The Gauntlet Loop. Give AI a Bar It Cannot Argue With
Three paragraphs produced 55,000 lines of game code and a score of 5.05 out of 10. The method behind it works on business deliverables too, and the honest numbers are the useful part.
Guides for decisions about development, automation and modernization
Software decision centre
Answer the questions behind a software investment before you choose scope, supplier or budget.
Before investing in software
Decisions worth thinking through.
Practical guides for comparing your options and deciding what to do next.
Modernize the current system or start again?
Risk, cost and impact on day-to-day operations.
Which process is worth automating?
Value, data readiness and the risk of a first pilot.
How do we choose the right supplier?
Evidence and terms of working together.
Will this investment pay off?
Total cost and a realistic return.
What must remain under our control?
Data, access, integrations and changing supplier.
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July 2026 brought the steepest AI price cuts on record, and 73 percent of companies still overshot their AI budget. The number that decides the bill is not the price of a token but how many tokens one finished task burns.
Review-Gated Agentic Workflow. How We Use AI Agents
A practical operating model for software teams that want AI agents to implement changes while people retain approval, review, merge, and deployment.
Accessible web development at Rise.sk and how we apply WCAG 2.2 AA
A practical account of semantics, keyboard use, focus, contrast, forms, reflow, reduced motion, and the limits of automated accessibility testing at Rise.sk.
Next.js vs htmx + Rust. When to Use Each Stack
Compare Next.js with Axum, Askama, and htmx through browser state, contracts, caching, deployment, security, mobile clients, and project handover.
What to automate first in a small business
Choose a first automation by scoring the work, data, risk, ownership, and reversibility. Then validate one pilot before you expand it.