Field notes

Implementation playbooks from the field.

Production AI patterns we ship every week. Stuck pilots, MCP hardening, eval suites, agent orchestration, cost control. Written by Alex Cinovoj, Founder and CTO of TechTide AI. No vendor pitches, no recycled blog posts.

2 of 22 field notes · 2026 archive

All topics Agents Coding agents Cost control Delivery Evals Governance Human in the loop MCP Model choice Observability Orchestration Retrieval ROI Security

August 2026

COMPARISON10 min · 2026-08-01

Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot: which one belongs in your stack.

Copilot optimizes for keystrokes, Claude Code optimizes for tasks. A production comparison across agentic work, MCP tool access, review workflow, cost control, and governance.

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July 2026

FIELD NOTE8 min · 2026-07-15

Vibe coding is fine. Shipping vibes is not.

AI-generated prototypes are the cheapest product research available. The failure is promoting one to production without tests, types, auth, or an owner. The handoff checklist we use.

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