who writes this
Theodor Diaconu
Theodor co-founded Cult of Coders in 2015 and has been building web and mobile products with the team since. The writing here comes out of that work rather than alongside it: cost models built for real decisions, notes on tools after they reached production, and the occasional argument with the industry consensus.
Where an article makes a claim about numbers, the sources are in the article.
Published by Theodor Diaconu
10 articles
The Day AI Pricing Fell Off a Cliff
A price cut three weeks after launch is a confessionNobody cuts 80% out of kindness+6 more
Your Agents Aren’t Tired. You Are.
The tiredness got a nameThree agents, then the cliff+4 more
Coding Agents Hit Production. Production Hit Back.
The control group defectedReview is where the speedup goes to die+6 more
The Real Cost of a $500 Fine-Tune
The GPU bill leaves out most of the projectThe scorer becomes product policy+3 more
What It Actually Costs to Self-Host Kimi K3
The short answer starts at $40,000 a monthK3 fits on 8 B300s or 16 B200s+5 more
Agentic Engineering in 2026
The vibe coding hangoverContext engineering ate prompt engineering+5 more
How we use the design thinking process and UX methods to create successful products
Double diamond design thinkingPlanning and discovery methods+3 more
How to fail an IT project
Defining project failureThe 5 fatal mistakes to avoid+2 more
How to increase sales with customer-centric websites
Organization-centric versus user-centric designWeb design components that don't match+4 more
Automating healthcare websites
Leveraging automation in the fight against COVID-19Why automate?+3 more
