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When Claude or ChatGPT is simply easier
Choose Llama when local or open weights earn the ops cost. Choose a closed $20 seat when the job is writing and the GPU project has no owner. Put the chooser on one page.
- SQL · November 10, 2024 · 12 min read
SQL Tutorial 13: Strategies for Maintenance and Optimization
Keep databases healthy over time with backups you can restore, slow query awareness, stats and vacuum concepts, access grants, and on-call hygiene. Close the SQL series with a full path recap and next learning links.
- Analytics · September 6, 2026 · 11 min read
A/B tests intuition for analysts
A/B tests need a clear unit, a primary metric, and honest peeking rules. A green checkmark with +3.2% lift can still be calendar-driven science if you stop early.
- Models · September 26, 2026 · 12 min read
What is GLM? Zhipu’s ChatGLM model family
GLM and ChatGLM names point at a family that moves. Prefer the current official app for today’s job, and treat a 14-month-old GGUF file as a different product than the current chat app.
- Data work · September 11, 2026 · 13 min read
When to stop prompting and do the task yourself
Prompting has a clock. When facts, feeling, or your signature matter, close the chat and do the task yourself.
