Stop Feeding Raw JSON to LLMs — 9 Data Formats Measured
I serialized 50 records into 9 formats (JSON, YAML, CSV, TSV, XML...) and counted tokens with tiktoken. For flat data, TSV ran 62% cheaper than pretty JSON.
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Context Engineering: The Core Skill Behind Production AI Agents
Why context engineering has become the defining skill for production AI agents in 2026 — 4 critical failure patterns and 5 core techniques, from an Engineering Manager perspective.