From Tokenmaxxing to Trusted Throughput: Optimizing for Value, Not Cost
AI Engineer · youtube · 2026-08-29
Mingsheng Hong from Ironclad advises against optimizing for token counts, which can incentivize waste. Instead, he advocates for 'trusted throughput'—work that passes checks, review, and reaches customers. He discusses evolving metrics from lines of code to weighted merged PRs and fixing bottlenecks in review and CI by killing flaky tests.
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