisecond order path on a trading-terminal engagement taught us.
· 6 min read · Studio · Senior partner