Software architect and writer focused on AI systems, agentic design, and the shift from deterministic to adaptive software. Previously led platform teams at a series of startups.
Artificial Intelligence
Ollama vs LM Studio for Running Local LLMs on a Home PC
Casey Holt
October 15, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Muse vs a Dot for "do this and ping me": which one is a phone app, and which one is a cloud computer you message?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Self-Hosting
When is Telegram-plus-OpenClaw the wrong setup, and a cloud computer the right one?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Local AI
A local model in OpenClaw vs a Dot on a frontier model: which jobs do you actually lose?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Local AI
Can a local model be the only model if the agent is limited to files on one computer?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Local AI
Does a local model refuse tool calls, or does it invent ones that do not exist?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Workflow Automation
When should you stop a cloud agent overnight instead of letting it continue?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Workflow Automation
When does handing work from one agent to another lose the original request?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Workflow Automation
Is a written instruction file more reliable than "watch me do it once"?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
When does a group of Grok Bots help, and when should you talk to only one?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Workflow Automation
What should the coordinator be blocked from doing, even when the specialists are allowed?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Workflow Automation
Can two cheap models check each other well enough to skip the frontier model?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Workflow Automation
Should the expensive model see every message, or only the step that uses a tool?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Workflow Automation
What goes wrong when a cheap coordinator sends the job to the wrong agent?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Workflow Automation
Does the coordinator that only assigns work need an expensive model?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Local AI
Which step breaks first on a local model: choosing the tool, filling the arguments, or finishing a long task?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Local AI
Can an agent that browses and calls tools run entirely on a local model?
Casey Holt
October 7, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Software Development
Caching Prompt Context vs Paying to Resend the Same Files
Casey Holt
September 30, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Software Development
How to Review an Agent's Pull Request When You Did Not Type the Code
Casey Holt
September 30, 2026
DevOps
Software Development
A Staging URL vs Testing on Localhost When the Agent Cannot See Production
Casey Holt
September 30, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Software Development
Downloading Agent Skills: What You Install When the Skill Is Someone Else's Instructions
Casey Holt
September 30, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Software Development
A checked-in prompt file vs chat history: what a coding agent forgets on the next session
Casey Holt
September 23, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Privacy
A local speech-to-text model vs a cloud meeting bot: what still leaves the house
Casey Holt
September 23, 2026
Engineering Management
Software Development
From startup to giant: the tech-org changes I’d make at 10, 50, and 500 people
Casey Holt
September 21, 2026
Software Development
Testing
Unit tests vs integration tests: I stopped treating it as a debate — here’s the mix I ship
Casey Holt
September 18, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Software Development
How coding agents actually find your code: search, indexes, and why some repos feel “dumb”
Casey Holt
September 18, 2026
Software Development
Web Development & Design
From IE6 to AI shells: the browser stopped being a window — here’s what I’d build for now
Casey Holt
September 18, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Software Development
A system for working with AI in 2026: the developer workflow I’d actually follow
Casey Holt
September 18, 2026
Software Development
Testing
How unit tests made the project harder to change — and the ones I’d delete first
Casey Holt
September 18, 2026
Software Architecture
Software Development
Clean Architecture and DDD in practice: what I’d keep — and the layers I stopped drawing
Casey Holt
September 18, 2026