The Token Tax of New Tech
AI-assisted development adds a new cost to tech choices: how much context, correction, and retrying your stack needs before it works.
Modern tools. Old-stack common sense.
Practical web development with simple stacks, including PHP, MySQL, Apache, LAMP, VPS hosting, and old-stack tools that still get work done.
AI-assisted development adds a new cost to tech choices: how much context, correction, and retrying your stack needs before it works.
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