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Practical, no-fluff writing on shipping AI products, agents, and infrastructure — from prompt to production.

Jun 17, 2026 · 6 min read

From prompt to production: what it actually takes

A prototype that works in a notebook is maybe 20% of the job. Here's the other 80% — evaluation, infrastructure, cost, and the engineering that turns a demo into a product people depend on.