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The Truth About Conditional Dependencies in Ruby Gems: They Don’t Work the Way You Think
If you’ve ever tried to add conditional logic to your gem’s dependencies based on Ruby version or platform, you’ve probably been surprised when things didn’t work as expected. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: conditional dependencies in gemspecs are evaluated at build time, not at install time. This single fact undermines most attempts to create “smart” ruby…
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You’re Subsidizing Your Neighbor’s Delivery: The Hidden Cost of Dining In
When you walk into your favorite local restaurant and pay $15 for a sandwich, you might assume you’re paying a fair price for the food. But here’s an uncomfortable truth: if that same restaurant is on Uber Eats or DoorDash, you’re likely subsidizing the discounted prices and promotions offered to delivery app users. This isn’t…
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Cost vs. Accuracy of GitHub Copilot LLM Models
Model Overview with Pricing and Capabilities Plan Allowances Free Plan (Copilot Free) Paid Plans Accuracy Rankings Top Performers by Benchmark HumanEval (Code Generation) SWE-bench (Real-world Software Engineering) Model Selection Guide For Complex Reasoning For Visual Tasks Notes