Insights From Builders
Deep dives on AI, software architecture, product development, and the industries we serve. Written by the engineers at Zyptr who build these systems every day.
How We Built a Computer Vision Quality Control System for a Manufacturing Client
A manufacturing client needed automated defect detection on their assembly line. Here's the full technical story — from data collection to 99.2% accuracy in production.
Usage-Based Billing: The Technical Implementation Nobody Warns You About
We implemented usage-based billing for three SaaS products. The billing logic was 20% of the work. The metering infrastructure was the other 80%. Here's the full picture.
Tailwind CSS vs CSS Modules at Scale: What We Actually Recommend
After using both Tailwind CSS and CSS Modules on large production projects, we've formed strong opinions. The answer isn't as simple as most blog posts make it.
Running LLMs Locally: When Ollama Makes More Sense Than OpenAI
We've been running local LLMs via Ollama for specific use cases and the results are better than expected. Here's when it makes sense and when it absolutely doesn't.
ONDC Integration: The Technical Reality vs the Government's Sales Pitch
ONDC promises to democratize e-commerce in India. We've integrated with it for two clients and the technical reality is more complicated than the press releases suggest.
Feature Flags Done Right: How We Manage 150+ Flags Without Losing Our Minds
Feature flags are easy to add and hard to manage. At 150+ flags across 4 products, we've built a system that prevents flag debt from becoming technical debt.
React Server Components: 8 Months In. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
We've been shipping React Server Components in production for eight months across four projects. Here's our unfiltered take on what works, what frustrates us, and what's genuinely broken.
Agentic AI Workflows: Building Multi-Step Automation That Doesn't Hallucinate
AI agents that take actions on behalf of users are powerful but dangerous. Here's how we build multi-step automation with guardrails that prevent costly hallucination failures.
Building PropTech for India: The UX Mistakes Everyone Makes
We've built three PropTech platforms for the Indian market. The UX challenges are unique — from trust signals to vernacular support to the broker-buyer dynamic that platforms keep ignoring.
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