Tool reviews
Hands-on reviews. Tested in production work, scored, with the alternatives I’d reach for instead.
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9
Claude Code for backend work: 90-day verdict
90 days using Claude Code daily for backend work. Disciplined, accurate on multi-file refactors. 9/10 — the productivity ceiling moved.
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Cloudways managed hosting in 2026: still worth it?
Cloudways hits a real ergonomic sweet spot for agencies that don’t want a VPS. 7.0/10. The pricing got muddier in 2026 but the product…
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8.5
Vercel AI SDK 5: production review after 6 weeks
Six weeks shipping with Vercel AI SDK 5. Provider-agnostic and stream-first; the gaps are schema strictness and tracing. 8.5/10 for greenfield.