FROM THE TRENCHES Issue №308

Practical decisions for AI and software

Technical guides to choose models, verify software and plan delivery.

Latest articles

New comparisons, practical guides and engineering lessons.

Multiple store data layers converging into one shared operational view Delivery & QA

Managing Multiple Shopify Stores: Reporting App or Custom Operations Dashboard?

Reporting shows a delivery problem. An operational workflow gives it an owner and a verified outcome. Compare existing tools, extensions and custom work using the MyMerch case and 14 proposed tests.

DeerFlow agent harness: connected context, sandbox and workflow layers AI & Agents

DeerFlow 2.0: Docker Setup, Sandboxes and Memory

A practical DeerFlow guide beyond the launch claims: configure Docker, understand shared sandboxes, troubleshoot memory and define production acceptance checks.

Wavect editorial illustration of layered execution environments for an Apple Container migration Delivery & QA

Apple Container vs Docker: Compose, Networking and Migration

Can Apple Container replace Docker on your Mac? Check Compose and Docker API dependencies, fix localhost assumptions, preserve data and pilot the switch.

Separate state and action paths meeting at a contrastive ranking step AI & Agents

CLM-8B Self-Hosting: vLLM, Action Cache and Verifiers

A source-checked deployment guide to CLM-8B: the full encoder behind the small heads, reusable candidates, private APIs and verifier evaluation limits.

Abstract option-score bars illustrating decision calibration, not measured benchmark values AI & Agents

AnyJev: LLM Calibration and Option-Order Bias

A deeper look at Nokia’s AnyJev: why stable answers are not calibrated probabilities, what version 0.2.0 changes and how to evaluate a real router.

Concentric focus markers representing agency selection for an existing software product Business & Regulation

Software Agencies in Austria & Vienna for Existing Products

Already have users? Compare Wavect, 9Y, bitsfabrik, craftworks and sclable for the next releases of an existing product, with sourced facts and an explicit publisher disclosure.

Wavect editorial illustration of one agent workflow branching into different model routes AI & Agents

LiteAgents SDK: Per-Turn Routing, Setup and Migration

One agent, different models: a source-checked guide to LiteAgents setup, custom routing, Jev fallbacks and migration without assuming identical tools or permissions.

Layered memory cards connecting coding tools in Wavect editorial artwork AI & Agents

mcp-memory-service: Shared Memory for Claude Code and Cursor

Stop reconstructing project decisions when you switch coding tools. A practical shared-memory setup with client configs, debugging checks and clear privacy boundaries.

Layered Wavect editorial cards for Claude Opus 5.5 workflows, prompts and verification AI & Agents

Claude Opus 5.5: Best Uses, Prompts and Effort Settings

Where Opus 5.5 is worth trying, what to ask it to deliver and how to verify the result. Five practical workflows, copy-ready prompts and a cost-per-accepted-task pilot.

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