CREATE SOMETHING: Systematic Evaluation of AI-Native Development

Micah Johnson

╔═══════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ EXPERIMENT #3: SUSTAINABILITY ║ ║ ──────────────────────────────────── ║ ║ BUG FIXES → SYSTEM EXPERIMENTS ║ ║ Hermeneutic Analysis Framework ║ ║ ║ ║ TIME: 6hrs | COST SAVINGS: 92% ║ ║ MONTHLY: $460 saved | ROI: 58,100% ║ ║ DOCS: 800+ lines | DEPLOYMENTS: 2 ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝

Bug Fixes as Sustainability Experiments - Optimizing AI-Native System Constraints

Client's Kickstand system was hitting capacity limits: duplicate posts, $500/mo Apify costs, 105K artist extractions. By applying Heidegger's hermeneutic circle—understanding parts through whole—'bugs' revealed deeper system sustainability constraints. Achieved: zero duplicates post-fix, 92% cost reduction (hourly→4-hour cron), comprehensive documentation. Validated hypothesis: experimental framing produces better fixes than reactive maintenance.

November 19, 2025

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system-optimizationcost-reductionai-native-infrastructure

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╔═══════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ EXPERIMENT #7: MONOREPO MIGRATION ║ ║ ──────────────────────────────────── ║ ║ TYPE ERRORS → DESIGN CONSTRAINTS ║ ║ "Weniger, aber besser" Validated ║ ║ ║ ║ TIME: 3hrs | ERRORS FIXED: 164 ║ ║ REDUCTION: 84% | DEPLOYMENTS: 4/4 ║ ║ FILES: 15 modified | FAILURES: 0 ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝

╔═══════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ EXPERIMENT #5: WORKFLOWS ║ ║ ──────────────────────────────────── ║ ║ CLOUDFLARE WORKFLOWS FOR AI AGENTS ║ ║ Long-Running Task Architecture ║ ║ ║ ║ TIME: 8min exec | COST: $0.60/mo ║ ║ ARTISTS: 51/day analyzed ║ ║ SAVINGS: $50/mo infrastructure ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝

Bug Fixes as Sustainability Experiments - Optimizing AI-Native System Constraints

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